Summary
Peter Foy is a seasoned embedded systems and pre-sales engineer with a multi-decade track record shaping FPGA-first solutions for OEMs and IoT deployments. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, he currently leads senior sales engineering efforts for Cradlepoint (Ericsson) focused on OEM and embedded connectivity. Earlier at Arrow Electronics he was the worldwide SOC Center of Excellence leader and designed the SoCKIT development kit to introduce Intel PSG’s Cyclone V SOC, a program that educated thousands of engineers across dozens of locations and shipped thousands of kits, reflecting his long-standing focus on Intel FPGAs. His technical breadth spans FPGA-based system design, DSP with MATLAB/Simulink, microcontrollers and ARM/Linux gateways, and hands-on hardware/software development for embedded IoT ecosystems. He has held senior technical and marketing leadership roles at GigaDevice and MediaTek, underscoring his ability to bridge cutting-edge silicon with practical product enablement. He holds a BSEE from UNC Charlotte and an MEEE from Old Dominion University, pairing rigorous engineering training with real-world delivery.
9 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Electrical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
MEEE, Electrical Engineering, MEEE, Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University