Firmware QA Engineer Human Interface Devices @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Cupertino, CASenior Failure Analysis Engineer @ Analyze drive failures providing a path to determine root cause. Work with functional teams (servo, channel, mechanical, controller, firmware), as needed to understand issues. Communicate directly with management and directors when presenting major findings. Develop new diagnostic tools or tests to provide more efficient FA techniques. While most engineers are limited to a dedicated role, System FA requires proficiency in all disciplines. From July 2012 to May 2014 (1 year 11 months) San Jose, CAIntern Engineer - Channel Hardware @ Developed test tools to assist in analysis of specific hard drive characteristics. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Irvine, CATeaching Assistant - Electrical Engineering @ Teaching assistant for the junior level embedded course. I assist the professor during class and answer questions from students. From April 2011 to June 2011 (3 months) Owner @ I manage my own computer business and provide computer support and computer repair in people’s homes. Every customer requires me to uniquely troubleshoot problems. I have met the challenge of dealing with customer’s demands, various personalities, and their unfamiliarity with computers into a successful business. From January 2005 to June 2011 (6 years 6 months) Store Associate @ Worked in the museum store as temporary employee. From July 2008 to August 2008 (2 months) Store Associate/Database Entry @ Assisted in retail store’s computer migration to a more modern system. Processed orders as they arrived and inputted them into the retail store’s database. Also worked as a retail sales associate interfacing with management, the museum patrons, and visiting public. From June 2007 to July 2007 (2 months)

B.S., Electrical Engineering @ California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo From 2007 to 2012 Kianoosh Salami is skilled in: Embedded Systems, Microcontrollers, Electrical Engineering, Failure Analysis, Firmware, PCB design, FPGA, Hard Drives, Systems Analysis, Solid state storage, Python, Computer Hardware, SATA, Real Time Operating..., SSD, RTOS, Matlab, C, Oscilloscope, Git, SoC, SCSI, SAS, Java, Computer Architecture, Digital Design, Microprocessors, Disk drives, Storage, Enterprise Storage, svn, Logic Analyzer