Experience

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  Envoy Systems

  • Founder

    • 2010 - Present

    Co-founder of Envoy Systems, Our focus is extending hybrid vehicle (control & kinetic energy recovery) technologies to articulated motor vehicle systems (i.e. with trailers).

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  Drivecam

  • In-vehicle Radio & Sensor Hardware & Software Evolution

    • 2008 - 2009

    Assessed existing (in-vehicle) hardware/software & identified improvements reducing recurring costs ~25%. Focused resources on resolving excessive false positive event rate triggering that bloated recurring costs. Demonstrated the existing 3-axis accelerometer's three unsensed (yaw, pitch...

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  Technical Software Consulting Services

  • Technical Software Consultant

    • 2007 - 2007

    Architect & implement end-to-end performance & fuel-economy simulator for passenger & commercial vehicles.

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  Nokia

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Engine Release Management

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Managed overall CDMA-1x EV-DO high-end cellular engine development with responsibilities spanning from engine requirement/key market differentiator alignment, systems engineering, ASIC development, SW, factory calibration & test to production ramp.

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  Texas Instruments

  • United States
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • CDMA Program Director & Senior Technical Staff Member

    • 2002 - 2005

    Built an 80+ member R&D organization and implemented TI’s first cdma2000 1xRTT chipset solution spanning system engineering, ASICs, PWBs, software, customer & factory tools, reference design and product test.

  • 3G Chipset & Reference Design Marketing

    • 2001 - 2002

    Steered TI’s 3G chipset definition by setting a competitive performance bar then drove individual ASIC optimization in terms of BoM cost/footprint and reference design-level battery performances (i.e. reference battery capacity standby, talk and browse times).

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  Texas Instruments

  • United States
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • WW RF Marketing Manager & Member of Technical Staff

    • 1997 - 2000

    Managed worldwide wireless RF marketing & product roadmap. Established processes to focus development teams on differentiating product. Drove business from less than $10M to more than $150M annual sales in four years with final year design-ins worth over $500M. Also developed & deployed training ciriculum for worldwide sales and marketing teams.

  • Mixed Signal Products, Statistical Modeling Technology & Deployment Manager

    • 1996 - 1997

    Developed & deployed statistical mixed-signal FET & bipolar transistor models along with efficient statistical ASIC simulation strategy compatible with existing commercial (ASIC) design tools. Automated statistical model (including noise model) extraction & maintained model database.

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  Texas Instruments

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • DSEG Advanced Technology Microwave Laboratory, GaAs IC Design Engineer

    • 1985 - 1995
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Designed various GaAs ICs for US DoD. Developed two vital patents now deployed on F-30 fighter & naval AEGIS active array radars. Also developed microwave transistor/diode statistical modeling (including noise models) capability and deployed (internally & externally) as web-based transist...