Derek Thrasher
About Derek Thrasher
Derek Thrasher is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Lutron Electronics in Coopersburg, PA, specializing in embedded systems for lighting control.
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Derek Thrasher is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer currently employed at Lutron Electronics in Coopersburg, PA.
Professional Experience
Derek Thrasher has been working at Lutron Electronics since August 2013. He specializes in designing and implementing embedded systems for products that control LED and fluorescent lighting. At Lutron, he actively collaborates with both on-team and off-team engineers, including analog and manufacturing engineers, to create seamless interfaces between systems, devices, and manufacturing processes. He leads investigations of returned goods and troubleshoots at job sites to assist technicians and field service in discovering root causes and implementing solutions.
Previous Roles
Before joining Lutron Electronics, Derek Thrasher worked at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. From 2011 to 2013, he was involved in Undergraduate Research focused on Near Field Communication. Additionally, he worked as an Undergrad Researcher at the same university in 2011 for a brief period. Earlier in his career, he interned at Hamilton Sundstrand for three months in 2010.
Education and Academic Background
Derek Thrasher holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. He also achieved a degree in Computer Engineering from the same institution over the same period. His academic focus laid the foundation for his current expertise in embedded systems and software engineering.