Charity Reed is a Technical Manager for the Ethernet Technologies group, where she contributes to the advancement of automotive and industrial Ethernet technoloteis as well as related technologies such as UCIe, USxGMII, and APL. Charity began her career at the UNH-IOL in 2018 as a Single Pair Ethernet test technician.
Her work has included developing MATLAB-based automation tools, rewriting critical protocol decoders to improve efficiency, and mentoring over three dozen technicians in compliance testing for standards such as IEEE 802.3, APL, and OPENAlliance TC10. Charity has authored and edited multiple compliance test plans and played a key role in integrating automation into several of the lab's software suites including APL Violett.
Charity holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UNH, with minors in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. While pursuing her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at UNH she transitioned into her current role as a Technical Manager at the lab.
Prior to joining the IOL, Charity served in the United States Navy for eight years as a Nuclear Propulsion Plant Reactor Operator and Shutdown Reactor Operator. During her service, she held leadership roles in maintenance coordination and training program management. Her military experience laid a strong foundation for her organization and mentoring skills, as well as her attention to detail, which she continues to apply inn her current role.