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Flash Memory - Semiconductors and Systems
- Application of machine learning and AI to enhance competitiveness, including for semiconductor yield enhancement.
- Strategy on software architectures related to flash optimization of Linux and databases.
- Strategy on systems architectures related to flash use in hyperscale and virtualized data centers.
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Speech Recognition - Semiconductors
- ISD was Silicon Valley's 3rd fastest growing startup, then sales flattened.
- Retained by ISD to re-establish growth. Identified multiple high growth opportunities.
- Helped ISD manage transition into selected growth area of speech recognition.
- Developed market analysis, business plan and target specs for chip, VUI, APIs.
- Co-managed engineering design. Multiple patents awarded for Capital Ideas work.
- Helped launch & promote product. Designed into high volume Asian cellphones.
- Winbond acquired ISD for this high growth opportunity, technology and patents.
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Optical Networking
- Conceived and implemented project to expand Flextronics sales across 25 major communications accounts.
- Managed the cost-down redesign of a Terabit DWDM optical networking product.
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Real-time Big Data - Enterprise Software
- Strategy and competitive analysis of real time Big Data architectures and markets.
- Business development and partnering activities to open new markets.
- Financial modeling and fundraising support.
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Big Data Opportunities - Venture Capital
- Created framework for analyzing Big Data opportunities for venture capital firm.
- Due diligence on Big Data deals including technology, markets & financials.
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Why - Decision Support Database Software (RDBMS)
- Retained in 1990 by KPCB to find commercial applications for
MasPar supercomputer
- Found unmet needs in decision support via primary market
research with CIOs
- Identified applications that were ideal for MasPar's architecture, including
advertising optimization, analysis of retail sales data and fraud detection.
- Developed architecture and initial version with 100x
speed of Oracle & Sybase.
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WAN Acceleration - Big Data Communications Software
- Retained by technical founders to build market and help secure funding.
- Developed business & product plan, financial models and VC pitch.
- Located Fortune 500 accounts with urgent need to move Big Data over WANs.
- Based on this customer traction, helped obtain funding from Sevin Rosen.
- Citrix later acquired Orbital to speed Citrix's entry into WAN acceleration market.
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Public Company - Communications Industry
- Detailed forecast of worldwide deployment of 40G & 100G DWDM optical networks.
- Conducted extensive primary research across DWDM supply chain and user base.
- Evaluated standards battles, characteristics of installed fiber, development cycles
for critical DWDM components, availability of critical semiconductors, DWDM
equipment development plans, carrier deployment rates, regulatory issues
and other factors.
- Created worldwide bandwidth forecast by application and data type.
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