Benoit Payette is located near Montreal, Quebec, Canada and supports local customers as a Xilinx Field Applications Engineer (FAE) for AVB, ProAV and ISM markets.xa0 Benoit guides engineers through technical solutions and pushes adoption of new techniques and methodologies.xa0 Prior to this, he was a Strategic Apps Engineer (SAE) for 16 years where he worked on custom designs, timing closure and to improve Xilinx solutions.xa0 Benoit holds two patents, wrote a few application notes, and gained expertise with VCO replacement and video interconnectivity solutions.xa0 Benoit loves to grow his mustache and beard annually during Movember, much to the chagrin of his wife Chantal Racette.xa0 Nevertheless, their relationship still holds strong after 27 years and they are proud parents of three boys and one girl.xa0 The rest of the time, Benoit enjoys cycling/camping, traveling the world, playing adventure games, and he tries to keep up with younger ball-hockey players.