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Responsible for ensuring that Pison's Fortune 100 customers successfully implement Pison's Gesture sense and control technology into their smartwatch platforms.

Hands-on Engineering Leader with extensive experience in Analog, Mixed-Signal, and SoC development, in both CMOS and Bi-Polar technologies. Extensive track record of successfully achieving high analog performance in the presence of significant potential digital interference. Solid understanding of the requirements of high volume production, able to architect silicon to support automated test. History of successful IC programs, delivering on-time and on-budget.Key Experience includes:ANALOG/MIXED-SIGNAL ASIC DEVELOPMENT• Transistor level schematic design and verification of mixed signal circuits including high speed drivers and receivers, switched capacitor circuit design, timing verniers ADC design, Voltage/Current DAC’s, PLL’s, Self-Calibration• Layout floor-planning and layout supervision• CAD tools selectionSILICON ARCHITECTURE• Complex mixed-signal SoCs• Sensor interface• Biometrics, Data-Communications, ATE (Automatic Test Equipment), Data Converters• Research and recommend buy/build/re-use decisions• Select and Incorporate Analog and Digital IPDESIGN BLOCKS• CMOS Amplifiers,• VCOs / Oscillators• LNAs• Mixers• ADCs• Bias Distribution• Bandgaps / References• Current/Voltage DACs• VGAs• AGCs• Linear Delay Ckts• Line drivers• Pulse shaping• Jitter Attenuation• PLLs• DLLs• Crystal oscillators• MEMS Interface

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Oslo, No

Promoted into this position to guide next gen silicon investment tradeoffs  First mover entry into $2 Billion market for Biometrics in Credit Cards. Digital Identity and security in Credit Cards and other payments systems. Synthesized inputs from systems, business development, silicon, firmware to develop product roadmap.  Understand the competitive landscape and articulate the case for critical investments. Trade off competing requirements of short time to market with high performance / functionality.  Defined next generation silicon and silicon roadmap strategy to support all future business success.

Oslo, No

Hired to build engineering team to execute silicon developments Worked with software, firmware, mechanical, systems, and customers to define product  Worked closely with a strategic partner to develop first generation silicon, supporting initial market entry. Focused the efforts of a large team of engineers, reduced schedule by 5-8 months, completing in 4 months, with first pass success. Biometric Sensors: Developed fingerprint sensors and enabling silicon, creating the first biometric security to be deployed in credit cards. On the strength of this technology, MasterCard established a partnership with Idex. Built from scratch an engineering team comprised of internal engineers and multiple outsource partners. Recruited candidates, made hiring decisions. Established CAD infrastructure and datacenter, negotiated with vendors. Selected Semiconductor Foundry and semiconductor process nodes, and served as foundry interface.  Identified external resources to support fast, complex product development. Established requirements, negotiated project scope and development contracts. Created and tracked schedules and budgets, managed a $7M development effort to deliver silicon with first time success – enable of all of Idex’s current products.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Hired to support growth of analog mixed signal line of business Successful customer engagements in multiple industries – Biometrics, MEMS Sensor interface, Data Communications, Barcode Scanners. Supervised a team of analog and mixed signal designers, in multiple locations. Created and tracked schedules, Drove architecture developments and detailed implementation. Developed Business and supported sales through Proposal writing, Customer Engagement and Influence Architected and Designed MEMS interface circuitry for high density memory. Selected process and foundry. Developed Matched Filter based data recovery path. Developed flowcharts for boot-up sequence, data writing sequence, data reading sequence. Designed High voltage driver and low noise amplifiers.

3/05 to presentVice President of Communications and Member of the Board of Directors of the Wharton Club of Boston (Local alumni association for the Wharton School of Business). Former Vice President of Programming. Over the last seven years, worked to drive membership from a low of 50 to ~ 250 today, by conceiving and running events, improving and articulating the club’s value proposition, and improving the image and perceived prestige of the organization.

Consultant on strategic planning, product marketing, design services, and project oversight. Identify factors, both business and technical, which drive commercial success. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience in the MEMS, Data-Communications and Automated Test Equipment spaces. Oversee all aspects of business including acquisition of new clients, servicing existing clients, contract negotiations, time management, billing, and budgeting. Primary client: Analog Devices, Inc. ( full time engagement over a 9 year period ) 1995-2004

Created architecture for a family of digital to time converters (timing verniers). Worked with customers to close sales, determine requirements. Led several teams in development of 4 products, with cumulative sales of $63 million.

• Drove development of a state-of-the-art data-communications (T1) product line. Managed a team of engineers and support staff, conducted customer needs assessment and performed feature, time-to-market, bottom-line tradeoffs in product definition. Presented to customers in support of sales and to Board of Directors. • Coordinated development of a complementary product by a strategic partner in Japan.• Personally designed the flagship product in the line.

Austin, Tx, Us

Crystal Semiconductor ( see above ) was purchased by Cirrus Logic after I left.

Murray Hill, Nj, Us

• Created a new process around existing CAD software resulting in product development efficiency gains of 25%.• Implemented first DSL circuits

Mba, Finance, Entrepreneurship

Msee, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering, Bio-Engineering