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• Initiate, and manage leading-edge technology R&D related to GPU, imaging, visualization and multi-core parallel computing including: Virtual Reality 360 image capture technology, machine learning and object recognition technology, and parallel processing technologies.• Work with Qualcomm customers identifying leading technology needs including Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Sony, HTC, LG, Samsung, Lytro, and Pelican.• Manage commercialization and promotion of several R&D projects, including CPU-based OpenCL, GPU and CPU OpenCL debugger, and ‘MARE’ proprietary parallel processing API.• Member of Qualcomm’s Intellectual Property Review Board providing expertise for patent review and defense.• Participate on Qualcomm’s Standards Review Board, and the Kronos Standards Group

• Responsible for growing Qualcomm’s GPU business from nothing to shipping more GPUs than any other manufacturer in the world. • Responsible for promotion of 3D graphics to Qualcomm’s mobile device manufacturing customers, and mobile carriers worldwide – creating demand for the product and initiating a new industry for Qualcomm. I was able to influence making the GPU an essential part of all mobile chipsets.• Responsible defining requirements and licensing ATI graphics technology for the mobile platform. • Originated and played lead role in $65M acquisition of AMD's mobile graphics technology, resulting in billions in ROI.• Responsible for Qualcomm's graphics strategy, product requirements, and marketing programs

• Lead architecture for Qualcomm’s first GPU implementation• Built a GPU engineering team from the ground-up

• Responsible for making sure Apple’s applications worked well on custom hardware.• Led team of engineers developing Apple's first real-time HD DV CODEC for laptops using custom hardware.• Worked on Microcode for custom hardware processor for video CODECs• Worked on AltiVec vector algorithms for QuickTime CODEC optimization• Responsible for QA and performance of multi-chip PC OpenGL graphics implementation

• Managed and led group of engineers responsible for advanced graphics applications technology and performance analysis• Provided graphics expertise for SGI’s premier customers• Responsible for feature set and performance requirements of desktop platforms• Responsible for many of SGI's familiar technology demos including VR, video, parallel computing and scientific visualization• Responsible for training field engineers about new products and technologies.• Founded OpenGL Performance Standards Committee under the SPEC performance group• Created first interactive 3D demographics map of the US using census data for population, per capita income, and political party affiliation. Used by networks in the 1996 election.