 12+ Years of experience on validating Graphics and Security software and Firmware components on Intel SoC platforms.  Experience in validating Intel CPU microcode which is part of Intel Firmware package that supports Heterogeneous CPU architecture. Experience in Intel Security Firmware validation to support features like boot guard, dTPM (Descrete Trusted Protected Module), fTPM (Firmware Trusted Protected Module), Bitlocker, Secure decode, Secure decode, Isolated decode, Hardware based DRM protection (Mediavault). Expertise on Intel’s Silicon on Chip (SoC) Multimedia subsystems like – Graphics, Video, Audio, Imaging Display with complete architecture understanding to driver end to end planning and validation. Defined and Managed platform functional requirements, stability requirements and Power/Performance requirements in Contour Jama requirement management system.  Excellent adaptation to emerging cutting edge technologies from understanding the technology, designing a validation strategy, Regression testing, Stress tests, Infrastructure setup, Milestone Quality assessments, Debugging, Risk Mitigation, Bug tracking and closure, Customer Integration and Post Mortem Analysis.  Designed a state of art Platform Multimedia Automated subjective evaluation solution widely adapted at Intel for Quality analysis much beyond human perception to meet platform video quality.  Automated web browsers for simulating pre-defined workloads to monitor Intel Heterogeneous architecture policies based on varying workloads using Selenium Java API. Driving Customer workshops globally (Taiwan, USA) to resolve customer product launch gate issues on a war foot and ensure time to market release that is much needed for customer to stay in the game for market share.

 Responsible for defining and developing the test case requirements of audio policy routing logic on Nokia Phone products. Responsible for designing and developing test plans for for HDMI Audio based on HDMI audio specifications. Documenting Audio routing policy logic for customer product to facilitate validation teams for their functional validation. Proposed Release Management process to the customer for effective integration of features with code complete status. Reporting weekly validation and bug status report to customer indicating the project trending status, milestone blockers and risk assessment.

 Reviewed NVDIA’s GPGPU CUDA architecture and defined Test Plan strategy to deliver best in class GPGPU solutions to customers. Analysis of upcoming HDMI 1.4 industry standard and execute compliance and functional test plans and reported key issues to deliver HDMI 1.4 driver to customers.  Initiated efforts to review customer validation plans to fine tune Internal test plans to reduce customer escapes and achieved results of ~61% reduction in escapes. Lead Postmortem Analysis efforts by analyzing issues from consumer forums, root cause issues and release of hot fixes

 Reviewing the Windows Vista WDM model and tuning the existing test plans to be adapter over Windows Vista OS. Analyzed AMD’s Hardware decoder Architecture and developed test plans to validate the feature. UVD is now a part of all AMD GPU’s in market. Analyzed the new upcoming Blu-ray technology specifications, developed test plans, identified validation requirements and executed the plan delivering Blu-ray feature support on AMD GPU’s. Developed Unit test plan for AMD’s Open GL driver and reported out the weekly integration plan of the driver to mainline builds. Setup a Headend lab setup to artificially generate NTSC, ATSC and DVBT video signals to validate AMD’s TV tuner cards. Created a forum to analyze customer issues in customer forums, debug issues and ensure fixes if any in the next release and communicate same in the forums to increase customer satisfaction. This was successful and received many appreciations from the customers. Lead Apple boot camp program to release Apple MacBook and iMac with inbuilt AMD GPU’s and resolved many issues to ensure timely launch by working closely with Apple teams. Validating Analog Content Protection features – Macrovision and CGMS-A on AMD GPU’s and reported critical issues that lead to driver architecture change. Test Plan development for Digital Content Protection – HDCP which was a budding industry standard for digital content protection. Implemented an innovative idea –“Break The Gate” challenge to break HDCP content protection.  Setup an Adobe streaming server to suit the Video streaming validation needs to stream videos supporting HTML and RTSP standards