Experience

Cerebras Systems

• United States
• Computer Hardware
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sr. Staff Engineer

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Neanderthal Design, LLC

• CTO

  • Jan 1991 - Present

  • Responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of design-for-manufacturability (DFM) tools • Performed market analyses, developed business plans and prepared patent filings for software tools for DFM • Prepared and presented DFM lectures to EDA companies, IP vendors, IDMs and fabless semiconductor companies • Responsible for the design and implementation of a software run-time debugger for Objective-C • Wrote mach kernel drivers and user level software to communicate… Show more • Responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of design-for-manufacturability (DFM) tools • Performed market analyses, developed business plans and prepared patent filings for software tools for DFM • Prepared and presented DFM lectures to EDA companies, IP vendors, IDMs and fabless semiconductor companies • Responsible for the design and implementation of a software run-time debugger for Objective-C • Wrote mach kernel drivers and user level software to communicate with QuickCams for video conferencing on NeXT computers Show less • Responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of design-for-manufacturability (DFM) tools • Performed market analyses, developed business plans and prepared patent filings for software tools for DFM • Prepared and presented DFM lectures to EDA companies, IP vendors, IDMs and fabless semiconductor companies • Responsible for the design and implementation of a software run-time debugger for Objective-C • Wrote mach kernel drivers and user level software to communicate… Show more • Responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of design-for-manufacturability (DFM) tools • Performed market analyses, developed business plans and prepared patent filings for software tools for DFM • Prepared and presented DFM lectures to EDA companies, IP vendors, IDMs and fabless semiconductor companies • Responsible for the design and implementation of a software run-time debugger for Objective-C • Wrote mach kernel drivers and user level software to communicate with QuickCams for video conferencing on NeXT computers Show less



Perceive

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Staff Development Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2023

  Designed demo and evaluation systems showcasing Perceive Ergo ICs in computer vision and audio ML applications • Created PCB schematics, designed system mechanicals, selected and placed components • Coordinated PCB design, fab, component procurement, and assembly with various vendors • Validated, tested, assembled, and fulfilled system orders to customers and internal developers • Created and reviewed documentation and collateral for customer use Guided customers with… Show more Designed demo and evaluation systems showcasing Perceive Ergo ICs in computer vision and audio ML applications • Created PCB schematics, designed system mechanicals, selected and placed components • Coordinated PCB design, fab, component procurement, and assembly with various vendors • Validated, tested, assembled, and fulfilled system orders to customers and internal developers • Created and reviewed documentation and collateral for customer use Guided customers with integrating Perceive Ergo ICs into their products • Validated IC data sheets and other customer-facing specifications and documents • Reviewed customer product schematics and designs • Analyzed customer system mechanicals and thermals for optimal performance • Developed board and system manufacturing tests with the customer’s contract manufacturers Finalized demo applications for presentations and customer Installations • Validated application performance metrics and feature lists for marketing collateral • Prepared field-installable packages for object detection, image classification, image segmentation, pose/face detection, and video-upscaling applications • Set up and operated demos in the company demo room, trade shows, and executive/investor meetings Show less Designed demo and evaluation systems showcasing Perceive Ergo ICs in computer vision and audio ML applications • Created PCB schematics, designed system mechanicals, selected and placed components • Coordinated PCB design, fab, component procurement, and assembly with various vendors • Validated, tested, assembled, and fulfilled system orders to customers and internal developers • Created and reviewed documentation and collateral for customer use Guided customers with… Show more Designed demo and evaluation systems showcasing Perceive Ergo ICs in computer vision and audio ML applications • Created PCB schematics, designed system mechanicals, selected and placed components • Coordinated PCB design, fab, component procurement, and assembly with various vendors • Validated, tested, assembled, and fulfilled system orders to customers and internal developers • Created and reviewed documentation and collateral for customer use Guided customers with integrating Perceive Ergo ICs into their products • Validated IC data sheets and other customer-facing specifications and documents • Reviewed customer product schematics and designs • Analyzed customer system mechanicals and thermals for optimal performance • Developed board and system manufacturing tests with the customer’s contract manufacturers Finalized demo applications for presentations and customer Installations • Validated application performance metrics and feature lists for marketing collateral • Prepared field-installable packages for object detection, image classification, image segmentation, pose/face detection, and video-upscaling applications • Set up and operated demos in the company demo room, trade shows, and executive/investor meetings Show less



Synaptics Incorporated

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Staff Development Engineer - Advanced Engineering, Biometric Products Division

