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Mountain View, CA, US

Mountain View, CA, US

• Tech lead for the development of an eSIM platform for the next generation of WearOS watches, allowing device partners to accelerate the deployment of LTE enabled watches
• Designed, implemented, and deployed a mock GSMA-compliant entitlement server to emulate the end-to-end operation of eSIM provisioning flows on WearOS, creating a tool to simplify and streamline integration testing with.
• Led the BLE device software integration for a next-gen smartwatch
• Partnered with a non-profit (Curious Learning) to build the proof-of-concept of a recommendation platform on the cloud that aims to deliver high impact literacy applications in low income communities

Santa Clara, California, US

• Partnered with financial institutions to devise anti money laundering solutions using associative memory and anomaly detection, acquired domain knowledge through exploratory data analysis using Pandas and Jupyter.
• Leveraged ReactiveX and Node.js to address scalability, modularity and reusability in existing algorithm implementation for production

Santa Clara, California, US

• Played key technical role in the launch of SwingIQ, a smart baseball jersey designed to address the increasing demand for data-driven coaching tools, made significant contributions to algorithm, firmware and hardware.
• Took ownership of algorithm R&D to fill a gap in the team despite limited experience in the field, implemented IMU algorithm and collected over 8000 swings with motion capture systems for ground truth validation
• Elevated product value with unique algorithms, providing intuitive and relevant evaluation of swing quality based on body mechanics as well as insights from coaches and sport scientists
• Drove hardware and firmware architecture while remained hands-on with schematic design and driver development
• Defined manufacturing tests and calibration procedure to screen out defective units, travelled to factory during final production to oversee the operation

Santa Clara, California, US

• Launched YAP messaging app, featured avatar animation through facial tracking
• Patent granted for the work in creating skeleton animation from facial gesture
• Instrumental to the success of a major UX overhaul effort, formulated UX design as technical spec to bridge the gap between designers and engineers
• Leveraged Unity3D to create functional UX prototypes, allowed designers to quickly iterate on objective and measurable feedbacks during user study sessions
• Created character concepts in Photoshop and worked with modelers to generate blendshapes

Santa Clara, California, US

• Proof-of-concept to run system use cases with full software stack during pre-Si validation
• Integrated camera driver and Android middleware on SoC emulation platform

Santa Clara, California, US

• Successful launch of Intel based smartphone to France and India
• Resolved driver, middleware and application level issues in audio, NFC and modem, quick ramp up with no prior experience with Android

US

• PHY development for high speed DDR2, DDR3, QDR interfaces - RTL design, verification, integration, implementation and bring-up
• Developed software to streamline device configuration across multiple functional teams and to ensure end-to-end coherency between design verification and post-silicon validation
• Created test plans, designed testbenches, implemented regression scripts to verify DDR PHYs at both RTL and post-layout netlist levels
• Integrated 3rd party IP into PMC design and implementation flow, worked closely with vendor to resolve design issues while keeping schedule impact at a minimum
• Trained and mentored several interns within a month, which allowed them to make a positive impact on the project
• Developed spreadsheet that integrates STA, SPICE simulation data to close system level timing at DDR3-1600 for different board topologies, it also provided means to generate device characterization spec's and.

Waterloo, Ontario, CA

• Supervised all electrical projects, organized team meetings, trained and mentored junior members
• Designed and implemented custom battery protection and monitoring system for a 110V Li-Ion battery pack, utilizing analog circuitry for real-time measurement and micro-controller for data processing
• Adopted methodologies learned from the industry to drive low cost, low power, reliable and efficient designs
• Engaged several companies for sponsorship to help fund the next generation solar vehicle
• Represented the team at auto shows and exhibitions to help raise awareness in renewable energy

US

• Audited 65nm base IO from foundry
• Designed LVTTL IO pads in 65nm that operated up to 200MHz
• Received ESD training for analog mixed signal designs
• Worked closely with reliability engineer to model device degradation in Spectre simulation

Davidson, North Carolina, US

• Worked from May to August 2005 and Jan to April 2006
• Designed a XMC module to facilitate manufacturing and functional testing of the PCI Express capabilities on multiple products
• Diagnosed hardware issues on a Compact PCI product and devised board-level fixes
• Debugged and verified part of a FPGA design through RTL simulations
• Developed software drivers in C to exercise on-board devices during design verification
• Designed the power supply for a Single Board Computer

Santa Clara, California, US

• debug display driver failures in C
• Collaborated with application engineers and ASIC continuation engineers to resolve urgent customer issues
• Optimized 3 performance critical routines using x86 Assembly on 64-bit platforms
• Developed internal tools in C and C++, allowed software developers to save time while performing driver diagnostics
• Examined user and kernel mode driver issues using WinDbg
• Managed over 10 test systems to deliver reliable performance and certification test results on a daily basis

• Constructed website using JavaScript and XML, employed a robust design to simplify maintenance tasks
• Designed and created a scalable XML storage system in 3 days to publish 500+ pages of curriculum information online
• Organized training session to instruct non-technical staff on updating contents for the website