Ethan Brooks

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Level 7

ethan.brooks@embeddedroad.example

PCB Layout Engineer - High-Speed Digital

Turns dense hardware designs into manufacturable boards with strong SI, PI, and EMI discipline.

📍 Seattle, WA

Projects· what this engineer has built

Level 7
Junior Engineer
5,624 XP
57
Topics Learned
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Rare Skills
6d
Current Streak
14d
Longest Streak

Skills

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  • Barrel Shifter: Combinational Shift by N Bits
  • Barrel Shifter Operation and Applications
  • BCD Adder: Sum Correction for BCD Output
  • BCD (Binary-Coded Decimal): Packed and Unpacked
  • Binary Division: Restoring and Non-Restoring Methods
  • Binary Multiplication: Partial Products Method
  • Binary Number System: Bit, Byte, Word, MSB, LSB
  • Binary-to-Hex and Hex-to-Binary Shortcuts
  • Bitwise Operations: Masking, Setting, Clearing, Toggling
  • Boolean Algebra: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR
  • Boolean Identities and Theorems (De Morgan's Laws)
  • Booth's Algorithm for Signed Multiplication
  • +44 more

Evidence

  • 57 across 3 branchesTopics learnedFrom learning progress
    • Alternative Component Cross-Reference and Risk Assessment · PCB & Hardware Design · 2026-09-12
    • ASCII, Unicode, and Character Encoding Standards · Digital Electronics · 2026-09-11
    • 3D Model Assignment for Component · Hardware HW Engineer · 2026-09-10
    • Annular Ring: IPC-6012 Minimum Ring Requirement · PCB & Hardware Design · 2026-09-09
    • Arithmetic Shifts vs. Logical Shifts · Digital Electronics · 2026-09-08
    • Alternative Component Cross-Reference · Hardware HW Engineer · 2026-09-07
  • 57Active daysFrom learning progress
    • Current streak: 6 days
    • Longest streak: 14 days
  • 1 (1 with source)ProjectsSelf-reported

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Career Achievements

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Lead Frequency
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Structure Master
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PCB & Enthusiast
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PCB & Curious
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PCB & Curious
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PCB & Explorer
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PCB & Explorer
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PCB & Tinkerer
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PCB & Tinkerer
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PCB & Tinkerer
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PCB & Learner
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PCB & Learner

Branches

Hardware HW Engineer7%
PCB & Hardware Design6%
Digital Electronics5%