Don Telage - Chairman
Dr. Telage's professional career spans 35 years of executive management, venture capital, technical development and operations in high technology systems plus several academic positions teaching computer science and mathematics. He currently is an active board member, advisor and investor in several technology start-up companies and teaches mathematics at Boston College part-time. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Network Solutions Inc. (NSI) from 1995 through its 1997 public offering until its purchase by VeriSign in 2001 for $21 billion, a record acquisition price for an Internet company. Earlier positions included Group Senior Vice President with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Systems Engineering Manager at GTE Strategic Systems Division where in both cases his focus was communications systems design and development. In his 10 years at SAIC, he grew and managed their global communication group. Dr. Telage has a Ph. D. in Mathematics and additional graduate training in Computer Science.
Dr. Telage's professional career spans 35 years of executive management, venture capital, technical development and operations in high technology systems plus several academic positions teaching computer science and mathematics. He currently is an active board member, advisor and investor in several technology start-up companies and teaches mathematics at Boston College part-time. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Network Solutions Inc. (NSI) from 1995 through its 1997 public offering until its purchase by VeriSign in 2001 for $21 billion, a record acquisition price for an Internet company. Earlier positions included Group Senior Vice President with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Systems Engineering Manager at GTE Strategic Systems Division where in both cases his focus was communications systems design and development. In his 10 years at SAIC, he grew and managed their global communication group. Dr. Telage has a Ph. D. in Mathematics and additional graduate training in Computer Science.
Joaquin Silva - President & CEO
Mr. Silva has over 14 years of experience that includes start up executive leadership, investment banking, & operational management within Wireless, Defense Electronics, Display & Semiconductor Industries. Mr. Silva has an M.B.A from University of California at Los Angeles and a B.S. in Management from the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to founding On-Ramp Wireless, Mr. Silva was a co-founder of Ostendo Technologies Inc. where as President & COO he was instrumental in developing a new product strategy and market entry plan for a unique curved display technology which resulted in a Tier-1 customer design win and best of CES 2008 nominations by CNET and Business Week. He was also responsible for building the engineering team from 3 to 24 members and successfully securing two rounds of venture financing. Prior to Ostendo, Mr. Silva was a Vice President at the investment banking firm Montgomery & Co. where he led the wireless & semiconductor franchise for the firm for 6 years. Prior to that, Mr. Silva was the co-founder and COO of AccelerateTV, a developer of interactive television software which later was acquired by RespondTV. Earlier in his career Mr. Silva was an officer in the United States Air Force focused on program management and contracting for satellite and launch vehicle programs.
Mr. Silva has over 14 years of experience that includes start up executive leadership, investment banking, & operational management within Wireless, Defense Electronics, Display & Semiconductor Industries. Mr. Silva has an M.B.A from University of California at Los Angeles and a B.S. in Management from the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to founding On-Ramp Wireless, Mr. Silva was a co-founder of Ostendo Technologies Inc. where as President & COO he was instrumental in developing a new product strategy and market entry plan for a unique curved display technology which resulted in a Tier-1 customer design win and best of CES 2008 nominations by CNET and Business Week. He was also responsible for building the engineering team from 3 to 24 members and successfully securing two rounds of venture financing. Prior to Ostendo, Mr. Silva was a Vice President at the investment banking firm Montgomery & Co. where he led the wireless & semiconductor franchise for the firm for 6 years. Prior to that, Mr. Silva was the co-founder and COO of AccelerateTV, a developer of interactive television software which later was acquired by RespondTV. Earlier in his career Mr. Silva was an officer in the United States Air Force focused on program management and contracting for satellite and launch vehicle programs.
