Christopher Garman
About Christopher Garman
Christopher Garman is a Lead Hardware Engineer with extensive experience in designing multidisciplinary projects, including RF communications and motion control. He has held various engineering roles, including Principal Engineer at Electronic Warfare Associates and Senior Engineer at Bliley Technologies, and currently owns Garman Engineering, LLC.
Work at Runwise
Christopher Garman serves as the Lead Hardware Engineer at Runwise, a position he has held since 2019. In this role, he focuses on the design and implementation of hardware solutions that meet the company's technical requirements. His responsibilities include overseeing the development of hardware systems and ensuring they align with industry standards. Garman's expertise in RF communications and motion control contributes to the advancement of innovative projects within the organization.
Previous Experience at Electronic Warfare Associates
Before joining Runwise, Christopher Garman worked at Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) as a Principal Engineer from 2004 to 2017. During his 13 years at EWA, he played a key role in various engineering projects, focusing on hardware compliance and quality assurance. His efforts included ensuring that products met FCC and UL standards, which involved collaboration with regulatory agencies and testing laboratories.
Background in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christopher Garman has a solid educational foundation in engineering, having studied at West Virginia University. He earned two Bachelor’s Degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering between 1994 and 1999. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the same institution, completing his studies from 1999 to 2001.
Experience at Bliley Technologies, Inc.
Garman worked as a Senior Engineer in Embedded Systems at Bliley Technologies, Inc. from 2017 to 2020. In this role, he contributed to the development of embedded systems, applying his extensive knowledge of hardware engineering. His work involved the integration of complex systems and ensuring their functionality in various applications.
Entrepreneurial Ventures and Achievements
Christopher Garman has successfully grown a startup electronics design and manufacturing firm from a bootstrapped partnership to a corporation with full-time employees. This growth was facilitated through federally-funded grants and privately-funded investments. He developed a 915 MHz wireless sensor network that is certified to FCC 15.247, designed to support tens of thousands of nodes with a focus on long-term operation and reliability.