Management Team

Waddah Al-Mousa

Mr. Al-Mousa is Pulse~LINK's Co-Founder and incubator. Based on his diverse accomplishments, Mr. Al-Mousa brings significant expertise as a corporate strategist; leading the formation of Pulse~LINK's international business strategies, financial engineering and overall direction and focus. He is Co-Founder, President & CEO of Jassem Al-Mousa & Sons Group (Jamsons), a private, global entrepreneurial holding company in Kuwait. In his capacity, Mr. Al-Mousa invests, consults and develop markets for elite emerging technologies and telecommunication vendors.

Previously with the US Equity research team at Trust Company of the West (TCW); he was recognized for the quality of his investment analysis in a broad range of industries and sectors. Mr. Al-Mousa left TCW for Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz), a major Kuwaiti investment company and as a founding Vice President of International Investments, he was responsible for all international public equities, alternative and selective direct investments. Mr. Al-Mousa received a BA in Finance from Seattle University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

John Santhoff

John Santhoff, who has more than 30 years of experience in electronics and communications, is the architect of Pulse~LINK's Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology. He founded the company in June 2000. Under Santhoff's technical vision and guidance, Pulse~LINK has pioneered and developed a 1 Gbps UWB chipset supporting both wireless and wired applications for the secure seamless distribution of HDTV, multi-channel audio and digital content throughout the home using wireless, in-home coax cable and power lines.

Santhoff has been a speaker and panelist at numerous conferences and an active participant in the IEEE standards process for 802.11, 802.15.3 and 802.22. He's the author of more than 100 patents filed globally on UWB technology and is the originator of several significant developments within the UWB industry, including the "Common Signaling Mode" for UWB and UWB over band limited wired channels. Santhoff served as a member of U.S. delegation to the ITU, where regulatory issues related to international global deployment of UWB technology were discussed. In 2005, he was named EE Times' "Innovator of the Year" and he was a finalist for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year."

Bruce Watkins

Bruce Watkins is the primary architect of Pulse~LINK's business plan and corporate models, tasked with bringing together the resources to guide corporate formation, capitalization, patent development and operations. He oversees the company's day-to-day operations and successfully led Pulse~LINK from its startup phase to being a well-funded leader in UWB communications. Watkins is actively involved in various industry groups, including HANA, DLNA, 1394TA and CommNexus in San Diego.

Watkins has more than 25 years of business development experience, including nine years with Hilton Hotels Corporation in sales and marketing management with several of its flagship properties. He has co-founded motor sports and Internet companies in addition to consulting on merger & acquisition and expansion strategies for luxury hotels, TV and film studios, records management, and other industries.

Rudy Fischer

Rudy Fischer is providing guidance to Finance, and overseeing Payroll, Purchasing, Human Resources, and Facilities for the company's physical office and security needs. He has 25 years of experience in the High Technology industry, having worked in semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, and software development companies such as Advance Micro Devices, Applied Materials, Canadian Aviation Electronics, and Silicon Magic. He has extensive experience providing leadership in fast growing, dynamic companies and a successful track record of aligning HR and support services with the organization's strategic, business, and profitability goals.

Fischer obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UC Berkeley, a Master of Science in International Business from St. Mary's College, and received a Certificate of Completion from Stanford University in their Extended Studies Program with a concentration in Business, Law, and Economics.

Ron Chaffee

Ron Chaffee joined Pulse~LINK as the Vice President of Engineering in June 2008. Prior to Pulse~LINK, Chaffee worked at Symwave where, as President & Chief Executive Officer, he was responsible for setting overall company direction and raising $12 million in capital in a C round with investors.

Before Symwave, Chaffee was the Vice President of Engineering for Broadband Media Products at Conexant Systems, where he oversaw more than 400 R&D staff resources at seven sites around the world. His responsibilities included silicon design, software and product development spanning the Set Top Box and Convergence Video product lines. He also held positions at Burroughs/Unisys and Brooktree.

Chaffee received his BSEE from Ohio State. He also completed both the Leadership and Management Program (LAMP) and the Executive Perspectives for Scientists and Engineers (EPSE) program for senior technical professionals at UC San Diego.