"Emerson's Smart Wireless made it possible for the team equipped with wireless devices to cut their on-site time by one-third, enabling them to complete more services in a year's time and proving the value of wireless."
Management Team
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Kris Pister Founder and Chief Technologist The inventor of Smart Dust and a longtime leader in the academic wireless sensor networking community, Kris Pister co-founded Dust Networks in 2002 to deliver his vision of a commercially robust wireless sensor networking platform. Kris is the chief architect of Dust Networks’ patent pending Dust SmartMesh™ technology, and also provides a strong technology vision for the company and for the wireless sensing industry- Kris is a frequent invited speaker and lecturer on wireless sensor networking and related core technologies. Prior to founding Dust, Kris successfully commercialized or licensed micromachine technologies with Tanner Research, OMM Inc., Xactix, and Sony. Kris holds a PhD and MS in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley and a BS from UC San Diego. |
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Eva Chen Vice President, Operations As Vice President of Operations, Eva brings over 25 years of Operations and Quality Management experience in the high-technology market, with expertise in new product introduction, offshore manufacturing, strategic vendor partnerships, quality management and customer service. Prior to Dust Networks, Eva most recently served as Director of Customer Experience at Intuit. Prior to Intuit, Eva held a variety of roles at both large companies and start-ups, including Vice President of Manufacturing at New Wave Research, Vice President of Operations at Inviso, Director of Engineering at ABB, and Chief Operating Officer at Wise Medical Systems. Earlier in her career, Eva held management roles at E-Mu systems, NeXT Computers, and ROLM Corporation. Eva holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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Brenda Glaze Vice President, Sales and Marketing As Vice-President of Sales, Brenda brings two decades of networking, computing and consumer customer sales success to Dust Networks. She has extensive experience in building and managing world class field organizations, as well as experience in the startup environment. Most recently Brenda served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Chelsio Communications. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for C-Cube Microsystems, Inc--a leader in digital video technology (acquired by LSI Logic). From 1993 to 1998, Brenda held a variety of sales/sales management positions with VLSI Technology (acquired by Philips Semiconductor), ending her tenure at VLSI as the Vice-President of Sales for Western North America. Brenda received her BS in Business Management from Arizona State University. |
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Dave Lynch Vice President, Finance & Administration Vice President of Finance Dave Lynch brings 10 years of experience to the administration of accounting and human resources. Prior to joining Dust Networks, Dave served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Alliances for Zack Systems, where he directed financial services and human resources. Dave also worked for Assurance and Emerging Company Services divisions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where he was responsible for software and internet corporations. Previously, he served as Vice President of Well Fargo’s East Bay small business financing unit where he sourced and closed over $20 million in commitments. Dave holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in history and business from UCLA. |