David Riedell

Hardware Security Engineer, Jan 2021 - Present

• Conduct hardware and firmware security validation on Cisco products, identifying attack vectors and partnering with development teams to drive remediation before release

• Built Python automations to parse integration test logs, reducing manual review time and improving consistency of security test interpretation

• Partnered with firmware and hardware teams to close security findings and achieve compliance with internal security baselines prior to product release

• Managed hardware security lab operations (budgeting, asset procurement, networking) and designed testbench PCBs to accelerate validation workflows

• Drove adoption of AI-assisted development in VS Code across the team, improving scripting productivity and mentoring engineers on effective LLM workflows

• Performed board-level rework on development hardware to enable security testing and validation

Education Development Engineer, Jun 2018 - May 2020

• Spearheaded development of a scaled-down server training platform (3D modeling, PCB design, Python), as a hands-on lab aid for global technical support

• Delivered dozens of technical training courses for global support teams on data center products and troubleshooting workflows

• Hired and managed a summer technical intern to support software development on the training platform

Applications Engineer, Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

• Designed custom low-power analog and digital circuits for Fortune 500 clients

• Bench-tested designs, built prototype PCBs, and wrote microcontroller validation scripts

• Built a C# tool to automate datasheet generation, saving each team member 30+ minutes per day

• Authored 15+ customer-facing application notes on mixed-signal, CPLD, and PMIC products and managed the contractor program for technical publications

B.S. Computer Engineering

May 2015

Cum Laude

CS6310: SW Architecture and Design

CS7646: Machine Learning for Trading

CS7638: AI for Robotics