Cyril Martin

Helping innovative startup companies to realize their aspirations swiftly and efficiently ! • Establish a clear executive vision and define KPIs with key stakeholders • Identify knowledge gaps as well as redundancies to improve operational efficiency • Mentor and guide technical teams to ensure alignment with corporate goals • Optimize products and services to minimize cost and maximise design reuse

• Spearheaded the development of Akoustic Arts’ revolutionary directional loudspeakers • Managed R&D and product teams, including acoustics, ID & mechanical design, hardware, firmware, signal processing, production validation tools • Developed the product architecture (DSP, MCU, Power stages & connectivity) • Ensured product quality through rigorous validation processes and real-time default tracking • Managed the supply chain with no interruption during the 2020/21 constrained period

• Led the architecture and integration of Hololens binaural positional audio subsystem • Engaged the silicon team to integrate a powerful DSP in the next generation SOC, quadrupling processing power whilst cutting cost by 80% • Achieved industry recognition for best 2-speaker positional audio, enhancing the immersive experience of Hololens

• Led the portable audio products roadmap, including class D amplifiers and audio CODECs for computers, handheld devices and noise cancelling headsets • Championned the development of the “speaker manager”, a combination of hardware and software to enhance loudness of small loudspeakers. Several design-wins in high volume products: Google PixelBook, Apple HomePod, Lenovo Yoga tablets • Introduced the first headphone PDM Class D amplifier for noise cancelling headsets

• Led the multimedia architecture for BlackBerry GSM handsets (non-Qualcomm) • Defined and integrated 3 generations SOCs with our silicon partners • Introduced several key audio technologies for customer satisfaction: multi-microphone noise cancellation, audio playback extension, wideband voice over VOIP • Pioneered the development of PDM-input Class D amplifiers to ease integration in consumer products, with references from several tier-1 suppliers: ADI, Maxim, TI & Wolfson

Evaluation and integration of new audio hardware technologies in all Macintosh computing products: MacBooks, Power books, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini and Pro Towers. Developed in collaboration with audio-conscious IC manufacturers, carefully integrated in product after product, the mac audio solution is at ease at home, on the road and in the studio. • Elevated the Mac to better-than-CD audio performance in order to support the introduction of iTunes • Introduction of line input and digital optical I/O to support the introduction of Garage Band • Defined and integrated 3 generations of audio chipsets with tier-1 suppliers • Integrated over 25 products: iMacs, Mac Pros, PowerBooks and iBooks • Supported ODM manufacturing in Asia

Telos Systems develop and manufacture equipment for the broadcast and professional audio markets, in particular on-air products: mixing consoles, call-in systems and back-end sound processing units for FM, AM, DAB and television. The line of Omnia digital sound processors is employed by 75% of major broadcast networks worldwide, providing loud and crisp “on air” presence for TV, FM, DAB and streaming media. • Designed analog and digital audio interfaces for all upcoming products • Responsible for delivering the DSP signal chain for Omnia on-air audio processors • Developed several key algorithms for voice and music processing