Timothy Place
Technical Lead Software Engineer, Audio & DSP at Garmin
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolTimothy Place is a Technical Lead Software Engineer specializing in audio and DSP, currently leading development of next-generation automotive infotainment audio systems for Garmin’s Automotive OEM business. He brings over a decade of hands-on experience building real-time audio signal processing software, with 15 years at Cycling '74 and Ableton shaping tools for musicians, artists, and researchers. A former founder (Electrotap) and University of Missouri–Kansas City entrepreneur of the year, Tim combines product-minded engineering with deep academic training in composition and computer music. He’s fluent in translating experimental audio research into robust, vehicle-grade embedded systems and platform features for clients like BMW and Mercedes. Outside of engineering he channels the same meticulous craftsmanship into hand-tool furniture making, remote mountaineering, and endurance cycling with his family.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BM, Composition, BM, Composition at State University of New York College at PotsdamDoctor of Musical Arts (ABD), Composition, Doctor of Musical Arts (ABD), Composition at University of Missouri-Kansas CityJohns Hopkins University
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Github Skills (53)
c-language10
development-kit10
reference-implementation10
api10
sdl9
signal-processing9
java9
sdk9
cpp9
audio-applications8
audio8
cmake8
umbrella8
image-processing8
devkit7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Cycling74/min-lib
Oct 2017 - May 2020
Building blocks, helper classes, and unit generators useful in C++ code for audio, video, and data processing.
Contributions:18 commits, 15 PRs, 92 pushes in 2 years 7 months
audiocpp
Cycling74/ease
Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:4 commits, 85 pushes, 24 tags in 2 years 2 months
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