Michiel Helsloot
Lidar Systems Architect at Infineon
Founder / Owner at Elektra Amplifiers Europe
Summary
Embedded Systems R&D Process Manager with strong foundation in signal processing.
Experience
Infineon
Lidar Architect Apr 2018 - Present
Architecting the Innoluce compact lidar systems for autonomous vehicles.
TMC
Senior Consultant Electronics Mar 2017 - present
Employeneur
Elektra Amplifiers Europe
Founder, Lead Engineer Nov 2012 - Present
Revive iconic amp designs and unlock them to the discerning guitarists to save the unique tone from extinction
AM Systems Center
Program Manager Structural Electronics Aug 2017 - Mar 2018
Program Manager and business developer for the 3D printed electronics R&D group at TNO.
Dialog Semiconductor
Embedded DSP Team Leader & Principal Software Systems Engineer Nov 2011 - July 2016
Leading group of 6 audio DSP R&D engineers.
The team develops, integrates, tunes and supports embedded audio platforms for VoIP, DECT, Bluetooth and other telecommunications applications.
Main subjects are Echo Cancellation, Voice Codecs, Audio Application Framework, Line Signalling.SiTel Semiconductor B.V.
Senior Software Systems Engineer Jul 2004 - Feb 2011
Continuation of previous engagement after company spun out of NSC to become SiTel Semiconductor.
DSP software and hardware development;
- Architecture research
- Hardware / Software partitioning
- Training and managing junior engineers.
- Developing new DSP core and DSP algorithms with the Target Technologies DSP environment.
- Developing DSP simulation environment with C/ASM code generator.
- DSP related on-site customer support in Europe and Asia.National Semiconductor
Software Systems Engineer May 2001 - Jun 2004
- DSP software development in C, matlab and assembler:
- developed DSP simulation environment in Simulink with C- / ASM code generator.
- developed new DSP algorithms for telecom applications (polyphonic ringtone generator, CallerID and fixed line SMS, acoustic echo cancellation)
- System architecture development.
- DSP related on-site customer support in Europe and Asia.National Semiconductor
Embedded Software Engineer Nov 1998 - Apr 2001
Developing DECT PHL / MAC layer protocol software and RF Radio control
Developing peripheral driversWHAT I BELIEVE IN
Change comes from within.
Skills
Project Mgmt & Architect
Acoustic Echo Cancelling Algorithm R&D
DSP Algorithm Development, Porting and Audio Driver Frameworks
DSP Audio Toolchain - Simulation, Code Generation and Tuning Tools
People Management
Team Leader for R&D group of 6 engineers (PhD, MSc, BSc) at 3 different locations across Europe
Planning, Tracking, Coaching, PDPs, Appraisals
Signal Processing Specialisms
Time of Flight measurement, Non-Linear Echo Cancellation, Voice Enhancement, Line Signalling
Simulink, Matlab
Prototyping algorithms
DSP Programming Blockset & code generator.
Data analysisProgramming languages
IAR Embedded C workbench
Target Retargettable DSP C Compiler
Microsoft Visual Studio C, C++, Visual BasicDevelopment Tools
Jira
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Sharepoint
LT Spice, RDWorks, Adobe Lightroom, TrakAxPC
Languages
Dutch (native), English
Verbal skills in German, French.
Minor verbal skills in Danish, Japanese.
Hobbies & Interests
Jazz Guitarist in Bigband 's-Hot, 's-Hertogenbosch
Classic Car maintaince
Wild Mushroom foraging
Education
SCRUM Foundations
SCRUM, LEAN / Agile, Kanban foundations training Xebia 2014 - 2014
Understanding and working with the basic principles of SCRUM / Kanban. Used as kick-off for internal development of an Audio Tuning Tool following the guidelines of the SCRUM / Kanban process.
People Management Program
Dialog Semiconductor Internal People Management Training Program 2012 - 2013
Dialog Semiconductor internal training programme for people managers.
IWAENC 2012 Aachen
Workshop for Audio Enhancement andNoise Control 2012 - 2012
The world's leading workshop on anything related to voice processing and intelligibility improvements.
KLIPPEL Seminar, Dresden
Speaker behaviour modelling and Acoustics 2012 - 2012
3-day seminar on understanding the physical behavior of speakers. Focus on modelling, analysis and measurement of non linear behaviour of acoustic transducers.
130th AES Convention
sound and acoustics engineering 2011 - 2011
Audio Engineering Society convention, London 2011.
Schouten & Nelissen
Project Management 2009 - 2009
3 x 2 day Project Management training.
IWAENC 2008, Seattle
Attended, International Workshop for Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Control 2008 - 2008
The world's leading workshop on anything related to voice processing and intelligibility improvements.
Zuidema - Inzicht in invloed
Positive Power and Influence Training, Completed 2008 - 2008
2 x 3 day communications workshop.
IWAENC 2006, Paris
International Workshop for Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Control, Attended 2006 - 2006
The world's leading workshop on anything related to voice processing and intelligibility improvements.
IWAENC 2005, Eindhoven
International Workshop for Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Control, Attended 2005 - 2005
The world's leading workshop on anything related to voice processing and intelligibility improvements.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
electrical engineering 2002 - 2004
Various courses from the part-time master programme to augment working knowledge.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Embedded Systems Architecting (ESA) course at EESI Institute 2000 - 2001
Embedded Systems Architecting course spanning 40 weeks.
Addressing technical aspects, social aspects, project management and stakeholders in the context of embedded systems engineering.
Saxion Hogescholen
Electrical engineering, Bsc
Specializations High Frequency Theory and Digital Signal Processing
Graduation thesis on RF behaviour modelling & simulation of 6 layer PCBs.
Internship development Midi Control servo control unit.Universiteit Twente
electrical engineering 1992 - 1995
Montessori Lyceum Herman Jordan, Zeist
Atheneum 1986 - 1992
Grade School, graduated in
- Dutch
- English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- History
- Music
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