Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in electronic filter design, electrical engineering, patent litigation expert testimony, telecommunications / telephony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Senior Staff Engineer, Manager of Engineering and Key Consultant on Design Issues, Tellabs Inc. (Tellabs acquired Coherent Communications)
Served as leader of engineering team to analyze root-cause failures of 2.5GHz Transponder and recommend design changes resulting in a first-pass test yield increase from 10% to 90%. Designed high-efficiency switching power supplies for general applications and provide division-wide guidance with power generation and distribution issues of Central-Office based equipment. Designed "Intelligent" Fan Trays featuring thermal feedback to adjust speed of rotation. Developed technique for minimization of EMI of switching power supply by clock modulation (U.S. and Foreign Patents Pending). Solved product EMC/EMI compliance issues at test laboratories and provide design guidance to engineering teams during the design review phase. Provided component engineering support and diagnose root-cause failures.
Vice President Research and Development, Director of Conference Products, Team leader, Coherent Communications Systems Inc.
Was key designer of ConferenceMaster(TM) Conferencing Telephone, CallPort(TM) Hands-Free Conferencing Adapter used with Intels' Proshare ISDN product, and Hands-free automotive cell-phone adapter, all using echo cancellation technology. Designed DOV (Data Over Voice) xDSL type Multiplexer used by AT&T over local loops. Provided expert testimony to FAA on voice and data transmission over the local loop. Designed low and medium speed modems including QAM, VSB, Quad-Phase and simultaneous voice and data products. Developed an extensive product line of programmable FSK and Speech Multiplexing equipment. Designed a product family of Telephony Signaling equipment including SF to E&M converters, Loop-Start, Ground-Start and Wink-Start modules, Automatic Ringdown, Echo Suppressors, FXC/ FXO to E&M converters and numerous related appliqué modules.
Principal Analog Engineer, Telesignal Inc (Division of Singer Corp)
Managed filter design group. Developed a family of Bell Compatible Voice-Band modems including multi-phase and multi-level FSK modulation.
Previous technical positions, Stelma Inc., Burnell Inc. and Bulova Inc-Electronics Division
