Soundgena is the unique convergence of 60 years of combined experience in inventing and commercializing globally adopted audio technologies.

Multi-disciplinary technology invention, development and supply

• Cinema, Broadcast, Music, Mobile, and Live Atmos ecosystems monitoring and analysis• Industry engagements with Dolby Atmos music content creators• XR / Metaverse audio concepts exploration and related IP filing• ITU-R ADM rendering and Advanced Sound Systems ongoing support

• Led the standardization efforts of Dolby Atmos rendering and playback setups at the International Telecommunication Union as part of the U.S. delegation• Succeeded at getting Dolby Atmos natively supported by the ADM (Audio Definition Model) interchange format, through recommendations ITU-R BS.2127 and ITU-R BS.2051, enabling multiple Dolby Atmos ecosystems and their associated revenues.• Strategically positioned Dolby's intellectual property, established patent declarations, and negotiated licensing agreements• Collaborated closely with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in the standardization process

Platform management lead for the next generation of immersive Cinema and Consumer audio technologies Member of the Dolby Atmos for Cinema core leadership (team of 5, 2009-2013) responsible for the:• Conception (framing the artistic/technology/business challenges and opportunities, brainstorming on solutions leading to new experiences) • Prototyping (experimental validation of concepts)• Experimental content creation partnership with Skywalker Sound and Pixar • Intellectual property landscaping and filing (co-inventor of the majority of Dolby Atmos’ intellectual property)• Development (Product and ecosystem definition) • Productization (DCI ecosystem for Dolby Atmos)• Technology Launch (announcement at CinemaCon in Mai 2012 and first release at Pixar’s Brave premiere in June 2012 in Los Angeles)Member of the Dolby Atmos for consumer applications core leadership (new team of 4, 2012-2015) responsible for driving the:• Transition of Dolby Atmos into Home Theater, Broadcast, and Mobile ecosystems• Development of Dolby Atmos consumer technology solutions (object audio integration into Dolby codecs, Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, up-firing speakers, new generation of binaural and upmixing technologies)• Intellectual property landscaping and filing (co-inventor of many consumer Dolby Atmos patents)

• Product management for home theater, television, and mobile applications using codecs and post-processing technologies (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Binaural renderers, surround upmixers, etc.)• Establishing 3-5 years business plans for upcoming products and technologies• Marketing and Public Relation industry engagements (press, customers, retailers)• Created, patented, branded, and marketed Dolby Pro Logic IIz as a strategic technology bridging the gap between legacy and upcoming immersive audio technologies

- Implementation licensees account management- Developed and patented a new generation multichannel binaural renderer for home theater, gaming, and mobile applications- Productized new technologies for implementation licensing- Completed program management certification

• Implementation licensees account management (Texas Instruments, ST Microelectronics, Sanyo IC, Analog Devices, Cirrus Logic, etc.)• Responsible for the implementation certification of Dolby technologies in assigned accounts• Responsible for the evaluation and approval of third-party transaural technologies• Created, patented, and supported the release of Dolby’s own transaural surround sound solution based on long convolution filtering