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Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Led R&D software team to deliver a hyper-scale machine-learning classification system, resulting in the first complete model of land-change using the entire NASA U.S. Landsat image archive (petabytes). Responsible for Concept of Operations (CONOPS), requirements, interfaces, Test Readiness (TRR), and Operational Readiness (ORR). Applied hybrid agile-waterfall and continuous-integration and deployment (CI/CD) methods to accelerate development through a series of "integrate and demonstrate" milestones. Created a highly scalable architecture with containerized (Docker) micro-services running on an Apache Mesos framework and Apache Cassandra distributed database.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Responsible for onboarding new technologies and leading corporate integration projects under new ownership. Led cost-reduction project resulting in $200K annual reduction in cost of goods manufactured for Sencore’s top three products. Developed Sencore’s first 4K Ultra HD receiver-decoders for an early market launch. Transferred designs and processes to new engineering headquarters in Huizhou, China.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Led hiring and training of engineers. Managed 30 engineers, 3 to 5 major development projects, and sustaining-engineering teams under a $2~$3M operating budget.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Established Sencore's first Product Management team. Hired and trained product managers. Executed market launch plans, authored marketing materials and delivered sales training. Elicited customer needs and advised corporate product strategy and development roadmaps. Invented an MPEG transport data injector that won the bid for the FEMA WARN data network at PBS.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Redesigned customer support function. Monetized support agreements and value-added services. Hired and trained application engineers and support manager. Implemented ticket tracking system and processes.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Managed development and support pipeline for Sencore's flagship receiver-decoder product families. Responsible for successful initiation, execution and delivery of new features, options, and products through the definition, development and launch phases.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Hired and managed 3 to 5 system engineers providing technical leadership across all projects. Created processes and documents for requirements elicitation, technical proposals, engineering specifications, and test plans. Hired and organized a test function for qualification of designs transitioning to manufacturing. Established sustaining-engineering team and task tracking system to address support issues and implement small features without interrupting major design projects. Led development of flagship receiver-decoder products that drove Sencore to record revenues in 2008.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Responsible for technology research and adoption, project feasibility and planning, product design and architecture, requirements elicitation, application of MPEG standards, DSP design planning. Awarded patent for the world's first portable High-Definition TV channel generator.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Hands-on, technical project manager responsible for system design, architecture, planning, estimation, and execution. Led 5 to 8 engineers with project budgets from $100K to $2M. Modernized and simplified Sencore's stage-gate processes for faster time-to-market.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Electronic circuit designer with a focus on Video, Audio, RF and Digital Signal Processing applications

Ventura, California

Responsible for circuit design, PCB layout, procurement, prototyping and installation. Designed underwater electronic instruments for U.S Navy dive teams. Designed the R.O.V. handling system for Shell’s record-breaking deep-water drilling rig, Zane Barnes. Designed the source-array handling for U.S. Navy high-powered sonar research vessel M.V. Cory Chouest. Obtained Top Secret security clearance.

Bsee, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, SBE, Video Club, Philosophy Club

Leadership Training Seminars, Business

Completed a series of Leadership Training Courses