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Cupertino, California, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

• Directed the data science, backend software, and DevOps teams in the creation of mobile-centric AI coaching products for health & wellness, weight loss, and chronic disease management• Led the design and implementation of algorithms for product features such as intelligent meal parsing, sleep estimation, AI conversation engine, and activity classification• Designed and managed the Java, Python backend software applications and server/database infrastructure on AWS; reduced cost of production backend system by 75% while achieving 10x reduction in downtime• Served as Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Information Security Officer for compliance matters (e..g HIPAA)• Managed the company's Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio

Tokyo, Jp

• Managed teams developing instrument control and data analysis software for flow cytometry instruments that perform cell counting, analysis, and sorting in medical research applications• Provided expert guidance on software design and analysis to teams developing C#, C++ application software and DSP, FPGA firmware for four product lines• Analyzed signal statistics, frequency spectra in MATLAB and designed novel signal estimation and control algorithms for the SY3200 high-speed cell sorter• Led the effort to institute software development processes and integrate geographically dispersed (Tokyo, San Jose, and Champaign) software teams, technologies, and infrastructure across the larger Sony Biosciences business unit• Coordinated interactions and formalized interfaces between software development and other groups involved in the product development life cycle: product management, quality assurance, manufacturing, and field service• Collaborated with senior management to establish a quality system and improve processes for product development, deployment, and maintenance at the Sony Biotechnology Inc. subsidiary (formerly i-Cyt)

• Managed a cross-functional team to transfer ImageSense, a series of image analysis algorithms developed under government contract, from the research phase to the UltraSightHD Digital Colposcopy System, an FDA-approved medical device used to detect and diagnose abnormalities of the vagina and cervix, especially cervical cancer• Designed the clinical workflow and user interface for UltraSightHD• Optimized the performance of data analyses (e.g. filtering, segmentation, classification) by 25x to enable real-time operation in the UltraSightHD commercial product• Developed and managed all aspects of the product lifecycle for a new medical device to assist in colonoscopies and cancer detection including: market research and product definition, product feature specification and roadmap, clinical workflow and user interface, software design and implementation, integration of video analysis algorithms, hardware platform selection, hazard and risk analysis, and FDA submission strategy• Managed the Quality System & Document Control; passed an FDA process audit• Wrote and submitted three FDA 510(k) medical device applications; all three were approved as substantially equivalent (SE)

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Led the development of data analysis techniques for an intelligent video management system that provides integrated recording, search, analysis, and management capabilities to the security industry; the team implemented optimized algorithms in MATLAB, C#, C/C++, and Intel IPP to extract relevant motion, face (detection and recognition), object, and scene information from multiple channels of live video• Managed the software development team within the Analytics group, teams of outsourced developers to integrate cameras for video and image acquisition, and cross-functional teams of data scientists and software developers• Drove the creation of new product features, from algorithm design through software implementation, QA testing, and customer technical support• Developed and maintained the strategic roadmap for new analytics and related product features, in consultation with product management and executive teams• Spearheaded the effort to provide product management with data-driven performance analyses for business-critical system tradeoffs and constraints

Chengdu, Sichuan, Cn

• Led the development of major system features (e.g. power control, link adaptation, and paging) for i-Burst, a novel, next-generation protocol and smart-antenna cellular system that provides wide-area wireless data access to end-users at DSL speeds• Designed and implemented signal processing algorithms and protocol-layer software in C on embedded VxWorks-based base station and user terminal DSPs• Coordinated end-to-end feature implementation among the research, development, integration, and validation groups

Stanford, Ca, Us

• Led system integration and experimental demonstration of a novel video analysis and navigation system on the OTTER autonomous underwater vehicle and the Ventana remotely-operated vehicle• Developed real-time optimal estimation, control, and image analysis algorithms for vehicle position sensing, ocean floor mapping, and robot navigation

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aeronautics And Astronautics

Master'S Degree, Aeronautics And Astronautics

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering