Rod Sheffield

About Rod Sheffield

I turn ideas into products. fast! I\'m particularly good applying emerging…

Experience

1. Systems Engineering & Product Management Consultant Product Owner

   Zygodigital

   Oct 1998 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Systems Engineering Consulting:AR/VR stereo and 360 degree camera development for Blue Ring Imaging (now AV via merger/acquisiton with Blue Halo/Video Ray).Created IoT device (D.A.D.) using iBeacons for personal defense for TigerLight, voted \"Top 20 Innovative Products\" at the 2016 Bluetooth World Event.Created medical device (Intubrite video laryngoscope), featured on the JEMS 2012 Hot Product list.Firmware management for Wavestream satellite solid state power amplifiers used by HBO and SouthWest Airlines, introduced Jira and Confluence to manage firmware developments.Created technology demo using 3DR Solo to support Trellisware long range wireless communications.Product Management Consulting:Created Marketing Partnership with a wireless printer provider for Good School Tools mobile products.Provided business plan and investor briefings for two mobile health products; a trauma surgeon app, and a physical therapy app. Market analysis and MRD for Wavestream satellite solid state power amplifiers. Product Owner:ZyGoCasting (streaming video/audio/metadata products) deployed world wide supporting Missile Defense Agency test flights, periscope video on board 8 US Navy nuclear subs, and on wireless portable units in NYC. All ZyGoCaster deployments utilized system engineering skills to select hardware and implement software to make a robust system used for years in the field. Created ZyGoVideo codecs; more than 2 million downloaded. Created the ZyGoMJ2K product; used by companies and government agencies including the US Navy and the Canadian Navy. Created a school locker management tool suite for GoodSchoolTools (Hall Locker & Locker Room).Created an Electronic News Gathering system with bonded cellular and satellite links used to transmit news footage during hurricanes

Education

• Wright State University

  MS, Systems Engineering

  1972 — 1974

• Wright State University

  BS, Systems Engineering

  1968 — 1972

Skills

• Integration
• Proposal Writing
• Linux
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Systems Design
• Product Management
• Research
• Testing
• New Business Development
• Video
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Architectures
• Software Engineering
• Java
• Start-Ups
• Project Management
• Mobile Devices
• Agile Methodologies
• Team Building
• System Design
• Mobile Applications
• C++
• Software Project Management
• Business Development
• Software Development
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Objective-C
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Software Design
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Unix