Developer of the Sakuú Kavian advanced additive manufacturing platform that can build active devices such as solid-state batteries, micro reactors and more. Previously KeraCel Inc.

I founded and oversee all aspects of the company, with a focus on rearchitecting and launching a 90s multiplayer video game for mobile iOS devices. Among my achievements:❖Targeted 2 sets of video games for rearchitecting and marketing.❖Reimagined the user interface for mobile devices and developed new 3d mobile game engine.

I developed a 5-year corporate and product strategy, including corporate initiatives (Services, IoT) and a product planning system to support the overarching plan for a $450M company. I led a team of 9 direct reports, and reported to the CEO. I served as a Board Member of the AllSeen Alliance and the Board Strategic Planning Committee. I managed the licensing LLCs, including HDMI, MHL, WirelessHD, and WiSA, including all relationships with executives who owned interest in these standards. I oversaw all corporate marketing functions, including corporate trade events, investor conferences, and SI’s web presence, and planned and administered annual budgets between $12M and $15M. Past successes:❖Spearheaded revenue growth to $80M per year (20%-25% growth) for the international consortia HDMI Licensing and MHL Licensing subsidiaries.❖Paved the way for a high-margin (60+%) software services business (providing a new corporate growth vector) through developing an IoT services plan and acquiring UpdateLogic (renamed to QTerics, currently a subsidiary of Nielsen), instituting a software culture within a hardware-oriented company.❖Influenced the video portion of the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard and the creation of a new wireless audio standard WiSA by developing the strategy for wireless HDMI video connectivity and acquiring a 60GHz wireless company (SiBeam) that complemented the company’s vision and met the market need.❖Drove a 2x increase in product ROI through the implementation of corporate product planning and development processes.

I provided consumer market strategy and business development strategies, developed a 3-year strategic plan, and identified system-level partners as well as adjacent markets.

I directed all aspects of digital marketing, corporate strategic planning, and corporate communications for a $400M company, leading 7 direct reports. I served as a primary company representative through public speaking engagements at technology forums (e.g. Digital Hollywood, HDTV Forum) and numerous investor conferences. I contributed to the development of the strategic plan, including required acquisitions and technologies, and oversaw the GM HDTV division for 1 year (post-acquisition of Oak Tech), including 8 direct reports and a $25M+ annual budget. I am proud to have:❖Generated 35% increase in sales and new market opportunities. Analyzed numerous technology companies and built a business plan for the acquisition of Oak Technologies that provided Zoran with HD and Optical capabilities.❖Contributed to finalizing the U.S. HDTV transition date, creating a $50M+ opportunity by opening the market for HDTV sales in the U.S. Developed strategy to market commercial viability of ATSC Digital Converter boxes, pulling in DTV transition hard cut-off date by 1 year. Created a strategy to work with the FCC and Congress on developing and executing a solution to mitigate the effects of the transition.

I led the development of new markets and products to utilize new technologies brought in with the purchase of Cyrix (x86 processor). I defined 3-year business strategy and operating plans, oversaw the product development lifecycle, and managed a $15M annual budget. I supervised 8 direct reports. Notably, I:❖Grew revenues to $30M over a 3-year period through developing a software/hardware product portfolio for early IP-based streaming services. Captured major design wins in Europe, Japan, and Korea.❖Developed the first High-Definition, multi-tuner satellite set top box for Dish Network, as well as leading the development of AOL TV. ❖Created complete silicon solutions and reference designs for OEMs (Entertainment on Demand for IP Set Top deployments), including Fastweb in Europe, TV Cabo in Portugal, and YahooBB in Japan.