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Carlsbad, California, United States

• Manage software deliveries and design initiatives for the CellBounce Product Line
• Proxy Authentication Server – designed and reduced to practice a 3GPP SIM authentication system and method to ensure authentication of a 3G Mobile Device/SIM card associated to the CellBounce CB34U
• Factory SW Provisioning Improvement – improved product yields by directly updating sub-system component firmware and provisioning to address factory issues with missing data.
• Device Acceptance Trials – provided direct SW support for ADT, Resideo deployments, ongoing support for the Verisure Project
• Voice over LTe (VoLTE) – drove development for VoLTE support for Vodafone Spain and Orange to support Voice and SMS services.
• Device Integration – coordinate deliveries across multiple vendors to deliver integration solution to customers (vendors include Node-H, Ecrio, AVSystem, Qualcomm, ublox)

Carlsbad, CA

• Architect and Head of SoftwareTechnical Co-Founder responsible for end-to-end software architecture to support 3G-4G communications including Data, SMS, Device Management Services.
• CoreNetwork Implementation – created initial architecture to include sufficient capability for 3G-UTMS and 3G-CDMA devices to attach to the CellBounce device. This was concurrent development work across two vendors.
• 4G Modem Management – extended Linux OS support for LTE CAT-M1, including multiple APN management across concurrent connections, implemented VoLTE support for uBlox Sara-R4 for LinuxOS (CB34U) and VxWorks (CB34C)
• API Development – worked with AT&T on the IOT-GW, Secure Key Server API’s to deliver 3G SIM card credentials to the CellBounce Platform
• Device Integration – managed all 3G device work for UMTS and CDMA2K development.
• Device Acceptance Trials – provided direct SW support for AT&T friendly user trials.

Santa Clara, CA

• CloudMinds was an early-stage startup with a broad product portfolio. My task was to attempt to bring this vast portfolio of tech innovations into a catalog we could provide to customers.
• SDWAN development - Completed high level designs for last mile solution for customers connectivity into our SDWAN/MPLS cloud
• Endpoint development – with partners, develop SIM card applications for 3G device global access for Internet of Things.
• Android UI/UX Development – completed UI design work for camera and application launcher for RED Hydrogen H1 mobile handset.
• Early work on Device Management, App Development for RAMAN spectrometer module for Cloudminds A1 handset
• Requirements capture for next-gen mobile device and associated expansion modules.

Greater San Diego Area

• As a member of ATT’s Technical Project Management Office – Sustained Leap’s ongoing CDMA/LTE services until network shutdown, managing vendors for sustained service, winding down for various Core Platforms.
• AAA/HSS/SPR – Amdocs HSS/AAA, Nokia-Siemens OneNDS for SPR/NetAct
• OTASP/OTAPA for CDMA – Accuris Networks AccuProfile/AccuRoam Platforms
• BIP-HTTPS for UICC – CSIM/USIM – GemaltoHighlights
• Security – team lead for GHOST/SHELLSHOCK issues that affected many of the platforms, including threat surface analysis, remediation strategy planning and execution.
• OSS Billing System Cutover – upstream vendor data center move that impacted many downstream provisioning platforms

Greater San Diego Area

• Designed, reviewed, approved, and implemented high-level designs for vertical/horizontal platform integration across multiple vendors, including Messaging, Anti-SPAM, Authentication and Activation, and Security Policy.
• Project Lead for LTE integration with a partner for LTE Roaming/MVNO Projects.Platform Engineer –Authentication and Activation
• Lead Engineer for 4G/3G Activation Platforms
• Lead Engineer for HSS/SPR/AAA
• Designed/Implemented Auth Improvements for 3G/4G to reduce fraudPlatform Engineer - 3G/4G Messaging Services
• Directly responsible for SMS/MMS platforms delivering over 7 billion messages per month – 1300 messages/month/per subscriber with zero down time.

Greater San Diego Area

• Systems Design Engineer for UMTS/CDMA Products – rejoining Kyocera, I was the Systems Design Engineer responsible for Kyocera’s first GSM/UMTS Product. Integrated new platform/customer requirements into Kyocera’s.
• Defined Systems Requirements for UICC, Java, 3GPP standards
• Managed integration issues in a complex OEM/ODM relationship between Qualcomm, Compal, Kvaleberg AS/Smarterphone, Kyocera Communications JapanRequirements Manager for Tier 1 Carriers and Mobile Virtual Network.
• Compañía Anónima Nacional de Telefonos de Venezuela – Movilnet (CANTV)
• Telefonica/Movistar – multiple regions
• América Móvil – multiple regionsCDMA 1x/EV-DO – sustained and maintained relationships with established customers:

Saratoga, CA

First Silicon Valley Startup Play... Bounce was an idea to connect devices over a DHT/DLT network with an emphasis on peer to peer relay and traffic localization.Role - Early stage startup work with Bounce Technologies as a technical co-founder and interim CTO - designed and developed an architecture around DHT/DLT in a mobile mesh environment with content.

Greater San Diego Area

• Established and maintained a profitable independent consultancy, used domain experience and expertise to resolve problems, provide solutions, and deliver products. Clients include Kyocera America, Aricent/frog design.
• Product Realization Manager – provided process guidance, applied best practices to a development effort - targeting Tier 1 operators and OEM’s with BrewMP. Managed cross-functional software UI/UX porting effort to.
• Machine-to-Machine Communications – designed and implemented end-to-end protocol and software API’s to facilitate communications between devices. Successfully provided proof of concept to end customer as a joint.
• Machine to Machine Communications – provided implementation details and protocol expertise for 3G-CDMA Data implementation across different embedded modem solutions
• Femtocell Research – completed high-level design for multi-protocol femto cell and system control, incorporating whitelist/blacklist access control. Provided whitepaper for DOE/DHS Grant including technical approach.

Greater San Diego Area

• Systems Engineer - completed high-level designs; established system design criteria and requirements documentation across multiple projects including Multiple Radio Access Controller, Wimax/WiFi Premises Equipment.
• IEEE 802.16m – System Requirements Document, Evaluation Methodology Document, System Definition Document
• 3GPP2 C.S10016 Revision D – Multiple Mode System Selection
• 3GPP2 C.P0087 – E-UTRAN to cdma2000 Connectivity and Interworking air interface
• 3GPP2 C.S0024-B – cdma2000 high rate packet data (Revision B)
• 3GPP2 C.S0084-00x – Medium Access Control layer for ultra mobile broadband

Greater San Diego Area

Established and built 'best of class' OEM team for MS/BS Interop for CDMA post Qualcomm sale of business unit - Directly accountable to Vice-President, Engineering for device carrier acceptance across all product lines. * Technical Account Manager - Met regularly with customer compliance managers to monitor current project status.* Customer Acceptance.

Greater San Diego Area

Interoperability lead for signaling conformance, CDG Stage 2 – as IOT lead for QCPI, oversaw all internal and external interoperability testing related to Qualcomm/Kyocera Wireless handsets. * Test Lead for 2-way text messaging services – launch partner with Verizon Wireless* System test lead for QCP-2135, QCP-2119 handsets* Productized QCOM internal test.