Mobile Platform SolutionsFulfilled a critical role leading the design, development, and test of 2G/3G/4G cellular reference platforms produced by this semiconductor company engaged in the wireless and broadband communication business.• Provided executive oversight of the 30-person, 15,000 square foot Broadcom site in Colorado, dedicated to hardware development labs, an antenna measurement lab, and office space; assumed a lead role fulfilling all infrastructure needs, logistics, and event planning.• Exercised supervisory authority over a team of 15 hardware and antenna engineers and managers engaged in the development of 2G/3G/4G form factor mobile phone platforms, used for internal testing and provided as cellular reference designs to clients.• Effectively managed a broad spectrum of hardware development projects, including form factor phones, SW development boards, ASIC design verification platforms, and power measurement boards.

Reference Platform Group/Handset Design Services GroupKey developer and cross-functional lead for 2G/3G cellular handset system, hardware, and embedded software design.• Led multi-site teams of RF hardware, software, and systems engineers in the integration of GSM/UMTS RF chipsets onto Broadcom baseband platforms. Was the project interface to external RF chipset vendors. Led the projects from inception to pre-production. Was the key member in defining the RF software architectures, internal cross functional integration, RF verification testing, and customer platform integration. • Led multi-site teams of baseband software engineers in the integration of multiple peripheral drivers onto Broadcom baseband platforms. Was the primary interface between the software driver engineering organization and program management. • Architected, designed, and coordinated the integration of RF software algorithms to gain a competitive advantage for Broadcom cellular platforms.• Leveraged superior subject matter expertise to coordinate and lead training on the structure, usage, and development of RF software driver components for engineers and clients.• Architected, designed, and integrated RF software drivers for 2G/3G RF chipsets on several generations of baseband processors.• Key contributor to the ASIC architecture and definition of the 2G RF subsystem control in Broadcom baseband processors.• Designed, developed, and tested RF, analog, and audio circuits and their software drivers in a mass produced turnkey 2G handset.

Analog and Radio Engineering OrganizationLead applications engineer in a technical marketing group for a first generation Intel 2G RF chipset.• Designed, integrated, and tested RF software drivers for Intel cellular platforms that included both ARM and DSP code development.• Led customer support for RF software integration on Intel cellular platforms.• Designed a hardware and software platform for standalone RF chipset evaluation which included the ability to capture digital IQ receive data for post processing.

Baseband Software Development GroupBaseband embedded software design for 2G embedded modules and PCCard modem.• Designed and integrated RF software drivers for three independent GSM RF chipsets on two vendor’s baseband processors.• Supported embedded software debug, integration, field testing and device type approval at customer and vendor sights as well as type approval test houses.• Developed software components for E-OTD location services on a GSM embedded module and led it through lab verification testing.

PCCard Hardware Development & RF Infrastructure Product DevelopmentRF hardware design for wireless PCS standards including transmitters, receivers, high frequency phase locked loops, and power amplifiers.• Designed the RF section of a dual-band GSM/GPRS PCCard modem.• Designed a field test receiver for an UL-TOA GSM location system.• Evaluated GPS modules for a location system timing critical application.• Designed a calibration transmitter for an UL-TOA receiver.• Designed and built a prototype transmitter for the WCS frequency band.• Designed receiver and transmitter subsections of an IS-661 subscriber unit.• Modeled and designed several two to four watt PCS power amplifiers.• Developed hardware and software to test an IF-sampling receiver.

Corporate Communications Systems Research LaboratoryHardware design and development for a proof-of-concept wireless multimedia communication system. • Designed PCB that provided conversion between the RF section and the baseband processors.• Field tested the proof-of-concept system in suburban microcellular environment.• Simulated and designed frequency synthesizer phase locked loops and other analog circuits.

Digital Technology and DesignDigital hardware and FPGA design for wireless CDMA/TDMA hybrid system (IS-661).• Developed and integrated printed circuit boards for the subscriber handset unit.• Designed digital logic using Xilinx FPGAs.