Altera is now part of Intel as the Programmable Solutions Group! As the Technical Account Manager for Florida, I enable customers of all sizes to bring their FPGA-based designs from concept to production, using my expanded team of applications engineers and product marketing specialists. Duties include: - Planning at the territory, account and opportunity level- Leading complex sales campaigns from uncovering customer requirements through to winning proposals- Crafting technical solutions combining silicon, software, Intellectual Property and training- Collaborating with an expanded team of technical specialists and business management to bring commercial insights and support to customers- Owning the customer relationship at all levels from engineers to executives

Field Applications Engineer for Avnet Electronics Marketing. Duties included:- Customer-facing technical resource at all stages of sales campaign pre- and post-commit- Generated and owned technical strategy in customer business plans- Technical marketing for assigned technologies and suppliers (Maxim, Freescale, Analog Devices, National Semiconductor)- Technical support and design-in assistance, interfacing with supplier factory support- Managing CRM to ensure accuracy for Design Win tracking - Coached account manager team on consultative selling and technical topics - Technical owner for: microcontrollers, power supplies, analog/RF signal chain, FPGAs, HBLEDs and wireless modules.

Engineering Design firm specializing in vehicle telematics equipment and biometric fingerprint identification systems.Worked as part of tightly integrated hardware/software team to design:- custom miniature single-board computers based on Intel StrongARM and Xscale processors- LCD and touch screen interfaces, firmware for Xilinx programmable logic and TI microcontrollers- switching and linear power supplies with protection and low-power modes suitable for automotive environment- analog and digital interfaces- incorporated wireless modules such as GPS, GSM, CDMA, and WLAN- Authentec fingerprint sensor based productsPromoted to Electronics Engineering Manager and led team of hardware engineers and technicians. Program Manager for multiple new product developments from concept through in-house manufacturing and launch, including USB fingerprint sensor peripherals and rugged LCD touch-screen terminals- 95% landed on time and on budget - crafted product proposals based on customer requirements and feasibility- managed Bills of Materials and supply chain to ensure component inventory- operated surface mount equipment including manual and automated pick-and-place, solder paste stencil, reflow oven- Wrote technical documentation including Product Briefs and Users Manuals