Colin Schardt
Embedded Software Engineer at California State Parks
Seaside, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolColin Schardt is an Embedded Software Engineer with eight years of experience building reliable firmware and systems that have impacted thousands of users nationwide. Currently at General Motors after leading embedded development at Sleep Number LABS, he blends hands-on firmware design with systems thinking to deliver medically and consumer-facing products. Based in Seaside, California, he pairs technical depth from a Computer Engineering degree with practical leadership gained running SJSU Robotics and overseeing beach safety operations as a Lifeguard II. That unique combination of high-stakes public-safety responsibility and embedded product delivery gives him a pragmatic, safety-first approach to design and testing. He continuously pursues learning and mentorship, often translating complex requirements into maintainable, testable firmware.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
San José State University
Github Skills (15)
firmware4
adafruit3
embedded3
driver3
graphic2
controlled2
targeting2
robotics2
calculator2
xilinx2
gfx2
fpga1
verilog1
vivado1
state-machine1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cjschardt/ControlSystems2020
Oct 2019 - Jul 2024
Firmware platform written by San Jose State University for building application for embedded systems
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
embeddedfirmware
SJSURoboticsTeam/controlsystems2019
Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:269 commits, 9 PRs, 61 pushes in 9 months
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