Electrical Engineering Product Development

SERDAR KIYKIOGLU

214-***-**** (cell) *******@****.***

(Citizen of the United States of America)

Career Profile

Director of Engineering

•Holding MSEE and BSEE degrees.

•Holding six patents: USPTO: 6094480, 6754285, 6760433, 6826278, 6850618, and 9391697. Two additional patents pending.

•Over 20 years of progressively responsible employment with expertise in developing wired, wireless, and optical high speed telecommunication systems and appliances; implantable neuromodulation class-III medical devices; aerospace (satellite) power distribution and control systems.

•Served as director, for large and small organizations including Fortune 500 companies. Built, scaled, and directed cross-functional teams in R&D and operations. Delivered high volume products on time and on budget consistently.

•Demonstrated design skills in control systems, precision analog and digital circuits, embedded systems, software/firmware, wired and wireless power transfer technologies, RF communication, hardware / firmware / software integration, test and design validation, product verification, and product certification.

•Expertise in all phases of product life cycle management, including continuous improvement as a Master Lean Six Sigma professional with Black Belt status.

Professional Experience

LONE STAR NEUROMODULATION, Plano, TX, USA

A medical device start-up developing implantable neuromodulation device and external peripherals.

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer May 2014 – Pres.

•Established the R&D organization in the design and development of a 16+1 channel IPG (implantable pulse generator) and external peripheral modules, such as patient controller, wireless battery charging unit, and portable power transfer and NFC (Near Field Communication) unit.

•Designed and implemented an SCMR-based (Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance) wireless power transfer system for battery charging at a distance of over 4 cm.

•Designed and implemented a control loop system that would aid the patient in locating and positioning the charging antenna over the IPG for maximum power transfer.

•Designed and implemented an RF fed, near-field, backscatter, half-duplex communication system.

•Designed and implemented a novel algorithm for automatically tuning the NFC operating frequency and enabling efficient data transfer at a distance range from 1 cm to over 4 cm.

KARDIOSIS, Ankara, Turkey (Working from Plano, TX, USA)

Local leader in medical device R&D and manufacturing in Turkey.

Technical and Administrative Consultant, Office of the CTO Nov. 2012 – Pres.

•Leveraging expertise in IPGs and precision analog and digital circuits, directed an R&D team that designs Class-III devices to effect DBS (deep brain stimulation) and SCS (spinal cord stimulation) using neuromodulation technology. Project is funded by the Turkish Government.

•Capitalized on experience gleaned from previous work, implemented a technology that enabled recharging of the IPG wirelessly from a distance of over 3 cm. This will enable obese patients to benefit from this device.

•Designed and filed a patent for unconditional MRI safety of implantable medical device leads. This will enable patients with MRI-ready implantable medical devices to go under full body MRI scans which is deemed unsafe (or conditionally safe) with the existing products in the market. Patent is pending.

•Exceeded expectations by leveraging prior experiences in creative ways. As a result, handpicked to participate in confidential meetings normally attended by company executives. Purpose: to assist in addressing a broad range of problems for which solutions were not readily apparent.

•Capitalized on experience gained from reorganizing the engineering department at St. Jude Medical and using Six Sigma principles, designed and launched a new process for product development. As a result, milestone timeline predictability was measurably improved.

•Located and established ties with mechanical engineering resources for the design, development, and fabrication of IPG assemblies. This includes titanium can, silicone molded header, ceramic feed-through, electrode connector assemblies, and set screw torque wrench for securing electrodes during implant surgery.

•Assisted in locating, hiring, and training engineers. Trained staff in developing design requirements and performing FMECA (Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis).

•Assisted the team in designing digital and analog circuits, including RF such as MedRadio (MICS) system.

•Helped the team locate and select suitable energy storage parts, including rechargeable, zero-volt tolerant lithium-ion batteries.

TITAN PHOTONICS, Fremont, CA, USA

Leader in optical transceiver technologies for high speed, intelligent optical networking systems.

Director, Engineering July. 2015 – Pres.

•Leading the development of intelligent optical transceivers. With built in software and firmware for NFV (Network Function Virtualization), Titan is accelerating network transformation towards SDN (Software Defined Networks), thereby helping data center operators to lower their capital and operational expenses, and increase their profitability.

FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, Richardson, TX, USA

Global leader in broadband networking systems.

Principal Systems Architect Sept. 2011 – July 2015

•Completed the development of a platform for Colorless Directionless Contentionless Gridless ROADM technology. Platform is poised to become the leading system, thereby setting the industry standard.

