Expert witness experience with patents and intellectual property, and extensive business development experience.

Product planning: Expert in analyzing customer/market requirements and developing technical product specifications and in roadmap definition:

• nDSP: enhanced definition display chips for CRT and LCD
• Samsung: MPEGXpress MPEG2 encoder; MSP media processor
• Cypress: VRSP MPEG1 Audio/Video decoder
• Sun Micro: Real-time image display system for medical and reconnaissance customers
• I2S: Image processing workstations with image warping
• ESL/TRW & Ford Aerospace: real-time softcopy display systems

Market and competitor analysis, performing technology forecasts to anticipate future product timelines, and tracking developments by the key players in the following markets:

• Video compression chips
• Video display chips

Strategic partnerships: Expert in drafting and negotiating strategic agreements covering sales and marketing, joint product definition and development, and licensing:

• Samsung MSP: Microsoft Talisman program and IBM
• nDSP: Pixelworks (company sold to Pixelworks)
• Samsung: Daikin and Spruce (MPEGXpress product line sold to Spruce)

Sales and Distribution:

• Setting up and managing national sales reps (MPEGXpress)
• Setting up and managing international distribution . Europe, Japan, China, Korea (MPEGXpress and nDSP)

PR and Product Launch:

• Zoran: VSP161 launch. product literature, training materials and course
• Samsung: MPEGXpress literature, trade shows, advertising, articles, training, national and international reps and distribution
• MSP product launch, literature, analysts tour, trade journal articles, SIGGRAPH and Hot Chips papers, press interviews
• nDSP: Japan and China trade shows, CES