Licensing Astonishing New Technologies to Companies and Entrepreneurs
Greater New York City Area
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- Senior Technology Licensing Officer at Columbia Technology Ventures
- Freelance Writer Editor at Tom's Hardware Guide
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- Appeals Hearing Commissioner at City of San José
- Co-founder and Director of Product Development at Mobile Crossing
- Senior Product Manager at FlyteComm
- Frameworks Architect at ePlanning
- Senior Software Engineer at Optimal Networks / Compuware
- Software Engineer at Sapient Corporation
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Calvin Chu’s Summary
As a technologist and product management guru, my skills can be boiled down to a couple of points:
1) I am good at identifying the needs of customers
2) I have a strong understanding of new technology and engineering principles
3) I enjoy getting into the middle and bridging across groups and organizations
Taken together, I've built oustanding products and successful companies and will continue to do so. The rest that follows is a running tab of products launched partly for my benefit.
I am currently charged with managing the computer science and technology IP portfolio for Columbia Technology Ventures. Principally, I identify new technology that bears merit and bridge this over to entrepreneurs and companies who require new products, features or startup ventures.
Until late 2008 I am pleased and honored to have served as Commissioner for San Jose in the Appeals Hearing Board under Mayor Chuck Reed. San Jose is the nation's 10th largest city and the heart of the Silicon Valley and I am glad to have been given the opportunity to help.
I am the co-founder of Mobile Crossing, a manufacturer of ruggedized handheld computers used in a variety of markets today. I left Mobile Crossing after it combined with Bar Z Adventures in Austin Texas. I believe it is in good hands.
I am also the owner of a technology consulting company based in San Jose specializing in product management.
Here are my most recent products:
Mobile Crossing's WPX Rugged Handheld Computer
Mobile Crossing's WayPoint 100 and WayPoint 200
Mobile Crossing's Bluetooth GPS and CompactFlash GPS
FlyteComm's Trip Information Manager
ChevronTexaco's FlyteFinder deployed at TotalGA
FlyteComm's FlyteSource, powering such products as Mac OS X's Flight Tracker
Compuware's PointForward reporting system
Bronx Science Graduate
Calvin Chu’s Specialties:
Company building
Startup
Product Management Consulting
Product Development (Hardware and Software)
Process Development
Branding and identity
Price negotiation
International import and export
Technology Transfer
Portfolio Management
Deal Negotiation
Calvin Chu’s Experience
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Senior Technology Licensing Officer
Columbia Technology Ventures
(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
I manage a portfolio of world-class intellectual property, licenses and startups for STV. I am looking for new industry/market disruptive innovations that have either the potential to be licensed or potentially funded as startup ventures. This is done with a view towards successful commercialization and successful beneficial result to society.
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Freelance Writer Editor
Tom's Hardware Guide
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Tom's Hardware Guide is the web's most respected source of hands on technical articles related to computers, electronics, networking and other similar topics. These articles offer in-depth benchmarks, expert comparisons and a deep, hard, independent look at the hardware that matters today.
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Appeals Hearing Commissioner
City of San José
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
November 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 1 month)
The Appeals Hearing Board for San José is a quasi-judicial group which hears code enforcement appeals of blighted conditions. As of November 2007, I am the newest member of the board. More information to come.
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Co-founder and Director of Product Development
Mobile Crossing
(Computer Hardware industry)
January 2004 — December 2007 (4 years )
What can I really say? I co-founded the company and built it from the ground up into a well-established GPS-Handheld Computer manufacturer. So as for the responsibilities, it's really a bit of everything and everything it takes. Always remember what the customer really wants, sometimes you have to ignore your own wants and wishes when it comes to product development, but in the end, I've always developed products I'm proud of.
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Senior Product Manager
FlyteComm
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
December 2000 — October 2002 (1 year 11 months)
- Responsible for aircraft situational display software lines
- Analyzed and specified new products based on customer needs
- Operated PR program leading to strong exposure on: CNN, NBC, New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal
- Developed system for arrivals notifications into 375 national airports for the country's largest limousine service -
Frameworks Architect
ePlanning
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Investment Management industry)
July 2000 — December 2000 (6 months)
Came on board in a developmental and advisory capacity
Assisted creation of software frameworks and interfaces
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Senior Software Engineer
Optimal Networks / Compuware
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CPWR; Computer Software industry)
September 1999 — July 2000 (11 months)
Responsible for the PointForward performance measurement reporting system
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Software Engineer
Sapient Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; sape; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for liquid petroleum gas trading module for Williams Energy
Supervised software QA for Goldman Sachs
Upgraded PSE&G's employee wireless scheduling system to support A/C repair
Designed and implemented Japanese conversion module for WindRiver's call center
