Gavin Li

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLANNING: Develops and executes the company's technology strategy, ensuring that technology decisions are aligned with business objectives. Evaluate emerging technology trends and drive technology innovation to enhance the company's competitiveness in the marketplace. Project Management and Delivery: Manage the progress of multiple projects to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget. Allocate resources and coordinate cross-departmental collaboration to resolve project issues and challenges. Innovation and R&D: Encourage the team to perform innovative R&D to drive the company to launch new products, features and technological innovations. Oversee the R&D process to ensure successful implementation of new technologies.

• Established a strategic product roadmap to meet stated market requirements • Authored Product Requirements Specification. • Implemented sufficient processes & restructured organization to deliver to product roadmap. • Delivered critical milestones 13.5% ahead of project plan, below budget by 15%, meeting requirements established by investors, & securing additional financing. • Assumed the duties of the CTO following his resignation. • Authored three utility patents filings.

• Resolved cultural, staffing & business integration issues associated with a Chinese acquisition involving a multi-month Beijing assignment. • Responsible for global organization with 14 facilities in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia & China. • Established an outsourcing program resulting in 75%+ reduction in cost and delivery of prototypes. • Established an internal professional "social network" to enable sharing of expertise, best practices, production methodologies, testing procedures & product/module designs. • Established a diviision-wide database for publications, standards methodologies and designs, assuring common processes, & eliminating duplicate activities across geographically-dispersed locations. • Implemented an organization-wide efficiency improvement program, reducing the number of unique design & NPI tools by over 40% while maintaining schedules. • Established standards for solder mask colors for state of PCBAs (POC, Prototype, Pilot, LPA, & Production), preventing accidental release of non-compliant product into a customer environment while providing clear indication of state of product development.

• Led protfolio analysis leading to the creation new divisional structure. • Combined two under-performing business areas into single division, & led it to become the most profitable division, growing revenue 23% to $53 M, & operating profit to 15%. • Developed business plans with focus in Asia & Latin America, negotiated & closed volume sales agreements yielding annualized revenue of $4.6 M, & grew market share from 24% to 29%. • Launched the CM601 product line to address emerging market for low cost high quality satellite modems. • Created a unique product development partnership to replace problematic supplier, resulting in a $400K bottom line improvement. • Created a dial-out sales function to mine existing customer base combined with a legay product refurbishment program resulting in a $500K bottom line improvement.

Prototyping: Using computer-aided design (CAD) tools, hardware engineers translate designs into actual hardware prototypes. This may involve layout design, printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, and assembly. Power Supply Design: Designing power supply systems to ensure that hardware components and boards receive a stable and appropriate supply of power. This includes selecting appropriate power modules and power management circuits. Teamwork: Work with other hardware engineers, software engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware and software.