B. Patel

B. Patel has over 20 years of experience in the field of electrical engineering. B.'smost recent role is Principle Electrical Engineer at Foresight Technology, where they have been since 2020 and is responsible for designing motor drivers and consoles for hand held surgical devices, as well as evaluating motors and battery performance. Prior to this, they were a Sr. Electrical Engineer at OrthAlign, Inc. from 2017 to 2020, where they helped design the next generation of Orthopedic Surgical tools. From 2016 to 2017, they were a Staff Hardware Engineer at Fresenius Medical Care North America, where they helped develop the next generation of home Dialysis machines. From 2015 to 2016, they were a Sr. Electrical Engineer at Vicon Industries, working on the next generation of Professional Video Surveillance Linux cameras. From 2014 to 2015, they were a Sr. Electrical Engineer at Foresight Technology, responsible for the design of an inexpensive battery powered Internet based solution for monitoring and detecting early signs of failures for commercial refrigeration systems. From 2006 to 2014, they were a Principle Engineer at Alcon, where they designed and simulated a CPLD that contained a PWM, counters and a SPI bus interface, as well as managed a 3-member team to redesign the main controller board. Finally, from 1999 to 2006, they were a Hardware Lead at 3Com Corp, where they were responsible for the hardware, software, and homologation of voice router cards, as well as being part of the technical team that came up with various patents related to the NetworkJack.

B. Patel attended Copeland High School in London from 1982 to 1985, where they studied Applied Maths, Pure Maths and Physics. B. then attended the University of Kent in the UK, where they completed a Bachelor of Science in Electronics.