Quinn Henthorne

Quinn Henthorne

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Designing reliable embedded software and control systems for complex products. Rapid learner with a proven history of solving challenging hardware & software problems.

Experience

Lutron Electronics — Senior Firmware Developer

2023 – Present | Boston, MA

  • Research, prototype, and develop advanced lighting control products using C/C++ on taking advantage of the full feature set of Silicon Lab’s processors
  • Create logging and diagnostic tools to accelerate development
  • Write test suites using Cloudbees and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
  • Coordinate cross-team software releases
  • Write the software that powers Lutron’s robust manufacturing test suite using C#
  • Conduct code reviews to maintain high code quality

PaR Systems — Software & Controls Intern

Summer 2022 | Shoreview, MN

  • Electrical drafting and review for industrial machinery (AutoCAD)
  • Developed computer vision to track weld seams and automate friction-stir welding
  • Trained on Allen Bradley PLC programming (ladder logic)
  • Automated a 5-axis friction stir welder using machine vision

Haarstad Engineering Services — Technician

Summer 2021 | Fridley, MN

  • Built automated testing & data collection systems using microcontrollers
  • Programmed & operated 4-axis CNC mills
  • Designed embedded control boards (C++, Eagle)
  • 3D modeling using SolidWorks

Cathtip — Design Engineer Intern

Summer 2020 | St. George, UT

  • Co-designed direct catheter extrusion systems
  • Programmed 6-axis robotic arm for precision catheter production
  • Improved machine design reducing failure rate from 20% → 0.02%

Ascend Medical Technologies — Design Engineer

2019 – 2020 | Fridley, MN

  • Designed mechanical & electrical systems for catheter extrusion machines
  • Worked with CNC controllers to build custom multi-axis machines
  • Developed controller for 2-way deflectable catheter prototype

Projects

Skills

Computer Vision

OpenCV, TensorFlow, YOLO

CAD / CAM

Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, SolidWorks CAM, Fusion 360 CAM, AutoCAD Electrical

PCB Design

Altium, EasyEDA, KiCAD

Embedded Technologies

FreeRTOS, BLE, SPI, UART, and other general peripherals

Microcontrollers

STM, Espressif, Silicon Labs

Manufacturing

3D printing, CNC mill, manual milling & lathe, soldering

Programming Languages

C / C++, C#, Java, Python, AVR Assembly, VHDL

General Software

Docker, Jenkins, General CI/CD