Resume T o m C u m b e r l a n d

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Lexington, KY 40511

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www.cci.tc

Education University of Colorado

Masters Degree of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Broadcasting/Communications with a

minor in Psychology

Employment: May 2003 - May 2010

Axiom Audio Canada Inc.

Vice President of Research & Development

Responsible for designing and producing innovative new Home

Theater electronic products that have never been developed

before.

December 2000 - May 2003

Eastech Corporation

Vice President of CHED (Commercial & High-End Division)

Responsible for Starting a High-end division to Engineer, Design

Product and Manufacture for Commercial and High-end customers

July 1999 - August 2000

Niles Audio Corporation

Vice President & Director of New Product Development

Responsible for Engineering, Product Development & Product Out-

sourcing.

May 1997 - July 1999

McIntosh Sales Corporation, Gardena, CA

Director of World Wide Product Planning

Responsible for product planning, new worldwide product

development, training and education.

May 1995 - May 1997

Sunland Audio, El Paso, TX

Vice President

Responsible for Sales / Marketing, overall company management,

manufacturing coordination.

November 1994 - May 1995

SoundStream / Stewart Electronics, Folsom, CA

Director of Strategic Product Development

Responsible for Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing

& Product Out-sourcing.

April 1992 - November 1994

Harman Consumer Group, Northridge, CA

Director of Strategic Product Development

Responsible for new product design, implementation, and

manufacturing.

October 1984 - April 1992

Alpine Electronics of America, Torrance, CA

National Technical Services Manager

Primarily responsible for aiding in amplifier and new product

design for the US market.

May 1976 - October 1984

Gramophone Shop Inc., Denver, CO

Vice President/Co-Owner

EXPERIENCE:

Beginning in my freshman year in College I worked for the

'University of Colorado Televsion' working in everything from

engineering through production work. During the war in Vietnam,

I designed electronic systems and was part of a team that

developed a classified device for the US Military.

To date I have forty years of experience in the consumer

electronics industry. Twice I have owned my own business. In my

early years, I purchased one-half of an existing stereo/hifi

retail operation. As co-owner, I learned the necessary business

traits in order to manage a successful, profitable retail

organization. During that time, I assisted and advised a Danish

company to engineer and design the world's first multiroom audio

system. In my later years, I ran my own company, manufacturing

computers, doing network design and implementation with custom

installation.

Over the years, I have been responsible for assisting in the

design and engineering of new products, which include

amplifiers, DVD players, Preamp Processors, DSP based systems,

CD players, cassette decks, remote control systems, laser disc

players, and a video projector. I have also been responsible for

organizing and producing videos, as well as books, for

educational purposes for dealers. I have learned to use and

implement available Japanese, European and Chinese technologies

into production lines and products. I, also, learned their way

of designing, manufacturing products and doing business.

I have learned to keep cost effective manufacturing at the forefront of

design. I have been responsible for manufacturing in China, Hong Kong,

Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Europe & Mexico, as well as the United

States.

I have been Director of Strategic Product Development and

effectively doubled a company in a twelve-month period. I

introduced four new amplifiers at the end of the year, a new

multi-zone surround sound preamplifier & a new keypad and remote

control.

In 1994 a unique business opportunity presented itself in the

form of a start-up company. I was approached and asked to help

get the company off the ground. I helped set-up and run a $20

million a year (after two years) OE manufacturing company using

both US and Mexican labor pools.

I have been responsible for the design of products for the worldwide market

including the newest global safety standards. I put together a teaching

program that taught how products were designed, manufactured and how to

install more effectively. Over one hundred and twenty students were

graduated.

Some of my responsibilities included the complete management of engineering

and product development for a $50 million dollar company. Engineering

consisted of a Director and 22 Engineers; a Director of Product Development

and 2 Product Development Managers.

My current employment has me designing 90+% efficient digital amplifiers

that are utilizing silicon techonologies that are cutting edge from

International Rectifier. These new silicon devices are being developed with

my assistance for the consumer electronic market. I also have designed DSP

systems to control the loudspeaker to achieve it's maximum potential.

I currently serve as Co-Chair on the R3 (Audio) Standards Board of the CEA.

I am also a voting member of the CSA revisory board for Audio/Video safety

standards. I am currently serving as Chairman of the Audio Board for CEA

for 2010-2011. I am also a member of the MRAV council.

Memberships:

Member - SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television

Engineers) since February 1978

Senoir Member - IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers, Inc.) since December 1977

Member - AES (Audio Engineering Society, Inc.) since 1975

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