About

Howdy, my name is Chris Svec, welcome to the internet.  Here you’ll find my thoughts on embedded systems, firmware, software, hardware, and the business that drives it all.

I work for Ember in Boston, Massachusetts, where I develop embedded software for our ZigBee chips. I *love* my company and my job, it’s a great gig.

Previously I worked for Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas, where I developed firmware for their Broadcast division. I worked on audio and video chips.

Previously previously I worked at AMD on computer architecture and performance modeling & analysis for x86 processors.  It was a cool mixture of hardware and software engineering.  I worked on AMD’s first quad-core design, among other things.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering, both from Purdue University (Go Boilers!).  I focused on computer architecture and systems software, and was able to do a lot of teaching as well.

I also play bass guitar and tennis, though rarely at the same time.

You can email me at svec@saidsvec.com if you feel so inclined.

Oh, and I don’t speak for my employer, their subsidiaries, partners, enemies, acquaintances, or long lost relatives.  My words are my own, and I am solely responsible for them.

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The tree graphic that is sometimes used as the header on this blog is by Oliver Flores, used with permission.  You can check out the original here: http://oliverflores.blogspot.com/2007/10/grow.html