Phil Atkinson

CEO

North Plains, Oregon, United States28 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in SOC and IP verification methodologies.
  • Proven track record in managing high-quality design teams.
  • Passionate about fostering growth and learning in teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in semiconductor verification and IP development.

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Other Skills

DebuggingComputer ArchitectureSystem on a Chip (SoC)SystemVerilogVerification and Validation (V&V)Project ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipPeople ManagementPeople DevelopmentFunctional VerificationAgile Methodologies

About

Senior Director of Pre-Silicon Verification with extensive experience in SOC and IP verification methodologies and project execution. Managed teams that have delivered high quality designs for CPUs and SOCs targeting client, server, and device markets. Experience driving IP development, including design and verification, and delivering IPs to multiple customers. Passionate about creating a culture of growth and learning across teams for long term success. Excel at developing strong, independent leaders.

Experience

28 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
23 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Senior Director of SOC Verification

Promoted

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Director of SOC Verification

Nov 2020Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Intel corporation

7 roles

IP Delivery Manager

Oct 2017Oct 2020 · 3 yrs

  • Manage internal delivery of SIPs and HIPs to the rest of Intel. Establish methodologies and framework for delivering to multiple customers. Negotiate and track deliverables including dealing with changing priorities.

IP Verification Group Manager

Jun 2016Oct 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Managing a large team, including managers, focused on IP verification using both dynamic and formal approaches. Team innovating to decrease long term costs while raising quality. Developing managers and technical leaders to influence other teams.

SOC Verification Project Lead

Apr 2015Feb 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Managed SOC and IP verification efforts across a large team. Responsible for establishing verification schedule, setting verification methodologies, and managing execution. Team met schedule and exceeded quality goals.

SIP Development Lead

Promoted

Sep 2012May 2020 · 7 yrs 8 mos

  • Managed the development and delivery of multiple generations of an internal SIP used by more than 10 customers. Team used innovative design and verification strategies to increase IP quality and flexibility.

Verification Team Hiring Manager

Jan 2002Jan 2007 · 5 yrs

  • Led outreach, interview, and onboarding processes across the pre-silicon verification team maintaining a diverse talent pipeline. Developed and conducted technical and non-technical interviews. Coordinated a team of 40 interviewers.

IP Verification manager

Promoted

Jan 2001Jan 2016 · 15 yrs

  • Managed IP verification efforts across different product segments including CPU Memory, QuickPath Interconnect, PCIe, Coherent Fabrics, and Memory Controllers. Developed strong technical leads in each area.

CPU Memory IP Verification Engineer

Jun 1997Jun 2001 · 4 yrs

  • Focused on paging and virtualization. Drove quality by writing test plans, random test generators, and coverage.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

MS — Computer science

Jan 1995Jan 1997

UCLA

BS — Electrical and computer science

Jan 1991Jan 1995

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