Matthew Protas
About Matthew Protas
Matthew Protas is an Electrical Engineer II at Boston Scientific with a background in hardware development and research, holding a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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Matthew Protas currently holds the position of Electrical Engineer II at Boston Scientific, where he has been working since 2018 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States.
Previous Work Experience at 3M Health Care
Before joining Boston Scientific, Matthew worked at 3M Health Care in various roles. From 2016 to 2018, he served as an Advanced Hardware Development Engineer. Prior to that, he was a Hardware Development Engineer from 2014 to 2016. He also completed an internship at 3M's Corporate Research Labs in Minnesota in 2013.
Early Career Roles
Matthew's initial career roles included working as a Computer Science and Mathematics Tutor at the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2012, a Maintenance Supervisor at Bunker Beach Water Park in 2011, and a Front Desk Assistant at Northern Pine Studios from 2008 to 2009.
Education and Expertise
Matthew holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where he studied from 2016 to 2021. He is also a Bachelor of Science graduate in Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota Duluth, having completed his studies in 2013. Additionally, he studied Chinese Language and Culture at Ocean University of China in 2012.
Technical Skills and Proficiency
Matthew has extensive expertise in VLSI design as part of his graduate studies. He is proficient in FPGA design languages such as Verilog, VHDL, and System Verilog, and has experience with FPGA design tools including Intel FPGA Quartus Prime and Xilinx Vivado. He is skilled in image processing and computer vision using LabVIEW and Matlab, and has capabilities in schematic capture using Altium Designer and Cadence Virtuoso. Additionally, Matthew possesses skills in transistor layout design with Cadence Virtuoso and is proficient in multiple programming languages including C/C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Python.