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Dev KumarA born engineer, Dev Kumar began tinkering at a young age. As a high school student, he placed 6th in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search out of 3,000 entries.

Dev later graduated with honors from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), with an Honors BS in Engineering and Applied Science. As an undergraduate, he was the champion of the Caltech Engineering Design Contest.

After leaving Caltech, Dev moved to the Silicon Valley where he worked as a Transceiver Design Engineer for Finisar Corporation and then as a Principal Baseband Engineer at Tropos Networks.

In China, Dev worked as a Development Manager at Intel's Asia-Pacific Research and Development Center in Shanghai in the Mobile Platforms Group, developing notebook computer reference designs and standards.

Dev combines his theoretical knowledge with a host of practical skills, including fluency with electronic debugging and rework, metal and wood shop tools, CAD, information technology, and programming.

Dev holds eight patents in the fields of optics and wireless communications, with six additional published applications. He is also the recipient of the Lightwave OFC Attendees’ Choice Award (2003) for his work with Finisar, and several Intel Division Recognition Awards for his work with mobile computer standards.

Dev is currently working at Applied Minds, a small research and development company in Los Angeles, California.

His resume is available here.