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Seattle, Washington, United States

Minhang District, Shanghai, CN

Redmond, Washington, US

Collaborate with the Surface architecture teams and strategic chipset partners to align wireless solutions with the Surface device portfolio roadmap. Collaborate with engineering leaders for both our Windows-based and Android-based devices for portfolio planning and execution alignment. Manage a group of Hardware Program Managers that drive the development.

Redmond, Washington, US

Manage a group of Hardware and Software Program Managers that drive the development of the RF/wireless subsystems (5G-NR, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, UWB, etc.) across the Surface product line. Assist the Surface Product Planning team with the overall wireless strategy.

Redmond, Washington, US

Managed a group of Hardware and Software Program Managers that drive the development of the RF/wireless subsystems (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, GPS, and NFC) across the Surface product line.

Redmond, Washington, US

Program Managed the firmware and software development of the RF/wireless features of the Surface product line (Surface 3, Surface 3 LTE, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, Surface Studio and Surface Hub).

Redmond, Washington, US

Program Managed a cross functional product development team creating cellular connected wearable device concepts.

Erlangen, DE

Defined the strategy for EB to efficiently enter the specialized device product supply business in a virtual ODM-like fashion to address high margin but low volume vertical markets such as public safety, mobile satellite, defense, and secure government. Assisted executive management in defining the business plan, securing internal funding, and organizing.

Erlangen, DE

Managed several small, dynamic engineering teams in the execution of small scale wireless development programs and/or specific consulting engagements. Programs spanned a wide variety of wireless related markets including consumer cellular, consumer electronics, mobile satellite, defense and public safety. Program scopes included: hardware and/or software.

Seattle, WA, US

Analyzed and evaluated emerging technologies and trends in the converged mobile device space. The technologies spanned application processor chipsets, wireless technologies and chipsets, antenna technologies, display technologies, memory solutions, mobile operating systems, mobile applications, and wireless services.Assisted the Investment Management.

Specified, designed, and implemented firmware for the Theater Grand Series III/IV Audio/Videoprocessor and the Ultimate Receiver. The processor and receiver were 7.1/9.1 channel designs,included full automatic audio-video source scanning/switching, DSP Dolby Digital/DTS decoders andintegrated home automation system remote control features.Advised on the.

Founding engineer for a broadband wireless start-up. Analyzed and evaluated broadband fixedwireless technologies and associated chipset and system manufacturers. Analyzed and evaluatedbroadband wireless air interface protocols and standards (BWIF, 802.16, etc.). Assisted in definingthe architecture of both the base station and the user equipment terminal.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Designed, implemented and supported call processing software for TIA/EIA-136 (TDMA) and GSMcompliant cellular phones. Assisted in bringing to market Motorola’s first dual-band (800-1900MHz), dual-mode (TDMA-AMPS) cellular phone and a series of derivative phones. Primarily responsible for Digital Control Channel (DCCH) layer 3 features. Implemented.

Founding engineer of a cellular smart antenna start-up. Specified, designed, and implemented digital hardware and firmware for smart antenna systems for both analog (AMPS/NAMPS) and digital (GSM, TDMA, and CDMA) smart antenna systems. Implemented and integrated system-level control algorithms for the smart antenna systems. Reverse engineered cellular base.

London, GB

Developed a simulation using MATLAB of a wireless user location system. The simulation used fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms to process uplink RSSI and BER to determine a user's location. The system was demonstrated using actual data collected from a PACS field trial. Evaluated 2G cellular technologies for next-generation cellular networks.