Title: Chief Executive Officer and Engineer Project Lead
Company: GF Hi-Tech
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Stan Schekall, Chief Executive Officer and Engineer Project Lead at GF Hi-Tech, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements and leadership in Engineering Contracting.
Mr. Schekall, a leading engineer, is at the helm of his career as the chief executive officer and engineer project lead at GF Hi-Tech, a position he has held since 2016. In this capacity, he is responsible for daily client communications regarding ongoing projects, which demand continuous attention and offer a steady stream of tasks. His role also encompasses the management of individual projects with defined deadlines, software development and the design of circuit boards on a daily basis. Mr. Schekall’s more than 35 years of engineering experience have been instrumental in his ongoing success in the field.
Over the past decade, Mr. Schekall has demonstrated exceptional expertise in contracting, earning recognition for his ability to deliver innovative solutions in electronics and computer integration. His recent work has focused on the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and traditional electronics, positioning him at the forefront of a technological revolution in which AI increasingly controls electronic systems.
Before his current leadership at GF Hi-Tech, Mr. Schekall was a senior staff engineer at Evans Analytical Group, now Eurofins EAG Laboratories, a California-based research company, from 2008 to 2016. During this period, he contributed to advanced engineering projects that required deep technical knowledge, including AVR/ARM/FPGA-based test systems.
From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Schekall held the position of senior staff engineer at Nano Integrated Solutions. He played a pivotal role in developing prototype designs, further expanding his expertise in complex system design and implementation. Between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Schekall worked as an independent contractor for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., where he applied his engineering acumen to support the company’s initiatives in semiconductor and wireless technology development. Most notably, he was recognized for developing a GPS ASIC module for use in cellphone ASICs.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Schekall worked as an engineer at Intrinsix, now Cadence Design Systems, Inc., from 1999 to 2003, contributing to application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design projects that advanced digital system capabilities. He also achieved success as an ASIC engineer at Seagate Technology LLC between 1992 and 1997. During that time, he secured a U.S. patent for the correction of header information in magnetic disk drives. Mr. Schekall’s professional journey began shortly before that at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, now Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he worked as an ASIC engineer from 1988 to 1992.
Mr. Schekall’s academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in electrical engineering with a focus on image processing and digital communication from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1987. These academic achievements have been instrumental in equipping him with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for his pioneering work across multiple sectors of electronics and computer engineering.
Active in his professional community, Mr. Schekall is recognized as a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), reflecting his standing within the engineering community and his ongoing commitment to professional excellence. He has also contributed numerous peer-reviewed articles in IEEE publications, sharing insights and advancements with peers in the engineering field.
Reflecting on his most notable achievements, Mr. Schekall recalls his recent work at Jasper Display. There, he developed a compact system for handling HDMI video using a single field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This breakthrough enabled real-time image processing by simply connecting an HDMI cable to a display or monitor. The system’s small size, affordability and user-friendly design, combined with flexible Verilog-based code, made it highly effective. Incorporating an ARM processor provided computational power comparable to that of modern smartphones in a deck-of-cards-sized device. This advancement played a key role in the company’s acquisition and marked the culmination of Mr. Schekall’s work with FPGA technology.
The recent developments in Mr. Schekall’s designs involve AI, a field with a promising future. Looking ahead, he intends to remain at the forefront of computer control as computers increasingly manage electronic systems, a transformation driven by AI that will continue to shape the future of technology.
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