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Hillsboro, Or, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

* Committed to and met hardware and software life-cycle milestones to bring Intel's Latest Xeon Workstation Platform to market* Developed the statement of work scope, requirements analysis, deliverables, required resources andheadcount, selected KPI/ PI benchmarks and determined compliance requirements to meet the projectdeliverables* Established Processes, defined tools and created test plans for usage during the program lifecycle usingformal testing methodologies* Produced accurate and timely program status reporting throughout life cycle. * Drove adopting key benchmarks mid-program based on a change in industry and customer demand* Provided key debug support to accomplish meeting targets * Created detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocations, and risk managementplans* Collaborated with stakeholders to identify program objectives and develop strategies for meeting them* Identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies accordingly. * Provided guidance and mentorship to junior team members as they gained experience in their roles* Conducted after action reviews to clean up processes and carry team critical learnings forward to futureprograms

Santa Clara, California, Us

* Developed and implemented validation strategies to ensure quality of products, processes and systems* Debug / triage of silicon, FW, Device Drivers, and OS, monitor platform stability to isolate responsivenessissues* Provide analytics and documentation supporting final results* Led training sessions for new employees regarding industry standards related to validation processes* Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines and budget constraints* Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure that all requirements are met before releasing a product into the market* Created test plans, protocols, risk assessments, traceability matrices, deviation reports, change controldocuments* Reviewed existing test methods and proposed changes for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness

Santa Clara, California, Us

* Led Cross-Geo validation team delivering Power, Performance, and Responsiveness platform results on time and on schedule* Developed test plans, automation, and infrastructure validation activities spanning entire product life-cycles* Implemented quality assurance procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards using Promark and GitHub*Provided analytics, success metrics, and documentation supporting final results * Managed BTI, SLA and supply forecasting for capital equipment based on future schedules* Responsible for capital equipment and headcount forecasting, driving savings of $40,000 through a reuseprogram* Managed a team of engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback on projects. * Coordinated cross-functional teams in order to meet project deadlines within budget constraints

Santa Clara, California, Us

* User Experience Validation, utilizing creativity, common sense, leadership and consumer advocacy to drivevalidation results* Tested new features for usability, performance and scalability before launch. * Established KPIs to measure success of new products or features * Designed robotic arm scripts saving on manual interaction efforts and reducing user error* Created a UX overall Platform Validation strategy and owned creation of all test cases with a focus on platform and driver interoperability designed around Microsoft deliverables to ensure the validation approach was synchronized* Mentored junior members of the team in UX principles and processes. * Received Division Recognition award for exposing 6 critical issues previously undetected based on homemade designs testing varying surface materials ensuring viability of charging solutions

Santa Clara, California, Us

* Validation Lead For Modular Blade Server Products Management and analytic's gathering software on Cloud Deployments supporting Openstack Juno, Mirantis, OSP5 Icehouse, and CENTOS, winning Server of the year Award* Developed and maintained behavior driven testing, virtualization, REST TCP/IP API testing, automated deployment and validation scripting, remote management software, and unit test of GUI and virtual machines* Responsible for future test planning, defect tool management, metrics reporting, and overall validation* Led validation teams across US, India, China and Poland to support Sprint deliveries resulting in on-time,high-quality releases* Assisted in establishing performance metrics that could be used for tracking progress towards objectives* Coordinated internal efforts with RedHat to achieve RedHat certification of SAA in an expedited time frame* Provided release notes for every internal and external facing user documentation* Led System debug, driving all SAA defects to a timely closure* Received a DRA for helping Data Center Group exceed its 2014 stretch goals of 14% growth rate and $14B in revenue* Organized training sessions for staff members to improve skills related to program execution

Santa Clara, California, Us

Software Validation For Clear Bay Modular Server. Software Test development and maintenance, Remote Management Software, and Unit Test. Provide validation on next generation low power high density Servers. Micro-Server HW and SW validation for Intel Xeon architecture. SW Validation included GUI usability, remote management, events and notifications, user management and permissions, and included OS stress testing. HW Validation conducted in parallel consisted of fail-over capability for raid and power supply redundancy.

Santa Clara, California, Us

HW and SW validation focused entirely on the Apple Transition from PowerPC Processors to Intel x86 and x64 bit processors. Hardware focus was primarily based on x64 based Workstation platforms, and included hw board debug, followed by MAC OS usability and stress testing.

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Validation Engineer for Blade Servers. RLX was the first company in the world to create and market what is now known as a blade server. The company pioneered the use of blade servers, a compact, stripped-down computer server that includes all of the necessary components to operate as a computer while taking up minimal space on a standard rack mount and minimizing power consumption.

Lab Manager / Integration Engineer responsible for maintaining ISO 9000 standards in a hardware lab, and a member of the Validation team responsible for verifying the next generation components of a Class 5 telecom switch.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Tested OEM and internal RAID HW and SW, NIC, and Video adapters on x86 server platforms. Executed and submitted WHQL certification.

Associate’S Degree, Business Administration

Aa Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General