Key contributor in bringing Enterprise SSDs from early design to product maturity through the development of systems tools and processes. With that overall goal of program maturity, I improved processes to both expedite and comprehensively test hardware interfaces while empowering other engineers by lowering firmware and hardware barriers. • Experienced in developing firmware in C and contributing to a large and evolving enterprise code repository in a peer reviewed environment. • Established a feedback loop with hardware and firmware engineers to ensure that characterization data is correctly used for product enhancement. • Designed and implemented controlled systems level tests including a full drive stress test performing user defined parallel NAND operations with independent DRAM and peripheral activity.• Enhanced processes for NAND and DRAM interface characterization and optimization.• Fielded, tracked, and implemented feature requests and bug fixes.

• Performed extensive early product testing from hardware bring-up through DVT with specific attention to regulator stability, PHY tuning, front end verification, and power loss.• Automated many aspects of EVT/DVT testing through the use of Python and the NumPy package to interface with lab peripherals, and collect, parse and analyze data. • Analyzed yield trends and worked with the manufacturing team on procedures for first level factory FA, product screens, and hardware improvements.• Led failure analysis efforts for critical failure modes, supporting both test process failures and customer visible failures.• Conducted power characterization and power reduction efforts for multiple products.

• Developed and owned schematic blocks including the baseboard management controller,management adapter card, and connector card using DxDesigner.• Wrote specifications for respective schematics.• Participated in specification and schematic reviews.• Performed DVT on prototype builds including SI analysis and 4 corner margin tests.• Debugged prototype and field returned hardware.• Sourced components and managed EOL issues.• Tested and qualified critical components for existing products.

• Executed test procedures including mobility, range, and GPS tests and wrote detailed test reports. • Researched new, off the shelf components to be integrated into robotics platform.• Used Altium toolset to update schematics, PCB layout, and component files.• Modified and tested embedded microcontroller code (PIC).

• Simulated, verified, and documented preproduction level motherboard revisions for timing and crosstalk issues using Quantum-SI and Allegro in a UNIX environment.• Performed physical memory tests on several motherboard spins using various DIMM configurations. • Conducted thermal testing and thermal characterization.