Nik Hubbard

Weep and Wander

Washougal, Washington, United States

About

• Highly skilled design engineer proficient in the areas of electronics, firmware and ASIC design. Specialist in FPGA and microcontroller integration. Proficient with many design tools including Cadence, Synplicity, Synopsys, Mentor, Altera and Xilinx. Extensive firmware and ASIC design experience with Verilog and C. This technical background allows me to easily communicate with engineers and understand their needs and provide ideas for solutions. • Worked broadly with electronics, firmware and mechanical teams. Cross discipline work gave insight into systems integration including experience with PCB, CPU, Memory, Power Management and mechanical form-factor design. This systems level knowledge enables me to match solutions to the needs of customers. • Worked with cross-divisional and international partners has given me great communication and team work skills. By working with external suppliers, project and time management skills have been shaped and developed. • ASIC and technical sales experience has given insight and knowledge of electronics industry and processes from both the technical and business side. Have also been able to utilize these experiences to develop a great network of contacts in the electronics industry. • Familiar with technology investment planning, technical marketing and ROI analysis. Sales role has given me experience with negotiations, legal documents (NDA, contracts), forecasting, business analysis, sales presentations and business plan development.

Experience

  • Technical Sales Engineer at Cascade Technical Sales, Inc
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Regional Sales Manager at Renesas Electronics
    Jul 2023 - May 2024 · 11 mos

  • FPGA/Microcontroller Design Consultant at RLA Engineering
    Oct 2010 - Jan 2024 · 13 yrs 4 mos

  • Regional Sales Manager / FAE - West at Cirrus Logic
    Aug 2014 - Apr 2023 · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Managing the western region of the US utilizing a rep network to continue strong growth of the region. Working directly with both strategic business accounts and OEM business development partners to promote Cirrus solutions. Provided first level customer FAE support of all products and interface into factory apps teams.

  • NW Regional Sales Manager at Wolfson Microelectronics
    Apr 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Managed the NW region of the US for Wolfson Microelectronics. Working with both strategic business accounts and OEM business development partners to promote Wolfson silicon, I have had great success with this role promoting Wolfson solutions.