Licensed Patent Agent, Electrical ENG, Electronic PKG, Data Storaage

Robert Rapp ***** Ridge Route # ***, Lake Forest, Ca. 92630 • 949-***-**** • ******@*********.***

Qualifications: Licensed Patent Agent, Technology Marketing, and Product Development

Over 25 years of experience in technology products design along with the ability to develop working relationships with a variety of company representatives, including developers, program managers, architects, evangelists, and researchers. Areas of expertise include:

* Licensed Patent Agent * Storage Systems/Devices • Patent Prosecution • Acct. Mgt. • Technical Marketing/Relationship Development • Project Mgt. • Strategic Planning • Training • Technical Writing • PCB Design/Mfg/Test

Career Highlights

• Licensed Patent Agent with Self prosecuted Patents: Patent 7,322,863: a robust modular electronic device without direct electrical connection for inter-module communication and control: Patent 7,626,817: 3 dimensional layered flex circuits with embedded cooling/including an integral heat pipe: Two other Patents in Grant Phase.

• Performed technical marketing/education of disk storage products.

• Developed new products and delivered failure analysis training throughout Europe and Asia, building capabilities in remote offices while establishing relationships with critical customers.

• Commendation: Only disk vendor with 100% of products Microsoft WHQL qualified in 1997.

• Resolved industry wide compatibility problems for 8.4 GB Bios limitation and Ultra-DMA H/W-S/W.

• Product engineering, large VLSI test systems.

Career Summary

Sr. Principal Engineer, Western Digital Corp. Nov. 2005 to Present

Disk Drive Development & Failure Analysis

Owner/Technology Development, RappTech 2001 to 2005

Sole proprietor of a contract company that administers the analysis of system/disk interactions for increasing performance & developing technology-based business relationships: Electronic Package Patents /Patents Pdg.

Software Program Manager, VERITAS Software 2000 to 2001

Managed the resolution or closure of software bugs for Volume Manager and File Systems Products: Executed customer requests or passed them on to internal engineering organizations: Expedited the release of software products to facilitate customer test processes.

Technology Marketing/Systems Engineering, Quantum Corporation 1995 to 2000

Strategic Technical Liaison to Microsoft on all storage related issues: Wrote & delivered Industry wide White Papers regarding Disk/System Compatibility & BIOS Limitations: Influenced & Managed the Microsoft WHQL test processes for all of Quantum’s disk drive products: Developed new disk drive interface technology and White Papers regarding BIOS limitations: Performed Performance Analysis: Wrote product documents and developed Retail Kit Installation Instructions: Edited PC 9X requirement documents.

International Field Engineering, Quantum Corporation 1992 to 1995

Represent Quantum & Resolved Technical Issues at International Customers. Developed and Delivered Training to Field Engineers at International Locations: Managed product Qualifications at Customer Sites.

Product Engineering/Operations, Librex Notebook Computer Systems 1991 to 1992

Reviewed and modified manufacturing process/operations documentation. Qualified multiple vendors to source components for notebook computer products.

Product Engineer, Megatest Corporation 1988 to 1991

Controlled impedance boards, high-speed electronics, and mechanical racks. Produced manufacturing documentation to support outsourcing. Managed PCB re-layout processes for mainframe computer boards.

Manufacturing Engineer, Conner Peripherals 1987 to 1988

PCB/PCBA vendor selection/mgt. and manufacturing support.

Test Engineer, Quantum Corporation: PCB Functional Test Development 1984 to 1987

Education: BSEE: Santa Clara University: ASET: Santa Rosa Junior College

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