An assertive, results-driven Design Manager focused on team lead and customer satisfaction with excellent interpersonal skills and problem-solving capabilities; 25+ years experience in the semiconductor industry designing analog/mixed-signal IPs for MCUs, DSP, and RFID products; a variety of qualified analog and mixed signal circuits launched in many products; effectively capable to develop new IP projects, manage a team, and exceed consistent targets. Qualifications and areas of expertise: - Low-power and low-voltage design; - Automotive Power Management oriented design; - Know-how protection by patent submission/filing; - Team and project leadership; - Product development from conception to Si qual Some IPs designed: low power bandgaps, NVM cells, low voltage detectors, Power Management Controllers, CT/DT Sigma-Delta modulators, high speed comparators, SC programmable gain amplifiers, xtal/IC/relaxation oscillators, low power low voltage current and voltage reference, SAR ADC IPs with touch screen interface, low power low voltage temperature sensors, temperature restart and thermal shutdown circuits, soft start-up circuits for linear voltage regulators, charge pump regulators, low power POR and tampering circuits for security applications (voltage, temperature and frequency detectors), RFID tags, and so on. IP R&D for 50+ products: MC68HC908QB/QC/QL/QT/QY, MC68HC08MR4, MC68HC08KX8, MC68HC08RK2, MC9S08RC/RD/RE/RG, MC3S08RB/RD16, MC3S08RC60, MC9S08RT16, MC9S08MP16, 9S08DZ60/EL32/DZ128, MC9S08RA16, MC9S08SC4, JPC563M, 9S08JC128/51FJC128, DragonFire0, MC5516/5517, K10-K70 ARM, etc. Currently, 28 patents issued at the US Patent Office, 6 patent filed at the Brazil Patent Office, 2 patents issued at the Japan Patent Office, 5 patents issued at WPO, and 40+ technical articles published at several int´l conferences. Status: US (green card) and Brazil (RNE) permanent resident Specialties: MTS Analog IC Design Engineer, Design Manager