
Head of Data Center System Simulation
Highly technical and accomplished engineering leader with distinguished track records of setting strategies, leading development organizations, and ensuring delivery of innovative products. Broadly experienced with architecture design, software engineering, hardware development, and system integration. Excellence in leading and driving delivery of projects with complex features and huge verification efforts under demanding timelines. Contagious passion for aligning global teams, driving innovations, continued learning, adopting new technologies, and building high performing teams. Specialties • GPU Architecture & Development • Software Engineering • System Integration & Verification • Agile Methodologies • Project & Program Management • Chip Simulator Design • ASIC Design, Simulation, Emulation & Verification • Customer Engineering Proven track record of • Creating top-notch software simulators to verify 5 gen of Adreno GPUs (800+K LOC, 1.8M tests, 700+ machines) • Building/leading geographically distributed teams across USA and other nations (60+ engineers, 4+ countries) • Designing innovative SW simulation, HW verification, and system integration infrastructures (15+ innovations) • Driving cross-team initiatives (including Arch/Driver/Compiler/Model/Design/DV/Perf/Power/PMO/etc.) Strong engineering, management, and research skills • 18+ years in SW design & development in full lifecycle (C/C++/CMake/Python/YAML/Perforce/Git/GitLab/etc.) • 17+ years in project/program management and execution (PRD/spec/schedule/Gantt/PERT/KPI/OKR/etc.) • 11+ years in Agile practices and co-development/verification with partners (CI/CD/DevOp/TDD/Scrum/etc.) • 5+ years in ASIC design, simulation, emulation, and verification (Verilog/SV/Python/Perl/DC/ICC/shells/etc.) • 4+ years in Customer Engineering on Ethernet switches & DPU (C++/Python/P4/SerDes/PCIe/RMA/Zendesk/etc.) • 1+ year in Soft IP (SIP) and document delivery to SoC (SIP delivery standard, XML/JSON/RDL/OSXML, etc.) • 11+ publications, 1 US patent (No. US 7921274 B2, https://bit.ly/4fmEbp0), Toastmasters member • Certified by Harvard Business School (HBS) Club of San Diego and Bluepoint Leadership Development Extraordinary communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization Top 5 Gallup strengths: Command, Restorative, Achiever, Communication, Deliberative Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): ISTJ-A Enneagram Type: 9
infineon.com
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intel.com
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viatech.com
nvidia.com
San Diego, California, United States
Head of Data Center System Simulation
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• Full-time
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• Full-time
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• Full-time
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