John David
Consulting engineer specializing in acoustic modules, systems integration and audio systems design for professional, commercial and consumer electronics OEM clients.
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About
Early interest in sound led to interdisciplinary physics, music, CS and EE studies. Began work as loudspeaker engineer with a/d/s/-Apogee Acoustics in 1997. Moved to Boston Acoustics in 1998 to serve first as Transducer Engineer. From mid-2000, working as systems engineer and project manager at BA, led engineering teams from prototype development through to mass production, and supervised PCB, transducer and final-assembly production start-up at US and Asian manufacturing sites. Developed integrated home-theater products, high-end, custom-install indoor/outdoor and high-fidelity systems. In 2005, commenced work as an Applications Engineer, Systems, at Dolby Labs, providing product development support and validation for licenses of Dolby audio patents. After a transition to Applications Engineer, DSP Implementation in 2007, took over as Manager and led that team for four years, focused on supporting audio codec and post-processing algorithm implementation in SoC's, DSP's, Android/iOS and PC/macOS software libraries. From 2012-2017, served as Product Manager for software products used in Dolby Atmos content creation. Currently consulting in commercial and residential A/V systems, and
Experience
Nov 2006
May 2022 to Aug 2022
Jun 2018 to Oct 2018
Jul 2000 to Mar 2005
Jan 1998 to Jul 2000
Education
BA, Physics and Music, Interdisc.
1994 to 1996
Executive Education, Executive courses: "Product Management" and "New Manager Bootcamp"
2013 to 2013
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
1992 to 1994