r&d challenges I have resolved

   Defined in two weeks an image processing system that increased a companies sales by 700%. Global Canadian image processing-industrial automation company.

   Evolved a basic image processing system into a high performance integrated system architecture for a new, technically demanding far eastern market segment, growing annual sales from $3m to $15-25m. New system was defined by the R&D group I led using market data sourced from engineers and field support personnel. System was defined, developed, put into production and installed at customer premises in a nine month period from zero personal knowledge of the business, product, market & technology. Global Canadian image processing-industrial automation company.

   Re-motivated and doubled size of ASIC R&D development function at a Canadian intellectual property and chip development business subsequently acquired by Newbridge (now an Alcatel subsidiary).

   Redefined and led-managed an early PC-clone development based in Germany and the US to get product successfully to market within a short market window of opportunity. The new product re-vitalized the European division of the $US1.5B high volume US global PC business.

   Created, from the ground-up, a leading-edge integrated circuit design system. Led-managed use of that system to successfully architect and develop an advanced general purpose DSP integrated circuit. $C2B global Canadian telecoms company.

   Created and practically applied a new-to-company software-based hardware description modeling system for a high volume telecom ASIC that enabled the identification (and solution) of critical system-level design deficiencies that caused unacceptable error rates. As a direct result all subsequent systems designed at this business used this system modelling approach. $C2B global Canadian telecoms company.

   Evaluated and projected likely impact of a key new I.C. technology - at a $2.5B, diversified, UK electronics business.

   Identified and simulated critical circuit techniques underlying a major integrated circuit technology (random access memory) at a large, global Netherlands-based electronics business, leading to the exit of that business from a key market segment.

   Recommended shutdown of two divisional businesses at (i) a $100m Canadian PC-Product business and at (ii) a very large US global PC-product business. Both businesses followed my recommendations.

   Identified a key RF system technology update path - at a $C15m Canadian RF system business.

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See also: Challenge Scenarios

Contact:

To explore finding a solution to a current issue or discuss something mentioned here call Andrew Herrington - (Phone:   UK - Mobile - 077 36717312 / Canada: (519) 635-5308 ;

Pateo Consulting

Phone:  UK - Mobile - 077 36717312 / Canada: (519) 635-5308 ;
email: pateo@pateo.com.
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Kitchener,
Ontario N2G 1T7,
Canada.