Avalon Holographics
Alex Conrad is an experienced FPGA Design Engineer currently working at Avalon Holographics since September 2022, focusing on developing FPGA solutions for high-speed Optical Transport Networks (OTN). Prior to this role, Alex served as a Senior Design Engineer at RokoLogik Programmable Solutions from November 2016 to September 2022, where responsibilities included designing and verifying IP blocks and writing software APIs. Alex's career began at Avalon Microelectronics as a student intern, with multiple co-op terms before transitioning to Altera, where contributions spanned various facets of OTN and Ethernet FPGA solutions. Experience includes leading teams at Intel Corporation following the acquisition of Altera. Alex holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Memorial University, completed in 2011.