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Technology business leader known for his abilities to develop and deliver products which are aligned with market needs; Extensive knowledge of hardware, software and chip products in embedded and PC-centric environments; Training in both technical and business disciplines, and ability to do business in both English and German. Available for a senior management position in technical marketing, product management, or product development with a leading technology business in North America.

Professional Experience

Vice President, Engineering
Helped the company expand from a pure licensing business into a consumer-electronics product company.

• Reporting to COO
• Responsible for all engineering aspects including hardware engineering, DSP development and software applications
• Team of 15 employees
• Active involvements in complex technical problems
• Introduced formalized product development and release processes
  

Director, Hardware Development
Served as multi-disciplined engineering manager of individuals engaged in product development.

• Reporting to VP of Engineering
• Responsible for all hardware aspects including electrical, firmware, mechanical, industrial design and regulatory compliance
  
• Team of up to 29 employees including 11 electrical engineers, 8 firmware developers, PCB designers, lab technicians, audio measurement engineers, diagnostics developers, mechanical engineers and industrial designers
• Team distributed across mutliple offices in Californa, Florida and Germany
  
• Active involvement to solve complex technical or operational problems
• Mentoring staff on technical issues
  
• Improved re-use, platform development and sharing of results
• Improved cost consciousness, cost control and accuracy of early engineering estimates
• Improved document control and traceability
• Improved engineering development and release processes
• Improved risk management and delivery to schedule
• Improved ability to execute OEM and ODM projects with Chinese manufacturers
  
• Transitioned team during integration of M-Audio into Avid
• Reduced head count while maintaining productivity
• Re-defined hand-off procedures to purchasing, manufacturing engineering and QA

Chief Hardware Architect
Served at Director level in this acquired unit of Apple Computer Inc.

• Worked closely with Marketing in the initial stages of
• Translating marketing requirements into engineering specifications
• Product specifications, and the related technical and financial issues
• Managed a range of cross-functional activities including
• US-based corporate Legal in negotiating contracts with 3rd party developers
• Procurement in evaluating Asia-based manufacturers
• Manufacturing and Quality in creating and documenting procedures
• Led exploratory development projects for FireWire audio peripherals
• Team of 14 engineers and budget of more than US$ 1.0 million
• Created and tutored a System-on-Chip course at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
• This helped to promote Apple technology and identify potential employees

Group Executive Hardware & Engines
Progressed from technical to leadership roles as this manufacturer of pro-audio hardware and software tripled in size.

• Contributed significantly to the company's success
• Joined the company when it had 35 employees and US$ 6 million in sales
• Convinced the founders of the feasibility to enter the hardware business
• Championed the company's first activities in hardware development
• Promoted to group executive
• Accepted offer to become shareholder in 1997
• Further contributed to the company's growth to 120 employees and US$ 18 million in sales
• Worked closely with Marketing in the initial stages of 
• Translating marketing requirements into engineering specifications
• Product specifications, and the related technical and financial issues
• Led several projects delivering audio peripherals for professional music production
• Team of 8 engineers and budget of US$ 0.5 million
• Evaluated and hired 3rd party developers
• Designed system architecture, including hardware, software and drivers
• Implemented audio data processing in FPGAs
• Managed agency testing, to meet requirements for global sales
• Optimized QA procedures, achieving return rates better than 1%
• Evaluated and contracted manufacturers based in Europe
• Continuously improved cost structure by negotiating with suppliers
• Brought products to market, with up to 45,000 units sold
• Key developer of software suite for professional music production
• Led the development of the Windows-version of the software
• Developed software architecture for real-time audio processing
• Created product builds
• Defined test procedures for in-house qualification
• Supervised beta-testing with external testers

Intellectual Property Manager
Served as a key member of this 3-person electronic development contractor.

• Created complex Intellectual Property
• USB function controller
• 8051 processor
• Support material, application notes, sample designs for IP cores
• Defined business model for IP
• Created license scheme
• Created product range to target different customer segments
• Created and managed customer relationships
• Acquired customers based in Europe and Far East
• Liaised with and supported customers through design-in phases
• Completed projects to develop
• Numerous System-on-Chip projects based on Trenz Electronic's 8051, Xilinx' MicroBlaze, Altera's Nios and Open Cores' OR1k soft-CPUs

Project Lead Driver and Verification Software
Served as a project leader and developer of Desktop Video products at this multinational.

• Delivered software project within schedule to develop verification platform
• Software enabled pre-production verification of Desktop Video ASICs
• Used by FAEs to demonstrate chip capabilities to customers
• Completed ASIC development project within schedule to develop
• ISA-Bus Interface for video memory controller

Education

Graduated from Europäische Fernhochschule, Hamburg.

Graduated from Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg with strong focus on computer science, signal processing and image processing.

Graduated from Technische Universität Braunschweig.

Other Qualifications

German citizen, able to do business in both English and German, and travel for business.

Authorized to work for any employer in the US and Europe.

Non-smoker in excellent health.

References and compensation history upon request.

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