Jim Willkie has over 20 years of experience in wireless engineering and leadership roles at Qualcomm. He has held several director and vice president positions and has led numerous projects involving mobile data services, embedded modules, and commercial phone development. Some of his responsibilities have included developing protocols for 2G, 3G, and 4G packet data and modem services, technical lead for deploying data services on CDMA networks, and project engineering for joint ventures. He has 11 patents related to data protocols and cellular networks. Willkie holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Math and Computer Science and has strong expertise in wireless technologies, embedded software, and technical project leadership.

1. Jim Willkie
Coronado, CA 92118
619-890-6217
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qdog846@gmail.com
Objective:
Leverage wireless technical knowledge and leadership skills toward developing new communication
products or services.
Experience, Qualcomm:
Sr. Director, Engineering, 2009 – present
 Project Engineer for internal Self-Host diagnostics systemand on-device logging tool
 Project Engineer for Gobi embedded modules for laptop computers (4 generations of
products)
 1 patent, relating to maintaining network connection when in low power mode(s)
Vice President, Engineering, 2002 - 2009
 Project Engineer, 1st Winmobile co-development project with Microsoft
 Project Engineer for joint venture with Chinese Browser and Messaging vendor
 Project Engineer for UMTS commercial phone project with Siemens Mobile Phones (lead 180
engineers)
 Data Services technology team lead (40 engineers)
Sr. Engineer – Director, Engineering, 1991 - 2002
 1st CDMA data services software developer, team lead, Project Engineer for data services
 Technical lead for all deployments of Packet data services over CDMA (2G, 2.5G, 3G)
 Protocol development for all major 2G and 3G packet data and modem-emulation data services
(IS-95A,IS-95B,IS-707, HDR, 1X)
 9 patents, relating to mobile data services or device connections
 Project lead for 35-40 developers
 Embedded software development, software teams lead
 Serial device drivers, Data Services Software 1993 - 2004
 AMPS call processing software, 1991- 1993
 CDMA phone project original member

2. Education:
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Math and Computer Science, San Diego State University
Skills:
 2G,3G,4G wireless device and network expertise
 Technical project leadership
 Embedded software development. Network protocol software development
 Communications system design, development, and deployment
 Strong technical innovator
 Very good leader of people
 Very good technical interviewer and engineering skills evaluator
Patents:
11 Disclosures, 10 Patents. All related to data protocols and services on cellular networks.
8,364,857 – Always Connected
7,212,810 – System Selection for Wireless Data Services
7,305,092 – Method and System to Accelerate Cryptographic Functions for Secure E-commerce
Applications
6,753,842 – System and Method for backlighting control in a wireless communications device
6,631,278 – Method for originating packet data call via dial-up networking application
2660174 – IP Mobility Support Using Proxy Node Registration
6,683,851 – Flow control of multiple entities sharing a common data link
5,956,651 – Cellular Telephone Interface System for AMPS and CDMA Data Services
5,940,383 – Automatic Data Service Selection
5,923,705 – UART-based autobauding without data loss