CommNexus San Diego
Staff


Martin Chang
Program Advisor to the CEO
Martin is a wireless technology veteran with over 20 years of experience in engineering design, business development, product management and marketing. He has extensive industry experience with wireless technologies such as CDMA and OFDM. Martin has held various managment and engineering positions at QUALCOMM, Magins Networks, and TRW (Northrop Grumann). He is currently a technology consultant and an investment manager. Martin received his Master of Engineering and BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also holds a MBA from University of California at Irvine.

Email: mchang@commnexus.org



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Bailey Cunning
Director of Operations
Bailey Cunning is the Director of Operations at EvoNexus. Bailey is originally from Kauai and received a BA in Communications with a minor in Speech from the University of Hawaii. Her marketing background began in consumer goods where her strengths formed in PR, event organization, and branding. She joined CommNexus in August 2009 and transitioned to EvoNexus in August 2011.  Her interests include yoga, travel, and the beach.

Phone: (858) 768-5055
Email: bcunning@commnexus.org



Megan Leonard
Program Manager
Megan Leonard is a Program Manager at CommNexus San Diego and focuses on the MarketLink, NextStage, and HeadLiner programs as well as Board of Directors activities and special events. Megan is a Chicago native and received her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Megan recently completed the Meeting and Event Planning Certificate Program at San Diego State University. Her interests include soccer, hiking, wakeboarding, and travel.

Phone: (858) 768-5056
Email: mleonard@commnexus.org



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Rory Moore
CEO
Rory Moore was the seed round investor, co-founder of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., one of the world’s leading providers of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for the wireless communications and aerospace markets. Peregrine ships millions of chips every week to cell phone manufacturers around the globe. Rory was also the seed round investor and founding CEO of Silicon Wave, Inc., now owned by Qualcomm. Silicon Wave produced the world’s first Bluetooth chips. Bluetooth chips are now in over a billion devices from cell phones to automobiles. Rory was a cofounder of e-Fire.com, and Optical River. In addition, he is co-chair of the Military Special Interest Group and a member of the NextStage committee. A University of Michigan alum, Rory’s other interests include angel investing, competition aerobatic flying, scuba diving and surfing.

Phone: (888) 926-3987
Email: rmoore@commnexus.org


Irene Tena
Creative Manager
Irene Tena is the Creative Manager at CommNexus San Diego, where she manages all aspects of the company creative design and production process. Irene is originally from Madrid, Spain, where she studied Graphic Design at the TAI School of Arts, and recently earned her Postgraduate Degree in Photography & Design from the Elisava School of Design in Barcelona. Prior to joining CommNexus, Irene worked for two years as a Graphic Designer in the Marketing Department of CB Richard Ellis, where she was responsible for the correct implementation of the brand, marketing collateral design and web maintenance for all the company offices throughout Spain. Irene's interests include travel, film, photography and basketball.

Phone: (858) 768-5057
Email: itena@commnexus.org


Michele Yoshioka
Michele Yoshioka
Program Manager
Michele Yoshioka is a Program Manager at CommNexus San Diego where she focuses on the Special Interest Groups and HeadLiner programs.  Michele attended the University of California, San Diego where she received a B.A. in Communications and a minor in Economics.  Michele’s background also includes event organization, marketing, sales and business development.  Her interests include running, travel, reading and spending time with friends and family.

Phone: (858) 768-5059
Email:michele@commnexus.org