Experience

Outdoors for All Foundation

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinician/Instructor

  • Dec 1985 - Present

  In this volunteer capacity, I provide alpine instruction to students with any form of disability as well as training other instructors in appropriate methods for adapting ski instruction. In March, 2000, I received my Level II Adaptive Certification from PSIA, which allows me to teach people with cognitive, physical and/or sensory impairments the thrills of downhill skiing. The Outdoors for All Foundation is a national leader and one of the largest nonprofit organizations providing year round instruction in outdoor recreation for people with physical, developmental, and sensory disabilities. Outdoors for All’s year round programming includes snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross country and downhill skiing, cycling, hiking, river rafting, canoeing and kayaking, day camps, water skiing, rock-climbing, camping and Custom Events. Show less



Xealth

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering - Management

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Supporting cross-team communication and talent management for digital health startup Xealth! Furloughed March 2020. Supporting cross-team communication and talent management for digital health startup Xealth! Furloughed March 2020.



Continuous Path

• Principal Consultant

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2019

  Primarily responsible for identifying mainstream technologies that can be migrated into the assistive technology community and working to make that happen. Primarily responsible for identifying mainstream technologies that can be migrated into the assistive technology community and working to make that happen.



Nuance Communications, Inc.

• Senior Director of Technology Innovation (Assistive Technologies)

  • Oct 2011 - May 2014

  Nuance purchased Swype in October 2011. Both T9 and Swype technologies evolved from ideas generated for people with disabilities. This role continues my work in enabling people with more efficient ways to communicate. In this roll, I find ways to address accessible markets that have applications in the mainstream market as well. Nuance purchased Swype in October 2011. Both T9 and Swype technologies evolved from ideas generated for people with disabilities. This role continues my work in enabling people with more efficient ways to communicate. In this roll, I find ways to address accessible markets that have applications in the mainstream market as well.



Swype Inc.

• United States
• Software Development

• SVP of Engineering

  • Jul 2003 - Oct 2011

  Providing a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. Some users achieve 60+ WPM on a touch screen device. http://swype.com Founder and early developer of Swype. Thoroughly enjoyed work with Cliff Kushler, making Swype an input technology others chose to copy but never quite match. Ultimately managed all engineering - platforms, linguistics QA and automated test. Most proud of the culture we fostered at Swype as it allowed us to attract such a talented team. Providing a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. Some users achieve 60+ WPM on a touch screen device. http://swype.com Founder and early developer of Swype. Thoroughly enjoyed work with Cliff Kushler, making Swype an input technology others chose to copy but never quite match. Ultimately managed all engineering - platforms, linguistics QA and automated test. Most proud of the culture we fostered at Swype as it allowed us to attract such a talented team.



AOL

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Software Development Manager

  • Jul 1997 - Dec 2000

  Manage the development of the industry standard T9 text entry software for mobile phones that enabled texting phenomenon. Tegic Communications purchased by AOL Dec 1999. Initially hired to rewrite the proof-of-concept code to fit within the constraints of early mobile phones. Ultimately grew the team and managed it, supporting most every mobile phone manufacturer in delivering the most ubiquitous software of the time. Manage the development of the industry standard T9 text entry software for mobile phones that enabled texting phenomenon. Tegic Communications purchased by AOL Dec 1999. Initially hired to rewrite the proof-of-concept code to fit within the constraints of early mobile phones. Ultimately grew the team and managed it, supporting most every mobile phone manufacturer in delivering the most ubiquitous software of the time.



Tegic Communications

• United States
• Software Development

• Software Development Manager

  • Jul 1997 - Dec 1999

  See AOL See AOL



Virtual Vision

• United States

• Senior Application Engineer

  • May 1996 - Jul 1997

  Body worn computing for augmented reality. Developed IR system to identify user position/orientation in environment and combine with personal head-up-display. Research project with Boeing to build custom wire bundles on generic wire boards presenting wire routing information virtually. Minimize system latency to tie virtual information to the real world. Body worn computing for augmented reality. Developed IR system to identify user position/orientation in environment and combine with personal head-up-display. Research project with Boeing to build custom wire bundles on generic wire boards presenting wire routing information virtually. Minimize system latency to tie virtual information to the real world.



Delta Graphics, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Mar 1985 - May 1996

  Custom low cost visual systems for real-time vehicle simulators. Primarily responsible for the design and development of embedded software controlling custom graphics hardware for networked vehicle simulators. Grew the embedded team to support a wide number of vehicles and environments. These custom visual systems were used in DARPA SIMNET program, the first global realtime interactive networked cooperative virtual simulation for tactical team training. Also coordinated protocols and designs with the vehicle simulation teams to support interactions with the environment database to enable world-wide exercises that allowed fair fight and minimizing system latency. Show less



BBN

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Mar 1985 - May 1996

  See Delta Graphics See Delta Graphics



Loral

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Mar 1985 - May 1996

  See Delta Graphics See Delta Graphics



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Mar 1985 - May 1996

  See Delta Graphics See Delta Graphics