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Solar Panels, Mobile electronics, Batteries, Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality Control

ID: 735019 Colorado, USA

Extensive experience in development of new products, applications and services. Specializing in disruptive innovations, rapid product development, and corporate strategy creation. Highly developed systems integration and business development skills. Proven effective in small, medium and large organizations.

Key skills include:
Product Development Technology Transfer Business Model Design & Analysis
Competitive Analysis Cost analysis Failure analysis
Systems Integration Strategic Planning Road-mapping & Benchmarking
Technology Forecasting Technology Licensing/IP mgmt Big data analytics / IoT
Systems Architecture Product & Technology R&D Presentation & Communication

Career Highlights:
Developed and demonstrated a groundbreaking residential distributed energy product (Energy Switch). Created system architecture and secured funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and corporate investors. Managed successful product design, development and demonstration program.

Transferred project results to industry partners for commercialization. (Pecan Street)
Developed an emerging thin-film solar panel technology into a high-reliability, high performance product that enabled the company to raise a $50M B-Round. Established lean methods for rapid manufacturing process development and reliability testing which reduced product development cycle-time by 40%. Consistently directed completion of module design, manufacturing scale-up, and product certification processes ahead of scheduled completion dates. (Heliovolt) Directed the development, launch and ongoing marketing of a line of award winning Tablet PC products. Gathered product requirements from industry vertical markets and consumers. Evangelized the world’s first “Ultra-portable” Tablet PC at trade-shows and press briefings. Collaborated with the engineering team to create a superior technology product that was the industry leader in its market segment. (Motion)

Additional areas of technical expertise
Solar energy, Electronic Packaging, Manufacturing technology, Solar module manufacturing, Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), Wireless technology, Portable computing, mobile devices, semiconductor packaging, thermal management, big data analytics, Internet of things, process automation, hardware design, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, robotics, electronic imaging, manufacturing cost modeling, time-series data, Matlab, SketchUp, 3D CAD, micro-grids, smart meters, energy management, energy storage, batteries, flat-panel displays, display driver packaging, failure analysis, reliability testing, product certification.

Areas of expertise – solar power, solar manufacturing, solar energy production, solar installation, consumer electronics, wireless technology, mobile devices, energy storage, manufacturing, product design, product testing, quality control, reliability testing, semiconductor packaging, sensors, power management, thermal management, energy data analytics, consumer/residential energy services, IoT, technology road-mapping, technology forecasting, the mobile electronics industry

