Engineer Manager

Steve Wang

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General Manager /SVP Product Development/ SVP Engineering

Innovative, result oriented technologist and entrepreneur in the domain of network, security, and detection

technology, with 23 years of demonstrated success in managing & directing technical and business

operations in high tech industry focusing on product development; Proven innovator with more than 60

patents that lay the foundation of hundreds of millions dollars in revenues, many customer wins, and various

industry awards; Expertise in delivering high-quality system or sub-system level products focused on

customer value, product performance, product quality, user experience and product aesthetics; Holds

distinction of establishing many leading edge and award winning products in network communication,

wireless security, and enterprise software solutions; Proficient in leading the dedicated teams for running the

successful process operations and experience of developing the procedures and service standards for

business excellence; Possesses very strong organizational, people and communication skills.

TECHNOLOGIES WORKED ON

Network Device and subsystem, telecommunication, data communication, Ethernet, fiber channel, WiFi,

ZigBee, Bluetooth, RFID, RF, and UHF; VB, C, C++, Java, .Net, Cloud Computation, and SaaS.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business Strategy and Product Roadmap Solution Development Process (Water Fall

and Agile / Scrum)

Product Portfolio Management

Systems Architecture and Product t Platform

Merge and Acquisition

Highly Organized and Strong Analytical

Product life Cycle Management

Abilities

Strong Financial / Operation Knowledge and

Quick Problem Resolution & Decision

P&L Experience

Making

Cross Function Leadership

Team Building: Hire & Retain Top Talents

Experience in Leading Large Global Teams

Articulate Oral and Written Communication

Strong Program Management Skill

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHECKPOINT SYSTEM, INC., THOROFARE, NJ OCT 2006 PRESENT

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. is a global manufacturer and provider of end to end loss prevention, merchandising visibility, and

apparel labeling solutions to the retail and apparel industry; It is a Public traded Company NYSE: CKP with 6,500

employees globally and ~ $ 1 Billion revenue.

Vice President of Worldwide Research and Development

Successfully leading a global team of about 200 engineers located in US, Germany, Puerto Rico, Japan,

India, and China; accountable for product development for multiple $100s Million business units and product

lines.

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Developed most advanced RF security network at 8.2MHz with phase array technology and noise

cancellation technology. Best product performance in the industry in detection sensitivity and noise

environment immunity. Gain market share and drove emerging market revenue growth.

Developed software solution - CheckNet One-World. Integrated applications from MFG, to DC, to retailer,

and Checkpoint ERP. Drive ALS product line revenue growth 30% per year.

Developed RFID visibility and security network system with real-time locationing (RTLS), phase array,

and beam forming technology. Checkpoint RFID system has the best performance in the industry and

won multiple awards. Product portfolio drove MV business growth more than 50% per year in the past

three years

Build strong product portfolio through M&A. Acquired OAT for RFID middle ware and Wirama for real

time location and RFID reader technology.

Developed ZigBee based MiFi network for floor level operation compliance and items visibility for retail

application. Huge customer interests and key trial test under way.

Established project oriented organization and initiated product development process that combines the

traditional water fall process and the modern Agile / Scrum process

NEW WAVE RESEARCH, FREMONT, CA OCT 2005 AUG 2006

Privately Held Semiconductor Equipment Company with $60M revenue and globally 250 employees;

Acquired by ESI – A NYSE Company

Vice president of Research and Development

Efficiently managed a team comprising of 40 Engineers in Fremont, CA, and Bozeman, MT

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Crafted advanced laser based real-time repairing system for LCD manufacture, which results in dramatic

improvement in the throughput and the yield in LCD production

Successfully tested the Product and installed in 2 of the top 4 LCD manufactures in the world

Outperformed peers in preparing laser based laser abbreviation and spectrum analysis technology for

DOD and commercial applications

OPTUN CORPORATION, SANTA CLARA, CA OCT 2003 OCT 2005

Optun Inc is categorized under Optical Instrument and Lens manufacturing industry

Vice president of Research and Development

Streamlined and developed Optical IC and Optical Router; Optun merged with Neophotonics and is in

process preparing IPO now; Managed global R&D Team in Santa Clara and Munich (Acquired Infineon PLC

Division)

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Developed the best optical router with hundreds of optical “transistors”, based on all silicon

technology and optical integrated circuits.

Optical router beat the industry leader JDSU in performance and power consumption: 1000X

less crosstalk and 4X less power consumption. Won 2 deals from tier I customers from JDSU.

Propelled company to meet forecasted numbers and achieved design-wins with Tier-I customers

Played a vital role in the negotiations of merging with Neophotonics in 2006

FINISAR, SUNNYVALE, CA NOV 1999 SEPT 2003

Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR) is the global technology leader in optical subsystem and network devices.

General Manager and Vice President Network Device Division

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Build network device product portfolio with both internal development and M&A.

Developed low cost and high performance isolator technology that are used in all Finisar

subsystems and enhanced the link budget by 10dB.

Established Finisar Shanghai and build it into a production and engineering organization of a

couple hundred of employees.

Developed 2.4GHz Ethernet transceivers for coarse wavelength division multiplex (CWDM) for

Metro and storage network application

Architect for Opticity 3000 a system solution routing between long wavelength Metro and short

wavelength 850nm LAN system.

Drive innovation and build IP portfolios. Finisar is the most innovative company in fiber

communication in 2003 and 2004 - half of the patents come from my division

HEWLETT PACKARD, SUNNYVALE, CA NOV 1994 NOV 1999

Hewlett Packard is $50B company and market leader in information technology, printer, and test instrument at the time

Principle Engineer in the Optical Communication Division

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Developed fiber amplifier pump lasers for submarine applications and won two hundred million

dollars business from Alcatel

Lead cross function team, in corporation with Cannon, developed an advanced optical engine

for laser printers that increase the through laser printing throughput by 4X

LASERTRON, BURLINGTON, MA APRIL 1992 NOV 1994

Lasertron is a technology leader in 20GHz transceiver lasers and it was funded by scientists from MIT Lincoln Lab

Senior engineer and project lead

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Developed 20GHz lasers for microwave and DOD phase array projects. Laser at the time have

the best 20GHz solution for both 1310nm and 1550nm system

Partnership with IBM Zurich lab developed 890nm pump laser and design-win with MCI.

Lasertron is the first company that commercialize 980nm pump laser

Partnership with Bell Lab developed a fiber to the home 1310nm uncooled solution and won

industry award.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Post-Doc Fellow (Optical front-end) 1992

University of Montreal

PhD in EE (Communication Systems) 1991

Technical University of Denmark

PhD in Physics (Solid State Physics and Components) 1987

Jilin University, Electrical Engineering Department

BS in Physics (Superconductor) 1984

Jilin University, Physics Department

OTHER HONORS

• 100 Students in 1986 won Chinese Government Oversea Scholarship for PhD study.

• 60+ referred international technical publications

• 60+ international or US patents or patent pending

• Several award winning products in different industries

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