- Authored initial 100G Firmware Specification Requirements from OIF-MSA-100glh (Customer Requirements).- Designed and developed digital systems supporting high speed (100G and 40G) fiber optic CFP and ULH (Ultra Long Haul) transceiver modules.- Implemented high speed FPGA and embedded Microcontroller interface and communications protocols to support product requirements. - High Speed ADC/DAC/DSP communications and control.Implemented High Speed 6 channel optical modulation utilizing embedded microcontroller.- Developed code/hardware design to support all required MDIO, SPI, I2C/SMBUS and OTU4.10 host/module control and communication.- Designed and developed 100G ULH Customer Evaluation Board and Demo Software.- Responsible for transitioning modules from R&D to production and training production test engineers.- Responsible for root cause analysis and corrective action at the assembly, firmware, component, module, and automated test levels for improving production yield.

- Worldwide responsibility for quality of EDA software products, FPGA hardware validation, IP validation, development kits, and reference designs.- Established and unified product development and quality processes and procedures from multiple corporate acquisitions. Certified to ISO9001 and TS16949. - Implemented intra/inter departmental Configuration Management and DTS system from disparate systems utilizing SOA programming model.- Established quality metrics and control charts, increasing overall quality success rates from 73% (Sigma 2.1) to 96% (Sigma 3.3) in 5 years. - Increased efficiency of product builds (3.5 mloc) and decreased customer defect cycle times resulting in a 61% efficiency increase.

- Responsible for Software, Build and IP development teams. - Project Manager for EDA product releases involving global project teams.- FPGA hardware device capture and database build. Optimized database size by 30% to run high density FPGAs on 32 bit systems. - Developed ispLeverDSP providing customer ability to implement FPGA designs within a Matlab based environment.- Designed and supported DSP IP cores.- Supported and enhanced FPGA logic mapping, placer and router algorithms.- Developed customer reference designs (VHDL/Verilog) and development kits

Hired and retained initial quality staff.- Responsible for benchmarking and overall quality of all functional and system level components of EDA products.- Worked with technical writers to develop online manuals and tutorials. - Primary FAE and customer contact for analyzing and driving the resolution of customer defects.- Coordinated with management and 3rd party partners to drive quality of results and performance targets..

- Responsible for the design, layout, and manufacturing of the guidance and control and laser acquisition circuit boards. - Implemented redesign of legacy ASIC, converting design to use Xilinx FPGA and TI TMS320 DSP core.- Teamed with systems engineering to redesign cost prohibitive RLG components using low cost automotive grade sensors.

- Contracted to perform signal processing and software development work.

- Responsible for overall cost, quality and scheduling for the manufacturing of telemetry transmitter, sonar, and power generation product lines. - Increased production rates from 1 transmitter per month to 2 transmitters per month through total quality management (TQM) initiatives.

- Responsible for installation and maintenance of US Navy and Air force RF telemetry transmitters and receivers used on surface ships and aircraft during antisubmarine warfare missions.- Responsible for developing DOD maintenance and repair manuals.