Management Team
Chris Adams, President & Chief Executive Officer
Justin Reyneri, Ph.D., Chief Scientist
Phil Holden, Vice President, Systems Engineering
Thomas Ayers, Vice President, Engineering
John Monti, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Todd Rumaner, Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Jeff Jones, Director of Product Marketing
Tracey Hups, Manager, Worldwide Marketing Communications
Jennifer Martin, Manager, Worldwide Channel Programs
Chris Adams - President & Chief Executive Officer
Chris Adams has spent his career in the business of semiconductors for cable, satellite and terrestrial delivery of digital video and data. He joins Pixim from Tallwood Venture Capital, one of Pixim's investors, where he was an Executive-in-Residence. During his tenure at Tallwood, Chris was instrumental in driving the strategic plans for several portfolio companies.
Before Tallwood, Chris was vice president and general manager for the set-top box and cable modem business at LSI Logic. During that time, Chris played a key role in integrating C-Cube's set-top business into LSI. Prior to working at LSI, Chris spent five years at C-Cube Microsystems, as an executive in both marketing and engineering, building the set-top box business. Earlier, Chris was director of engineering at DiviCom and was involved in pioneering work on video servers and HDTV at HP.
Chris holds a bachelor's degree in the sciences from the University of British Columbia and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He was the chairman of the DSMCC subcommittee of MPEG and holds many patents in the digital video and signal processing field.
Justin Reyneri, Ph.D. - Chief Scientist
Justin Reyneri joined Pixim in 2000 as director of software, and has been a key driver of Pixim’s Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) software, sensor and ASIC technology, especially in the area of WDR image acquisition.
Justin has over 25 years experience in electrical engineering and software design, including embedded system design, DSP, ASIC and FPGA architectures, and EDA tool development. His experience includes over 20 years in entrepreneurial ventures.
Prior to Pixim, Justin spent 5 years at Synopsys as an R&D Director responsible for physical design tool development. He also directed library and ASIC methodology development at Silicon Architects, a company he co-founded in 1990.
Earlier experience includes FPGA and FPGA tool development at Actel, research at LSI Logic and consulting work in secure satellite communications for the Department of Energy (DOE).
Dr. Reyneri attended Stanford University , where he earned a B.S. degree in Mathematics, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering.
Phil Holden - Vice President, Systems Engineering
As vice president of systems engineering for Pixim, Phil Holden brings 25 years of design and implementation experience in the use of semiconductors and software for a variety of digital applications, with particular emphasis on digital video. Phil is also responsible for customer support and applications engineering at Pixim, creating a multi-disciplinary team focused on getting camera manufacturers to market quickly and effectively.
Prior to joining Pixim, Phil served as director of applications for C-Cube Microsystems, a leader in digital video technologies that was acquired by LSI Logic. Phil is a native of the UK and came to California to work for Stag Microsystems. He started MSD3 in 1992 to build test equipment for PCMCIA products and moved the company and his expertise to Vadem Inc. Phil worked as director of applications engineering at Chromatic Research, a media processor company, before joining C-Cube.
A member of IEEE, Phil is a published writer with articles in EE Times, product development and IEEE publications. He has Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Sussex Universities in the UK.
Thomas Ayers - Vice President, Engineering
Thomas Ayers has over 15 years experience in engineering development for video solutions applied in cable modems, set-top box devices, and video compression head-end equipment.
Prior to Pixim, Thomas was vice president, engineering at Broadlogic where he lead the development of a wideband receiver used in the world's fastest cable modem (300Mbps) which defined key features in the DOCSIS30 cable modem standard. Also at BroadLogic, Thomas developed product concepts and lead technical interaction with cable MSOs and leading systems companies such as CISCO, SA, Bigband and others resulting in two rounds of funding by top tier MSOs: TWC and Comcast.
Thomas was vice president, hardware engineering for Believe, Inc., a solutions company providing next generation technology for advanced 3D graphics. Thomas built the engineering team from the ground up, including an offshore development facility.
Thomas has held various management and engineering positions within C-Cube Microsystems, Inc., now part of LSI Logic, Inc. While at C-Cube, he created a new business unit with budgetary, hiring, and engineering management responsibility for set-top cable modems and analog video products, launching the successful 21xx line of products. Thomas was also responsible for managing the initial development of the highly integrated ZiVA-5 DVD product, and running systems hardware and VLSI development teams spanning five generations of set-top silicon including the AViA line of products.
