Santa Clara, California, United States
12+ years experience in system level design and program management for leading edge computer hardware systems from R&D design to manufacturing. Directed over 10 programs to mass production. Strong believer that success comes from upfront preparation and diligence.
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• Lead PM managing development and release of new products across eight network switch families ◦ Managed development R&D budgets between $1-5 million per program ◦ Interfaced between Engineering and Execs for alignment on all program milestones and builds ◦ Led programs from concept design through product testing and launch • Organized and led cross-functional teams across 15+ departments including Hardware, Software, Commodities, Diagnostics, and Manufacturing • Coordinated greater complexity programs with modular families, containing 10+ different configurations and interdependent systems • In depth understanding of design nuances and estimating accurate timeline of design cycle • Experience working with major contract manufacturers including Sanmina, Jabil and Foxconn
• Project Lead Design Engineer on 4 production network switches with accompanying daughter cards ◦ Complex designs at industry-leading speeds from 100Gb/s to 400Gb/s ◦ Board thickness up to 130 mils with 24+ layers and 5000+ components ◦ System intricacy with multiple interdependent components such as CPU and daughter cards • Primary contact for all program decisions and schedule under Arista’s “One Riot, One Ranger” philosophy • Designed, developed, and validated the following subsystems to system requirements ◦ FPGAs, DC-DC convertors, and CLK buffers ◦ I2C, SMBus, PCIe, and SerDes tuning protocols • Lead personnel on-site to direct/debug all aspects of the manufacturing line during NPI builds • Recruited and mentored 50+ interns as an intern coordinator