SUMMARY

• A strong engineering technologist with solid experience in the computing industry and expert level skills in computer networking and server technologies. I enjoy the challenge of new technologies as well as working under the time constraints of today’s industry.
• My aptitude for learning new technology and skills is rapid and the newly acquired knowledge is applied with efficiency. I bring over 25 years of computing experience in all phases of a product life - cycle, specifically the management of hardware and software deliverables, scheduling and monitoring resources, and final release to production and public availability. Channel), SmartBits, SW SNMP: MG Soft, AdventNet, Loriot Various Vendor management forthe release of L2 and L3 Ethernet, Switches, Confidential, IBM, SANBlaze (memory storage)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Scripting/Macros: TCL/TK, MS Excel, TeraTerm MS Windows Server and Client OS’s, SuSE, RedHat, Solaris, VMWare ESX Program Management scheduling multiple teams to meet program goals; presenting program requirements and strategy to achieve program goals;

Test Engineering: Strategy & Planning, Scheduling, Test Case development, Troubleshooting & Debug; Vendor Management; Project Management; excellent technical reporting and writing Skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Round Rock TX

Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility of managing various team representatives for the release of Networking switch products, and sustaining Networking switch products
• Representing team and product goals to executive management team for approvals and status
• Guide overall product strategy and viability to attain business goals
• Align product life cycle phases to meet product release requirements

Confidential

Test Consultant

• Development test execution, issue isolation and debug
• Low level software updates and UEFI device

Entrepreneur

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• A refresh and reset mission, involved in community, STEM initiatives, and business development.
• Developed business plan for non-profit group of technologists supporting STEM programs for young women and girls
• Assisted with business plan for existing bee keeping business that has great growth opportunities and needs some help getting those opportunities more organized
• Developing business model for Custom Clothing and Accessories for women
• Personal tailor
• Community volunteer
• Making the world a better place

Confidential, Round Rock TX

Senior Principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineer for Confidential Networking Switch Ethernet ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) products from Marvell (Israel)
• Lead engineer for Ethernet IO Modules for VRTX blade chassis
• Vendor interface for engineering product development cycle with Marvell (Israel)
• Engineering interface to Confidential test organizations - work with multi-locations teams in USA, Israel, and India
• Responsible for developing Engineering functional plan, test cases, and scripts for UT phase
• Product failure analysis, providing support and debug with internal engineering teams and vendor engineering groups
• Design cost-effective data communications solutions to meet new and evolving requirements; plan and execute the installation of new networking components to fulfil business requirements.
• Support the design and analysis of LAN/WAN/WLAN network improvements and enhancements.
• Provide analysis to support performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Provide troubleshooting and problem solving support for network issues.
• Responsible for and working with internal and external teams to achieve product meeting protocol requirements, country certification import requirements, services and quality requirements, technical support training, testing requirements for Confidential internal teams, and supporting manufacturing process of product
• Support and sustaining for FC/FCoE/Ethernet products

Confidential, Round Rock TX

Engineering Director

Responsibilities:

• Same role and responsibility of Senior Manager, promoted to Director

Engineering Development Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

• Build Confidential Networking Test Engineering team from bottom up
• Hire team (18 engineers)
• Build and document test engineering process
• Evangelize test engineering effort with Confidential internal teams
• Improve quality perception of PowerConnect product line
• Develop and/or improve current processes for better interlocks with Confidential internal teams
• Training
• New hires on current processes and product feature sets
• New protocols and/or features
• Develop automation database for validation effort
• Lead Confidential Networking Test Engineering team validation & interoperability effort across multiple product lines running multiple programs at one time:
• FC/FCoE/Ethernet PowerConnect B-Series Network Switch products
• Brocade & Emulex FC/FCoE IO Network Switch Modules for M1000e and VRTX blade chassis servers
• Juniper Ethernet Network Switch products Aruba wireless controllers and AP’s Confidential OMNM Software Networking Manager
• Vendor interface to Broadcom (USA, India), Brocade (USA), Marvell (Israel), & Aruba (USA) QA and Development organizations
• Engineering interface to Confidential test organizations (USA and India)
• Manage physical resources and budget for the Confidential Networking Test Engineering team
• Justification for budget allocation
• Ordering test equipment, software, and hardware
• Managing the Switch Networking product lab for both Test and Development organizations Layout
• Corporate and Lab Network implementation Utilization of power, space, and equipment Security

Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineer for FC/FCoE/Ethernet PowerConnect B-Series products
• Lead engineer for FC/FCoE IO Modules for M1000e blade chassis
• Vendor interface for engineering product development cycle with Brocade (USA) and Marvell (Israel)
• Engineering interface to Confidential test organizations - work with multi-locations teams in USA, Israel, and India
• Responsible for developing Engineering functional plan, test cases, and scripts for UT phase
• Product failure analysis, providing support and debug with internal engineering teams and vendor engineering
• Responsible for and work with internal and external teams to achieve product meeting protocol requirements, country certification import requirements, services and quality requirements, technical support training, testing requirements for Confidential internal teams, and supporting manufacturing process of product
• Support and sustaining for FC/FCoE/Ethernet products

Confidential, Round Rock TX

Software Development Unit Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Test and Verify iDRAC FW, CMC FW
• Test and Verify Confidential OpenManager

Confidential, Austin TX

Supervisor DVT Design Verification Test

Responsibilities:

• Supervised DVT Test Engineering Lab - 6 DVT Engineers and lab resources o Scheduling of resources and projects
• FCoE QLE8042 DVT iSCSI ISP4032 DVT Project Lead
• Led the bring-up of Austin DVT Test lab
• DVT Lab Network implementation and support o Interfaced with the engineering and marketing teams, providing test status via meetings and weekly reports, and worked with Support customer issues o Worked closely with IT and Tools teams as necessary to maintain lab resources and lab network connectivity

Confidential, Round Rock TX

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for PowerEdge 1855 Fibre Channel Storage Components McDATA 4314 Fibre Channel 2 Gb Embedded Switch
• QLogic QME2462 Fibre Channel 4 Gb HBA daughter card Emulex LP1105 Fibre Channel 4 Gb HBA daughter card Brocade 4014 Fibre Channel 2 Gb Embedded Switch
• Improved process efficiency bringing alignment of Confidential phase exits to the System Platform phase exits
• Introduced Engineering Shift Left statistical reports to track improvement over time
• Introduced additional Engineering rigor into vendor processes
• Oversaw Platform Fibre Channel storage component’s qualification at Confidential eLab
• Ensured Platform Fibre Channel storage components meet schedule milestones

Networking Devices Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project Test Lead for Confidential ’s first L3 Ethernet Switch (router)
• Introduced conformance testing of product by 3 rd party test lab (UNH) and new switching test tools and methodology into Confidential testing lab (Spirent Smartbits, TKL Script Automation)
• Developed test strategies, plans, research feature technology and develop new test cases
• Led 3 rd party test integration effort and Confidential test technicians
• Coordinated, mediated, and maintained vendor relationships
• Isolated and root caused issues, determine risk impact to product and schedule
• Effectively managed dual responsibility as Test Engineer and Test Project Lead