Helped the team acquired new skills and technology knowledge in order to develop new product.Spearheaded development and delivery of new class of storage product, focusing on Internet of Things, data processing, storage optimization, and cloud interaction.Continued to improve team and process efficiency and effectiveness.

In charge of delivering Virtium's own SSD firmware. Recruited and built an engineering team from single person to a team of up to 20 at two different sites, US and Vietnam. Built Virtium Vietnam from a humble beginning into becoming a major R&D department. Established an HR and review and evaluation process that focused on fairness and openness.Trained and motivated engineers, many of which had no prior experience in SSD development, into experts, working in a cohesive team. Also… Show more In charge of delivering Virtium's own SSD firmware. Recruited and built an engineering team from single person to a team of up to 20 at two different sites, US and Vietnam. Built Virtium Vietnam from a humble beginning into becoming a major R&D department. Established an HR and review and evaluation process that focused on fairness and openness.Trained and motivated engineers, many of which had no prior experience in SSD development, into experts, working in a cohesive team. Also researched and introduced new technology and platforms to grow the team's expertise and effectiveness.Established an in-house continuous integration and test automation infrastructure that greatly made developers more efficient and enhanced DVT process, avoiding the need for costly test technicians and allowed test engineers to focus on developing quality tests.Delivered SSD products and various software and infrastructures. Show less

Continued development on NAND management of SSD and hybrid products

Architect, design, and lead firmware development for next generation SSD productDesigned and implemented PC simulation to stage product developmentResponsible for multiple NAND management modulesAcquired understanding of SoC capabilities through specification documents and experimentation. Developed API for SoC interfacingPerformed ongoing SoC validation using firmware and point out issues to vendorWorked with team on design and implementation of host data handling… Show more Architect, design, and lead firmware development for next generation SSD productDesigned and implemented PC simulation to stage product developmentResponsible for multiple NAND management modulesAcquired understanding of SoC capabilities through specification documents and experimentation. Developed API for SoC interfacingPerformed ongoing SoC validation using firmware and point out issues to vendorWorked with team on design and implementation of host data handling component, garbage collection algorithms, system data management components, debugging capabilities, wear leveling algorithms, translation component, NAND execution scheduling component, data retention algorithmsInterface with team members to make sure different operations and tasks progress and are in syncInterface with upper management to understand and translate requirements into engineering tasks and scheduleHelped resource management and foresight Show less

Development of the SiliconDrive III product from beginning to engineering sample release. Traveled oversea to learn and interact with an ASIC partner and to provide feedback. Developed firmware to validate the hardware and to prove concepts before ASIC tapeout under a very aggressive schedule.Analyzed the potential of the SiliconDrive III product, architect and developed the firmware from the ground up.Developed application software to aid with the development and debugging of the… Show more Development of the SiliconDrive III product from beginning to engineering sample release. Traveled oversea to learn and interact with an ASIC partner and to provide feedback. Developed firmware to validate the hardware and to prove concepts before ASIC tapeout under a very aggressive schedule.Analyzed the potential of the SiliconDrive III product, architect and developed the firmware from the ground up.Developed application software to aid with the development and debugging of the product.Provided training and lead new engineers as they are available to the project, both in the firmware and software aspect of the project.Worked with the testing team to specify requirements and algorithm to develop software and procedures that are used to test the product.Helped mentored newly hired engineers to be up to speed with existing projects and products while continued to support issues with the USB product line. Performed field debugging, problem analysis, and problem solving directly with customers. Show less

Developed the next generation SiliconDrive library (SDLib), a more robust form of SiliconDrive Secure API, supporting multiple family of SiliconDrive. Developed applications to support the development of the next generation SiliconDrive ATA product line. Modified SiliconDrive USB firmware algorithm for improved read and write performance. Supported customer issues with SiliconDrive USB. Designed and implemented mass production application for SiliconDrive USB. Provided… Show more Developed the next generation SiliconDrive library (SDLib), a more robust form of SiliconDrive Secure API, supporting multiple family of SiliconDrive. Developed applications to support the development of the next generation SiliconDrive ATA product line. Modified SiliconDrive USB firmware algorithm for improved read and write performance. Supported customer issues with SiliconDrive USB. Designed and implemented mass production application for SiliconDrive USB. Provided requirement specification, designed, and implemented SiSecure and SiSweep features for SiliconDrive USB products. Designed and implemented “new” SiliconDrive initialization system, capable of mass production. Redesigned and implemented the company’s production and support software system for scalability and robustness. Formalized the company’s testing policy.PowerArmor and SiSmart SiliconDrive USB Designed and implemented SiliconDrive Secure API. Designed and implemented SiliconDrive Secure host application. Supported existing SiliconSystems’s production software system. Show less