Charles leads the software department for Qualcomm Research.  He also oversees Qualcomm Research’s robotics program.  While at Qualcomm, he has been involved in the research and development of most of the modern cellular radio standards, including CDMA, UMTS, UMB and LTE.

Previously, he led the software development team at Ensemble Communications, a start-up company which pioneered the development of LMDS point-to-multipoint wireless backhaul systems.

Charles has a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from the University of California, San Diego.