Robert Sutherland has over 35 years of experience in engineering leadership roles developing communications systems and is seeking a new position where he can contribute his expertise in product development. He has a proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and developing solutions across analog and digital signal processing. His background includes positions as VP of Engineering, Director of Engineering, and founding engineering roles at several startups focused on wireless communications and GPS technologies.

1. Robert A. Sutherland
6710 Scottsville Rd  Scottsville, VA 24590  Phone: 571-217-0134  E-Mail: bubbasuth@yahoo.com
Summary
Highly skilled System Engineer with extensive experience in leading critical multi-disciplinary product development. Proven track
record in program management, solutions implementation and infrastructure organization (Project Engineer, Group Manager,
Engineering Director and VP Engineering Positions). Nominally a generalist, adept at synthesizing unique solutions to complex
communications system requirements utilizing analog and digital signal processing techniques.
Objective
Obtain a position in a growth company where I can contribute with my diverse expertise in product development while honing advanced
expertise consistent with advancing technology.
Experience
V.P Engineering, NeXXCom Wireless, LLC, La Jolla,CA 2013 - 2015
 Defined, specified, procured and deployed software infrastructure for field issue reporting and management.
 Involved at all levels of vendor management to guarantee quality and timely field deployment of multi-section (concatenated point-to-
point) Microwave and mm-Wave communications links using commercially available products and services.
 Responsible for all product development intended for internal use in Microwave and mm-Wave link deployment, in both contract
and direct forms.
 Participated in high level technical presentations to prospective and current customers.
Consulting Engineer, Baisers de Cheval, LLC, Scottsville, VA 2012-2013
 Responsible for design and evaluation of an R&D project for a confidential customer utilizing 3-D EM (FEKO) simulation to
optimize a small-arms accessory communications system.
 Part of a small team evaluating an RF water treatment system to supplement or replace chemical treatments.
 Responsible for a report evaluating and recommending various approaches in support of low latency Microwave and mm-Wave
networks in support of a CBOE trading house.
 Functioned as technical advisor to NeXXCom Wireless during initial phases of start-up
Director of Engineering, Gigabeam Acquisition Corporation (Gigabeam Corporation), RTP, NC 2004-2012
 The first ‘non-founder’ employee. Responsible for engineering infrastructure and management related to software, firmware and
hardware development.
 Uniquely and directly responsible for system design encompassing baseband processing (modulation, demodulation, FEC encode,
FEC decode, encryption, decryption, mux, demux), uController, FPGA power sequencing, various switching supplies, etc.
 Principal Investigator for a National Science Foundation grant exploring the feasibility of developing a 256-QAM Modem supporting
10Gb/s transport in E-Band. Phase 1 complete, with Phase 2 proposal for an E-band Radio using such a Modem has been
submitted.
 Responsible for overall System behavioral modeling using Simulink and MATLAB, as well as ADS (Ptolemy) elements.
 Designer of the main signal processing board containing DSP FPGA, uController, Power Supply and ancillary support electronics.
 Aided in the physical design evaluation of the entire front-end through the use of ADS and HFSS structural modeling.
 Managed digital and software design through the use of various consultants, while maintaining code versioning using a Subversion
secure public web server.

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 Identified and managed deployment of VPN-based integrated PCB design suite used internally and by subcontractors to ensure
product consistency and maximize design re-use.
 Identified and managed deployment of web-based bug-reporting system (JIRA) and blog discussion boards (Confluence) accessible
internally and externally for sales and technical personnel worldwide.
Sr. System Engineer, Wheels of Zeus, Los Gatos, CA 2003
 Participated in a small team of technologists put together by Steve Wozniak to evaluate opportunities for GPS in the consumer
market not related to traditional position location and mapping paradigms.
Sr. System Engineer, BitBlitz, Fremont, CA 2002-2003
 Responsible for system simulation and standards body participation for analog and digital channel-compensation Integrated Circuits
supporting the emerging CX-4 10Gb/s Cu based I/O and 6Gb/s back-plane standards, respectively.
Sr. System Engineer, Blaze Networks, Dublin, CA 1999-2002
 Responsible for 10Gb/S high speed opto-electric design using Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplex multi-mode VCSELs in the
850nm range.
Sr. System Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, CA 1997-1999
 Product Definition Engineer for new semiconductor products
 Began internal IR&D with several others to develop IP libraries for sale through Avant! pipeline, which was accentuated with the
purchase of Arcus Technology. Avant! ultimately decided IP development was not a core interest, so Arcus was spun out and sold
to Cypress Semiconductor
 Initially began at Meta-Software to develop mixed-model simulation environment using elements of Ptolemy and Verilog-A, but
Company was bought by Avant!, which cancelled the project.
Sr. System Engineer, MicroUnity, Sunnyvale, CA 1990-1996
 Individual contributor to aspects of IC System design in support of a revolutionary ‘Media Processor’ pioneered by MicroUnity. As
such, was involved in both Analog and Digital Signal Processing elements of an overall system and developed tools to model
performance of both with the intent of optimizing portioning.
Sr. System Engineer (co-Founder), Ashtech (now Magellan), Sunnyvale, CA 1987-1990
 Responsible for the development of all RF and Microwave subsystems in the initial generation of GPS Survey product for both L1
(C/A) and L2 (codeless) supporting 1st
order survey capability.
Sr. RF Engineer, Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale, CA 1984-1987
 Responsible for the development of all RF and Microwave subsystems in the initial three generations of digital correlation GPS
receivers pioneered by Trimble Navigation.
Sr. Microwave Engineer, Litton EDD, San Carlos, CA 1983-1984
 Project Manager for two high profile Solid State MMIC products for Defense related customers. In one case was assigned as a
troubleshooter to fix a program that had already gone through 2 PMs, and brought project to completion in 6 months.
Engineering Manager, Dexcel, Santa Clara, CA 1978-1983
 Directly developed modular MMIC product line from 1-18GHz, including industry leading medium power designs as well as cutting
edge 6-18GHz capability.

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 Managed MMIC Engineering where a small staff of 3 engineers continued development of targeted amplifier designs.
Member of the Technical Staff, Watkins Johnson, Palo Alto, CA 1976-1978
 Project Engineer on several Microwave product developments. Most notable are the MMIC TWT replacement amplifiers spanning
0.5-18GHz using traditional octave (or less) frequency breaks
Patents
Direct digital frequency synthesizer using sigma-delta techniques (5,563,535). Method and apparatus for decorrelation of
mutually contaminated digital signals (5,541,867). Global positioning system receiver with improved radio frequency and
digital processing (4,928,106).
Education
BSEE, University of California, Berkeley, CA
References furnished upon request.