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Extensive experience in high performance / high dynamic range analog mixed signal, custom digital, and RF integrated circuit design, layout, and test, from concept to production for commercial, military, and space IC products. Have knowledge of IC process development, characterization, and modeling. Have significant amount of experience in obtaining new military, space, and commercial IC business, as well as obtaining funding for start-up activities. Technical oversight for large IC design teams (20-40 people). Have ability to contribute creatively to the solution of difficult IC technical problems. Have 56 U.S. patents issued, 200-300 international issued patents, with 21 U.S. patents pending. Author or co-author of 15 published conference and journal papers. Also have experience at the discrete analog / RF / mixed signal level for system analysis, link budget analysis, board level circuit design and layout. Experience in system design, architecture, and analysis.

Specialties: System Design / Architecture / Analysis / Block Specifications
New business development / capture
Winning proposals for small and large businesses
Product road maps
VC funding pursuits
technical due diligence for VCs and angel investors
IP creation and protection
Technical lead for IC design groups and product development
AMS / RF / ROIC Design
Chip / Circuit / System Architect
RF / Analog Mixed Signal SOC BIST / DFT architectures
New circuit concepts
SDR, RF TxRx, optical TxRx, LDD, TIA
S / H, ADC, driver amp, DAC
Flash Ladar ROIC
SiGe BiCMOS, CMOS, SOI, bipolar, Complementary bipolar, GaAs, InP
active secret clearance
Experience
Independent Integrated Circuit Design and Systems Consultant
Lloyd Linder Consulting
March 2006 – Present (8 years 6 months)

Clients:
Aerius Photonics
Arete Associates
Dynamic Research Corp.
FBI
FLIR Electro-Optic Components
Hittite Microwave
HRL
InPhi Corporation
Key2Mobile
Kratos Defense Systems
Linearchip
Lockheed Martin
Menara Networks
Micrel
Mobilitie
MOSIS / ISI
Nu-Trek Inc.
Raytheon
Red Dot Wireless
Ridgetop Group
Semtech
SpaceMicro
SYS Technologies
Tangea Semiconductor
Technoconcepts
Teradyne
Terocelo
Q3Web Wideband Wireless
Ubidyne
Wistron


Director of ASIC Design
Menara Networks
April 2008 – January 2009 (10 months)

Involved with the development of electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) IC and the development of quad transceiver for next-generation 10 Gb/s ASIC with integrated FEC / EFEC in CMOS.

Director of Technology / Founder
TelASIC Communications
February 2002 – March 2006 (4 years 2 months)

Technical lead for the development of state-of-the-art ADC and DAC commercial products for the base station market.

Raytheon
Engineering Fellow
Raytheon
1985 – 2002 (17 years)

Technical lead for RF / analog / mixed signal IC development. Subject matter expert (SME) in integrated circuits. Company-wide resource for review of IC designs and technical support of new business.

Senior Scientist
Hughes Aircraft Company
1985 – 1997 (12 years)

Technical lead for RF / analog / mixed signal IC development. Subject matter expert (SME) in integrated circuits. Company-wide resource for review of IC designs and technical support of new business