Tavio Guarino
About Tavio Guarino
Tavio Guarino is an FPGA Engineer II and RTL Logic Designer II at Astranis, with a background in electrical and electronics engineering. He has previously held positions at IBM, National Instruments, and GE Aviation, and has advanced degrees in Computer Architecture and Electrical Engineering.
Work at Astranis
Tavio Guarino currently holds the position of FPGA Engineer II and RTL Logic Designer II (Technical Project Lead) at Astranis. He has been with the company since 2019, contributing to various projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. His role involves designing and implementing FPGA solutions, optimizing performance, and leading technical projects within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Tavio Guarino earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Florida, where he studied from 2013 to 2018. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master's degree in Computer Architecture from the University of Washington, completing his studies from 2018 to 2019. His educational background provides a strong foundation in engineering principles and advanced computer architecture.
Background
Tavio Guarino has a diverse background in engineering, having worked in various roles across notable companies. He began his career with internships at IBM, where he focused on ASIC architecture design and verification for Power10 and Power9 servers. His experience also includes a role at National Instruments as an FPGA RTL Logic Design Intern and a research volunteer position at the University of Florida, where he worked on CPU performance modeling.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Tavio Guarino has made significant contributions to processor architecture optimization. He utilized all 8 DSP cores, DMA transfers, and L2 caching to enhance performance. His work includes benchmarking Texas Instruments' KeyStone II processor for space applications and developing FIR filters within the OpenCL framework. These projects demonstrate his technical skills and commitment to advancing engineering solutions.