•Leveraging engineering development expertise at St. Jude Medical and techniques acquired through studies at Villanova University (see certification, below) applied Lean Six Sigma principles to Fujitsu’s product development processes. As a result, company analysts forecast a measurable reduction in R&D expenditures and time-to-market acceleration.

•Prevented hardware and software problems from negatively affecting product quality and reliability by establishing and launching FMECA as a part of the development process.

•Proactively participated in the ITU and IEEE standardization efforts as a member of the R&D organization.

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, Plano, TX, USA

Industry leader, implantable neuromodulation devices for SCS and DBS indications.

Director, Electrical Engineering Sept. 2009 - May 2011

•Led an R&D team of 48 experts in the development of neuromodulation systems for DBS and SCS.

•Nurtured an environment for continuous learning on how doctors and patients use these devices. In so doing, saw opportunities and applied several design improvements in future designs.

•As a member of the executive team, participated in the planning and implementation of a quality improvement process per the FDA (21 CFR Part 820) guidelines. Successfully planned and executed remediation of product development and manufacturing process deficiencies, which had been highlighted in FDA audit form 483 and the warning letter dated April 2009.

•Revamped engineering organization; realigned employee skill set and career goals with business objectives. Bolstered efficiency of R&D processes, measured by design throughput.

•Enhanced the technical foundation of the engineering department and improved first-pass success rate measurably. Focused on better employee training and continuous learning. Improved review processes for design, testability, manufacturability, and standards compliance. Expanded testing automation. Encouraged the use of computer tools and introduced new tools including ANSYS HFSS, MathCAD, and PSpice.

•Planned and conducted product verification and certification efforts per ISO 14708, UL/CSA/EN/IEC 60601-1-1/2, CISPR 11/22, 47 CFR Part 15 FCC Class A/B, TUV, and CE Mark.

•Improved efficiency and throughput of CAPA/NCMR investigations, failure and root-cause analyses. Systematically employed post-market surveillance and quality tracking metrics in conjunction with FMECA techniques, thereby improving the mode of operation without back-log accumulation.

•Supported FDA PMN 510(k) and PMA submissions.

•Established and nourished strategic and tactical collaboration between the neuromodulation and cardiac-rhythm-management business units. Did so through product development initiatives, including MedRadio (MICS) RF radio module development, expediting new product introductions through mutually beneficial common design projects, and facilitating intellectual property portability.

•Nurtured innovation and increased contributions to the intellectual property portfolio with an average of two patents per employee per quarter.

TELCO SYSTEMS (formerly ANDA Networks), Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Industry leader in Carrier Ethernet networking appliances.

Business Developer and Product Planner Oct. 2006 - Sept. 2009

•Established and managed several profitable partnerships, notably:

Reseller agreement with Nortel for redistribution of products in all continents.

Joint R&D partnership with Nakina Systems.

Marketing partnership with Ciena for deploying products at British Telecom.

•Leveraging experience in high-speed broadband product development, launched new solutions and won awards, including TMC’s Product of the Year, and Frost & Sullivan’s Product Differentiation Excellence in 2009.

•Played significant role in furthering industry standardization of Carrier Ethernet technology at the MEF.

MICROPAC, INC., Garland, TX, USA

Industry leader in aerospace products.

Director of Engineering and Operations Nov. 2005 - Oct. 2006

•Led over 30 managers and engineers in offering high precision analog products for the aerospace industry, including NASA.

•Enabled company to grow into a $10+ million-a-year, highly-specialized components business.

ADVA OPTICAL (formerly Covaro), Richardson TX, USA

Industry leader in Carrier-Ethernet appliances.

Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering Sept. 2002 - Aug. 2005

•Led technical staff of 10 at the Richardson Design Center.

•Developed a new technology (Etherjack) and named as finalists at Network+Interop in 2005, and at InfoVision Awards in 2006.

•Planned and conducted product certification efforts per Telcordia NEBS Level 3, TUV, CE Mark, UL/IEC/EN 60950, and CAN/CSA-C22.2, No.60959.

Education

MS, Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

BS, Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Certification Program

Villanova University, Villanova, PA

•Master Six Sigma

•Six Sigma Black Belt

•Lean Six Sigma

Community Involvement

Member, Board of Advisors, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010 - 2011

Patents

Holding 6 US patents with two additional pending in the Medical Device and Telecom fields.

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