Jacob Postman Ph.D.
About Jacob Postman Ph.D.
Jacob Postman Ph.D. is the Director of Engineering, Device Software at Flock Safety, with extensive experience in circuit design, firmware development, and AI at the edge.
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Jacob Postman, Ph.D., is currently the Director of Engineering, Device Software at Flock Safety.
Current Position at Flock Safety
Jacob Postman serves as the Director of Engineering, Device Software at Flock Safety. In this role, he oversees the development and performance of the company's software systems related to their devices, ensuring efficient and effective functionality.
Previous Experience at Flock Safety
Jacob Postman has a progressive history at Flock Safety. He previously held positions as Senior Manager, Device Software for 5 months, Staff Engineer for 1 year, and Device Engineer for another year. These roles have seen him develop and manage various aspects of device software engineering.
Past Professional Experience
In addition to his tenure at Flock Safety, Jacob Postman has amassed extensive experience in the engineering field. He worked at Vathys as a Staff Circuit Verification/Machine Learning Research Engineer for 10 months and co-founded warpx.io, contributing there for 4 years. He also spent 7 years as a Systems Engineer at Revolution Robotics, and engaged in research as a Graduate Research Fellow with the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Beijing, China, for 2 months.
Educational Background in Engineering
Jacob Postman attained his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Oregon State University, where he studied from 2008 to 2013. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the same institution, achieved after 5 years of study from 2003 to 2008.
Engineering and Development Expertise
Jacob Postman possesses significant technical expertise, including circuit design, firmware development, SMT line, and app development. He is particularly interested in efficiently running AI at the edge and enjoys challenges such as getting U-Boot and kernel to run on new hardware. His professional focus includes industrial IoT and mobile devices.