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Burnsville, Mn

• Engaged in the design and re-creation of obsolete and No Longer Available (NLA) semiconductor products. Particularly focusing on embedded and stand alone analog and analog-like components such as memories, PLL's, op amps, comparators, voltage regulators, and ADC's.• Generated corporate semiconductor device and circuit design training materials, white papers, and other supporting documents

Lakeville, Mn

• Consulting and design services for electronic products including analog and mixed signal ICs, PCB based designs, and product supply chains.• Successfully designed and developed radiation hardened deep submicron nonvolatile memory and analog/mixed signal IP for a customer. First pass success was achieved on IP that was integrated into multi-million gate SOCs that are currently flying a NASA mission on the International Space Station.• Expert subject matter witness in a patent… Show more • Consulting and design services for electronic products including analog and mixed signal ICs, PCB based designs, and product supply chains.• Successfully designed and developed radiation hardened deep submicron nonvolatile memory and analog/mixed signal IP for a customer. First pass success was achieved on IP that was integrated into multi-million gate SOCs that are currently flying a NASA mission on the International Space Station.• Expert subject matter witness in a patent litigation. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Lead design consulting activities as well as dealing with numerous Human Resource, corporate infrastructure activities, and external subcontractors.• Managed, architected, and co-designed magnetic sensor signal processing IC.• Managed and executed the design, technology development, and manufacturing of multi-chip, multi-technology subsystem modules using CrossFire’s proprietary 2.5/3D interconnect technology.

Rochester, Mn

• Responsible for the architectural definition and development of next generation implantable devices for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) that include stimulation, electrophysiological recording, and neurotransmitter sensing in a closed-loop control configuration. • Engaged and developed relationships with outside companies as sources of technology and manufacturing expertise to manufacture the IPG and neurotransmitter sensing lead.

Bloomington,Mn

• Initiated PSI branded product line targeting LED lighting market with novel proprietary LED driver.• Group generated a portfolio of 17 patents. Co-authored two of these.• Established outsourced backend IC production packaging and test capability.• Collaborated with Process Engineering to validate design flows, device, models, and process compatibility with product road map.• Implemented Product Engineering, FAE, and Sales/Marketing capabilities to support… Show more • Initiated PSI branded product line targeting LED lighting market with novel proprietary LED driver.• Group generated a portfolio of 17 patents. Co-authored two of these.• Established outsourced backend IC production packaging and test capability.• Collaborated with Process Engineering to validate design flows, device, models, and process compatibility with product road map.• Implemented Product Engineering, FAE, and Sales/Marketing capabilities to support customers.• Contributed to, wrote, and designed Sales and Marketing collateral including Data Sheets, App Notes, White Papers, Demo Boards, iPhone controlled off-line LED flood light, etc. Show less

Bloomington, Mn

• Started design organization to supply design-to-spec Power Management ICs to parent company, Sanken Electric of Tokyo. Designs included DC-DC converters, PFC controllers, high voltage motor drivers, etc.• Successfully brought 8 novel BCD IC designs to market that the Sanken designers could not. Group also executed several other research and feasibility projects.• Wrote and implemented design flow methodology for analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs.• Recruited, hired, fired… Show more • Started design organization to supply design-to-spec Power Management ICs to parent company, Sanken Electric of Tokyo. Designs included DC-DC converters, PFC controllers, high voltage motor drivers, etc.• Successfully brought 8 novel BCD IC designs to market that the Sanken designers could not. Group also executed several other research and feasibility projects.• Wrote and implemented design flow methodology for analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs.• Recruited, hired, fired, reviewed, and managed staff of 17 engineers and technicians.• Generated tens of millions of dollars of wafer revenue for Polar Semiconductor. Show less

