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William L.

Director, Sales & Business Development - Americas at Fortemedia

William L. has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Their most recent position was as the Director of Sales & Business Development - Americas at Fortemedia, Inc., which they have held since October 2015. Prior to this, they worked at Audience, Inc. as the Director of Technical Business Development from March 2014 to October 2015.

From 2006 to 2014, William held various roles at Conexant Systems, Inc. including Principal Field Applications Engineer and Strategic Business Development Manager, Americas & Europe. In this position, they contributed to the growth of Conexant's USB/embedded audio business by securing high-profile design-wins with companies such as Plantronics, Microsoft, Logitech, and Cisco.

Before joining Conexant Systems, William worked at DivX, Inc. as the Lead Certification & Field Applications Engineer. In this role, they co-designed and co-authored the DivX Media Format (DMF) specification and the DivX CE SDK, which are used by partners to develop compliant MPEG-4 video encoders.

William also has experience as a Technology Consultant at WL Consulting, LLC. where they provided consulting, deployment, and support services for various technology solutions to small businesses and SOHO clients. William was responsible for designing customized client solutions, overseeing day-to-day operations, and business development.

Overall, William L. has a strong background in sales, business development, and technology consulting, with a focus on driving growth and securing design-wins in the audio and video technology industry.

William L. has a solid educational background in the field of computer science and engineering. William first attended San Joaquin Delta College, where they studied computer science until 1999. Following this, they enrolled at California State University-Sacramento, where they completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering in 2001.

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  • Director, Sales & Business Development - Americas

    October, 2015 - present

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