Prior to C-Cube Microsystems, Thomas was instrumental in the success of startup DiviCom, Inc., now part of Harmonic, Inc. While there, he participated in development of the world's first real time MPEG2 encoder products, as well as the world's first MPEG2 transport demultiplexer and DVB descrambler. Thomas was also responsible for developing three generations of set-top silicon products as well as two commercially deployed set-top boxes including manufacturing line startups for SAGEM and Zenith.
Thomas earned an MSEE and BSEE from the University of New York at Buffalo
John Monti - Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
John Monti is Pixim's vice president of marketing and business development, and a co-founding executive of the Company. Drawing on experience in the fields of semiconductor applications, marketing and system-on-chip solutions, John brings to Pixim a unique blend of customer awareness and technological expertise. John is a published writer and speaker at such forums as the IP UserGroup USA, Security Systems News, A&S International Magazine, Security Products Magazine, Security Middle East, China Public Security International, EE Times, Video/Imaging Design Line, and the Interagency Biometrics Conference. He is the holder of two United States patents.
Prior to joining Pixim, he served as a vice president of marketing for ATI Technology Inc., the world’s second-largest computer graphics company. Working in the Integrated Products Division at ATI, John was responsible for integrated core logic chipsets and microprocessor products for multimedia applications.
Between 1995 and 1998, John worked for Sunnyvale, CA-based Chromatic Research, where he was hired as director of product marketing. In that role, he helped define Chromatic’s two highest volume media processor solutions. The company ultimately shipped more than 1.5 million units to such clients as Compaq, Gateway and Toshiba. John’s success at Chromatic culminated in promotion to vice president of marketing. At that level, John also helped facilitate the sale of Chromatic to ATI Inc. in 1998.
Before joining Chromatic, John was director of marketing for Symphony Laboratories, a small semiconductor company, which defined and marketed chipsets for PC motherboards. Customers included Apple, IBM, NexGen and Motorola.
In 1987, John began his career in the semiconductor industry at Advanced Micro Devices, where he held a series of management and marketing positions. His contributions helped secure large-scale contracts with Apple, Compaq, Sun, Digital, Hewlett-Packard and others.
John has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Yale University and a master’s degree in engineering management from Santa Clara University.
Todd Rumaner - Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Todd Rumaner is an eighteen-year sales and marketing veteran, with experience in technologies related to digital imaging, database management systems, banking and 3D semiconductor packaging and memory subsystems.
Before joining Pixim, Todd was vice president of worldwide sales at Staktek, responsible for the planning, development and rollout of an international sales team servicing the DRAM and FLASH markets. He was instrumental in executing the company's expansion into the international consumer electronics market servicing NAND FLASH manufacturers.
Prior to Staktek, Todd was COO at ArcSoft, Inc., a digital imaging and video-related solutions company, where he was responsible for sales, marketing and execution of corporate strategies. As one of the first employees he helped build the company into a three hundred-employee organization with offices in the United States, China, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. Earlier, Todd managed sales at ElektroGrafiks, a VAR for advanced cable TV and high-end imaging systems.
Todd attended Northeastern University and is a member of the Photographic Manufacturers and Distributors Association. He has participated as a panelist in numerous industry trade shows and roundtable discussions
Jeff Jones - Director of Product Marketing
Jeff Jones is director of product marketing at Pixim and brings to the company product management experience in semiconductors and embedded systems. Prior to joining Pixim, Jeff was a senior engineering director at LSI Corporation, where he was responsible for digital video solutions for consumer electronics and professional broadcast applications. Jeff is a US patent holder and has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and a MBA from California State University, Fullerton.
Tracey Hups - Manager, Worldwide Marketing Communications
As manager of worldwide marketing communications, Tracey Hups brings to Pixim over 15 years of industry marketing experience. Tracey most recently was director of marketing and customer relations for PSA Security Network, where she was responsible for the development, management, and implementation of marketing communication programs designed to increase membership and brand awareness. In addition, she reorganized PSA's customer service department resulting in significant improvement in service. Hups received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Colorado. She is an active member of the Business Marketing Association.
Jennifer Martin - Manager, Worldwide Channel Programs
Jennifer Martin is manager, worldwide channel programs at Pixim. She brings over 30 years of experience in the security industry. Prior to joining Pixim, Jennifer was vice president of vendor technology & education at PSA Security Network, where she was responsible for researching new technologies with an eye toward the development of application- and solution-oriented partnerships and vertical market strategies. In addition, she developed training designed to prepare PSA-member integration companies for participation in new technology projects. Jennifer pursued her secondary education at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and later studied criminal justice and legal/public policy at the University of Colorado at Denver. She is chair of SIA's New Product Showcase committee.
