Jonny Hall
About Jonny Hall
Jonny Hall is a Principal Product Engineer at BoxCast, with a background in electrical engineering and extensive experience in product design and development. He has previously held roles at Cleveland Clinic, mv|designlabs, and Silicon Turnkey Express, and has a strong interest in high-efficiency power conversion and electric vehicles.
Work at BoxCast
Jonny Hall has been serving as Principal Product Engineer at BoxCast since 2017. In this role, he focuses on developing specifications and hardware architecture for the company's video encoding hardware portfolio. He manages board bring-up and design validation processes, ensuring that products meet high standards of reliability and performance. His responsibilities include translating user and business needs into effective product architecture and executing development plans from schematic capture through system integration.
Previous Experience
Before joining BoxCast, Jonny Hall held several positions that contributed to his expertise in product engineering. He worked as a Lab Technician at Cleveland Clinic from 2004 to 2005. He then served as Director of the High-Speed Fabrics Group at Silicon Turnkey Express from 2009 to 2011. Following that, he co-founded mv|designlabs and worked as CTO from 2016 to 2017. These roles provided him with a solid foundation in engineering and product development.
Education and Expertise
Jonny Hall earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, where he studied from 2005 to 2009. His academic background laid the groundwork for his extensive experience with the AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ platform, particularly in high-complexity ARM SoC and FPGA-based systems. He specializes in designing low to mid-production volume prosumer and specialty industrial products, emphasizing high reliability and performance.
Technical Skills and Interests
Jonny Hall has a strong interest in high-efficiency power conversion, electric vehicles, solar power, and high-performance construction. He possesses extensive experience in designing HDI boards using Altium Designer, with complexities reaching up to 16 layers. Additionally, he dabbles in Linux driver development for custom hardware, utilizing Linux kernel and C programming. His personal interest in technical tree climbing reflects his passion for hands-on technical challenges.