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Houston, Texas, US

• Promoted to serve as the prime facilitator of server software projects related to Windows, Linux, and VMware. Supervise multiple qualification teams comprised of up to 15 Technical Specialists distributed across the.
• Prepared project proposals, including cost and business justification for new technology introductions, customer-requested engagements, and modifications to existing processes.
• Coordinated mutual quality benefit between each entity’s products by steering vendor partnership engagement.
• Monitored, maintained, and conveyed project status by utilizing budget reviews, milestone-based timelines, and company tracking systems.
• Ensured attainment of all project milestones and deliverables by allocating and coordinating appropriate resources available.
• Multi-tasked, met all deadlines, and worked effectively in priority-competing environment by leveraging time management and organizational skills.

Houston, Texas, US

• Promoted to serve in a dual role as a High-End Server Test Lead and Project Manager accountable for supervising and directing the activities of contracted Engineers in the US and India. Key Accomplishments:
• Defined strategy and scope of coverage for systems based on impact to program and emerging new technology.
• Consulted with OS partners on certification software suite details, triaging bugs identified in investigation and wide-area execution, and tracking milestones.
• Executed bug investigations and performed root cause analysis by collaborating with internal development groups.

Houston, Texas, US

• Recruited as an Intern to create and execute test matrices and resource requirements for multiple HP storage solutions. Key Accomplishments:
• Enabled sign-off and public release for customer consumption by steering effort to validate 1st-generation non-volatile memory for enterprise servers.
• Debugged and resolved issues identified in tests that exposed bad/faulty hardware, firmware, or software by leveraging problem solving skills. Designed processes and metrics to refine bugs for development.
• Recipient of 2014 HP Intern Fair People’s Choice Award for designing converged test plan for 1st-generation non-volatile memory.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Hired to reproduce customer failures for development teams for resolution, and to monitor and verify the functionality of hardware after large-scale manufactured reworks. Key Accomplishments:
• Built and facilitated equipment assembly for live demos, tech tours, and customers.
• Ensured optimal performance by tweaking OS, BIOS, and CPU settings in production and prototype systems.
• Oversaw lab requests of multiple kinds from R&D team. Installed software on systems, built systems from different parts, swapped out parts, built server racks, and removed and relocated equipment. Ensured labs were.
• Maintained patch panels in multiple labs with traffic from numerous networks. Provided patches from 1 lab to another and maintained list of Static IP addresses and distributed to teams. Fixed networking loops and.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management