Robert Richman Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Working as a Platform Engineer supporting HPE server products.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Working as a Power, Thermal, and Performance support to enable engineers in day to day operations at Intel Folsom site.

Troy, Michigan, Us

Working as a Power, Thermal, and Performance support to enable engineers in day to day operations at Intel Folsom site.

San Mateo, California, Us

Data Center TechnicianBackblaze Sacramento, CA 03/25/19 - 03/2020Working as Backblaze’s physical presence in Sacramento area datacenter(s) Helping maintain physical infrastructure by racking equipment, replacing hard drives and othersystem componentsRepairing and troubleshooting defective equipment with minimal supervisionSupporting datacenter's 24x7 staff to install new equipment, handling after hours emergencies and other tasksHelping manage onsite inventory of hard drives, cables, rails and other spare partsRMAing defective componentsSetting up and configuring new equipment via the Linux command lineHelping train new Data Center Technicians as neededHelping with projects to install new systems and services as time allowsFollowing and improving data center best practices and documentationMaintaining a clean and well organized work environmentOn-call responsibilities

Troy, Michigan, Us

I have held three positions as a contractor through Kelly Services.Compatibility Validation Firmware Engineering TechnicianFolsom, CA 10/18/2017-03/ - 03/​22/2019 Validating next generation big data storage solutions for 2.5 inch & M.2 SATA SSD● Daily responsibilities of updating testing matrix’s, filing sightings, and running experiments based on test plan requirements● Creating and editing scripts for validation purposes, using BASH, Python, or Batch to execute a test plan defined by product manager● Creating and improving on existing processes for validation requirements● Preparing Servers for firmware validation on Intel’s next generation platforms and products on a rangeof Operating systems● Utilizing a Jira ticketing system for bug sightings and related work by writing thorough steps toreproduce issues● Reporting and working on bug sightings for firmware and testing automation to resolution and implementation.● Working knowledge of command line utilities to create Raids (Storcli, MegaRaid, HP CLI, Dell Cli)● Knowledge of server OEMs and storage controllers (Super Micro, HP, Dell, Intel, Broadcom, Avago, LSI,Adaptec, and Atto)● Using proprietary Intel tools necessary to access debug information and triage for the product● Using VMware to test SATA SSD’s in a virtual environment ( esxi 5.5, esxi 6.0, esxi 6.5)● Maintaining tight work schedules and prioritizing workloads● Configuring protocol scopes for failure analysis● Performing adhoc experiments● Completing compatibility validation execution of products through A1 to PRQ2(1 1⁄2 year)● Trained new contractors on best methods and daily workflow● Reading Test Plans and working with Developers and Engineers to find gaps in testingautomation

Troy, Michigan, Us

Power and Performance Engineering Technician Kelly Contract Employment at Intel CorporationFolsom, CA 1/31/2017- 11/20/2017Validating next generation Graphics SOC’s and ProcessorsSetting up NI-PXie-1085, wiring DAQ terminals, and setting up DAQ hostsCalibrating NI-PXIe DAQ for Data collection from shared resourcesUsing NI-PXIe DAQ to collect power measurements for spreadsheets or documentsSupporting the team and working independently on test cases from company sponsorsExecute tests and benchmarks for power consumption and performanceRecord data from tests and benchmarks that are not part of Automation FarmsRun python scripts to automate testing and benchmarks within a Host/Client environmentCreate DOS batch, python, and powershell scripts to run command line testing in Win 10 RS1, RS2, and RS3Performing ad-hoc service requests for workflow leads and internal customersAnalyzing Regressions in gfx drivers, Integration of test methodologies, and performance test failure isolating scripts to harvest crash data to resolve either hardware or driver based issues Current Tools and benchmarks: ABN; SoC Watch; Lauterbach; ITP; 3DMark, Vantage, 11, Next ;Unigine Valley, Heaven; Furmark; Cinebench; GFXBench; And Top 50 games a list of top 50 games that most consumers playSupported test environment automation in scripting Languages: Python, AutoHotKey, Batch, and PowershellCollected evidence for HSD sightings seen in graphics drivers during new products under testUsing pre-release windows images for preSi & postSi on multiple Gen 9,10,11,12 architecturesPreparing instrumentation and system enabling for collection of Power & Performance benchmarksUsing Lauterbach or ITP to collect reported power and utilizing for booting first look silicon on new product platformsProvided new testing schedules while updating platforms to keep in cadence with the life cycle of contiguous driver builds

Troy, Michigan, Us

Software Validation Technician Kelly Contract Employment at Intel CorporationFolsom, CA 10/3/2016 - 1/30/17 Participated in computer systems validation procedures and maintained uptime of computing platforms in a test farm environment consisting of over 2000+ actively testing machines.Experience working in a lab environment testing hardware, installing operating systems, drivers, upgrading BIOS, and running benchmarksKnowledge of appropriate lab safety and environment techniquesProduced summary reports in an automation environment to evaluate the validation of driver related bugs.Maintenance of Pre/Post Silicon high valued intellectual propertyFirst response triage on new product platforms encompassing Big-Core & Ultra Mobile SOCs.Performed test and troubleshoot Linux/Android/Windows Intel based platforms (phones, tablets, desktop, laptop, etc)Deployed test virtual machines to extend test coverageNavigation & Restoration of Linux File Systems – Ubuntu & FedoraWorked to ensure networking infrastructure was completed on time for testing graphics in a server farm.Provide hardware and software support directly to product engineers on the development and testing of graphics drivers according to new daily buildsTrained new contractors on validation techniques and the testing methodology of computer-related systems.Understanding of electrical circuitsUnderstanding of command line scripts – Python, DOS, PowerShell and EFI ShellExperience in debugging software, driver, BIOS, firmware and hardware interactions & work-arounds

Associate'S Degree, Computer Science

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