The Jon Hudson Consultancy -  Bedford area, UK +44 1234 721004

Semiconductors        Wireless         Business Development        Hi-tech Company Integration       "Cross media" TV Programme Format Development

The Jon Hudson Consultancy provides creativity and results for high tech and media companies.

The Jon Hudson Consultancy started in 2004.  Clients have included  2waytraffic, AdvanceSis, Affle, ARM, Bitwave Semiconductor, CSR, Dialog Semiconductor, Distraction Formats, Earningscast, Inside Secure, Interactive Rights Management, Neul Ltd, Nokia Multimedia, OpenHub, Optical Metrology Innovations, Starcut and Texas Instruments.  Projects range from Semiconductor business development through to TV programme development with a focus on 'cross media' innovation. The Jon Hudson Consultancy is always happy to consider interesting or challenging projects.    

Current Activities:

Associate at Neul www.neul.com 

Associate at Dialog Semiconductor www.diasemi.com

Non-exec Director at Earningscast www.earningscast.com

Promoting M2M Wireless WAN Standard Weightless - download what it will do for semiconductor companies: www.jonhudson.net/120221Weightless.pdf

History:

2011 Directed the successful integration of SiTel Semiconductor into Dialog Semiconductor

2010 Various projects for CSR www.csr.com  and support for start-up Neul www.neul.com

2005- 2009: SVP at Bluetooth leader CSR www.csr.com : General Manager of PC, Automotive and Consumer Business Units and line responsibility for Programme Management and directing the successful integration of SiRF www.sirf.com  

2004: The Jon Hudson Consultancy was formally launched, creating IP around TV's first use of embedded picture messaging

1994 - 2003: European Technical Marketing Manager at Texas Instruments: www.ti.com : Managed pan-European Field Apps and Technical Sales teams and related support functions. The major focus was on creating an outstanding design-win culture during that time with cross functional teams fully engaged and supported by management. Also responsible for emerging end equipment identification, creating and maintaining the relationship with the DSP and analogue 3rd party eco-system, VCs and wireless operators.  

1999 - 2005: Cross Media Consultant to Distraction Formats : Provided technical direction and acted as technology spokesperson

2003 - 2004 Non exec Director at KBNet www.kbnet.co.uk  (regional ISP acquired by Legend, and now Thus/C&W) Guided the company from dial-up to a fully fledged Broadband ISP and finally a successful trade sale to Legend in July 2004.

1977 - 1994 Various leadership roles at TI www.ti.com  including European ASIC Design Centre Manager and European Linear Telecom P&L Manager - the latter established Texas Instruments as a credible volume ASSP supplier to the mobile phone industry. 

Education: Jon holds a B.Sc. in Physical Electronics from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.   

Contact: email address:  info@jonhudson.net and phone +44 1234 721004 or +44 7836 591544

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