Mithra Devi
About Mithra Devi
Mithra Devi is a Senior Hardware Engineer specializing in embedded systems, currently working at Chevron in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Current Position at Chevron
Mithra Devi is currently employed at Chevron as a Senior Hardware Engineer specializing in embedded systems. She operates out of the San Francisco Bay Area, where she applies her extensive expertise in hardware engineering to various projects within the company. Her role involves developing, maintaining, and optimizing embedded systems, contributing to Chevron's technological advancements in a meaningful way.
Previous Roles at NAPA AUTO PARTS and Sempra Energy
Before her current tenure at Chevron, Mithra Devi worked at NAPA AUTO PARTS as a Senior Software Engineer focusing on Embedded C from 2008 to 2011. Following this, she spent two years, from 2006 to 2008, as an Embedded Software Engineer at Sempra Energy in Greater San Diego Area. Her responsibilities included developing software and firmware for battery-powered handheld mobile devices, and supporting prototyping and engineering efforts in these roles.
Early Career in India
Mithra Devi began her career in India, working as an Embedded Software Developer at Nokia in the Pune Area from 2000 to 2004. She then transitioned to TVS Motor Company in the Chennai Area, where she served as an Embedded Software Engineer from 2004 to 2006. In these roles, she gained significant experience in writing device drivers, implementing multitasking embedded real-time operating systems, and leading the development of cross-platform GUI controls.
Educational Background and Technical Expertise
Mithra Devi holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Osmania University, where she studied from 1997 to 2000. Her technical expertise is extensive, covering areas such as RTOS implementation, device driver development, and support for multiple architectures including ARM and Motorola. She has also contributed to the development of software for programmable logic devices, COM-like interfaces, and cross-platform GUI controls.
Technical Contributions and Patent
Among Mithra Devi's notable technical contributions are leading the development of the AppForge Piedmont SDK and runtime for Palm OS and Pocket PC, and developing firmware for Access control systems. She has written numerous device drivers and developed high-speed, inter-module function calling systems. Additionally, she has a patent pending for methods and systems for providing platform-independent shared software components for mobile devices, underscoring her innovation and technical prowess in embedded systems.