Dr. Eckart Voskamp - VP Business Development and Marketing
Dr. Voskamps professional experience includes over 16 years in Design, Marketing, Business Development and Management functions for global top ten semiconductor companies as well as start-up environments. Before joining On-Ramp Mr. Voskamp was the Director of Sales at Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband wireless company where he generated the first revenues for the company. Prior to Staccato Mr. Voskamp was the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Chipidea Semiconductors (acquired by MIPS) where he successfully developed key relationships in the wireless mobile arena and setup operations in Americas. Other functions include P&L; Business Line Manager for Sensor Signal Conditioner and Director Strategic Marketing for ZMD AG, Senior Director Applications and Systems for Brecis Communications (acquired by PMC-Sierra) as well as Marketing and Systems Architecture positions with Infineon, TI and Bosch Semiconductors. Dr. Voskamp received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bremen, Germany and his Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Dr. Voskamps professional experience includes over 16 years in Design, Marketing, Business Development and Management functions for global top ten semiconductor companies as well as start-up environments. Before joining On-Ramp Mr. Voskamp was the Director of Sales at Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband wireless company where he generated the first revenues for the company. Prior to Staccato Mr. Voskamp was the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Chipidea Semiconductors (acquired by MIPS) where he successfully developed key relationships in the wireless mobile arena and setup operations in Americas. Other functions include P&L; Business Line Manager for Sensor Signal Conditioner and Director Strategic Marketing for ZMD AG, Senior Director Applications and Systems for Brecis Communications (acquired by PMC-Sierra) as well as Marketing and Systems Architecture positions with Infineon, TI and Bosch Semiconductors. Dr. Voskamp received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bremen, Germany and his Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Jonas N Olsen - VP Strategic Partnerships
Mr. Olsen has extensive experience in technology consulting and business development. Most recently Mr. Olsen was VP of Business Development at Blue Sky Network, a pioneer in global, satellite based asset tracking. In that capacity, Mr. Olsen oversaw early product development and won contracts with some of the largest energy companies in the world, including ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, and military entities like the Royal Air Force. Prior to Blue Sky Network, Mr. Olsen had several business development and consulting roles, including consulting work with PricewaterhouseCoopers Internet Business practice. Mr. Olsen has a MSc. In Business Administration and Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. After finishing his degree, Mr. Olsen served as an assistant lecturer in Information Economics at the business school's graduate program.
Mr. Olsen has extensive experience in technology consulting and business development. Most recently Mr. Olsen was VP of Business Development at Blue Sky Network, a pioneer in global, satellite based asset tracking. In that capacity, Mr. Olsen oversaw early product development and won contracts with some of the largest energy companies in the world, including ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, and military entities like the Royal Air Force. Prior to Blue Sky Network, Mr. Olsen had several business development and consulting roles, including consulting work with PricewaterhouseCoopers Internet Business practice. Mr. Olsen has a MSc. In Business Administration and Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. After finishing his degree, Mr. Olsen served as an assistant lecturer in Information Economics at the business school's graduate program.
Dr. Ted Myers - Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Myers has 18 years of experience in wireless communication systems and digital signal processing. Dr. Myers has a Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.S in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Myers was a founder of CommASIC where he developed the WBSP processor and its first application to the 802.11 a/b/g physical layer. Based on this architecture, the resultant chipset was a first-pass success and industry-best in cost and power consumption and led to the acquisition of CommASIC by Freescale Semiconductor. While at Freescale Semiconductor, Dr. Myers applied the WBSP processor architecture to various other wireless applications. Earlier in his career Dr. Myers lead and/or contributed to numerous other physical layer designs for cellular applications and government satellite systems.
Dr. Myers has 18 years of experience in wireless communication systems and digital signal processing. Dr. Myers has a Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.S in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Myers was a founder of CommASIC where he developed the WBSP processor and its first application to the 802.11 a/b/g physical layer. Based on this architecture, the resultant chipset was a first-pass success and industry-best in cost and power consumption and led to the acquisition of CommASIC by Freescale Semiconductor. While at Freescale Semiconductor, Dr. Myers applied the WBSP processor architecture to various other wireless applications. Earlier in his career Dr. Myers lead and/or contributed to numerous other physical layer designs for cellular applications and government satellite systems.
Rob Boesel - VP Engineering
Mr. Boesel has 18 years of experience designing and leading the development of wireless systems and ASICs. Mr. Boesel has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California with a background in signal processing and communications. Most recently, Mr. Boesel was a founder and VP of Engineering for CommASIC Inc. which was acquired by Freescale Semiconductor in 2005. At CommASIC, Mr. Boesel was responsible for building a team of 25 engineers, managing the development including Systems, ASIC, Software, Hardware, and Test disciplines, and completing the development of a WLAN baseband ASIC for handheld devices based upon CommASIC's WBSP technology. The WLAN ASIC was a first pass success, beating industry-leading competitors in power consumption, die size, and performance. Prior to CommASIC, Mr. Boesel has held several engineering leadership positions, including Director of Engineering at Qualcomm Inc. where he led the system design of CDMA technology and infrastructure products.
Mr. Boesel has 18 years of experience designing and leading the development of wireless systems and ASICs. Mr. Boesel has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California with a background in signal processing and communications. Most recently, Mr. Boesel was a founder and VP of Engineering for CommASIC Inc. which was acquired by Freescale Semiconductor in 2005. At CommASIC, Mr. Boesel was responsible for building a team of 25 engineers, managing the development including Systems, ASIC, Software, Hardware, and Test disciplines, and completing the development of a WLAN baseband ASIC for handheld devices based upon CommASIC's WBSP technology. The WLAN ASIC was a first pass success, beating industry-leading competitors in power consumption, die size, and performance. Prior to CommASIC, Mr. Boesel has held several engineering leadership positions, including Director of Engineering at Qualcomm Inc. where he led the system design of CDMA technology and infrastructure products.