Sam Siciliano is a seasoned engineer with extensive experience in firmware and software development, currently serving as a Sr. Firmware Engineer at JL Audio, Inc. since May 2016. In this role, Sam led a team in creating a DSP signal processing platform for the award-winning VXi line of amplifiers and wrote firmware for several core processors. Prior positions include Sr. Software Architect at Steelcase, where Sam developed BLE firmware and IoT gateway code, and Sr. Applications Engineer at Sensory, Inc., focusing on embedded speech recognition. Sam's career includes roles at Logitech, Insitu, Logic Product Development, and as a Software Developer at Portland State University and OMSI, contributing to various technology and multimedia projects. Sam holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Portland State University.