PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sales Manager, Customer Service Manager, Director of Software Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and Technical Writer
DIGITAL SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS, El Cajon, California 1994 – August 2004
* Project manager for the development and manufacture of Finylâ„¢, a transparent coating that
improves data recovery from laser read media. Finyl is in worldwide distribution and received
a "Golden Triangle Award" from a "High End" European high fidelity standards organization.
* Wrote and illustrated technical instruction manuals, repair manuals, promotional literature, and
"The Finylâ„¢ Word a White Paper on the Art and Science of Optical Impedance Matching of
Laser Read Media" that was instrumental in securing a major international distribution contract.
* Project manager for the design and manufacture for of Blueâ„¢, Micromat Goldâ„¢, and
Musicmat Goldâ„¢, constrained layer dampers, that further enhance the playback of CD media.
* Project manager for the Virtual Vault™’ Cyber Vault™ data base and the Cyber Net™
communications network. Managed the12 software engineers that work on the project.
General Counsel, Contract Administrator, and Sales Manager 1990 -1994
UNITED STATES PHOTOVOLTAIC, CORP., San Diego, California
* Incorporated the company.
* Negotiated successfully with Kyocera America Inc. for the company’s seed money.
* Managed the company’s 35 software and firmware engineers.
* Designed and sold components and integrated on-line power systems as well as performed
customer service.
* Wrote system setup instructions, operation manuals, and component descriptions.
Contract Administrator and General Counsel 1985 -1990
ELECTRON INCORPORATED, Escondido, California
* Negotiated, wrote, and administrated contracts with suppliers and customers.
* Re-negotiated contracts with customers including the FAA to resolve performance disputes.
* Managed the company’s 44 software and firmware engineers.
* Handled the company’s legal work.
* Authored system setup instructions, operation manuals, and component descriptions and performed
customer service in person and on the telephone.
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Manager 1980 -1985
UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL, CORP., San Diego, California
* Inaugurated the two San Diego offices and managed 36 sales and clerical staff employees,
overseeing loans on real property and the selling of trust deeds. They were the
two most profitable of the company’s 40 offices over 93% of the time.
* Loan officer with the highest personal production out of all 244 in the company.
* Performed extensive customer service in person and on the telephone.
Attorney 1972 -1980
LOUIS & DuVAL, San Diego, California
* General practice covering: criminal, business, real estate (Licensed Real Estate Broker),
contract, corporate, domestic relations, mediation, and personal injury law
(member of the California bar).
* Arbitrator for Superior and Municipal courts.
Special Agent Intelligence Division, IRS 1969 -1970
Internal Revenue Service, San Diego, California
* Special Agent Intelligence Division.
* Investigation of income tax fraud.
* Successful prosecution of tax fraud.
Student Intern 1960 -1963
NAVAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY, San Diego, California
* Mathematical and statistical analysis.
* Physics and engineering.
* Computer analysis of ASW data requiring security clearance.
EDUCATION
Software Engineering Certificate, San Diego State University, January 1998,
covering: PSPICE circuit simulation and filter analysis, UNIX, C, C++,
object oriented programming, JAVA, Visual J++, Windows 95, Access 97,
HTML, and embedded systems programming.
Certificate in Basic Electronics, Brunswick Technical Institute, 1985.
Valedictorian.
J.D. in Law, University of San Diego School of Law, 1969.
Book Award in Medical Jurisprudence.
B.A. in Mathematics, San Diego State University, 1963.
Discovered new recursive power functions for generating large prime numbers.
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Air Force. 1959-1965.
Personnel Specialist with security clearance. Honorable discharge.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Executive Board of the San Diego Chapter of the Audio Engineering Society.
Life Time Chairman of the San Diego Audio Society.
Pro Bono Law Practice.
George S. Louis, CEO
Digital Systems & Solutions
1573 Kimberly Woods Drive
El Cajon, California 92020-7261
Telephone: 888-588-9542
Summary of My Background in Audio
My love of music began in early childhood and has grown steadily over the years. In grammar school I studied the violin, guitar, and piano and was concertmaster of my high school orchestra. By 1962 my devotion to hi-fidelity turned me into an avid audiophile hobbyist. I worked my way through law school, buying and selling new and used audio and video components. I’ve assembled, setup, and designed, speakers, crossovers, and complete sound systems for both friends and customers.
In January 1994 I was able to convert my favorite hobby into a highly profitable business by founding Digital Systems & Solutions to market some of my best audio and video enhancement products. At D S & S I invented, manufactured, promoted, and secured worldwide distribution for audio and video products that were considered so innovative that they defined an entire new category of audio video enhancement tweaks and have spawned many copy cat products. Two of my products, Finylâ„¢ and Micromat Goldâ„¢ won critical acclaim and numerous accolades including the Golden Triangle Award from a prestigious European hi-fidelity standards organization. I am currently developing new products including ClearSine Technologyâ„¢, ClearBit Technologyâ„¢- UltraLogâ„¢, and the PowerClear Sineverterâ„¢ that results in higher fidelity to the recording and reproduction of audio and video media.
I am chairman of the San Diego Audio Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the San Diego chapter of the Audio Engineering Society. My views on audio were the subject of an hour long interview on the weekly program "In Fidelity" which aired on KPFK FM in Los Angeles. The "L.A. Audio File", "The Audiophile Voice", and "Stereophile" magazines credited me for discovering the "Louis Effect", a phenomenon that affects the playback of laser read media.
For thirty-eight years as an audiophile hobbyist and entrepreneur I’ve been dedicated to excellence in the reproduction of music and sound and sharing that experience with my fellow audiophiles and customers.
Sincerely,
George S. Louis
