Experience

Nearmap

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Principal Electronics Engineer

  • May 2015 - Present

  Leading Nearmap's electronics R&D since 2013, responsible for the development of circuit boards and interconnects installed on each of the company's aerial survey aircraft, as of 2022 capturing ~1.7 million square km a year, covering 91% of all populated areas of Australia, 80% of the United States, 74% of New Zealand and 66% of Canada. Leading Nearmap's electronics R&D since 2013, responsible for the development of circuit boards and interconnects installed on each of the company's aerial survey aircraft, as of 2022 capturing ~1.7 million square km a year, covering 91% of all populated areas of Australia, 80% of the United States, 74% of New Zealand and 66% of Canada.



Electronic Design and Project Management

• Sydney, Australia

• Design Consultant

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Hands-on circuit designer and functional lead, on contract with Nearmap, Infostream and Davcor to develop aerial photography, emergency communications, and consumer electronics. Hands-on circuit designer and functional lead, on contract with Nearmap, Infostream and Davcor to develop aerial photography, emergency communications, and consumer electronics.



Silverbrook Research

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Electronics Engineer

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2014

  Functional and project manager, as well as hands-on designer of electronics used in several generations of handheld multimedia products, from prototype to pilot production, geared towards mass-production in China. Technologies included custom Li-ion battery and power management, ultra-low power modes, tight integration with mechanicals for an exceptionally small physical footprint, CMOS image sensing, image processing, force sensing, wireless, USB, mobile embedded processors implemented for US and European regulatory compliance, and automatic test fixtures for production. Show less



Marvell Technology

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager, System Design (Video R&D)

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2008

  Developed evaluation platforms and production-ready reference designs around Marvell’s high-definition A/V decoder (MPEG-4 AVC, H.264). Lead a team of hardware engineers in Santa Clara, California and Shanghai in the development of HD-DVD, Blu-ray, IP TV, DVB-C/T/S decoder platforms to reduce the time-to-profit for Marvell’s customers. Led chip bring-up, validation, and characterization of video, audio performance, and all interfaces.

• Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering

  • Sep 2004 - Jan 2007

  Was responsible for the development of VLSI bring-up boards and the characterization and validation of all wireless networking SOCs developed by Marvell, at the time. My team played a significant role in design wins such as the integration of our wireless chips in the first Apple iPhone, the Sony PSP and PlayStation 3.



LSI, an Avago Technologies Company

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, DVD Systems Engineering

  • 2001 - 2004

  In charge of system integration and adoption of new technologies in the company’s A/V codecs. • Led the development of the company’s first DVD recorder reference design to combine optical disc front-end and A/V back-end functionality into one SOC. • Key contributor in the definition of the interface between LSI Logic’s MPEG-2 codec and optical front-end controller. • Developed a DV-to-MPEG transcoder reference design for the real-time conversion of DV material to DVD or VideoCD. Creative Labs’ Audigy 2 ZS Video EditorTM was based on this design. • Collaborated with Sony Home Audio in various time-to-market efforts. Show less



C-Cube Microsystems

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, DVD Systems Engineering

  • 1996 - 2001

  Functional manager of the DVD Systems Hardware Group. Project manager and hardware architect of the ZiVA-Kit, C-Cube’s turn-key DVD player reference design series, and several bring-up platforms for DVD and Super VideoCD decoder chips. Functional manager of the DVD Systems Hardware Group. Project manager and hardware architect of the ZiVA-Kit, C-Cube’s turn-key DVD player reference design series, and several bring-up platforms for DVD and Super VideoCD decoder chips.



ACS INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

• Singapore

• R&D Manager

  • 1993 - 1996

  Formed and led a team of design engineers to develop Video CD players from prototype to volume production, involving electronics, firmware, mechanical engineering, and industrial design. Participated in technology transfer from Singapore to China. Previously, managed the computer production, QA, warehouse, and technical service departments. Formed and led a team of design engineers to develop Video CD players from prototype to volume production, involving electronics, firmware, mechanical engineering, and industrial design. Participated in technology transfer from Singapore to China. Previously, managed the computer production, QA, warehouse, and technical service departments.



MT COMPUTER CORP.

• Budapest, Hungary

• Director, Personal Computer Division

  • 1992 - 1993

  Directed the personal computer division in the configuration, on-site as well as contract assembly, and quality assurance of multimedia computers, culminating in the successful delivery of several government tenders. Directed the personal computer division in the configuration, on-site as well as contract assembly, and quality assurance of multimedia computers, culminating in the successful delivery of several government tenders.



PROCOMP LTD. (SWITZERLAND) TAIWAN AND HONG KONG BRANCH

• Taiwan R.O.C. and Hong Kong

• Representative Engineer

  • 1990 - 1992

  Residing primarily in Taiwan, provided engineering support, procurement, and busineess relationships and quality assurance with regional suppliers of multimedia computer components and office automation equipment. Coordinated regulatory approvals for European markets. Residing primarily in Taiwan, provided engineering support, procurement, and busineess relationships and quality assurance with regional suppliers of multimedia computer components and office automation equipment. Coordinated regulatory approvals for European markets.