Matt Genovese

Matt Genovese

Social network builder in Austin, Texas; Hardware verification engineer, software consultant.

Austin, Texas Area

Current
  • Founder at door64.com / High-Tech Austin
  • Functional Verification Engineer at Freescale Semiconductor
Past
  • Product & Test Engineer at Motorola
  • Test Engineer (co-op) at Northern Telecom (Nortel)
  • Software Engineer (co-op) at Northern Telecom (Nortel)
  • Systems Engineer (co-op) at Eastman Kodak
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
Connections
337 connections
Industry
Semiconductors
Websites

Matt Genovese’s Summary

Founder of door64.com and High-Tech Austin LinkedIn Group. The goal is to help Central Texas tech folks to be more well-connected to each other. Our site enables online networking via discussion forums, finding and posting local tech job opportunities, and discovering all the networking, tech, and professional development events happening each week. We also hold face-to-face happy hour events periodically.

I am a Functional Verification engineer for both microprocessors and SoC's, with specialty in test bench construction and verification methodology. I have interests in system architecture and modeling (ESL), performance assessment, and processor architecture. I do software consulting on the side, primarily in Java.

See my complete resume and publications on my website.

Matt Genovese’s Specialties:

Verilog
SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
Vera
C / C++, STL
SystemC
Perl
Virtual CPU (V-CPU)
HSpice
Cadence Virtuoso
Java (software development, GUI applications)
Eclipse RCP
DesignSync
CVS
ClearCase


Matt Genovese’s Experience

  • Founder

    door64.com / High-Tech Austin

    (Information Services industry)

    August 2007Present (1 year)

    door64.com is a social network exclusively for Central Texas high-technology professionals. It exists to help us network both online and in person, discover relevant events happening in our area, publicize our expertise, and find local tech employment opportunities.

    Most job transitions are made through leads obtained via your peer network. The time to build a professional network is before you need one to rely upon. door64 is here to help you build that network, and make you successful in Central Texas.

  • Functional Verification Engineer

    Freescale Semiconductor

    (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)

    March 2002Present (6 years 5 months)

    * Highly experienced in verification of SoC's, microprocessors (PowerPC), PCI, COP / memory BIST, and much much more.
    * Verification IP & testbench development using Vera, C++, Verilog, and SystemVerilog (assertions).
    * Well versed in directed tests and directed-random testcase generation, as well as testbench construction and verification methodology. Was an IEEE Computer Society guest speaker on the topic.
    * Wrote a simulator from scratch entirely in C++ for implementing and analyzing a bus arbitration algorithm I developed. I did this in my own time, for fun. Yes, I realize that I need better hobbies.
    * I'm relatively well traveled (and in fact, I enjoy it from time to time). I have been to India, China, and Malaysia for project-related activities.

  • Product & Test Engineer

    Motorola

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1998March 2002 (4 years 3 months)

    * I was responsible for all aspects of performance enhancement, reliability, feasibility, and manufacture of a communications processor chip family: MPC860
    * Very experienced in probe, final test characterization and debugging, design of fab and assembly experiments to enhance yield and quality, new hardware evaluation and troubleshooting, test program modification and debug, and process and assembly qualifications. In other words, I did all kinds of stuff. I also trained all the new guys.
    * Authored many formal engineering reports and data sheets used by customers, as well as tutorials for evaluation of engineering experiments. Yes, you read right: I'm an engineer who can write.

  • Test Engineer (co-op)

    Northern Telecom (Nortel)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

    June 1997August 1997 (3 months)

  • Software Engineer (co-op)

    Northern Telecom (Nortel)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

    December 1996March 1997 (4 months)

  • Systems Engineer (co-op)

    Eastman Kodak

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; EK; Computer Hardware industry)

    November 1995May 1996 (7 months)


Matt Genovese’s Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    M.S., Electrical Engineering, 20042005

    Enrolled in the Electronic Circuit Design MSEE program at UT-Austin while working full-time at Freescale. Graduated with 4.0/4.0 GPA.

    Activities and Societies:
    Project & Report: "A Tool for Dynamic Data Capture and Visualization in Heterogeneous Simulation Environments" (2005)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    B.S., Computer Engineering, September 1992December 1997

    Activities and Societies:
    Intervarsity

Additional Information

Matt Genovese’s Websites:

Matt Genovese’s Interests:

Professional: System modeling and ESL, EDA tools, processor architecture, data visualization. Personal: Volleyball, biking, guitar.

Matt Genovese’s Groups:

* IEEE
* Advisory Board, Rochester Institute of Technology (Computer Engineering), door64.com, Volleyball

  •    Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin member
  •    Christian Professionals member
  •    Austin High-Tech member
  •    SemiconductorJobs.com member
  •    IEEE UNIVERSE member
  •    Rochester Institute of Technology member
  •    ESL Architects member
  •    Austin Top Guns member
  •    Central Texas Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers member

Matt Genovese’s Honors:

* Guest speaker, IEEE Computer Society: "Functional Verification Methodology at Freescale Semiconductor" (December 2006; Rochester, NY).


Matt Genovese’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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