Jason Sprott
Angestellt, CTO | Consultant | Co-Founder, Verilab
Edinburgh, Vereinigtes Königreich
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Jason Sprott
Responsible for creating and leading all teams (UK, Europe, USA). Includes: corp. direction, start-ups, international BizDev, sales, R&D, coaching, delivering services. Expert in functional verification for ASIC/FPGA, helping clients with strategic analysis, audit, and decision making, for digital and mixed-signal. I help clients plan, manage, and implementation verification solutions in SystemVerilog/UVM. I'm a consultant - I find business, and grow it, by helping clients solve their biggest problems.
1996 - 2000
Consultant, Founder
Purple Pixel Limited, Edinburgh, UK
- Consultancy for ASIC and FPGA design and verification. - Development of complex reusable testbenches in VHDL for the verification of design implementations. - Analysis and development of simulation regression control for verification. - Verification planning and specification traceability analysis. - Design and Verification team management
1995 - 1996
Analyst
Dense-Pak Microsystems, CA. USA
Bringing a deep understanding of end user design and application requirements, I was responsible for designing new memory components and sub-systems for high speed digital applications. Product development was very sensitive to market windows, cost control. Many of the products were aimed at defence, or high reliability designs. Development of test solutions (hardware and software) for the testing of memory components and sub-systems on automatic test equipment (ATE).
1992 - 1995
Digital Systems Design Engineer
GEC Marconi Avionics (Displays System Group, Edinburgh UK
High speed digital ASIC and FPGA design for graphics processing, e.g. head-up displays and digital maps. Design of 1553, Panavia Link and bus/backplane interfaces. High speed PCB design. Development and debug of microprocessor based flight information systems, graphics processors, peripheral interfaces and video interfaces. Software development to control and verify real time applications. Liaison with customers and end users for integration purposes.
1989 - 1991
Commissioning Engineer
GEC Ferranti (Displays System Group), Edinburgh UK
Commissioning and debug of mission planning computers, and microprocessor based flight information products. Development of high and low level software for the control and testing of products.
Ausbildung von Jason Sprott
1992 - 1994
Digital Systems Engineering
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland