San Francisco Bay Area
Senior engineering leader scaling global software organizations (350+ engineers) delivering wireless and networking platforms across Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and IEEE 802.15.4 at Big Tech scale. Own end‑to‑end execution across the full SDLC, from SoC pre‑silicon validation and post‑silicon bring‑up to reliable, high‑volume production delivery. Lead AI‑driven SDLC modernization, applying AI/ML, automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and engineering analytics to improve velocity, quality, predictability, and cost efficiency. Proven record of on‑time delivery for hundreds of production programs, aligning engineering execution with business priorities, roadmap commitments, and customer needs. P&L‑aware leader who doubled productivity in one year through an Automation‑Everywhere strategy, driving scalable, data‑driven execution.
Professional Summary: Lead and scale a global wireless software and validation organization (350+ engineers) across the U.S., China, Taiwan, India, France, Belgium, and Romania, owning delivery and operational excellence at scale. Own end‑to‑end execution across the full SDLC, from SoC pre‑silicon validation and post‑silicon bring‑up through feature development, system validation, customer enablement, and production release. Deliver high‑quality, tightly integrated wireless platforms across Wi‑Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth, and IEEE 802.15.4, supporting mass‑market, automotive, and industrial products. Drive platform integration and reliability, including OS‑independent driver architectures and scalable integration across Linux and Android environments. Provide technical and organizational leadership for Wi‑Fi Alliance (WFA) and Bluetooth SIG certifications, ensuring product readiness, compliance, and customer confidence. Lead AI‑enabled SDLC modernization, automation, and engineering analytics to improve velocity, quality, predictability, and cost efficiency. Delivered hundreds of production programs and doubled organizational productivity within one year by institutionalizing an Automation‑Everywhere strategy. Scope growth: 2019: Wireless client software development (100+ engineers) 2020: Full wireless software development (200+ engineers) 2023–Present: End‑to‑end wireless software development and testing (350+ engineers)
Led global software R&D teams comprising 100+ members in the US, China, and India, driving the development of applications, device drivers, and firmware for wireless System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Focused on Wi-Fi 4/5/6+, Bluetooth 3/4/5+, and Micro-Controller (MCU) technologies across Automotive, Access, and IoT product domains.
1. Led software R&D teams (100+ members) in US, China and India to develop Wi-Fi 4/5+ driver/firmware and Bluetooth (BT/LE) stack/firmware for Wi-Fi/BT SoC and IOT (with embedded microcontroller) products on several platforms including Linux, Android, Windows and FreeRTOS 2. Support tier 1 customers including Google, Microsoft, Sony, HP, Xiaomi, Alibaba etc. directly 3. Work with marketing group to define features and schedules for new projects 4. Design software architecture and key features and drive team to implement it till delivering to customer in production
Led software teams in US, Taiwan, China and India to develop Wi-Fi firmware and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Driver on Linux and Windows platforms for 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac SoC chipsets.
Led a software team to develop Host Driver and Applications for ADSL model on Win98/Me/2K/XP.