Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in electrical engineering and computer science, with expertise in root-cause and failure analysis, sensor and semiconductor packaging and test, manufacturability and feasibility, business and technology development, patent portfolio strategy, technical diligence, fabrication, prototyping and analysis of MEMS and micromachined devices, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Chief Technology Officer, Wireless TPMS corporation
Founded company to supply wireless TPMS for the commercial trucking industry. Invented unique methodology for measuring pressure, weight per axle, and tire lifetimes. Extensively developed low-power wireless (ZigBee & UWB) for data transmission combined with energy harvesting/scavenging. Secured IP licensing agreements from MIT and SenTech for pressure & wireless. Hired executive team (CEO and VP of Marketing) and built core technical and sales teams.
Managing Partner, technology consulting firm
Clients included DARPA (Single largest US military research grant funding agency), Neah Power Systems, Inc. (Micro-fuel cells for portable applications), Merit Sensor Systems (Micromachined silicon pressure diaphragms), Bridgewave Communications, Inc. (RF & high-frequency packaging), LightConnect, Inc. (Diffractive optics for fiber-optic networking), Reflectivity, Inc. (Micromirror arrays for projection displays), Shalon Ventures (Independent investor), MedScanSonics (Acoustic imaging for medical diagnostics), Multitest GmbH (Automated package testing of IC’s & MEMS).
Manager of MEMS Development and Foundry Relations, Measurement Specialties, Inc., Fremont, CA
Expanded business into a new $1M disposable blood pressure sensor customer. Oversaw, negotiated, managed, and developed fabrication processes for the transfers of: a $6M industrial grade piezoresistive accelerometer line to a new 6” foundry; a $1M AFM SiN3 cantilever line in jeopardy of losing process support to a 4” process; and a $5M decaying 1.5” wafer strain gauge & pressure product lines to a 5” fab. Launched, designed, and developed a sub-1PSI piezoresistive pressure sensor line on a 5” CMOS compatible process compatible with an electrochemical etch stop process.
Director of MEMS Engineering, Co-founder, InLight Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA
Presented to several investors and helped raise $15M Series-A financing. Designed, developed, and launched company’s 1st magnetic and electrostatic micromirrors. Oversaw production of single-mode fiber-optic V-grooves for a $200M connector company. Expanded and co-managed design, development and fabrication team of more than 15 people.
Application Engineering Manager & West Coast Office Manger, Microcosm Technologies, Inc. / Coventor, Inc., San Mateo, CA
Was responsible for technical marketing, support, and training of MEMS finite-element modeling (FEM) tools (CoventorWare & MEMCAD) in the western half of US and parts of Asia. Expanded office from 2 to 8, including a group to support BioMEMS development. Initiated educational outreach and curriculum integration of FEM tools at Berkeley’s Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), Stanford and UCLA. Hosted summer interns from Berkeley. Initiated Microcosm’s intellectual property (IP) development, and filed company’s 1st patent.
