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Performance Test Engineer @ Samsung Semiconductor, Inc NVMe driver performance tuning in vSAN and VMFS environment.Deploy and maintain rack mount servers, storage systems and switches.Storage provisioning: logically carve up physical disk space for storage capacity; configure RAID/LUNs; assigning servers/hosts to appropriate storage; masking servers and zoning the network.Storage decommissioning and upgrading.Debug performance data, scalability issues with developer...

Performance Test Engineer @ Samsung Semiconductor, Inc NVMe driver performance tuning in vSAN and VMFS environment.Deploy and maintain rack mount servers, storage systems and switches.Storage provisioning: logically carve up physical disk space for storage capacity; configure RAID/LUNs; assigning servers/hosts to appropriate storage; masking servers and zoning the network.Storage decommissioning and upgrading.Debug performance data, scalability issues with developer to identify the root cause and issue resolution. Initiates and implements improvements in all areas of the storage environment (host systems, storage arrays, switches). Set up test environment and reproduce the most complex customer issues and provide solutions.Work with partners to drive resolution of certification issues, verification of fixes.Provide mentoring to new hire and Junior Engineers.NVMe driver WHCK test for Windows LOGO from Microsoft From October 2014 to January 2016 (1 year 4 months) San Jose, CA 95134Technical Support Engineer @ VMware, Inc Ensure customers satisfaction by driving technical action plan for root caused analysis for customer returns. Team closely with development engineers and QA/test engineersPartner with technical contact at customers to collect data, analyze problems and provide solutions and ensure findings from the customer issues are factored into future product design by working with development teams. Deploy and upgrade new builds release to customers and reproduce the most complex customers issues, participate in customers calls to present Customer Support action plan and root cause analysis data. Work closely with development engineers to analyze memory leak and monitoring data from customer issues and set up environment test for Linux OS and Database to troubleshoot and debug issues. From August 2011 to September 2014 (3 years 2 months) Palo Alto, Ca 94304Manufacturing Test Engineer @ Packet Motion, Inc (acquired by VMware) Owned Test process, including test planning, functionality test, test execution, test metrics. Defined test methodologies and test strategies for Probes and Manger. Monitored test quality and drove test improvements and identified quality issues.Defined test objectives deploy and factory reset into production automated unit level, set up & validated automated software test results and functional test, burn-in, manual tests and system level test, stress test. Set up test environment for networking protocol (Probe, Manger), Xyratex storage and add storage expansion system (SES) to the database and rebalance Oracle ASM, configuration, BIOS, update FW for motherboards, controller board, sub-assemblies I/O devices, hard drive, memory, SSL, Ethernet cardsOwned issue resolution by debugging and working with development engineers to reproduce bugs to ensure test coverage goals area aligned with product development goals. Responsible for technical problems covering the entire of production ( from component level to final system shipment issues). Set up & validate the Functional, system and HI-POT Tester.Collected and reviewed test/yield data to improve test process and coverage and identify root causes to manufacturing process and product failures and supporting tools, systems, equipment used in manufacturing.Worked with the CMs and suppliers to drive prioritization and resolution of manufacturing issues.Created and maintain BOMs, and ECNs for all assigned products. Release into Packet Motion’s document control system and ensure communicated throughout Packet Motion’s supply chain and develop product assembly and disassembly documentation.Coordinated with product development teams to ensure that the final product meets all requirements before production release. From May 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 4 months) Sunnyvale, CA 94085Product QA Engineer @ Logitech, Inc Developed and wrote test plans, test cases, test specification based on the product requirements/specifications. Created test schedule, set up test, manual tests, test automation, regression test beds, identify quality issues, track software defect, perform quality assessment and maintain the test infrastructure.Implemented creative techniques to the testing process to find points of failure in a system prior to deployment, set up test environment, configuration of QA test equipments and analyze /validate automated software test results, carry out testing as outlined in the test plan and record the outcomes systematically, report bugs in the defect-tracking database, participated in design and requirements reviews. From July 2005 to December 2008 (3 years 6 months) Newark, CA 94560FPGA Design Engineer @ Sapphire Communication, Inc Created test vendor specification for FPGA design, set up test and environment test and validated the functional test and debug design hardware and software, system verification/ RTL verification planning/simulation, FPGA synthesis/timing, lab validation planning/execution and integration. Configured all modules, and implemented system on chip (SOC) design with full custom design. From June 2000 to February 2004 (3 years 9 months) San Jose, CA 95110Hardware Engineer @ Network Test Solution, Inc Participated in the research, design, development, and other programs to analyze, troubleshoot, Performed schematic layout for PCB (OrCAD capture) ATE, build test fixture, collecting data and generate failure analysis (FA) reports to improve the prototype builds. From January 1999 to May 2000 (1 year 5 months) Santa Clara, CA 95054Lead Storage Performance Engineer @ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Performance tuning (HDDs and SSDs, NVMe) using 3PAR platforms. Fremont, CA 94538