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1997 - To present
uniView Technologies inc, Dallas,Texas
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uniView offers enhanced digital media and CTI solutions to customers worldwide. Manufacturer of Consumer Electronics under "Curtis Mathes" brand name (www.curtismathes.com). (NASDAQ:UVEW www.uniView.com).
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Reporting to COO and responsible for:
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All hardware design and production working with Asian manufacturing partners.
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Review of technologies and liaison with customers to analyse requirements.
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Management of relationships with external software contractors.
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Achievements
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Oversaw development and manufacture of an x86 Based Set Top Box.
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Designed innovative ARM7500FE based Set Top Box and introduced to production, working to very tight schedule.
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Developed Specifications for several products working with uniView partners and customers in US and Asia, working in many countries including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea. This has included delicate negotiations with large companies such as ATI, Intel, Trigem, MSI and Microsoft.
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Inspected many production facilities and developed a good feel for what makes a reliable quality manufacturer.
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Introduced Technical Documentation system and design Procedures for development department.
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1996 - 1999
Pace Micro Technology plc, Cambridge UK
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World's largest provider of Digital Home Gateway technology (digital Interactive TV STBs). Business was Formerly Acorn Computers, acquired by Pace in 1999 (www.pace.co.uk)
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Engaged to: Provided Consultancy and Design of Set Top Box and Digital Video hardware.
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Achievements:
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Designed acTiVe 3875 DSL Set Top Box hardware and worked with Asian manufacturer (Japan/China) to reduce cost and introduce to production.
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Designed Digital TV Product Demonstrator based on Teralogic TL750.
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Designed acTiVe 2875 MPEG2 Set Top Box using LSI Logic decoder
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Provided consultancy on Set Box products and specifications for new silicon
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2001-2002
SVD, Valence, France
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SME. Provider of Digital Information and news display terminals and services for use in buses and public places. (www.svd-info.fr)
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Engaged to: provide consultancy for product specification and produce design.
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Achievements:
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Developed design specification with client and designed ARM7500FE SOC based motherboard for Video Information System for use in Buses.
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1999-2002
Castle Technology, Framlingham, UK
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SME supplier of ARM based computer systems running RISC OS. (www.castle.uk.co)
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Responsible for: Hardware design and feasibility studies for new product concepts
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Achievements:
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Designed StrongARM SA110 processor Card with integrated SDRAM controller and memory bus controllers (FPGAs designed in Verilog)
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Designed two 100Mbit LAN Interface Cards
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Designed Embedded Computer solution based on ARM7500FE SOC and associated supporting interface cards.
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Developed FPGA Verilog code for other projects
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Provided consultancy services for Far East manufacture
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