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Cheng Chen

Audio Program Manager
Taipei

Summary

Enthusiastic music lover eager to bring fantastic audio experience to customers. Equip with close to four years industry experience, about same length of grad school acoustic major learning and continuous learning in laptop audio and acoustic knowledge as technology advancement and stronger collaborate relationship. Accomplished publish over 30 laptop and all in one models in career and the number keep growing. Great team work with project team members and marketing specialists keep building next generation personal computers equip iconic audio experience and latest PC audio features. Motivated to learn, grow, team work and excel in Audio System industry.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audio Program Manager

Hewlett-Packard Inc
04.2022 - Current
  • 2024 Chromebook series Audio function owner.
  • 2023 OMEN and Victus Gaming Audio function owner.
  • Foldable Laptop Audio tuning owner.
  • Verify audio design provided from ODM vendors, including speaker modules design, microphone modules design and sound signal chain performance.
  • Verify scientific sound measurement through analysis/measuring devices such as Audio Precision or SoundCheck, to make
    sure systems hardware audio performance satisfied standard product requirement for tuning process. Including codec, external smartamp and speaker/microphones modules.
  • Co-work with pre-processing vendors and co-brand vendor building series of products with HP's sound.
  • Speaker modules reliability enhancement cooperation with manufacturers.
  • New type of speaker driver development with speaker vendors, such as dual force, nonlinear and ease vibration.
  • Soundwire audio structure evaluation for next generation.

Audio Architecture Engineer

ASUStek Computer Inc.
10.2019 - 03.2022
  • In Charge ASUS Zenbook 14 Series/ Zen AIO/ Vivo AIO/ Hulk Robot's Audio System Design. OEMs and ODMs projects share total amounts about 40 models since 2019.
  • Amazon Alexa A4PC project ASUS's representative since Jun, 2020.
  • Amazon Alexa AQT Lab and Self-certificaiton project manager.
  • Provided audio system design for Laptop and All in One desktop, including speaker design, microphone module design, sound tuning and personal assistance certification.
  • Speaker Hardware design review and improve with speaker vendor for higher performance speaker unit and better speaker vent design
  • Executed scientific sound measurement through standard lab and software such as Audio Precision, Cilo and SoundCheck to ensure both systems' and individual modules satisfying expectations from project's goal.

Graduate Student Researcher

National Center for Physicsal Acousits, University of Mississippi
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Used diffusion method to fill scaled tank with linear stratification.
  • Used ultrasound signal measuring sound speed in stratification tank.
  • Used MATLAB to control translation stage, oscilloscope and organized sound speed profile.

Undergraduate Researcher

Soochow University, Department Of Physics
09.2013 - 06.2016
  • 2014 Undergraduate research project, in the title "The sound and structure of a horn speaker", under advising of Associate Professor, Dr. Chun-Hsien Wu.
  • 2014 Undergraduate research project, in the title "The research of muticopter", under advising of Associate Professor, Dr. Chiou-Min Chen.

Summer Intern Researcher

Focused Ultrasound Laboratory, BWH/HMS
06.2014 - 09.2014
  • Research title” Ultrasound-guided device for cannula placement in ventriculostomy procedures” under advising Dr.Phillips Jason White.

Summer Intern Researcher

BWH/HMS
06.2014 - 09.2014
  • Research title “Degasser testing on Liqui-Cel SuperPhobic size 2.5x8”, under advising Research Director, Dr. Nathan McDannold.

Education

M.S - Physics

The University Of Mississippi
USA
01.2016 - 04.2019

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Soochow University
Taipei
01.2013 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Nation Taiwan University
Taipei
09.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Taiwan University
Taipei
09.2008 - 06.2009

Skills

Laptop Audio System Design

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Certification

ISO 17025

Interests

Rock, Taiwan Indie music

Sports(baseball, soccer, basketball, power lifting)

Sound recording

Headphone and Stereo audio system

Timeline

Audio Program Manager

Hewlett-Packard Inc
04.2022 - Current

ISO 17025

11-2021

Audio Architecture Engineer

ASUStek Computer Inc.
10.2019 - 03.2022

Graduate Student Researcher

National Center for Physicsal Acousits, University of Mississippi
01.2017 - 01.2019

M.S - Physics

The University Of Mississippi
01.2016 - 04.2019

Summer Intern Researcher

Focused Ultrasound Laboratory, BWH/HMS
06.2014 - 09.2014

Summer Intern Researcher

BWH/HMS
06.2014 - 09.2014

Undergraduate Researcher

Soochow University, Department Of Physics
09.2013 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Soochow University
01.2013 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Nation Taiwan University
09.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Taiwan University
09.2008 - 06.2009
Cheng ChenAudio Program Manager