Sole Electrical Engineer in company responsible for GPS hardware from concept to production. Rand McNally produces the best-selling portable GPS units for trucks and is widely recognized as the leader in commercial navigation. GPS sales represent approximately one-half of Rand McNally's revenues.• Oversaw development and production of 5 new products with contract manufacturer in China.• Drove process and product improvements with factory to improve product quality.• Investigated and prototyped new technologies for inclusion in future products, including LCDs, CPUs, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, wireless cameras, and antennas.• Planned next-generation truck-based GPS to include latest safety-related and must-have features.• Researched and visited new factories in China to find second-source for products.• Key point of contact between RM and industrial design firm to develop and refine new product concepts.• Debugged and improved sourced traffic module without access to dedicated testing equipment.

* Launched Strategic Software Teams within Motorola to streamline roadmaps among various software and hardware organizations. * Combined Bluetooth and USB roadmaps from 4 independent platforms into a single unified roadmap. * Led competitive intelligence within team. * Acquired competitive handsets for testing. * Tested and wrote reviews of newly obtained products. * Co-authored and published monthly intelligence newsletter. * Performed research and acquired industry reports for team members.* Maintained 36 month market-based roadmaps for Bluetooth, USB, and Synchronization.

* Performed data mining on missed requirements and identified 7 key interactions commonly missed. * Published interaction checklist to assist requirements writers. * Reduced post-baseline defects by 8%.* Identified critical software platform features and performed gap analysis to eliminate missed interactions.* Acted as technical liaison between requirements department and product planners. * Involved subject matter experts as required.* Mentored junior members of technical marketing team by joining peer and consistency reviews.

Managed Bluetooth, USB, AT Commands and Data Synchronization domains from initial implementation to maturity on Synergy platform. Developed and presented 18-month roadmaps for software release planning. Assisted with other feature domains as needed.Collaborated with companion products division to bring Bluetooth from infancy to maturity on handsets. Key contributor in Motorola's development into being the number-one seller of Bluetooth headsets and accessories.Led completion of more than 100 marketing requirements specifications and technical requirements specifications through working with software development, UI design, standards bodies, and account teams.Built, distributed, and reflashed more than 60 prototype phones for department analysis of software under development.Contributor to Bluetooth's Mobile Phone Implementation Guideline (MPIG) documentation that recommended key Bluetooth profiles for implementation. Collaborated with key competitors in negotiation and creation of document.* Managed connectivity and data synchronization domains from initial implementation to maturity on Synergy platform.* Developed technical requirements and designed UI flows for initial implementations. * Gathered customer and market requirements to formulate roadmap strategy to best utilize development resources and optimize customer compliance. Recommended handset functionalities to product teams based on analysis.

Member of 13-person Electrical Engineering team that developed one of the first tri-band GSM handsets using Motorola's Synergy software platform. Implemented dual-port modulation for better phase-locked loop performance on GSM handsets.Coordinated with IC designers in France to build, test, and debug new ICs.

Worked as part of a co-located team. Responsible for design and development of entire RF path of low-cost wireless diversity receivers and low-cost handheld transmitters. Developed expertise designing the following circuit elements: antenna-switching diversity systems, antennas, oscillators, mixers, low-noise amplifiers, and filters.Designed and developed Shure's first low-cost UHF diversity receiver with sales of more than 50,000 units annually. Product received award for best new wireless system at 1999 NAMM show.Redesigned top-selling wireless receiver and VHF handheld microphone to meet stringent FCC requirements.