Kenneth B. Trousdell III - RTP Designers Council

KENNETH B. TROUSDELL III
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208 Madison Grove Place, Cary NC 27519-8160
Cell: (919) 244-7719; Email: ken.trousdell@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kentrousdell
SUMMARY: Innovative problem solver with extensive entrepreneurial high end Hardware (HW) design and technical
management experience. Currently serving as an internal and external consultant internationally, specializing in design intent
capture and reuse. This streamlines the HW development process such that efforts of the design teams are put to the best
use toward the production of the highest quality products which are delivered to market in the shortest possible time.
EXPERIENCE:
Consultant/Company Founder - CEO 1993-PRESENT
Mecca Solutions, Inc., Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC
Consult on HW Product Design Solutions and Process
Expert in Constraint Driven Design using DxDesigner/Cadence (16.2) Tools
Expert in Design Cross Talk Management using Cadence Estimated Cross Talk System (Constraint Manager)
Member Board of Directors - Technology and Business Development 1993-PRESENT
Logisync, Inc., Avon Lake, OH (Engineering Consulting, OEM, Embedded Systems)
Since inception advised founder on technical direction, business operations, contracts and corporate strategy
Signal Integrity (SI) & Hardware (HW) Design - Technical Leader II 1993-2009
Cisco Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC
Consult Globally with Design Teams to Improve Quality, Reduce Cost/ReSpins and Accelerate Time-To-Market
Help Start and Build Up the RTP Site for Cisco as it went from an Unknown to a Fortune 100 company
Architect of Tools & Processes
Invented Hierarchical HW Design Reuse Process (Design Morphing – Nominated Pioneer Award)
Developed Tools to Improve Quality & Enhance Engineering Design Process (Affects 100% of Cisco)
Designed EDA Tools Library (Schematic/CAD Symbol) Used to Produce 70% of Cisco Product
Chairman Hardware Best Practice Tools Team: Influenced Cadence/Mentor EDA Tools (DFA, Design
Partitioning, Xtalk, Back Drilling, CorpEnv) Used Throughout the Industry Worldwide
Developed StackUp Matrix & Quoting Process for Manufacturing to provide consistent Interface between PCB
Vendors & Cisco Design Teams – Provided Quoting Form with Producibility Checking (Affects 100% of Cisco)
Authored: Net Naming Convention, Hardware Design Process Guidelines, Hardware Best Practices Cadence
Tools Study, HS HW Project Staffing Guide, Crosstalk Management Guide and Return Current Demystified
Authored and Presented White Papers on PCB Auto-Routing, Constraint Driven Design and Cross Talk
Management Externally at IPC and Cadence International User’s Group Meetings
Consulting Expert Across Cisco Worldwide
Technical Leader & Engineering Interface for 60 CAD Designers Responsible for 70% of Cisco Product
Constraint Driven HW and ASIC Package Design Process (Design Intent Capture/Reuse) Affects 80% of Cisco
Consult with Internationally Located Teams on Complex High Speed (10Gbps) HW Product Design Projects
Technology Specific Cross Talk Management using Constraint Driven Design (Used on 80% Cisco Products)
Design Concern Expertise: Cost, SI, EMI, EMC, System Power, Decoupling, Return Current, Package
Compensation/Pin Delay, DFM, DFT, DFA, ICT, Thermal, Manufacturing and High Speed Memory
Experienced with HW Design Life Cycle: Concept, Feasibility Study, Design, Placement, Route, Proto, Lab
Bring Up, EDVT, Manufacturing, Beta Customer Test, First Customer Ship, Customer Support
Expertise with Advanced Technology PCB Manufacturing, Layout, Routing and Stack Up Design (Member of
Cisco Wide Advanced PCB Technology Board)
Expert with EDA Tools: Cadence Allegro 16.2 (Beta Tester), Constraint Manager, SI/SigXP, GRE, Specctra;
Mentor DxDesigner, HyperLynx, ICX, Expedition, Topology Router; Sigrity; CircuitSpace/Plan; Altium Designer
HW Designer: 25+ High Speed Products for Routing/Switching Product Lines Generating Billions for Cisco
Design/Consulted on Platforms: 3600, 7000, 7200, 7500, 7600, 10K, 12K, CRS, Catalyst (3920, 4500, 5000,
5500 and 6500), MDS 9000 and Access products. Designed All Token Ring Phys on All Cisco Products.
