Technology leader with a proven track record of driving innovation in digital signal processing systems, AI/ML applications, and data-driven sensor technologies. Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer for a SaaS company leveraging AI/ML to combat counterfeit products, successfully launched with multiple major international sports apparel brands and achieving deployment at scale with hundreds of millions of units. Formerly Technical Director at CAES (acquired by Honeywell for $1.9B), where leadership efforts transformed the business from analog sub-assemblies to advanced digital systems. As Chief Technologist at Innovation Digital (acquired by ComSovereign for $8M), developed technology roadmaps that drove growth and acquisition. Over 15 years of technical leadership include roles such as RF Business Unit Lead at General Atomics and Principal Investigator at Northrop Grumman, where leadership of Counter-UAS systems resulted in a highly profitable program of record.
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CaesSan Diego County, California, United States -
Chief Technology OfficerStealth Startup Dec 2016 - PresentInvented an AI/ML-based computer vision technique to identify counterfeit products, designed a cost-effective implementation, and oversaw deployment across web and mobile platforms. Led the successful commercial launch of the technology for multiple major international sports apparel brands, achieving deployment at scale with unit quantities in the hundreds of millions. Managed strategic relationships with senior executive leadership at multinational corporations to drive continued business growth and integrate core intellectual property into their portfolios.
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Technical DirectorCobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Feb 2021 - Jul 2023Crystal City, Va, UsDevelop strategic roadmap for all digital architecture and implementation activities for next generation RF frontends. Lead research and development efforts in high speed data converters, PA linearization and digital beamforming. Architect new anti-jamming system concept and lead capture activities for UASs.
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Chief TechnologistInnovation Digital, Llc Jul 2013 - Jan 2021San Diego, Ca, UsInvolved in all aspects of the company including customer engagement, technology development, and strategic business development. Develop and implement digital pre-distortion and nonlinear compensation techniques for wideband ADCs, DACs, and RF Power Amplifiers designed for 5G applications. -
Chief EngineerGeneral Atomics Feb 2018 - May 2018San Diego, Ca, UsTechnical Lead/Chief Engineer for the Acquisition, Track and Point segment for a high energy laser program. Led a team of 15 engineers with signal processing, optical, and software backgrounds on the development of a high fidelity model and simulation effort. Led the development of a tracker algorithm as well as the peripheral image processing techniques. -
Capture ManagerGeneral Atomics Jul 2017 - May 2018San Diego, Ca, UsLead various science and technology business captures for the software information processing and exploitations group through the development of novel EO/IR, LiDAR, and MMW sensor system concepts. Responsible for responding to RFI/RFP/BAAs and shaping capture strategies towards DoD S&T offices such as DARPA and ONR. Lead proof-of-concept technical developments on machine learning projects such as a video objective classification algorithms based on Fast R-CNN, and sparse optimization based on Total Variation for RF arrays
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Technical LeadGeneral Atomics May 2016 - Jul 2017San Diego, Ca, UsResponsible for the strategic and tactical development of the signal processing backend for all Special Missions Business Unit RF sensor technologies. Develop technology roadmaps and capture strategies for various sensor systems R&D activities, and oversee the execution of DSP related efforts on funded programs. Support various DoD Science & Technology focused business captures and lead technical inputs on various proposals, including the recently awarded DARPA CONCERTO effort. Act as project engineer / principal investigator as required, as well as support various high level functional responsibilities.
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Software LeadNorthrop Grumman Jul 2015 - May 2016Falls Church, Va, UsLead the development effort of a software package supporting the The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program of record. -
Principal InvestigatorNorthrop Grumman Nov 2014 - May 2016Falls Church, Va, UsPI for two $1M~$10M Counter-UAS related R&D efforts with 10 reporting engineers. Invented the concept for MAUI and grew the independent R&D project with seeding funding into a multidisciplinary effort over 18 months on developing a new acoustic sensing technology. Lead the internal capture and execution of the DRAKE project to develop a new electronic warefare (EW) technology. Both technologies were successfully demonstrated at BlackDart 2016. MAUI went on to win the prestigious Simon Ramo Award and DRAKE went on to become a $10M ~ $50M program of record. Lead technical developments on various PCA and SVM based classification algorithms.
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Senior Systems EngineerNorthrop Grumman Aug 2014 - Jun 2015Falls Church, Va, UsCreated use cases for Citadel Enterprise Battle and Command System to properly capture the customer's needs. Implemented Classification, Discrimination, and Identification algorithm in C++. Developed an Extend Kalman Filter based multi-target tracking algorithm and analyzed performance in Matlab end-to-end simulation; technology led to unique NG discriminator in air and missile defense.
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Communication Systems EngineerTrellisware Technologies Jun 2011 - May 2012San Diego, Ca, UsDeveloped a new transceiver algorithm for MIMO communications in Matlab for advanced signal intelligence applications in harsh environments. Created a suite of spectrum analysis and estimation techniques in C++ template libraries for SIGINT; this effort advanced model and simulation capabilities and expanded library of analysis tools. -
EngineerLensvector Jun 2009 - Jun 2011San Jose, Ca, UsCreated PHP based web environment for data extraction from SQL database to improve the user experience (UX) of solid state optics yield analysis. Designed image processing algorithms in Labview and integrated automated inspection system consisting of CMOS sensors and motorized XY stage for capturing defects in solid state optics.
Wes W. Education Details
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Uc San DiegoElectrical And Computer Engineering -
Uc Santa BarbaraElectrical Engineering
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University Of California, DavisElectrical Engineering
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Wes W. attended Uc San Diego, Uc Santa Barbara, University Of California, Davis.
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