SUMMARY:

• Senior Hardware Test and Network Engineer with expertise in post silicon test execution (automation & manual / performance & functional), silicon bring - up, certification & test failure triage/debug, and Lab management.
• Overseeing automation & manual testing for prototype graphics card hardware & software. Assisting with Power-On assembling test hardware, executing tests, & fuse verification.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Networking: Troubleshooting VLANS, Switches, Routers, CCNA, Wifi networking setup/support, MCSE, share & server security setup, IIS/Apache, Troubleshooting LANs, TCP/IP, Help Desk, Browsers, Email, Domain Controllers, New Users, User & Group Permissions, and Networking setup/support/driver installation 10/100/1GB/10GB/40GB

Programming and/or Scripting Languages: VBA, VB, QBasic, Fortran, COBOL, Turbo Pascal, HTML, Perl, Java Script, Linux Shell Scripts, C, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, SQL, Python, HLSL, Excel Macros, DOS batch, and Microsoft Powershell

Operating Systems: MSDOS, Red Hat/CentOS/FreeBSD/SVOS, Linux, Multi-boot OSes, server patching, PC imaging, Microsoft client & server OSes including Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/ME/XP/2K/2003/Vista/ 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2012/ Azure OS/+ Pro/Server 32 and 64 bit versions, Linux SuSe, VM deployment, Multi-boot OS imaging, VMware ESXi, and RAID

Applications/Software: Visual Sourcesafe Explorer, Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager, Allegro Free Physical Viewer 15.5, Speed Website, Fogbugz, Cascade, Eclipse, WHQL Automation testing via DTM, Nvidia FX Composer 2.5, simple stream player, PIX, ISMP inventory control, Microsoft Office, IE/Firefox/Chrome web browsers, Network Settings, Testing Benchmarks, Ghost, VNC, Testing new software driver builds via manual and automation methodologies, ITP2/DAL installation, troubleshooting, and basic usage, TED (Test Environment Database), VSphere, Quality Center, Sharepoint, SVN Subversion, GIT, Perforce, and TortoiseSVN

Hardware/Debug: Tablet/Mobile platform support, WinDBG setup, Troubleshooting PCs, building PCs, NICs, Testing Hardware Compatibility, Debugging/Troubleshooting desktop, mobile and server motherboards, Automation Test Infrastructure, XDP setup, Dediprog /ROM burner, updating BIOS, BMC, Desktop\Server\RVP platform support (MIC-KNC/KNL), FPGA, NVRAM, Mellanox, NVDIMM, motherboard compatibility, stress, and interoperability testing including PCI, PCIe, PATA, SATA, USB2, USB3, DisplayPort, HDMI, RAID, network, audio, video, iLO configuration, performance testing for desktop PCs, AMD s HDT, Wombat, BMC

Lab Management: Platform inventory tracking, scrapping, and ordering, Shopping Cart Ordering, CW management, Remote User Support, Lab design/re-design, Lab Safety, & Lab Security.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Test Technician

Responsibilities:

• Configure and Maintain reference platform and test hardware and infrastructure across multiple (dozens) of server systems, keep systems running, up to date, swap out processors and other hardware as the needed, perform initial issue reproduction and regression, and keep hardware ready in all other ways, in support of server firmware schedules.

System Analyst Grade A3/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• System Design, Analysis and Programming of applications from function and technical specifications, administrative reporting and unit testing, Hardware Platform Support for Compute Tomography Scanner Image Reconstruction team, Test Execution, Bug Reporting, Vendor Engagement, Test Case Improvement, Python Scripting, GPU configuration, VBIOS updating, swapping hardware in servers, Firmware updating, BIOS configuration, iLO configuration, and OS installation using PXE boot, server rack configuration, server installation, OS installation, RAID configuration, and power-cycling testing using scripts and Jenkins.

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Hardware Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Discreet Server Blade Hardware Certification testing for Microsoft for Azure and other Data Center Applications; component level testing as well as complete sku testing, mentor fellow Engineers, Manual test execution, Automation test execution, Visual Studio Test Manager, Excel Reports, Test Case creation, and creation of test scripts using Powershell for automation improvements.
• Systems- HPE blade servers designed for compute and storage, chassis managers, Mellanox ethernet, FPGA, Server racks, laptops, desktops

Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Lab management (inventory, platform support, tool support, safety, security access, and networking) CW training & management, new-hire training, post silicon test execution (automation & manual / performance & functional), & test failure triage/debug. Intel Architecture *T validation testing, developing inventory tracking methodologies, and implementing automation test infrastructure. Overseeing automation and manual testing for prototype graphics card hardware and software. Assisting with Power-On assembling test hardware, executing tests, and fuse verification. Implementing, running, and reporting results for virtualization performance experiments. Regression test execution, performance architecture test execution both pre-silicon and post-silicon, system level understanding of CPU/SoC architecture.
• Attention to Detail related to test execution setup, performance data, and platform troubleshooting, familiarity with voltage and temperature testing, although haven’t done much of this, but have been around this type of testing using specialized equipment like the MEDUSA and other specialized equipment. Familiarity of how silicon is made with binning and margins. Worked closely with engineers to help root cause silicon, logical, or functional bugs in post-silicon.
• Understanding of bootloaders, boot process, embedded software, micro-kernel, BIOS, and BMC and how to tweak system settings and perform tests related to these including using ITP scripts and BIOS testing.
• Systems- CPUs (MIC, Server, Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet), Co-processors, Desktop Chipsets, Desktop and Server Motherboards, ITPs, and prototype Graphics/throughput PCIe cards, Cisco Routers, Dell servers, workstations, simulators, emulators (MCEMU), Server Racks, laptops, desktops, tablets, Logic Analyzers, X86 architecture, simple soldering, MPI board assembly, and blade and non-blade servers
• Products- Xeon Phi, Clovertown/Kentsfield, Cedarmill, Smithfield, Larrabee, Desktop Boards, Penryn, Prescott, Merom, Conroe, 9xx chipsets, 8xx chipsets, 5/6/7/8/9 series

Engineering Technician/Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Contracting position- Help support network infrastructure’s website, respond to network trouble reports, update web and file servers, troubleshoot network hardware, troubleshoot network connectivity, document progress on helpdesk issues, document network equipment, configure new equipment, RMA bad hardware, replace bad hardware, help techs set up network settings for tests, wire and set up lab stations for testing, setup web server for helpdesk website, set up client image using ghost, push ghost client images to clients, configure VLANS; configure DHCP for some lab stations, telnet into routers and switches for configuring and monitoring.
• Systems- Extreme Networks Black Diamond routers, summit 7i switches, and summit 48 switches, Dell servers using win2k advanced server software, Fluke Meter, and laptops

Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and test hardware with software for compatibility issues between the two for new Intel desktop pre-production motherboards and desktop/mobile processors, run benchmarks and other tests, basic debug of issues, build and configure hardware packages based on templates for tests, install Operating Systems, configure BIOS settings, and write up problem reports for issues discovered.
• Systems- Intel motherboards for servers, workstations, desktops, and mobile, various other hardware peripherals like devices plugged into PCI, PCIe, PATA, SATA, USB2, USB3, DisplayPort, HDMI, RAID, network, audio ports, and printer ports

Confidential, Portland, OR

Network Field Technician

Responsibilities:

• Contracting position- High Speed Cable Modem Internet Installation for Home Users Product demonstration, configure email, configure browser, troubleshoot network settings, install NICs, backup/restore systems, change IRQs, work on home owner’s desktop computers, and troubleshoot their PCs.
• Systems- Home PCs, (98, ME, 2000, NT, Mac OS), Cable Modems, Laptops