Oversee Linux software engineering organization tasked with improving embedded Linux design, implementation and support for narrow band Ethernet attached radios.* Responsible for direct interaction with customers addressing specific needs for the product and their product deployments. * Responsible for integrating engineering, support and manufacturing teams to execute on a common goal. * Implemented processes for tracking customer and product change requests, new feature requirements and releases, and customer trouble reports. * Coaching multiple employees on standard operating practices with embedded Linux.* Implementing improved IT practices in a small business environment including product configuration and release management, software version control, network reliability, remote access, and disaster recovery. * Design of new features for IP packet routing on TDMA narrow band radio operating in both ISM and MAS frequency bands. * Implementation and debugging of both kernel drivers and user space applications in C, sh, HTML, Javascript, Python and make.

Research and develop novel approaches to embedded FGPA security for DOD SBIR.

* Designing software for various customer specific projects. * Implementation of applications in C and Python.

Oversee 31 employees including 6 Managers, tasked with improving responsiveness, efficiency and IP protection of Open Source solutions such as Linux and Android products across multiple locations including Boulder, CO, San Diego, CA, Raleigh, NC, and Austin, TX. Budget: $4M to $8M* Directed performance management activities, informal and formal feedback and coaching sessions, incentive planning and implementation. * Spearheaded development of a motivational environment through planning and execution of division wide team building and employee recognition and support efforts. * Due diligence analysis for Patent Review Board, ensuring progress of employee invention and patent application support. * Crypto Operations Group (COG), assuring current, effective disaster recovery planning operations and leadership. * Managed 6 remote contractors building system for the Automotive market, resulting in development and successful integration of a Genivi compliant demonstration platform on Qualcomm Hardware. * Led research project team in the improvement of internal software processes related to legal release procedures including Source License, Export Compliance and IP exposure. Identified potential license violations and limited liability exposure. * Oversaw the software design and transition to a standard system architecture based on Masterside SMMU’s, effectively reducing support costs. - Guided System Sleep project team writing data analysis tools, resulting in accurate sleep - Ran team developing complex market analysis of Heterogeneous Compute for mobile. * Media Processor - Led initiative to develop software specs for Mobile chip migration to Over the Top Media and TV’s. Directed implementation of Blu-ray and DVD playback; uPNP renderer, server and remote; deinterlacing; and ATSB, DVB, and ISDB-T decoding. * Oversaw Meego framework porting to the Qualcomm MSM8660. Coordinated release planning, scheduling and staffing and customer communications.

Principal Engineer/Manager (10/2009 – 07/2010)Managed all aspects of release planning across baseport, multimedia and telephony, including formal and informal team leadership. Budget: $700k* Initiated enterprise project to port Symbian to the Qualcomm MSM7227 and MSM7225 series of Mobile processors, representing full ecosystem transition and potential IP exposure. Project grew from a team of 3 to a team of 22.Senior Staff Engineer/Manager & various progressive Engineering roles (11/1994 - 10/2009)

- Day to day maintenance of the Computer Science Departments information technology systems including: Installation, configuration and support of new computer systems. Disaster recovery plan management. Local area network installation, configuration and management.