Plymouth, Mn

• Responsible for overseeing technical and business execution of the MSRF design group (17 direct reports).• Product portfolio included SOI based High Temperature (250 oC) low speed sensor interface systems electronics (e.g., precision choppered op amps, delta-sigma ADCs, and EEPROMs), Radiation Hardened Gigabit Data Rate Data Communications Circuitry (e.g., SERDES, DLL, and PLLs) for on-board satellite communications systems, and MEMs Accelerometer Interface Electronics for smart… Show more • Responsible for overseeing technical and business execution of the MSRF design group (17 direct reports).• Product portfolio included SOI based High Temperature (250 oC) low speed sensor interface systems electronics (e.g., precision choppered op amps, delta-sigma ADCs, and EEPROMs), Radiation Hardened Gigabit Data Rate Data Communications Circuitry (e.g., SERDES, DLL, and PLLs) for on-board satellite communications systems, and MEMs Accelerometer Interface Electronics for smart ordinance applications,• Modernized and unified design tool flow to improve design efficiency and probability of first pass success. Negotiated contracts with EDA vendors.• Lead effort of writing of a new comprehensive business plan for the MSRF group. Show less

Plymouth, Mn

• Oversaw the technical execution of the organization (8 direct reports), planned budgets, scheduled workloads and assignments, reported performance to senior staff, and bid government programs.• Product portfolio included GPS and Electronic Warfare receivers (e.g., LNAs, mixers, and PLLs) for munitions targeting applications.

Plymouth, Mn

• Improved time-to-market and first pass success performance for the organization.• Advised Senior Staff on improving overall performance of the organization in the commercial marketplace.

Edina, Mn

• Responsible for all product development activities of the entire engineering and layout staff (25 direct reports) for the PMD product line.

Edina, Mn

• Staffed, planned, coordinated, and led the daily activities of all engineering and layout staff (17 direct reports) with the exception of the top tier of the engineering staff.

Edina, Mn

• Developed 2nd generation 10 Gbps fiber optic CMOS/SiGe BiCMOS parallel fiber products.

Edina, Mn

• Ensured the production release of parallel fiber ICs.• Received a “Team Effort” recognition award from the Product Engineering Group on this program • The "EE Times" recognized this chip set as a “Product of the Week.”

Edina, Mn

• Spearheaded product entry into parallel fiber as both Design Lead and technical liaison to main customer.

Edina, Mn

• Responsible for the design and development of 3.2 Gbps fiber optic CMOS/SiGe BiCMOS PMD ICs.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Developed and co-authoring the corporate business plan.• Interfaced with corporate, Venture Capital, and private individuals to raise initial capitalization funds.• Business plan was a top ten finalist in the Entrepreneurial Business Plan Competition at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. Submission withdrawn when company was acquired by AMCC.

Bloomington, Mn

• Initiated and directed joint research efforts with Universities.• Corporate technical representative to joint university/industry research organization, NSIC (National Storage Industry Consortium).

Bloomington, Mn

• Performed self-directed research and advanced concepts for novel CMOS/BiCMOS disk drive preamps.

Fridley, Mn

• Key contributor acting as marketing group interface and providing system/circuit level design for microcontroller based system. • Provided leadership to Medtronic engineers and supervised outside contract engineers.

Fridley, Mn

• Led/supervised a small technical group dedicated to realizing an advanced technology for future products.

Fridley, Mn

• Investigated and implemented novel pacemaker compatible CMOS mixed signal circuitry.

Eagan, Mn

• Designed and developed microwave power HEMT devices.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Taught junior level course in analog electronics.

Newbury Park, Ca

• Performed parametric characterization of GaAs MESFETs and developed circuit simulation models.

Murray, Hill, Nj

• Worked on a special project to design, fabricate, and evaluate a novel current access magnetic bubble memory. This work served as the basis of the Master’s Thesis.

Phd, Semiconductor Device Physics

• Researched gallium arsenide heterostructure device physics • Thesis: “The Numerical Simulation of Semiconductor Heterostructures.”

Mse, Electrical Engineering And Applied Physics

• Study area was magnetics and semiconductor devices • Thesis: “Three-Conductor Current-Access Magnetic Bubble Memory.”

Bsc, Major In Physics With An Emphasis On Mathematics And Solid-State Physics