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Fort Collins, Co, Us

Fort Collins, Co, Us

I joined In-Situ to develop the product strategy, people, and processes necessary to transform the company from a groundwater instrumentation company to a global leader in water quality data acquisition and management.- Gained significant market share through the development and launch of our iOS and Android applications, SAAS Data Management Platform, cat-M1/NB-IoT cellular IOT platform, and multiple water quality instruments- Reduced field failure rates by 50% across our instrumentation portfolio- Introduced agile development methodologies to both hardware and software development teams- Transformed the sales training from product features to applications and customer pain- Led the identification, market sizing, and portfolio definition for entering adjacent markets with our monitoring equipment- Performed due diligence and led the market and R&D integration for three acquisitions

Fresno, California, Us

Pelco is a global leader in video surveillance monitoring. In my role, I led an organization of over 250 Engineers and Product Managers to set the vision and transition the company focus from analog security cameras to a leadership position in imaging, cloud computing, and video analytics.- Grew a new IP Camera segment for the business to a $150M business with a 20% CAGR- Built a remote engineering lab in Shanghai, China, to expand our capacity and capture market share in emerging economies- Led the identification, strategic alignment, and technical due diligence for mergers and acquisitions within the video segment- Defined and developed VideoExpert to focus on distributed computing and video analytics

I started as a fresh graduate at Hewlett-Packard and left as a technical architect. I did everything from Windows drivers to partnering with HP Labs to research image processing algorithms.- Worked strategically with marketing to develop, plan and rationalize Pelco’s camera product and technology roadmaps.- Implemented an agile development process within a scrum framework to define deliveries, communicate schedules and efficiently plan resources- Managed strategic vendor selection and relationships, including ASIC, image processing, FPGA, analytics, and compression partners

Houston, Texas, Us

At Hewlett-Packard, I started as a fresh graduate and left as a technical architect. I did everything from Windows drivers to partnering with HP Labs to research image processing algorithms.- Defined, designed, and implemented the image processing algorithms for HP’s award-winning line of digital cameras- Invented several vital algorithms that cut the number of image processing operations by a third while maintaining overall image quality- Worked closely with external ASIC suppliers to help influence chip architectures to meet future processing requirements- Worked on a platform technology team responsible for moving our OO C++ codebase to a new ASIC- Implemented efficient fixed-point Mpeg Layer 1 and IMA Audio Codec- Designed and implemented an Object-Oriented Architecture to allow new camera interfaces to work in a common driver abstraction