RESUME of

20917 Greenleaf Dr.

http://mihai.beffa.com

MIHAI BEFFA

Cupertino, CA 95014

email:mihai@beffa.com

408-996-0590

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

Wireless Seismic, Inc.

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

ZipMath Software

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 Italy.

 

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