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Austin, TX, US

San Jose, California, US

Santa Clara, California, US

• Responsible for the Product Roadmap, Requirements and Product Lifecycle for the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), GCC and LLVM Compiler, Debugger, Bare-Metal and RTOS runtime, Open Embedded Linux distribution.
• Created the RISC-V software strategy around the SiFive Freedom Product lines and development systems based on virtual platforms, FPGA and HiFive development boards
• Spearheaded HiFive Pro P550, the highest performance RISC-V development system in partnership with Intel
• Formed Strategic Alliances with both Independent Software Vendors and open-source communities enabling support for the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture using MBOs
• Launched the HiFive Inventor development platform providing an immersive web-based STEM curriculum in partnership with the BBC

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Formed and led the multidisciplinary software development team using Scrum to build end to end IoT applications creating business insights from device data
• Bootstrapped the Arm Pelion Platform Services and initial applications incorporating a pilot-based sales model that resulted in 400M+ devices under management using KPIs

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Formed and led the Advanced Product Development team responsible for Device Management Services integration into Mbed OS 6 and Mbed Linux OS using MBOs (Mbed OS 6 is the first securely managed operating system for Arm.
• Initiated the Mbed Open Governance Program and chaired the architecture working group while growing Mbed OS adoption to more than 500k+ developers by including Mbed OS as part of the NPI and GTM plans for NXP, Nordic.

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Architect and Technical Lead for Mbed OS 5 leading the global team of 220+ software developers building security, connectivity, HAL, and core operating system services
• Used the Scaled Agile Framework and a time-based release train to align 7 programs and our 5 design centers to deliver features every 3 months and bug fixes every 2 weeks

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Scaled the Mbed Developer Enablement team globally and created the Mbed Enabled program to bring consistency to partner hardware that runs Mbed OS software
• Built the BBC micro:bit for millions of STEM students worldwide. Formed strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Baidu – 10M+ consumer products ship with Mbed OS
• Presenter at Arm Techcon, Linaro Connect, NXP Technology Forum; host of Austin IoT Deep Dive Meetup; and launched Mbed Connect, a global developer conference

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Formed the Mbed Partnership Program that resulted in 85+ ecosystem partners
• Managed the Mbed Developer Enablement team and was the Technical Account Manager for Atmel, NXP, SiLabs, On Semi, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Microsoft, and IBM
• Technical lead and maintainer for DAPLink, open-source firmware for debug probes

Cambridge, Cambs, GB

• Supported the global Mbed developer community and was responsible for its growth from 25k to 150k monthly active developers
• Mentored and judged at hackathon events leading to $1.5M+ dollars in award money

Austin, TX, US

• Hardware design using Orcad – SPICE simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout
• Bluetooth 2.1 EDR stack for a hybrid intercom system used by First Responders
• Patent granted for noise-cancellation technology used in Bostrom Seats enabling open-microphone, in-seat intercom fitment becoming standard in 2014 and newer products
• Optimized manufacturing operations by integrating with the NetSuite ERP System leading to a Lean Manufacturing Methodology
• Managed relationships with contract manufacturers converting $2M+ in raw material inventory to $400k+ in open orders

Clearwater, Florida, US

• Hardware design using Altium – SPICE simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout
• Software for Nav-Interface – an ODM product for Pioneer and Kenwood Navigation Systems port-installed into Toyota, Subaru, Hyundai, and Suzuki vehicles
• Designed PAC-UP the in-field firmware update solution for Bluetooth and iPod integration hardware in General Motors and Ford vehicles
• 2011 CES Innovations Award, In-Vehicle Audio/Video category for the Phoenix Gold iAMP - Multi-channel Class AB audio amplifier with integrated DSP and auto-tuning