Trainer: Developed and Delivered Training for SI/HW/CAD Design Engineers at Cisco sites around the world (San
Jose, Petaluma, RTP, Boxborough, Italy, Ottawa, Israel, China and India)
Web Site Development: (Top Divisional Web Site – Entry/Exit Page Hits; Content Downloaded)
Member Board of Directors - Business Development 1997- 2009
Global Gourmet Catering, Inc., San Francisco, CA (One of Top Three in Northern CA)
Founder/Investor: Advised other founders on business operations, corporate strategy and direction

Kenneth B. Trousdell III 208 Madison Grove Place, Cary NC 27519-8160
Email: ken.trousdell@gmail.com Cell: (919) 244-7719
Consultant/Company Co-Founder - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 1990-1993
GNB Software, Inc., Garden Grove, CA
Responsible for Business Operations, Corporate Strategy and Direction, Negotiate/Write Contracts
Client Base Development, Increased Business by 920%
Responsible for Custom GUI and Networked Real Time Software Control Systems Development
Architect of Solutions for Medical Systems, Industrial Automation, ATE, and Expert Systems, and Engineering
Product Applications Engineer - Senior Design Engineer (MTS II) 1989-1990
Rockwell International, Newport Beach, CA
Technical Member of Rockwell's Worldwide Modem Sales and Marketing Group
Developed and Delivered Training for Worldwide Field Applications Engineers (FAE) and HW Design Groups
Authored Application Notes and Advised Technically on Sales Literature
Architect and Designer of the Portable Modem Emulator (Custom GUI C++) Diagnostic Equipment used by FAEs
Designed the Portable Modem Emulator for complete Software/Hardware Upgradability over Phone Lines
Product Manager - Senior Design Engineer (MTS II) 1986-1989
Rockwell International - Interface Products Group (IPG), Anaheim, CA
One of Five Product Managers Generated 15% of the Profit for a 15,000 Person Division of Rockwell
Managed All Phases of Military to Commercial Computer Interface Product HW/SW Development
All Products Offered in Military, Ruggedized, Industrial and Commercial Grades
Responsible for Architecture, Design, Test, Integration, Manufacture, Literature, Marketing and Customer Service
Created New Programming Language (KBTIII) for Custom Bit Slice Computer I Designed
Wrote the Real Time Multi-Tasking Operating Systems in Pascal for the VME to NTDS-H Computer Interface
Product I Designed for the Royal Australian Navy Nuclear Submarine Program
Designed to Military Standards: MIL-STD-883B&C (Components - Environmental Spec), MIL-STD-810D&E
(Pressure - Environmental Test Methods), MIL-STD-461C (EMF/RFI), MIL-STD-176/1 (Mechanical Vibration), MIL-
S-901C (Shock), MIL-I-45208A (Quality) and MIL-HDBK-217E (MTBF), MIL-STD-1397A,B,C&H (NTDS)
Part-Time Lecturer Appointment - School of Electrical Engineering 1985-1987
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Software Quality Engineer - Member of the Technical Staff (MTS) 1984-1986
Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA
Granted Secret Clearance for Trident II Submarine Navigation Software Development Project
Developed and Managed Rockwell’s First Software Quality Assurance Program to Full Compliance
Member of the Program Technical Review Board (Only Member not a Second Level Manager or above)
Created Auditing Procedures that would guide All Software Quality Programs in the Future at Rockwell
Performed Internal Audits (FCA/PCA) and Oversaw All Governmental Audits
Audited Software Quality Assurance to the following Military Standards: DOD-STD-2167A (Software Development)
and MIL-STD-973 (Configuration Management)
Manager - Head of All Offshore Maintenance in Persian Gulf Summer Job 1982
ARAMCO, West Pier, Saudi Arabia
Developed First Budget ($150 Million) - Consulted with All Land Based Sites (Refineries/Pumping Stations)
Managed and Scheduled Work for 125 Employees (Boat Captains to Underwater Welders)
Project Leader for $10 million refurbishment of an Offshore Oil Platform – Accomplished within Schedule
Designed and Trained Employees on First Computerized Inventory System
Responsible for World’s Second Largest Jack Up Crane and Two 125ft Positioning/Supply Boats
Consultant - Reverse and Rider Heating System 1981-1982
Motorcycle Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Torrance, CA
After presenting my design concepts to Honda, I was assigned an engineering team to lead. Detailed design was complete after
four months of bi-weekly meetings; I consulted throughout implementation phase. The Goldwing is the only motorcycle with reverse.
EDUCATION:
DUAL MAJOR: Computer/Electronic Engineering MINOR: Physics
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA (BSCE/EE Degree: 6/85)
I developed the concept of a digital telescope using CCD arrays in conjunction with image processing software to solve the
problem of material limitations inherent in mirror production.
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