Senior Architect at i-mate
Greater Seattle Area
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- Senior Software Architect / Manager at i-mate Development USA
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- Senior Mobility Consulting Engineer Lead at Microsoft
- Senior System Engineer at Nextel
- Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs at Lucent Technologies
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- Michigan State University
- Beihang University
- Tsinghua University
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Pei Zheng’s Summary
Technology Expertise Combined with Business Savvy, Engineering Managment
Dr. Pei Zheng is a senior mobile software architect and manager with over 8 years of work experience with various parties in the mobile wireless ecosystem, including Microsoft, Nextel, and Lucent. He is currently with i-Mate responsible for the overall software architecture, development, and delivery for i-mate devices, managing internal and outsourced software development from product definition, to BSP bring-up, to software feature code complete, to system integration and QA, to operator trials, TA and shipping. He also manages technical relationships regarding software architecture and integration with silicon vendors (Marvell and Qualcomm), platform providers(Microsoft, OHA), ODMs (Mobinnnova/FIH, TFW), CMs, and third-party vendors, defining and implementing strategic features and functionality for all i-mate devices
A technology expert of various mobile embedded platforms, Dr. Zheng is specialized in identifying, scoping, and managing the development of key mobile wireless technologies and emerging mobile applications and consulting services for mobile embedded systems. An insider of the Windows Mobile ecosystem, he has extensive technical engagement experience with major handset makers and mobile operators, providing Mobile/CE system level development solutions. He is specialized in core Mobile/CE components such as Connection Manager, WiFi, VoIP, RIL, and DRM.
Dr. Zheng is author of two highly reviewed books, 'Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing' by Morgan Kaufmann, and 'Professional Smartphone Programming' by Wiley/Wrox, and numerous cited publications on IEEE journals and conferences.
Dr. Zheng received a PhD in Computer Science from Michigan State University in 2003.
Dr. Zheng was a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, from 1999 to 2000, working on mobile wireless technology research and telecommunication management software.
Pei Zheng’s Specialties:
Result-driven Mobile Embedded Software Engineering Management (in-house and offshore); Deep Technical Expertise on Mobile Platforms (BSP, System Level, and Emerging Apps & Services), and R&D on Wireless Technologies with Tracked Record;
Pei Zheng’s Experience
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Senior Software Architect / Manager
i-mate Development USA
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Responsible for the overall software product delivery for all i-mate mobile devices (primarily Windows Mobile as of now), managing internal and outsourced engineering operations throughout planning, specing, development, quality control (QA), certification, and operator approval of all i-Mate mobile phones. Define i-Mate device software roadmap and strategy, architect, plan and manage OS platform and value-add software delivery with emphasis on key differentiations and time-to-market. Manage business and technical relationships with silicon vendors, software platform vendors, mobile operators, ODMs, CMs, and technology partners. Responsible for delivering and integrating device software technologies such as OMA DM, OMA DRM, audio/video streaming and codec supports, and 3rd party applications and services. Responsible for managing mobile operator requirement implementations and TA process.
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Senior Mobility Consulting Engineer Lead
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
September 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 2 months)
Lead the Mobility Consulting Service to provide deep technical Windows Mobile engineering service to major OEM/ODM partners around the world. The service includes enabling emerging technologies, developing new features/components, applications, and tools for device commercialization, and providing engineering process guidelines.
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Senior System Engineer
Nextel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NXTL; Telecommunications industry)
March 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 6 months)
Managed the company's mobile wireless traffic analysis system for the Northeast region and the Greater DC area
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Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs
Lucent Technologies
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Computer Networking industry)
February 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 7 months)
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Pei Zheng’s Honors:
2008 Microsoft Gold Star Award
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