Oct 2017 – May 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Hardware Validation for custom designs deployed in Azure Cloud Infrastructure
• Validation lead for FPGA Infrastructure group supporting all FPGA deployments in Azure
• Validation of Microsoft's Project Zipline Custom ASIC

Sep 2015 – Sep 2017 · 2 yrs

• Technical lead for FPGA emulation of next-gen database accelerator, part of SPARC SoC. Completed pre-Silicon validation and enabled Software development of complete stack in parallel with RTL design. Worked with multiple teams to co-ordinate monthly FPGA image deliverables over 18-month lifecycle for product design and verification before RTL freeze. Debugged RTL and Software bugs through functional and performance validation, and enabled fast enhancement of hardware design and specification with software feedback.

Aug 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Pre-Silicon FPGA-based validation for custom database accelerator, part of the SPARC M8 SoC. Responsible for the initial FPGA-based bringup of complete Oracle Database stack on the Pre-Si design.

Jun 2009 – Aug 2009 · 2 mos · Greater San Diego Area