Chris Holgate
Owner, Consultant at Zynaptic Limited
Burnley, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Holgate is an experienced consultant and founder who has run Zynaptic Limited and Taranisian Ltd since 2006, delivering pragmatic solutions across computer architecture, communications, control theory and embedded systems. He combines deep hardware and software expertise—ASIC/FPGA design with VHDL/Verilog, formal verification and STA—alongside C, C++ and Java development and RTOS implementation. His background spans silicon IP development and senior technologist roles, and includes hands-on work for connected-home products at AlertMe. Trained at Imperial College London with advanced study in Neural Systems and AI, he applies algorithmic thinking using UML and MATLAB to bridge theory and production. An active open-source contributor, he recently released the Reaction asynchronous Java framework, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to tooling that scales concurrent systems. Known for tackling both low-level timing-critical designs and high-level architecture, he thrives on projects that demand cross-domain fluency.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD (Not Submitted), Neural Systems and Artificial Intelligence, PhD (Not Submitted), Neural Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Imperial College London
Github Skills (13)
secure-element10
software-defined-radio10
gnuradio10
authentication9
raspberry-pi8
crypto7
go3
fixed-point3
dynamodb2
key-management2
fpga1
aws-lambda1
lambda1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
myriadrf/ScratchRadio
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
Educational software for use with the LimeSDR platform
Contributions:3 releases, 106 commits, 5 PRs in 10 months
educational-softwarelimesdrraspberry-piscratchscratch-extension
zynaptic/Gubbins-MOS
Dec 2020 - Jul 2026
Contributions:117 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
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