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Testing new server components (NVMe’s, UEFI BIOS, BMC, CMC, HDDs, NICs) on sustaining Data Center Servers in a LINUX environment . Debugging SW/HW/FW issues, Installed a new in-band CMC due to a thermal issue, installed new BIO, BMC, FW (NVME, HDD, SSD, & NICs)Bring up new hardware components from scratch. Prototype, power-on, and to release using C+, C, python, logic analyzer for hardware component devices running windows servers.

Debug Engineer working on latest Intel products

Secaucus, New Jersey, Us

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

San Jose, Ca, Us

Core technologies: Embedded Linux, Intel ITP, RW Everything, BMC CLI, IPMI, XML, Quad Core MP, UCS-C Series Server Software BIOS/BMC, UCS Managed Cisco Converged Network Adapters, FCoE/iSCSI/PXE SAN storage, SSD, EFI, CPL, VI. Setup test bed and executing BIOS/BMC/Storage test cases per test procedures Spearheaded development of comprehensive test suite comprised of thousands of test cases to provide thorough testing of all Cisco rack and blade servers.  Generated bug fixes through proactive troubleshooting to identify, track and verify critical issues.  Created hundreds of test scripts through applying proven knowledge in EFI, CLI, VI and. Triage and debug issues seen during testing and provide debug logs for development teams to investigate the issues Setup Servers/Storage/Networks to test and debug 1/10/40 GBps CNA’s Highly experienced in RAID Adapter testing including full features and functional testing of controller Firmware, HDD/SSD, Host drivers, Utilities, and Storage Management (Application /GUI) Hadoop grid in a cloud Environment.

Santa Clara, California, Us

•Revitalized a team of memory and environmental validation engineers and technicians, successfully achieving all performance objectives, leading them to become a well functioning and cohesive team of the highest quality using Standard Operation Procedures (SOP’s).•Reduced lab operational costs by $100K •Created a world class Platform Validation organization with 33 direct reports. Significantly improved the team’s morale in 6 months, achieving zero turnover through improved team communications and increased employee participation in an active decision-making process.•Recruited as Validation Program Manager (VPM) for the IA-64 dual processor product development from planning phase through Alpha development phase. Assembled and managed a virtual team of 30 validation engineers. •Managed the Microsoft WHQL process with no Intel Division/Microsoft certification failures.

Houston, Texas, Us

Building Networks for testing Enterprise Servers

•Supervised the Building, Maintenance, and Administration of over 500 Compaq multi-processor NT 3.50 and 3.51 servers in a multi LAN/Wan environment for the Microsoft on-line service (MSN).

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Managed and built Novell, NT, and Macintosh Servers