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1989	Degree: Masters of Science	Subject: Mechanical Engineering	Institution: University of Rochester
Year: 1984	Degree: Bachelors of Science	Subject: Mechanical Engineering	Institution: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2022 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Director of Product	Department:
Responsibilities: Spanning a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, logistics, real estate and next-generation solar technology. Leveraging deep industry expertise and vision to create outsize value across its businesses.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2020 to 2022	Employer: PowerLight Technologies	Title: VP, Engineering	Department:
Responsibilities: Developing wireless ‘power beaming’
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2018 to 2022	Employer: AlltimePOWER	Title: CTO & VP Engineering	Department:
Responsibilities: Serving as Interim CTO, a distributed energy start-up funded by Entergy. Also providing product development, intellectual property and business development strategy consulting for clients in the smart-energy, mobile electronics, IoT and electronics manufacturing industries.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2010 to 2018	Employer: Pecan Street Inc	Title: Chief Technology Officer	Department:
Responsibilities: • Co-created a product research and development consulting firm, globally recognized for the creation of the world’s largest high-resolution residential energy database, and distributed energy product test-bed. Directed the development of the company’s unique data acquisition, data analytics, and lean product development capabilities. • Developed a sustainable pipeline of product R&D contracts with global Fortune 100 clients. Created compelling architectural concepts around distributed energy and water. Presented high-impact insights, forecasts and roadmaps at industry conferences. Performed strategic consulting for technology companies, utilities, and government entities.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2007 to 2010	Employer: Heliovolt	Title: Director of Product Development	Department:
Responsibilities: • Developed an emerging thin-film solar panel technology into a high-reliability, high performance product that enabled the company to raise a $50M B-Round with a strategic investor. Established lean methods for rapid manufacturing process development and reliability testing which reduced product development cycle-time by 40%. Consistently directed completion of module design, manufacturing scale-up, and product certification processes ahead of scheduled completion dates. • Maintained company’s demand pipeline to exceed projected production capacity by creating and presenting product roadmaps, application engineering documents, and system implementation designs.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2006 to 2007	Employer: Staktek	Title: Director of Product Development	Department:
Responsibilities: Created $20M in new intellectual property revenue streams for an established high-technology manufacturing firm. Created and presented marketing and technical education materials that secured licensing agreements with target customers. Co-inventor on three patents.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2004 to 2005	Employer: Motion Computing	Title: Director of Product Development	Department:
Responsibilities: Directed the development, launch and ongoing marketing of a line of award winning Tablet PC products. Gathered product requirements from industry vertical markets and consumers. Promoted the worlds first “Ultra-portable” Tablet PC at trade-shows and press briefings. Collaborated with the engineering team to create a superior technology product that was the industry leader in its market segment.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2003 to 2004	Employer: Wireless Age	Title: President and General MAnager	Department:
Responsibilities: Started a small business that installed WiFi in over 30 hotels nationwide with 40+ % margins. First company to use WiFi repeaters to reduce installation cost and enable hotels to offer WiFi for free on a large scale. Exited business quickly when much larger companies replicated our solution and business model.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2001 to 2003	Employer: Advanced Micro Devices	Title: Product Marketing Strategist	Department:
Responsibilities: Responsible for wireless marketing strategy and channel partnerships in support of new mobile processor product line-up. Built technology partnerships with wireless chipset manufacturers to achieve an integrated chip-set offering to compete with Intel’s single source solution. Worked with Taiwanese ODM partners to adopt the AMD solutions into their Notebook PC products.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2000 to 2001	Employer: Stellar Display Corporation	Title: Vice President of Product Development	Department:
Responsibilities: Responsible for technical operations (thin-film fabrication) at a start-up flat panel display company. Helped raise A-round funding from strategic investors and VC. Designed and sourced photo-tools for device development experiments. Managed development schedule and lab resource calendar. Designed and built electrical probing station and other test hardware. Also served as facilities manager.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2001 to 2007	Employer: Portelligent Inc.	Title: Co-founder & Board Member	Department:
Responsibilities: Created world’s leading boutique data consulting practice on electronic component supply chain, manufacturing technology, and IP content for portable electronic products. Sold company in 2010 to a global trade media group for $20M.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1993 to 1999	Employer: Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC)	Title: Vice President, Consumer Electronics Research	Department:
Responsibilities: Created MCC’s most successful consortial R&D program, focused on advanced consumer electronic product design, development, and manufacturing. Produced reverse engineering reports of Asian manufactured portable electronics (notebook PCs, camcorders, cell phones, etc.). Studied miniaturization technologies contained within including tape-automated-bonding, flip-chip, high-density substrates, high density connectors, flex circuits, display driver chip packaging, heat sinks, fans, EMI shielding, etc..). Helped clients qualify advanced manufacturing services in Japan, Korea, China, and Malaysia. Developed trade-off analysis tools that enabled optimization of electronic design around cost, functionality, form-factor, and battery life. Migrated the use of the trade-off analysis capability to forecast the impact of new technology innovations and predict new product paradigms. Developed and presented roadmaps for future portable electronic products to corporate clients.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1985 to 1993	Employer: Eastman Kodak	Title:	Department: Manufacturing Technology Engineer
Responsibilities: Developed new manufacturing capabilities such as surface-mount, thick-film hybrids, laser trimming, optoelectronic interconnect, multi-chip-modules, and various semiconductor packaging technologies. Wrote automation software for robotic systems, found optimal process parameters, and developed control charts for manufacturing. Produced cost estimation tools for electronic assembly department. Developed special electronic packaging solutions for image sensors and print-heads.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 1994 to 2015	Country / Region: Japan	Summary: Worked with Japanese companies to develop consumer electronics technology.
Years: 2005 to 2017	Country / Region: Korea	Summary: Worked with Korean companies on consumer electronics, home energy management and IoT technologies
Years: 1998 to 2008	Country / Region: Taiwan	Summary: Worked with Taiwanese companies on WiFi, Tablet PC and consumer electronics technologies
Years: 1995 to 2000	Country / Region: Finland	Summary: Worked with Finnish companies on smart phone technology
Years: 2015 to 2018	Country / Region: Netherlands	Summary: Worked with Dutch companies on IoT and home energy management technologies

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
IEEE 1993 - 1999

Professional Appointments
US Department of Energy proposal reviewer (2014-present) President - Central Texas Electronics association (1997-1999) Board Member - CleanTX association (2010-2018)

Publications and Patents Summary
He is the author of numerous industry publications in the fields of distributed energy and consumer electronics. He is the author of the McGraw-hill textbook titled "Portable Electronics Product Design and Development". He has been awarded three US patents.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has served as expert witness in four cases as of 2020.

Vendor Selection
Expert has performed vendor selection for a wide range of products and technologies including: electronics manufacturing equipment, solar panel manufacturing equipment, data services, electronic test equipment, data analytics software, computer aided design (CAD) software, electronic components, contract manufacturing services, and cloud based infrastructure services.

Marketing Experience
In additional to extensive technology leadership, Expert has, at various points in time, directed marketing efforts for a line of Notebook Tablet PC products, a wireless mobile computing processor chip-set, an advanced high density silicon packaging manufacturing capability, a consumer electronics supply chain data service, and data services related to consumer energy consumption.

Other Relevant Experience
He consults on strategic technology projects for global technology companies and electric utilities. He also provides patent portfolio analysis, infringement strategy, and claim chart development. He has evaluated electric vehicle, consumer electronics, and solar power transmission portfolios for corporate clients.

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Solar Panels, Mobile electronics, Batteries, Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality Control

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