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HEWLETT PACKARD12/97 to Present9/77 to 4/85
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HP Solutions Operation Program Manager
HP Laboratories Project Manager
Solutions Services Division Project Manager
HP
Genenchem
Project Manager
Engineering
Productivity Division
Technical Support Manager
Scientific Instruments Division
R & D Design Engineer
At Hewlett Packard, have spent twelve years in engineering lead, management and marketing positions. These past two years as a Project/Program Manager on the HP CoolTown program led teams in establishing and executing research agendas spanning device connectivity, wireless technologies and location awareness. Management efforts included CoolTown for Disney and the CoolTown Executive Briefing Centers in Palo Alto and Singapore. Helped promote the CoolTown vision with on-site customer presentations, customer visits and speaking engagements, including HP World Japan. Managed consultants in the development of IRDA URL emitters and transceivers (Beacon2, CoolTag and Taggy). Technical contributions included eight patent disclosures, three filed patents, co-author of three papers, and development of the technologies demonstrated in the CoolTown Executive Briefing Center.
Previously as a Project Manager at SSV, directed the hardware development of a medium volume (50,000 units per year) “black-box” for remote elevator monitoring. Responsible for managing a dozen full-time engineers, contractors and consultants. Interface responsibilities included the east-coast customer, overseas suppliers, overseas manufacturing, a remote software project manager, as well as working with the traditional internal HP organizations. Aggressive 18-month design schedule remained on track despite numerous customer driven product changes.
In 1977, Started HP as the first microprocessor system designer for the Scientific Instruments Division. As a key team member, helped develop and introduce the world’s first parallel scanning Spectrophotometer and its lower cost follow-on. Moved to the Engineering Productivity Division upon being promoted to Technical Support Department Manager for integrated circuit CAD tools. As well as becoming skilled in IC design, helped team develop marketing programs, training classes and oversaw the QA and software releases of all IC development tools produced by the division. When HP decided to invest in the development of biotechnical instrumentation they formed the HP Genechem company. Was invited to be a founder of the company and to serve as Project Manger. Led the development efforts for the world’s first automated enzyme characterization system and HP’s first robotic chemistry system. Invented the robotics language still used in HP/Agilent products today.
LIONHEARTH TECHNOLOGIES4/96 to 12/97
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VICE PRESIDENT
As Vice President of a small Silicon Valley startup, was responsible for both engineering and marketing management. Directed a team of software engineers in Russia and a collection of artists, engineers, programmers and consultants in the US for programs that focused on government contracts. The Virtual Command Post developed for the US Army allowed commanders to meet and collaborate in a seamless, common meeting space using low-bandwidth communications links or across the Internet. Managed all aspects of this program from product definition, system design, customer interface and final system delivery. Was responsible for product planning, budgeting, as well as marketing functions including Web site development, trade shows and corporate literature.
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION10/86 to 4/96
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DIRECTOR of ENGINEERING, Consumer Products
Served in a variety of positions including Engineering Manager, Marketing Manager, Director of General Aviation Products and Director of Consumer Products. As a founder of the Avionics Division and its Engineering Manager, oversaw the development of the world’s first GPS receiver for General Aviation, the first certified GPS receiver for instrument operation, the first handheld GPS for Aviation as well as the first PDA based moving map GPS. These products launched the division from no revenue to $24 million in three years. As Director of the Consumer Products group led Trimble’s effort towards making every computer “Location Aware” with the launch of the Locator, the world’s smallest battery operated GPS for mobile computing. Product contributions generated revenues of over one hundred and thirty million dollars with shipments of over sixty-five thousand units. Managed a group of nineteen people with a budget of over two million dollars.
SILICON SOLUTIONSCORPORATION4/85 to 9/86
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PROJECT MANAGER
Managed the project team of IC designers, hardware and software engineers in the development of a high performance logic and fault simulation engine. Had full responsibility for project organization, planning, control and implementation. Functioned as the primary interface with manufacturing to see the product into production and with marketing to position the product in the marketplace. When resources were scarce, skills in hardware, software and mechanical design were utilized in the product implementation.
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| University of California at Santa Barbara
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| Two Hundred and Forty Hours of Project Management Training |
| Fifty-Six Hours of Reliability, Accounting, Economics, Law, and Customer Relations. |
| President (one year) & Vice-President (one year) PAG Homeowners Association |
| 'C', Pascal, Fortran, Basic and various dead languages |
| Assembly: 8080, Z-80, TMS 320 |
| Operating Systems: UNIX, DOS, HP 64000, Various DEC, IBM & HP OS's |
| Processors: 68000, 6809, Z-80, 8080, TMS 320 |
| Interests: Flying, Travel, Skiing, Electronics, Personal Computing and Parenting My Children |
