Derek Foster

Derek Foster is a Lead FPGA Engineer at MITRE, where they oversee multiple engineering projects and manage a team focused on high-visibility tasks. With over nine years of experience in FPGA development and digital signal processing, they have successfully led various initiatives, including Software-Defined Radio deployment and advanced signal analysis techniques. Derek holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Johns Hopkins and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where they graduated with a GPA of 3.99. Their early career included internships and engineering support roles that laid the foundation for their expertise in software and hardware development.