Manage multiple engineering teams responsible for customer support, IC hardware/firmware validation, automated test, & software developmentDrive IC & SW product adoption among intl. Tier 1’s / OEM for tuner/receiver, demodulator, MCU, & Audio DSP productsDrive customer engagement from discovery, to design win, to revenue incl. customer specific design win strategyDefine features & performance for next generation products (inputs for MRD/PRD)Goal-setting & managerial planning of capex / opex / hiring to align with business unit strategyContribute to segment strategy / business plan / roadmap & competitive analysis / opportunity analysis

Broadcast Automotive products (tuners, demodulators)

Personnel management of ~9 person engineering team: recruitment, retention, development, hiring/firing, training, setting goals, annual performance reviews, ~quarterly performance discussions, managing workload of individuals and capacity of the team, values-based leading by exampleTechnical support to international automotive suppliers/OEM’s/technology partners, define/implement support model and processes, execute delivery of firmware, documentation/presentations, architecture/schematic/layout/code reviews, lab bench and field test performance testing/analysis/improvement/automation, DSP parametric settings customization, quality incident investigation/reporting. Customer visits & authorship of documentation collateral (presentations, white papers, application notes)Collaboration with R&D teams. Define new features, shepherd release of new feature through minimum viable product to productization. Contributing to innovation feedback loop supplying voice of customer perspective and testing of new hardware or DSP algorithms in development to add new radio features and improve performance in AM/FM/DAB/DRM/HDRadio/etc. Competitive analysis and reverse engineering.Firmware release management, planning, collaboration for scheduling feature requests and bug fixes, writing customer release notes, release distribution and tracking, release package aggregation

Automotive info-tainment design support; focus on Japan Tier 1 automotive suppliersLed technical applications effort resulting in > $17M USD of lifetime revenueProvide value to customers through performance optimization of RF hardware, firmware and DSP code in embedded wireless productsReduced customer acquisition cost by 70% versus industry average through lean support structure20+ customer site visits for presentations, technical discussion, co-debug, and field testingCustom automated performance validation/characterization over a range of RF lab, field, and in-vehicle conditions (weak signal sensitivity, blocker/selectivity tests, impulse noise, strong signal handling, multipath, phase diversity or multi-antenna configurations, intermodulation distortion, frequency spurs, in/out characteristic curves, image rejection, audio noise mitigation in DSP, regional optimizations, VCO & EMI emissions, RF signal quality metrics) using RF equipment (signal generators, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.)Quickly understand complex technical problems or solutions and communicate them across a wide-range of technical expertise and culture through presentations and application notesCommunicate technical advantages of Silicon Labs' value proposition

Provide customers with technical design support (focus on Japan Tier I after-market radio manf)Design and debug demonstration and evaluation boardsDesign interface examples of how products connect in various systemsActively work with customers on design activitiesProvide conceptual design of demonstration and evaluation boards and systemsPrepare application notes and technical articlesTrain Sales and Field Application Engineers as necessaryMentor junior engineers and motivate them to achieve top-level resultsChampion technical needs of customers to internal teamsDemonstrate in-depth knowledge of multiple product functions and applications allows for proactive resolution of issuesExpress advanced technical knowledge for independent definition of methods for new tasks and independent resolution of complex technical issuesAct as a technical consultant for marketing, product engineering, sales and design to meet customer needsOversee characterization and validation for firmware-based automotive radio receiver and demodulator IC’sPerform RF field testing and debug of real-world RF problems as necessaryAutomate test routines using TclPerform testing related to HD Radio Certification and design of HD Radio systemsRF emissions and EMC testing, troubleshooting, and optimization

As an MBA capstone project, provided consulting services to three micro cap companies related to IT, infrastructure, managed services, cyber security, risk and threat assessment, and resilience industries.Developed valuation models to define feasibility of a multi-party merger.Deliverables included a template based on linear regression, forecasting, extrapolation, discounted future cash flow, and multiple of sales valuation methods to adjust valuation output as underlying assumptions change; model automatically scaled based on size of company as it grows from nanocap to microcap and beyond.Materials presented to prospective private investors worldwide.

Product engineering support of pipelined ADC's for ultrasound applicationsProject management from end-of-design through release-to-salesGenerate evaluation board schematicsCoordinate laminate layout for devices in BGA packagesAuthor evaluation, characterization, and yield plans/reportsAutomate bench-level evaluation of new products via Python scriptsEstablish ATE limits based on statistical analysis of characterization dataWork closely with quality engineers on new product and/or process qualificationCollaborate with design and applications engineers for silicon debugManage calibration of lab equipment

*Cognizant engineer for power supplies, electronic modules, and SQUID's (resolve manufacturing issues, source parts, troubleshoot and repair failures, author test procedures, support customer service, improve product reliability & performance, reduce costs)*Drive new products through testing for international approval (CE Mark & CB Scheme, CSA, UL, IEC)*Establish new techniques for testing magnet circuitry (achieved customized magnet charging profiles by using BASIC to generate mathematical functions, wrote the functions to a Arb Waveform Generator over RS-232, then used Arb to control over 120 Amps DC current from a parallel stack of Cosel DC power supplies into the inductive load of the ~16 T magnet)*PCB design

* Schematic capture for customer demonstration boards, customer reference designs, and engineering evaluation boards for audio ADC's and CODEC's* Generate technical documentation including IC datasheets, board datasheets, and application notes* Reduce time and decrease costs of bench-level testing by establishing LabView-based automated test routines* Provide technical support to customers designing with audio ADC's and CODEC's and inform marketing department of customer feedback

Soldering & assembly of safety ohm-meters for continuity testing of electronics in ballistic weapons