Ricardo Martinez

Ricardo Martinez has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. Ricardo currently serves as the CEO and Design Lead at PISOZO, Inc. since 2017. In 2020, they worked as a Hardware Design Consultant for Aquabyte, where they accelerated turn-key hardware design and delivery for an automated fish-farming platform in Norway.

From 2018 to 2022, Ricardo worked at Google as a Soli Hardware Engineer on the core team responsible for integrating Project Soli into the Pixel 4 flagship phone. Ricardo also conducted research, development, and prototyping of novel Soli applications and products.

In 2018, Ricardo briefly worked as a Sr. RF Design Consultant for Astranis and as a Sr. RF Design Engineer Consultant for Nokia from 2017 to 2018.

From 2013 to 2017, they served as a Sr. RF Design Engineer and Sr. Technical Program Manager at Kumu Networks, where they worked on LTE transceiver design and was the principal RF hardware designer for novel Analog Cancellation technology.

Prior to that, Ricardo worked as an RF Design Engineer at Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS) from 2011 to 2013, where they designed Solid-State Power Amplifier modules and managed production for RF communication systems.

Ricardo also has teaching experience, having served as a Physics Teaching Assistant and Electrical Engineering Teaching Assistant at UC Santa Barbara in 2011. Ricardo was responsible for organizing and lecturing laboratory sections and personal lectures for undergraduate students.

Additionally, Ricardo worked as an Instructor/Tutor at Campus Learning Assistant Services at UCSB from 2008 to 2010. Ricardo also gained experience as an Artist/Illustrator/Art Director for The Daily Nexus Newspaper at UCSB from 2006 to 2010, managing a team of artists and creating illustrations for opinion articles.

Overall, Ricardo Martinez has a strong background in hardware design, RF engineering, project management, teaching, and artistic work.

Ricardo Martinez began their education in 2006 at UC Santa Barbara, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Ricardo successfully completed this program in 2010. Afterward, they continued their academic journey at the same institution, enrolling in the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering program in 2010. Ricardo obtained their MSEE degree in 2011. In 2020, Ricardo engaged in further educational pursuits by attending Startup School Online, although specific details about the degree or field of study are not provided.