Simon Lacroix

Simon Lacroix has a diverse work experience in the field of hardware design and product management. Simon started their career as a Coop Hardware Digital Designer at Matrox Electronic System in 2001, where they worked on the development of a hardware DV codec. Simon also designed various fundamental blocks of the codec using VHDL and created a behavioral C++ model for an HDTV to SD rescaling algorithm.

In 2003, Simon joined Ross Video Limited as a Senior Hardware Designer, where they developed the next generation 3D Warp Processor FPGA for the Ross Warp MD product. This involved working with high-speed DSPs, video processing FPGA, and DDR memory interface. Simon also handled the 8b/10b encoded high-speed serial links for interfacing with the video processing FPGA.

Simon's role then transitioned to a Technical Product Manager at Ross Video in 2010, where they led a world-class engineering team responsible for the development of the Emmy award-winning Opengear platform and related products. Simon coordinated multi-disciplinary efforts to take products from requirements to design and production, managing large and multi-site teams.

Currently, Simon holds the position of Director, Hyperconverged Solutions - Processing at Ross Video. The start date for this role is November 2022, and no end date is provided.

Overall, Simon Lacroix has demonstrated expertise in hardware design, product management, and leading engineering teams throughout their career.

Simon Lacroix attended the University of Ottawa from 1999 until 2002, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering (Co-op).