Wally Haas

Founder, President @ Avalon Holographics

About

Specialties: entrepreneur, startups, light field, hologram, ASIC, FPGA, optics, display, telecom

Country

Canada

City

Greater St. John's Metropolitan Area

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

FPGA, ASIC, DFT, Digital Design, Analog Design, Altera, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), Analog Circuit Design, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Embedded Systems, IC, Integrated Circuit Design, Management, Product Development, Product Management, Mixed Signal, Logic Synthesis, RTL design, Semiconductors, SoC

Experience

Founder, President

Avalon Holographics

2015-1 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

St. John's, Newfoundland

We make the best holographic displays in the world. Closest thing in movies: Star Wars chess table.

Senior Director

Intel

2010-12 - 2014-12 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Senior Director, Transport Solutions Managing Director, Newfoundland Technology Centre

Founder

Avalon Microelectronics

2005-7 - 2010-12 · 5 yrs 6 mos

** Avalon acquired by Altera (now Intel) December 2010 We had an awesome team that delivered great results. Started in my basement office, we grew to more than 30 people and +$4M/yr in revenue with no venture capital required. My responsibilities at various times were: Founder and majority owner. Overall responsibility for organization and business. Key technical decision maker. Lead Engineering manager. Lead engineer on technical projects including architecture, design, verification, and validation. Operational responsibility for the business including cash flow, expenses, and financing. Product management including market requirements, product definition, and product lifecycle management. Sales management including lead generation, sales funnel, customer visits, and closing deals.