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RESUME of MIHAI BEFFA Qualifications
and Skills Gifted
system designer with proven ability to
find solutions to challenging technical
problems Deep
comprehensive knowledge of integrated
hardware and software design Good
understanding of the full design cycle of
electronic systems, from concept through
manufacturing, to sales and customer
support Proven
record of building and directing
engineering teams Good
communication, writing and presentation
skills Extensive
contacts and experience building Eastern
European design teams to minimize
development costs Summary of
Professional Experience Over 25 years
experience in Hardware & Software Design and
Product Development Over 10 years
experience in building and managing engineering
teams Principal in
multiple startup companies 2003
-2008 Co-Founder
& CTO Co-founded
Wireless Seismic with the mission to
design a true real-time wireless
seismograph system Conceived
the solution to real-time data collection
and transfer when multiple, well-funded
competitors failed Designed
the first generation of hardware and the
fundamentals of the system
software Assembled
the first working prototype in 2004
working with a team of two
engineers Increased
the engineering team to five and perfected
the wireless data transport mechanism and
the system timing through 2006 In July
2007 successfully field-tested the
prototype, side-by-side with an existing
industrial system from ION
Geophysical. 2000
-2008 Founder
& President Design
and marketing of geo-applications for Web
Servers, Windows and Excel Built
the E-commerce site for marketing the
software 1997-2002 Empact Software,
Inc. Founder
& CTO Founded
WebQuote in 1997 to design and implement a
fully automated Marketplace for Printed
Circuit Board procurement. The company
received VC funding in 1999 and
become Empact Software in 2001. Built
and managed a team of 20 offshore software
programmers for the development of
SalesLink- CRM front office software for
Custom Electronic Products. The first
installation was deployed in 2001 and it
currently supports over $500M production
for one of the largest manufacturers of
PC Boards in the world. 1994-1997 NEC
America Senior Design
Engineer Hardware
Design for High Speed Ethernet
Switches. Firmware,
Software and Hardware
integration. 1992-1994 Costas
Systems VP of
Engineering Led of a
group of engineers for the design and
production of media duplication
machines. 1982-1992 Palyn-Gould
Group Member of
Technical Staff Hardware
and Software Design and Consulting for
customers such as IBM, Hitachi, Intel and
others 1983-1987 B&C Microsystems Founder Co-founded
B&C Microsystems, a manufacturer
of Universal Semiconductor Device
Programmers. In 1986
B&C transitioned to manufacturing
test equipment for cards and memory
devices and become Testmetrix. Education: MSEE
from the Polytechnic Institute of
Bucharest, Romania, 1975. Personal:
Married,
excellent health, two children.
Irina
is a Graphics Designer (BS from UC Davis);
Vlad
is a Software Engineer (MS from Stanford)
currently globe-trotting in
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