John Fan
FounderFounder at Piccollage · Founder at PicCollage
Mountain View, California, United States
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About
John Fan is co-founder and CEO of Cardinal Blue Software, maker of the photo and video app PicCollage, which has exceeded 200 million downloads. He previously worked at Flarion, a wireless startup acquired by Qualcomm. He holds a degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
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Experience
- Cardinal Blue SoftwareCEO / Co-Foundercurrent2007 — present
- Qualcomm Flarion TechnologiesSenior Staff Engineer2006 — 2007
- Qualcomm Flarion TechnologiesPrincipal Technical Lead2001 — 2006
- Iospan WirelessSenior Member of Technical Staff1999 — 2001
- AT&T Bell LabsIntern1994 — 1995
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Software Development
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Fan?
- John Fan is co-founder and CEO of Cardinal Blue Software, maker of the photo and video app PicCollage, which has exceeded 200 million downloads. He previously worked at Flarion, a wireless startup acquired by Qualcomm. He holds a degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
- Where does John Fan work?
- John Fan is Founder of Piccollage and Founder at PicCollage.
- What companies did John Fan found?
- John Fan founded Piccollage, PicCollage.
- Where did John Fan go to school?
- John Fan studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Princeton University (AB, Mathematics); Livingston High School.
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