Summary

Engineering leader with 15+ years at Bose building teams, driving audio technology strategy, and delivering industry-first systems to global automotive OEMs. Founded and scaled the Bose Automotive Audio Center of Excellence. Named inventor on 14 US patents. Proven communicator at all organizational levels — from the frontlines to the C-Suite — with 15+ years leading cross-functional teams across Asia, Europe, and the US. MS in Engineering Leadership (Northeastern/Gordon Institute); BS in Electrical Engineering and BS in Sound Engineering (University of Michigan).

Experience

• Bose Corporation	Framingham, MA
  Audio Center of Excellence Manager & Technology Lead, Automotive Division	2020 – Present

  • Founded and built the Bose Automotive Audio Center of Excellence from the ground up — hired and grew a team of 6 engineers, establishing the org’s mission, processes, and project portfolio.

  • Own the Applied Research and Concept Development technology roadmap; set exploration priorities across 10+ active projects spanning audio experiences, algorithms, and system components.

  • Defined Bose automotive audio quality standards adopted as the benchmark for all proposed audio systems across the division.

  • Serve as audio systems subject matter expert on the Bose Automotive Strategy Council, shaping product direction at the divisional level.

• Audio Applied Research Engineer, Automotive Division

  2014 – 2020

  • Invented Bose SeatCentric Volume Zones, Bose AWARE announcement rendering, Bose FrontStage, and a novel limiter algorithm extending low-frequency bandwidth — each advancing from concept to shipping product.

  • Led advanced development of a new computational engine for perceptual audio tuning through to deployment in production vehicles.

  • Designed, built, and delivered a worldwide audio systems training curriculum, reaching 20+ engineers across events in Asia, Europe, and the US.

• Audio Systems Engineer, Automotive Division

  2010 – 2014

  • Owned end-to-end audio quality across eight production programs for GM, Audi, and Nissan.

  • Designed audio processing algorithms including Bose Advanced Staging Technology 2 (AST2); supported sales efforts that secured the 2016 Cadillac CT6 (Panaray 34-speaker), 2016 Mazda MX-5 (UltraNearField), and 2015 Audi Q7 (first AST2 3D upmix program).

  • Onboarded and trained new engineers in Bose experience targets and proprietary toolchain.

• Electrical/Acoustic Engineer, Noise Reduction Technology

  2007 – 2010

  • Lead acoustic and electrical engineer on Bose IE2 In-Ear headset development.

  • Supported manufacturing plants in the US and China; established new production lines in Mexico.

• Shure Incorporated	Niles, IL
  Audio Processing & Circuitry Systems Intern	2005 – 2006

Patents

• | Audio control in vehicle cabin

  2024

• | Audio systems and method for perturbing signal compensation

  2019

• | Phantom center image control

  2019

• | Entertainment audio processing

  2019

• | Audio systems for providing isolated listening zones

  2018

• | Entertainment audio processing

  2018

• | Audio systems and method for perturbing signal compensation

  2018

• | System and method for distortion limiting

  2018

• | Simulating acoustic output at a location corresponding to source position data

  2018

• | Managing telephony and entertainment audio in a vehicle audio platform

  2018

• | Simulating acoustic output at a location corresponding to source position data

  2017

• | Audio systems for providing isolated listening zones

  2017

• | Managing telephony and entertainment audio in a vehicle audio platform

  2016

• | Providing speakers in a vehicle seat

  2014

Education

• Northeastern University	Boston, MA
  Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership (Gordon Institute)

• University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering – Specialty in Digital Signal Processing & Acoustics

• Bachelor of Science, Sound Engineering

Technical Skills