Don Robinson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Advisor to stealth mode companies in early stage development,-Tourcentric : App development - self guided city tours-Okio : Non-toy communicator for kids - speak into the little box and mom gets a text. Mobile LTE...-Sunflower : Home security product using drones, GPS, motion sensors, cameras and facial recognition.-Enso : Pet rock type of product made of smooth wood and embedded LEDs that throb when held-Dabkick : a way to watch movies with someone who is not at your location ....-Heliotrope Technologies : smart glass control-Joy Group : Originally a picture frame type of product

San Mateo, California

- Responsible for taking the Doctor Who Coding Kit to market, starting at the early prototype stage.https://www.hifiveinventor.com/ - this product is now shipping with the full backing of the BBC Studios.- Implemented latest silicon spin designed to best suit our application- Personally lead all disciplines and managed the CM in Asia.- Transitioned project out of large ODM in China to a smaller CM in Malaysia to better suit our needs and avoid potential China tariffs.- Carefully managed BOM cost reduction via key vendors before shifting to Asia supply chain.

New York

--SoC partner interface locally and in China.--EE quality control, debugging EVT hard bugs, readying for DVT->MP--Certification/Compliance issues--Wifi antenna design / range improvement assistance--Overseas ODM interface and management --Assistance hiring key personnel--Reporting to CEO, helped top management through path towards large scale mfg.

San Francisco Bay Area

--Early stage startup at join--Reporting to CEO, advising top management on path from prototype to MP--SoC platform / partner selection--Overseas ODM partner selection--MSA negotiation – signed major ODM partner in one visit to Taiwan.--Selection and hiring of key personnel

San Francisco

Director of EE --Startup at joining - #5 person on board (non-founder)--Took the first unit from prototype to Mass Production with a CM, then ODM, in China.--Overseas ODM selection, negotiation, engagement--Hands on EE on all phases : design, DFM, test methodology. Designed the test line for MP.--Overall PM on core product - Link device.--Managed Regulatory Compliance and Certifications--Selection and hiring of key personnel--Reporting to CEO

San Francisco Bay Area

- Co-founder of company- Program manager on - Vizio VTAB 8" Android tablet / Vizio Co-star blue-ray / GTV ODM projects.- ODM management in China and from USA ( Foxconn and 2 others) from inception through to post MP

-Full cross-functional management of teams/projects - SW/HW/ME/PM.-Technical lead and contributor on key projects--> Digi Cams - Flip Mino, Ultra; Contour 2020 sport; Kodak Disruptive, VIO rugged, endo-cams--> Wearables - The North Face; Nike Sport Watch--> Pure Digital Flipshare - set top box and dongle..--> Whimsical - Sterishoe sanitizer; Jimmyjane vibrator;

PM on Best-In-Show projects :-- Best Product In Show - 2009 MacWorld 2009 : Livescribe Pen.-- Best Video Camera - 2009 Engadget : Contour HD Camera-- Best New Device (godemichet) - 2013 Cosmopolitan Magazine : JimmyJane Form6-- Architected and ran a lean team to produce a 19"-50" scaleable touch screen - 300 touch...http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/video-moto-labs-multitouch-display-scalable-up-to-50-inches/

Topeka, Kansas Area - Satellite Office In Half Moon Bay, Ca.

--Circuit / FPGA design for cutting edge H264 type codec, and 4K academy codecs--Digital mastering and playback machines for the fledgeling Digital Cinema market.--Responsible for master timing processor board for new system

Palo Alto, California

--Circuit, Firmware, Servo, FPGA design for large format studio mixing desks.--Designed the "Fader Move8" automated faders - 8 digital faders per system.--Sole designer on the "Recorder Remote" - remote control unit for the large format pro desks.

B.Sc., Electronics Engineering

M.Sc., Advanced Materials And Devices