Craig Paulsen

Craig has been working in the design services industry for more than 25 years. Prior to forming Arira, he worked for Set Engineering, a Morgan Hill, California based product development firm, as a design engineer, product architect, and engineering manager. During this time he has led a vast range of projects and product types. Mr. Paulsen has also participated in the development of product patents for multiple clients. Prior to his career in outsourced services, Mr. Paulsen held engineering positions at Hewlett Packard, as well as Norand Corporation, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa based company that manufactured ruggedized handheld PC’s for data acquisition and industrial applications. In his consulting career, Mr. Paulsen has been involved in the development of systems and cards for a number of companies including: Altera, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Juniper, Network Appliances, Sun Microsystems, and a number of start-ups. Special areas of focus: Communication Systems, Multimedia Platforms, and Product Architecture and Management.

Craig holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from California State University, Chico.