
CTO at JP Electronics Design
San Francisco Bay Area

CTO at JP Electronics Design
San Francisco Bay Area
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Experienced Engineering Management and Design Professional delivering Consulting Services to Companies in Audio, Consumer, Automotive and Medical Industries, in various capacities including Management, Design, R&D, Overseas and domestic Production Management, Product Redesign, Testing and Emission Analysis.
Management, Design, R&D, PCB Layout, SMT, Prototype creation, Verification and Validation, Start-up infrastructure establishment, documentation, production training and support, production line setup, automated testing setup, test and measurement, test crew training, acoustic measurement room and listening room design and implementation.
(Consumer Electronics industry)
September 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
•Delivered Consulting Services to Companies in Consumer Electronics, Communication Electronics, Professional Audio, Automotive and Medical Industries, in various capacities including Engineering and Project Management, Design, R&D, Sourcing, Idea refinement and Performance Verification, Overseas and Domestic Production Management, Product Redesign, Testing and Emission Analyses
•Responsible for all aspects of the business including Profit and Loss
•Designed Multi Microphone Measurement System
•Designed Laboratory High Current Low Voltage DC-Coupled Amplifier with Adjustable DC-Offset
•Designed Li-Ion Battery Powered 15W Class-D Headphone Amp with Signal Processing for Moving Magnet Tactile/Audio Headphone Transducer
•Designed Prototype Subwoofer Loudspeaker Drivers
•Designed and Implemented Automotive Amplifier Production-Line, Trained Production-Line Crew
•Managed Product Testing, Failure Analyzes and Product Rework
•Created and Implemented Test and Service Procedures for new and existing products
•Redesigned Circuits to Improve Reliability
•Extensive experience using Differential Pairs for RF Noise Suppression
•Programmed Automatic Test Programs using Audio Precision and SoundCheck
•Created Manuals for conducting End-User Technical Support
•Qualified Anechoic chambers after construction
•Voiced Loudspeakers and Sound Systems for Consumer Audio and Pro-Audio Companies
•Designed Acoustically Treated Listening and Measurement Spaces using a variety of Treatment Techniques, Enabling in-house Acoustic Testing and Evaluation Capacity
•Optimized Control Circuitry for 300W 2.4GHz Power Amplifier
•Proven Design and Development experience in Analog and Digital Circuits, Embedded Controllers, Battery operated devices, Motor Drivers, Power Supplies, Signal Conditioning, Communications, ESD protection, EMI reduction, Power Budgets and Thermal Management.
•Bring-up of Embedded systems utilizing Linux
•Designed and Installed A/V, HVAC and ALARM Systems
Music, Audio, Electronics, Harleys, Corvettes, Handguns,
AES, IEEE, NRA