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Lawrence E. Dunn Vice President Larry Dunn is Vice President of Abalta Technologies and a key contributor in the areas of strategy, business development, service creation, and client relationships. Mr. Dunn is also directly involved in many client engagements. He has led numerous projects, including assessments of consumer markets navigation devices, analyses of the supplier market for navigation software platforms, development of strategies to penetrate the automotive and mobile device markets, and evaluations of emerging and converging technologies for impact on mobility products and services. Mr. Dunn was instrumental in the development of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industry and contributed to many of the leading products in the sector. Mr. Dunn served for many years as Managing Director of NAVTEQ Professional Services for the leading global provider of computerized road map databases. In this capacity, he led the provision of a broad range of management and technology services to leading ITS industry participants in the US, Europe, and Japan, including Delphi Automotive, GM OnStar, Alpine Electronics, Magellan Navigation, VDO Siemens, Bosch Blaupunkt, Aisin Seiki, Panasonic, Johnson Controls, Denso, and AOL/MapQuest. Mr. Dunn also has extensive experience in the development and marketing of innovative mapping and navigation products and services. As Vice President at NAVTEQ, he led the development and launch of such initiatives as NAVTEQ Real-Time Map and the NAVTEQ ADAS Research Platform. Mr. Dunn holds an MBA from Purdue University Krannert School of Management and a BS in Computer Science from Elmhurst College in Illinois. |
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Pogrebinsky Principal Consultant Lana Pogrebinsky is a Principal Consultant for Abalta Technologies and Chief Systems Analyst. In this role, Ms. Pogrebinsky provides top-level guidance and leadership for a wide range of Abalta client projects involving definition, specification, and testing of complex systems. Ms. Pogrebinsky is expert in the definition, specification, development, and testing of cutting-edge navigation and multi-media products. She is also fluent in Russian. For Abalta, Ms. Pogrebinsky has led numerous projects for Abalta clients including requirements analysis for several personal navigation devices, reengineering of a complex content management system, and large-scale nationwide field testing of navigation systems. Ms. Pogrebinsky gained her first experience in navigation at InfoGation Corporation, a supplier of navigation supplier to the automotive industry. At InfoGation she held a lead role in the development of the company’s Odyssey and JoyRide aftermarket navigation products. She went on to serve in senior roles at Alpine Electronics Research of America, where she was instrumental in the creation of their next generation computing platform which serves as the foundation for the latest generations of Alpine OEM and aftermarket multimedia systems. Ms. Pogrebinsky began her career at Opto 22, Inc., where she developed embedded software for a proprietary line of intelligent controllers. Ms. Pogrebinsky holds a B.S. in Computer Science from California State Polytechnic University. |
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Sychuang Na Principal Consultant Sychuang Na is a Principal Consultant at Abalta Technologies and Director of Software Engineering. In this role, he is responsible for organizing, staffing, and managing all software engineering projects. Mr. Na has extensive experience in computerized mapping, navigation, and embedded software. He is also fluent in Mandarin. For Abalta, Mr. Na played a lead role in development of a proprietary map database format, map compiler, and application software for a hand-held GPS device. He is also directing an Abalta team working on development of an OEM navigation application for a Tier-1 automotive supplier and a team developing a new navigation application for mobile devices. Mr. Na plays a key role in technical due-diligence and other advisory projects on behalf of our clients. Previously, Mr. Na was a lead engineer at InfoGation Corporation, a supplier of navigation application software. He managed the team that integrated InfoGation software and WinCE for Automotive on the original Clarion AutoPC hardware platform and then led development of new core components, including map display and route guidance. Mr. Na also worked at Cubic Transportation Corporation, where he was responsible for the design and development of an automated fare collection (AFC) system for the New York subway system. Mr. Na began his career at Opto 22, Inc. where he developed device drivers for a variety of proprietary RTOS for Opto 22’s line of intelligent controllers. Mr. Na holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. |
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Pavel Stankoulov Principal Consultant Pavel Stankoulov is a Principal Consultant at Abalta Technologies and Chief Architect. In this role he provides top- level technical guidance and leadership for a wide range of Abalta client projects. Mr. Stankoulov has a substantial track record of success in development of navigation systems and other complex technologies. He is also fluent in Bulgarian and Russian languages. For Abalta, Mr. Stankoulov was the technical lead in a project to analyze multiple transaction format protocols for use in the delivery of location content to mobile devices. He led a development project to adapt proprietary Vehicle Positioning software to a new map data access and management method. Mr. Stankoulov is also leading a multi-phase project to develop a location content management and delivery system. Mr. Stankoulov served in a number of key roles at InfoGation Corporation, most recently, as Chief Architect. He led all aspects of development for InfoGation products such as Odyssey Mobile, a full featured navigation application for Win/CE and XM Parking, a real-time parking slot availability finder using XM Radio satellite communications. Prior to InfoGation, Mr. Stankoulov worked on development of a wide range of complex systems including a map visualization and editing tool, and Cyrillic alphabet support for Windows operating systems. Mr. Stankoulov holds a degree in Computer Science from Electronic Systems Technical School and an MS degree in Control System Engineering from the Technical University, both in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
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Mako Matsumoto Principal Consultant Mako Matsumoto is a Principal Consultant at Abalta Technologies and is responsible for managing all testing projects and other field projects for data collection and verification. Ms. Matsumoto is well-known in the map and navigation industry from her many years in marketing and critical customer support roles at NAVTEQ Corporation. She is also fluent in Japanese. For Abalta, Ms. Matsumoto has managed systems testing programs for portable and in-dash navigation devices. She has also consulted with clients to analyze, evaluate, and manage a variety of location content in conjunction with map data. Ms. Matsumoto started at NAVTEQ in Technical Customer Support, helping customers to utilize the NAVTEQ map database. She served as Test Team Lead for a large-scale program to develop navigation application software for Panasonic. As a Product Manager, she was responsible for a wide range of new NAVTEQ content features. Most recently, as Customer Program Manager, she assisted customers such as Alpine, Pioneer, Denso, Aisin, and Xanavi to define, validate, and launch new navigation system features. Prior to joining NAVTEQ, Ms. Matsumoto was a paralegal for the law firm of Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, assisting Japan-based commercial clients to pursue business interests in the US. Ms. Matsumoto holds an AA degree in Paralegal Studies from MacCormac College in Illinois. |
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