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I am a Distinguished Technologist at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company and hold a Ph.D. in electronic engineering augmented by over 25 years experience in ASIC architecture and design. I currently own the architecture and functionality for packet forwarding within Aruba ASICs. Demonstrated strengths include –- strong background in the architecture and design of high-performance forwarding functionality for Ethernet networking ASICs.- participated in all phases of the ASIC process - architecture, design, pre-silicon verification, post-silicon testing, triage/diagnostics, metal spins, full ASIC rolls.- worked on multiple generations of shipping Ethernet ASICs with numerous derivative ASICs to add functionality and/or reduce cost.- highly effective communication and documentation skills covering design specifications, functionality guides, investigation documents, feature documents, test plans and management reports.- ASIC expert for L2 switching, L3 routing and QoS/Policy functionality, including firewalls, IPS/IDS, etc.- strong generation and protection of Intellectual Property, with over 35 US patents granted.