This document outlines the career experience of David Hoenig, including leadership roles in product design at several major tech companies such as NVIDIA, Lyve Minds, FitView, SunPower, Solyndra, Palm, and Apple. His experience spans consumer electronics, renewable energy, wearable technology and includes developing portable cloud storage devices, solar panel systems, smartphones, and desktop computers. He holds a BS in Product Design from Ohio State University.

1. NVIDIA Inc – Santa Clara, CA Nov 2015 –Current
Sr. Director, Product Design
Leading R&D skunk-works efforts for new technology and consumer products.
Lyve Minds Inc – Cupertino, CA May 2013 – Oct 2015
Director , Product Design
Led Product Design efforts for a consumer product and services start-up that backs up all your iOS, Android, Mac, and
Windows photos/videos to the Lyve cloud service and hardware products. Developed a portable, cloud connected, 4K
camera capable of capturing and storing photos/videos to the Lyve product and cloud service.
FitView – Scotts Valley,CA June 2012 –May 2013
VP, Product Design
A wearable technology start-up company that integrated numerous mobile technologies for an all weather sports
helmet. Technologies include helmet design/manufacuring, IMU and image sensors, GPS/BTLE/Wi-Fi wireless
technologies, audio system, custom wide-angle camera, and IPX7 waterproofing.
SunPower – San Jose,CA Oct 2011 – May 2012
Director, Product Design
Led team that developed a new residential PV system, reducing overall system cost through innovative installation
method and overall reduction in materials and design complexity.
Solyndra – Fremont, CA Feb 2008 – Sept 2011
VP, Product Design
Led the product design team for a PV start-up focused on a revolutionary self-ballasted solar panel system for
commercial flat roof buildings and agriculture structures. Managed team of material science, mechanical, and product
design engineers.
Palm/Handspring – Sunnyvale, CA Feb 2000 – Aug 2007
Sr. Director – Hardware Engineering
Led Palm’s Hardware Engineering team of 80+ people to develop and expand Palm’s smart phone product portfolio.
Managed RF, audio, RF, EE, ME, and HWQA teams.
Director – Product Design
Led the Industrial Design and Product Design teams to define and deliver the first of its kind Treo smartphone products.
Managed ID, PD, mechanical, tooling and material science engineering teams.
Apple – Cupertino, CA Aug 1995 –Feb 2000
Manager, iMac Product Design
Managed team of product designers, and mechanical, thermal, material science & tooling engineers to develop the first
two generations of iMac computers.
Education – BS, Product Design Ohio State University 1991
David Hoenig
m: 408.306.3875
davidhoenig1966@yahoo.com