`1201 E. Valley Parkway, Suite 200
`Escondido, California 92027
`Cell: (619) 987-4859
`* Rob@LeftCoastEng.com
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`OVERVIEW:
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`An effective, goal-oriented engineer with 18 patents issued with 27 years of experience in the
`wireless telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. Looking to provide leadership
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`Exceptional problem solving, communications, and self-motivating skills.
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`BACKGROUND: s Comprehensive Business Start-up Experience for Engineering Companies
`s Startup Fundraising Experience in Southern California
`s Product Design and Consulting Experience from Concept to Prototype
`s Extensive Hardware Design Experience; Wireless, Power, Audio, Controllers, FPGA(cid:8217)s
`s Wireless Software Design and Development; User Interfaces, Drivers, Applications
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`EXPERIENCE:
`Left Coast Engineering, Escondido, CA. (September 2008 to Present)
`An engineering service company that makes ideas into products
`President / Project Manager / Design Engineer
`q Led designs ranging from home theater electronics to wireless soil monitors
`q Created brand identity and strategies, staffed engineers and marketers
`q Formed partnerships with customers, designers, distributors for end customer benefit
`q Built team to 17 and revenues approaching $1M
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`Park-Tours, Inc., San Diego, CA. (September 1999 to Present)
`A wireless software startup improving customer experience in large footprint venues
`President / CTO / Founder
`q Created the Park-Cruiser concept of location-aware wireless information delivery
`q Raised three rounds of funding, used to complete client-server product development
`q Made presentations at SDSIC Investment Conference, Financial Forum, others
`q Created IP portfolio, marketed and sold IP, repurchased investor shares
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`On The Technical Side
`q Developed all client-side software, including location determination and a custom browser
`q Lead system development, functionality and use case definition, wireless deployment
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`On The Marketing / Strategic Planning Front
`q Formed business plan, funding strategy, product positioning, revenue models
`q Developed company image, collateral material, trade show presence
`Independent Consultant. San Diego, CA. (January 2000 to September 2008)
`q Consultation to the wireless and portable electronics industry; technical and marketing
`ParkerVision Direct2Data Division, San Diego, CA. (May 2000 to Jan. 2003)
`A fabless RFIC division possessing a novel approach to direct conversion
`q Employment on a retainer basis to support D2D(cid:8217)s line of transceiver IC(cid:8217)s
`q Developed new website, MRDs, product brochures, application notes, market analysis
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`Sony Digital TeleCommunications, San Diego, CA. (Dec. 1997 to Sept. 1999)
`Project Manager; Quantum Wireless Product Line (Sept. 1998 (cid:8211) Sept. 1999)
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`q Created the Quantum Personal Network Product Concept: Interop. of all Sony products
`q Developed two generations of product feasibility demonstrations in handheld size
`q Responsible for $2.5M development and test budget of the Quantum product
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`Project Leader; Capri Dual-Band Cellular Phone (June 1998 (cid:8211) Sept. 1998)
`q Completed feasibility study for a new architecture for existing phone design
`q Defined product plan, schedule, required resources, and budget for product development
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` Baseband Leader; COSM Concept Cellular Phone (December 1997 (cid:8211) June 1998)
`q Defined power management; lead integration of baseband, RF, and application processor
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`Motorola Japan Cellular Subscriber, Libertyville, IL. (Mar. 1992 to Nov. 1997)
` Group Leader; PDC Digital Cellular Phone (Sept. 1996 (cid:8211) November 1997)
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`q Led development/factory introduction of next generation TDMA digital portable
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`Lead ASIC Design Engineer; Digital Cellular IC Design Group (March 1996 - Sept. 1996)
`q Designs coded in VHDL, simulated in Mentor tools, and synthesized in Synopsys
`q Designs tested in Xilinx and interfaced with programs written in Borland(cid:8217)s Delphi
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` Group Leader; StarTac Analog Cellular Phone (June 1995 - February 1996)
`q Led development of the Japan version of StarTac, world(cid:8217)s smallest/lightest cellular phone
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`Senior RF Design Engineer; Flare Analog Cellular Phone (Sept. 1994 - Sept. 1995)
`q Responsible for Tx line-up, audio/logic design, layouts, and factory coordination
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` Audio/Logic Design Engineer; Analog Cellular Phone (January 1994 - August 1994)
`q Re-routed schematic tear-up and changed grounding layout; started working with RF
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`18 Patents issued; 20 additional applications filed
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` Hardware/ASIC Design Engineer; Digital Cordless PHS (March 1992 - January 1994)
`q Created new functional blocks, tested in Xilinx, wrote pass/fail Verilog simulations
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`EDUCATION: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, December 1991.
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` Concentration in Electronic Systems with Thesis option.
` Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania. GPA 3.7/4.0
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` Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, May 1990.
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` Minors in Business and Computer Science, Concentration in Digital Systems.
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` Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.
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` Dean's list 8 of 8 semesters; winner of Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, 1990.
` Rank in Senior Electrical Engineering Class: 3 of 76; GPA 3.7/4.0
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`PATENTS:
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`PUBLICATIONS: "Be Our Guest!"; Contribution Article, ParkWorld magazine, April 2003
`"Technology in Guest Services"; 2002 IAAPA Buyers Presentation Program
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`"Seven Steps Towards Lower Current"; 1998 Sony Technical Symposium Proceedings
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