EXPERIENCE
WATERSHED IP LAW
Subject Matter Expert, March 2024 – Present
Achievements & Highlights
- Evidence of Use Discoveries
Detect infringements and Evidence-of-Use (EoU) using reverse engineering processes that include strategic test planning and execution, acquisition and analysis of critical 4G/5G baseband logs from 20+ devices in USA and Europe.
Streamline EoU test planning by identifying cell locations that support various 4G/5G features. - Evidence-based claim charts
Enhance claim charts by matching claims to baseband log evidence.
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA
Principal Engineer, 2018 – February 2024
Achievements & Highlights
- 4GLTE, 5GNR, 6G Standards
Increased 3GPP contributions along with IP opportunities for Sharp Corporation by participating as a RAN2 delegate focusing on NB-IoT and Non-Terrestrial-Network (NTN).
Submitted patent disclosures and applications on power saving for NB-IoT and NTN systems.
Represented Sharp Corporation for NextG Alliance and provided feedback on 6G video requirements. - Infringement Discoveries
Identified infringements by acquisition and analysis of logs from 50+ devices in USA, Japan, and Europe. Devices included smartphones and cellular IoT.
Obtained sales injunction by discovering Evidence-of-Use in cellular modules of automobiles in Germany. Discovered Evidence-of-Use in a model manufactured by a US automaker.
Coded software applications to interface Qualcomm-based devices with logging tools
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA
Senior Engineer, 2013 – 2018
Achievements & Highlights
- Sprint Wireless approval of Sharp AQUOS handset
Delivered Sharp handset on schedule to market by completing all required tests utilizing automated tests and real time bug reporting.
Negotiated exemption of a required feature by acquiring radio logs from competitor devices and proving that other devices also lack the feature. - IoT Devices Analysis
Produced comprehensive research reports on Internet-of-Things communication protocols.
Evaluated performance of various IoT devices by designing custom software applications for devices using SigFox, LoRaWAN, and CAT-1.
Measured IoT radio quality by executing tests in various conditions and locations.
Developed device-to-device communication application using Qualcomm modem and SDK. - Mobile Device Testing
Ensured carrier acceptance of Sharp Japan domestic models by performing required international roaming tests for SoftBank and DoCoMo.
Captured baseband logs of other Japanese model phones used for performance and standards compliance comparison.
Assisted with market introduction of test scripting tool for a third-party cellular protocol test vendor by debugging and running tests on various conditions.
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA
Team Lead – Mobile Platform Technology, 2004 – 2013
Achievements & Highlights
- AT&T Wireless approval of Sharp FX series handsets
Managed a team of software engineers to develop an automated 800-hour test stability system as required by AT&T.
Improved testing and development cycle by implementing an automated test report generator.
Supervised all lab tests to ensure results were clearly communicated to developers in Japan and South Korea. - T-Mobile Sidekick acceptance
Facilitated carrier required tests for market launch for Sidekick series devices by coordinating with test facilities and other third-party vendors.
Secured first installation of T-Mobile 3G base station in Portland metropolitan area to be used for UMTS test executions.
Designed drive test routes based on geography and location of cells. Eventually, T-Mobile added drive routes as a requirement for all mobile handsets. Designed drive test routes based on geography and location of cells. Eventually, T-Mobile added drive routes as a requirement for all mobile handsets.
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA
Member of Technical Staff, 2000 – 2004
Achievements & Highlights
- Verizon Wireless acceptance of Sharp handset
Developed automated CDMA test system to rapidly verify Verizon Wireless Stage 2 tests.
Executed all required field tests in 5 cities while connected to various network vendor infrastructure.
Devised BREW testing platform to ensure handset compatibility with BREW applications required by Verizon.
Created handset provisioning software application that was used in all Verizon stores. - T-Mobile acceptance of Sharp TM150 handset
Executed all T-Mobile device acceptance tests.
Collaborated with T-Mobile test engineers to streamline test processes for Sharp and other manufacturer’s handsets.
Automated GSM tests using various network simulators to expedite TM150 testing.
MICRO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Firmware Engineer, 1999 – 2000
- Implantable defibrillator software development
Improved performance and decreased battery usage for an implantable defibrillator by designing source code mixed with inline assembly language.
MICRO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Quality Engineer, 1998 – 1999
- Implantable defibrillator testing
Simplified test process for an implantable defibrillator by developing a system that automatically performed numerous procedures to trigger shocks and measure output.