2. EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
MS, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M
BS, Electrical Engineering, Louisiana
State University
Registered Professional Engineer
3. OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
22 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE – 1992 TO 2014
2013 – 2014 General Manager, Comverge
2011 – 2012 VP of Operations, Aclara
Technologies
2009 – 2011 Director of Marketing,
Murata Electronics
2006 – 2009 Technology Manager,
Nokia Siemens Networks
1998 – 2006 Senior Research Manager,
Nokia
1996 – 1998 Senior Hardware Designer,
Raytheon
4. PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter
OFDM Wireless LANs: A Theoretical and Practical
Guide. Sams Publishing, 2002
Selected Papers
Rapid Scheduling of Efficient FPGA Architectures
for Next-Generation HSDPA Wireless System Using
Precision C Synthesizer, IEEE International Workshop
on Rapid Systems Prototyping (June 2003)
Scalable FPGA Architectures for LMMSE-based
SIMO Chip Equalizer in HSDPA Downlink, IEEE
Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers
(November 2003)
Compact Hardware Accelerator for Functional
Verification and Rapid Prototyping of 4G Wireless
Communication Systems, IEEE the 38th Asilomar
Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers
(November 2004)
5. CAPTAIN, U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS 1992 - 1996
LEADER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING, DISCIPLINE, AND
WELFARE OF 46 SOLDIERS IN A TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
Achieved a 100%
communications readiness
rate while providing critical
radio links in one of the
largest Army communication
networks in support of a
70,000+ soldier Corps
6. SENIOR HARDWARE DESIGNER, RAYTHEON 1996 - 1998
• Developed and maintained VHDL code for
a signal-processing design utilizing FPGAs,
and successfully verified and tested board
design prior to system integration
• Developed the software (Korn Shell) for
controlling the versioning of factory test-
equipment software
LEAD HARDWARE DESIGNER FOR THE DESIGN AND TESTING OF A
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR A PROPRIETARY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
7. SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER, NOKIA 1998 - 2006
• Proposed and managed an annual
research portfolio and established the
rapid-prototyping center of excellence
for Nokia Research Center
• Designed, implemented, and
demonstrated the world’s first end-to-
end HSDPA system
• Marketed HSDPA demonstrations for
Nokia customers including AT&T and
T-Mobile helping Nokia garner 50% of
the HSDPA contracts in 2004 and
2005
• Designed, implemented, and
demonstrated Nokia’s first IEEE
802.11a 5GHz prototype system
supporting a peak data-rate of 54
Mbps
SENIOR RESEARCHER AND PROJECT MANAGER IN THE AREA OF
PHYSICAL-LAYER HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS AND
IMPLEMENTATION FOR VARIOUS WIRELESS STANDARDS
8. TECHNOLOGY MANAGER, NSN 2006 - 2009
• Collaborated with customers,
academia, and technology
suppliers of next-generation signal
processors in the wireless market
• Drove and managed strategic
partnerships with key U.S.
universities to foster the
development of new wireless
technologies for future NSN
businesses
• Developed and demonstrated
NSN’s first HSDPA femtocell access
point establishing NSN’s leadership
in the femtocell market
• Developed the architecture for a
femtocell baseband/MAC SoC and
DROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW L1 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR
FUTURE NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORK (NSN) BASESTATIONS
9. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, MURATA 2009 - 2011
• Drove the Smart Energy wireless
market analysis, product concepts,
design, and sales working with
customers, engineering,
operations, and management
• Led the business development,
marketing, and sales of wireless
modules for the Smart Energy
market enabling a new vertical
business
• Drove the engineering
development of a ZigBee module
for the smart energy/Advanced
Meter Infrastructure market
• Launched two ZigBee modules
and developed all marketing
material including presentations,
DROVE THE WIRELESS MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
SMART ENERGY/AMI MARKET COVERING ZIGBEE, WIFI,
BLUETOOTH, AND CUSTOM SOLUTIONS.
10. VP OF OPERATIONS, ACLARA 2011 - 2012
• Supervised a record three-
fold increase in year-over-
year AMI sales volume
• Drove the FCC, ZigBee,
and Sprint certifications of
Metrum AMI endpoint
products
• Drove the joint marketing
with Verizon and Sprint on
AMI opportunities
CELLULAR-BASED, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND ENDPOINT
AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY/UTILITY ADVANCED
METER INFRASTRUCTURE “AMI” AND SMART GRID APPLICATIONS
11. GENERAL MANAGER, COMVERGE 2013 - 2014
• Program manager on 3 utility
programs responsible for P&L
and all operational issues
• Increased program gross
margins by 20%
• Improved customer
satisfaction on all programs
resolving critical reporting
and communication issues
• Drove contract extensions on
key programs working with
the sales teams
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DEMAND-RESPONSE UTILITY PROGRAMS IN
TEXAS AND ARIZONA INCLUDING INSTALLATIONS, SALES AND
MARKETING, AND SERVICE THAT INCLUDES P&L RESPONSIBILITIES
AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO
MEET CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES
12. SUMMARY
Proven leader with management
experience covering research,
engineering, marketing/sales,
business development, and operations
Broad and deep wireless background
working with both standardized and
proprietary systems for various
vertical markets
Extensive knowledge of the Smart
Energy/AMI market from the Home
Area Network (HAN) to the utility
head-end systems
Developed and marketed a broad
portfolio of leading-edge wireless
technologies