Experienced Technology Company Founder, Business Owner, Engineering CTOPseudo-retired but open to the right opportunity.... I’m a very self-driven, successful high-tech serial entrepreneur with 30 years’ experience setting up and guiding technology start-ups to technical and financial success. Two of these companies were eventually acquired by well-known publicly traded companies. In both cases, after the acquisition I was hired by the companies to continue developing the product line and expanding the markets for them.Throughout my electronics career, I have particularly specialized in the areas of Industrial and Smart City IoT, building automation control systems including access control, energy management, occupancy sensing, wired and wireless, interior & exterior lighting and HVAC control. Additionally, directed the development of a line of smart city IoT based, intelligent wireless streetlight control systems along with various edge sensors/controllers using an array of proprietary & standards-based wireless technologies like Zigbee, Bluetooth, LoRa & LoRa WAN, LonWorks to the latest cellular LTE-M and NB-IoTPrevious Management level positions:• CEO• CTO• Sr. Director Product Management • Director Wireless Lighting Product Development • Director Engineering / R&D• VP Sales - Developed national dealer network of dealers and VARs 6 Technology PatentsTechnological Experience:- R&D & Engineering management- Wireless (RF) lighting control technology design - standards (and non-standards) based radio design- Power-line communications technology design- Indoor/Outdoor occupancy sensor design. Ultrasonic, Infrared, Microwave (Extreme long range!)- Occupancy Sensing HVAC and lighting control technology design (Infrared, Ultrasonic, Microwave)- Outdoor wireless lighting control solutions - Streetlights, parking garages, auto dealerships, parking- Occupancy sensing based HVAC and lighting control systems - Hotels, Military bases, Institutions- Quality Management - ACE Operating System - United Technologies - Ito University graduate- Agency compliance testing & verification - UL, NOM. FCC certifications, CE, EMC/EMI Other areas of management experience:• Offshore (China & Mexico) Production and Logistics• Offshore contract design• Systems Installation and maintenance• OEM Product Development - concept to production
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