Software Manager
Resume:
James Huang, Ph.D.
Fremont, CA 94539
**********@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a technical management position in the multimedia and/or
communication areas that offers challenging opportunities and growth
potentials.
Summary
SENIOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY MANAGER with 20 years of industrial experience and
14 years of management experience in both small and large business
environments. Strong technical background with emphasis on multimedia,
communication, and embedded systems. A hands-on, energetic, people-oriented
leader with proven ability to quickly build effective results-oriented
teams with focused business objectives. Strong interpersonal and business
skills are equally effective with customers and partners as well with
employees.
. Built successful teams at LuxSonor (Cirrus Logics), Centillium,
PortalPlayer (nVIDIA), Magnum Semiconductor and Cisco Systems.
. Managed teams to deliver several industry-leading quality products;
. Hands-on experience in signal processing algorithm, VLSI architecture
and embedded software development;
. 2 US patents granted and several more pending.
Technical Expertise
. Multimedia Codecs: audio coding (MP3, AAC, WMA, Dolby AC3 and
ProLogic); video coding (MPEG2, MPEG4, VC-1(WMV), H.264).
. Multimedia Protocols and Platforms: OpenMax, GStreamer, MPEG2
transport
. Communications: voice-band modem, DSL, speech compression (ITU G.711,
G.729A/B, G.723.1, AMR, EVRC, etc.) and telephony (tone generation and
detection, DTMF, AGC), electrical and acoustic echo canceller.
. Networking Protocols: ATM (AAL1, AAL2), TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, SIP
. Embedded Systems: Linux, Android, VxWorks, Windows Mobile 6, RTXC
. Hardware Platforms: TI DSP, DaVinci and OMAP SoC, Analog Devices DSP,
Motorola (Freescale) DSP, AT&T (Agere) DSPs, ARM Core, MIPS Core;
proprietary RISC, VLIW and SIMD vector processors; FPGA
. Software Engineering Tools: Source control (SVN, Mercurial,
Clearscase, Perforce), Bug and project tracking ( JIRA, MS Project)
. ATSC, DVB, ISDB, DMB
Professional Experience
Cisco Systems, Inc., March 2010 - Present
Manager, Software Engineering
Recruited and led a team of 10+ senior engineers to develop the media
(AAC-LD audio compression, acoustic echo cancelation, H.264 video
compression, OpenGL graphic) software for the consumer TelePresence video
conferencing product using Texas Instrument DaVinci and OMAP chips with
embedded Linux system; participated in the full cycle of the product
definition, architecture, development, production and customer support;
also worked with the hardware, platform software, signaling, cloud and web
portal teams for the system integration and inter-operation; co-inventor of
a patent.
Magnum Semiconductor, Inc., November 2008 - March 2010
Director, Software Development
Led a team of 30+ senior engineers in multiple locations to develop
video (MPEG2, H.264, VC-1) and audio (MPEG1-L2, AAC, AC3) compression
products in the professional and consumer market; work with management,
marketing, sales and program management to define requirements and work out
the execution plan; define system and software architectures; evaluate
vendors; hand-on bring up new products from prototype to production using
embedded Linux, VxWorks and related tools; recruit and train new team
members; also manage the SQA team and define test cases; work with sales
and marketing to support the customers.
nVIDIA Corp / PortalPlayer, Inc.(acquired by nVIDIA Corp.), Santa Clara, CA
July 2004 - October 2008
Sr. Manager / Director, Multimedia Software Development
Led a team of senior software engineers to develop multimedia (audio,
video, imaging and graphic) software for the smartphone, tablet and
portable media player (PMP) market.
Recruited the entire US multimedia software group from scratch;
managed multi-national (US, India) software team (20+ engineers) to develop
industry-leading multimedia software for the system-on-chip (SOC) products
that were used in the most popular portable media players in the market,
including several generations of Apple iPods and Sandisk Sansa PMPs;
involved in the full cycle of the SoC product: product definition,
architectural design, FPGA verification, new chip bring-up, system
integration, power optimization, quality assurance and bug fixing, and
customer supports; also managed the third-party software vendors and worked
on the Statement of Works (SOWs) and contract negotiation.
Centillium Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA June 1999 - July 2004
Senior Manager, Software Development
(January 2003 - July 2004) Managed the entire software organization
(30+ engineers) of the Networking Business Unit, including DSP algorithm
development, embedded software and SQA in a multi-national environment (US,
India); delivered the software for the industry-leading carrier-class voice
over IP System-on-Chip (SOC) product; worked together with marketing to
define the product roadmaps.
(June 1999- December 2002) Recruited and managed a team of 15 senior
DSP software engineers (including 8 Ph.D.s) to develop the algorithms and
software for the voice over IP SOC product; laid out the architectural
frameworks with efficiency and flexibility for future growth; managed third
party software vendors; defined SOWs, negotiated contracts and hosted
trainings for contractors.
Luxsonor, Inc. (acquired by Cirrus Logics) Fremont, CA September 1996 -
June 1999
Manager, DSP Software Development
Recruited and managed a group of software engineers to develop the
audio and video compression software in the System-on-Chip (SOC) products
for the DVD/VCD markets; played a key role in system architecture,
algorithm development and performance optimization.
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (formerly Sierra Semiconductor), San Jose, CA June 1994 -
September 1996
Staff Engineer
As a key member of the DSP software team, developed the algorithms
and software for the voice-band modem SOC products, including the industry-
leading V.34 modems; received numerous company awards for technical
excellence.
Zoran Corporation, Santa Clara, CA June 1992 - June 1994
Senior Engineer
Being one of early members of this later successful company,
developed the algorithms, VLSI architecture and embedded software for the
image processing, video compression and audio compression SOC products,
including the DSP software for the first consumer Dolby AC-3 decoder and
the JPEG software for the first digital camera (with Fuji) in the world;
invented the VLSI architecture of the industry-leading video echo
canceller; participated in product definition, customer engagement and did
technical presentations in the trade shows.
Phylon Communications, Inc. Fremont, CA June 1990 - June 1992
Member of Technical Staff
Developed the digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and embedded
software for the voice-band modem products, including one of the first V.32
echo cancellation modems in the industry.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK,
1995
Dissertation Subject Area: Signal Processing for Video Broadcasting
MS in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK,
1988
Major Areas of Study: Signal Processing and Communications
BS in Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 1985
Major Areas of Study: Signal Processing and Communications
Publications
Several technical publications on IEEE Transactions, International
technical journals, and professional conference proceedings.
References available upon request
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