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2019

  Developed capacitive touch sensor and pen sensor systems for mobile devices • Validated and verified prototype sensor systems • Developed Matlab and Python scripts for automated system test and verification * Wrote STM32 firmware to validate sensor systems * Designed characterization boards for new touch sensor controllers Developed the world’s first optical finger print sensor for mobile devices • Developed an optical layer evaluation platform for characterizing… Show more Developed capacitive touch sensor and pen sensor systems for mobile devices • Validated and verified prototype sensor systems • Developed Matlab and Python scripts for automated system test and verification * Wrote STM32 firmware to validate sensor systems * Designed characterization boards for new touch sensor controllers Developed the world’s first optical finger print sensor for mobile devices • Developed an optical layer evaluation platform for characterizing different optical materials and CMOS image sensors for effectiveness as finger print imagers for use behind inked glass and flexible OLED display panels • Worked with algorithm and software teams to develop image processing pipelines for improving image quality • Created an Android application using Qt to validate finger print sensor performance • Created demo systems for trade shows and customer demonstrations • Analyzed and determined root cause of module failures during accelerated stress to guide corrective actions • Integrated optical finger print sensor modules into mobile phones for vendors in Korea and China Show less Developed capacitive touch sensor and pen sensor systems for mobile devices • Validated and verified prototype sensor systems • Developed Matlab and Python scripts for automated system test and verification * Wrote STM32 firmware to validate sensor systems * Designed characterization boards for new touch sensor controllers Developed the world’s first optical finger print sensor for mobile devices • Developed an optical layer evaluation platform for characterizing… Show more Developed capacitive touch sensor and pen sensor systems for mobile devices • Validated and verified prototype sensor systems • Developed Matlab and Python scripts for automated system test and verification * Wrote STM32 firmware to validate sensor systems * Designed characterization boards for new touch sensor controllers Developed the world’s first optical finger print sensor for mobile devices • Developed an optical layer evaluation platform for characterizing different optical materials and CMOS image sensors for effectiveness as finger print imagers for use behind inked glass and flexible OLED display panels • Worked with algorithm and software teams to develop image processing pipelines for improving image quality • Created an Android application using Qt to validate finger print sensor performance • Created demo systems for trade shows and customer demonstrations • Analyzed and determined root cause of module failures during accelerated stress to guide corrective actions • Integrated optical finger print sensor modules into mobile phones for vendors in Korea and China Show less



Tabula

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Staff Engineer

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2015

  Test Lab Manager: designed and outfitted a semiconductor engineering test lab: • Converted an empty room into an ESD-safe, 12-bench, fully equipped IC test lab • Evaluated and acquired test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, high-speed BERT testers, power supplies, logic analyzers, DMM’s, temperature forcers, frequency counters, air compressors and soldering/wire-wrap tools • Ensured that evaluation boards and high-pin count IC sockets functioned correctly Created an Engineering… Show more Test Lab Manager: designed and outfitted a semiconductor engineering test lab: • Converted an empty room into an ESD-safe, 12-bench, fully equipped IC test lab • Evaluated and acquired test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, high-speed BERT testers, power supplies, logic analyzers, DMM’s, temperature forcers, frequency counters, air compressors and soldering/wire-wrap tools • Ensured that evaluation boards and high-pin count IC sockets functioned correctly Created an Engineering IC Test Platform: created the software, firmware and hardware for a custom, low-cost engineering IC test platform: • enabled rapid silicon verification and characterization by providing circuit designers an easy method for developing sophisticated tests • wrote a Linux-based C++ application for pushing test stimuli to the device-under-test and comparing the responses to expected values - wrote drivers for i2c and GPIB communication to control all bench test equipment for automated testing - wrote a custom Linux kernel PCIe driver to talk to the custom tester board via a 4 lane PCIe Gen 2 link - incorporated a Tcl interpreter to enable complex program flow control and data analysis • created the custom tester board using Tabula’s previous generation 3D PLD. Product Engineering: • generated ATPG scan test patterns to achieve high fault coverage • worked with designers to diagnose high yield fallout and determine corrective actions with either a design change or a foundry change • worked with Test Engineers to build high quality test programs • designed burn-in boards for HTOL testing and qualification Show less Test Lab Manager: designed and outfitted a semiconductor engineering test lab: • Converted an empty room into an ESD-safe, 12-bench, fully equipped IC test lab • Evaluated and acquired test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, high-speed BERT testers, power supplies, logic analyzers, DMM’s, temperature forcers, frequency counters, air compressors and soldering/wire-wrap tools • Ensured that evaluation boards and high-pin count IC sockets functioned correctly Created an Engineering… Show more Test Lab Manager: designed and outfitted a semiconductor engineering test lab: • Converted an empty room into an ESD-safe, 12-bench, fully equipped IC test lab • Evaluated and acquired test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, high-speed BERT testers, power supplies, logic analyzers, DMM’s, temperature forcers, frequency counters, air compressors and soldering/wire-wrap tools • Ensured that evaluation boards and high-pin count IC sockets functioned correctly Created an Engineering IC Test Platform: created the software, firmware and hardware for a custom, low-cost engineering IC test platform: • enabled rapid silicon verification and characterization by providing circuit designers an easy method for developing sophisticated tests • wrote a Linux-based C++ application for pushing test stimuli to the device-under-test and comparing the responses to expected values - wrote drivers for i2c and GPIB communication to control all bench test equipment for automated testing - wrote a custom Linux kernel PCIe driver to talk to the custom tester board via a 4 lane PCIe Gen 2 link - incorporated a Tcl interpreter to enable complex program flow control and data analysis • created the custom tester board using Tabula’s previous generation 3D PLD. Product Engineering: • generated ATPG scan test patterns to achieve high fault coverage • worked with designers to diagnose high yield fallout and determine corrective actions with either a design change or a foundry change • worked with Test Engineers to build high quality test programs • designed burn-in boards for HTOL testing and qualification Show less



Sunnyvale Swim Club

• Sunnyvale, CA

• Board Member/Treasurer

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

  Handled all accounting duties using QuickBooks: • invoiced monthly dues • collected payments • handled accounts payable • prepared State and Federal documentation and tax filings Handled all accounting duties using QuickBooks: • invoiced monthly dues • collected payments • handled accounts payable • prepared State and Federal documentation and tax filings



SanDisk®

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Product Engineer

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

  • Implemented an automated yield data management system • Developed and deployed web-based solutions including a Wiki system and several javascript/HTML applications • Managed a team focused on delivering a final product yield of fewer than 200 defects-per-million • Developed a Windows-based, multi-threaded socket-based system for controlling custom memory programmers • Developed memory bitmap conversion utilities

• MTS

  • Apr 2004 - Jan 2006

  Product engineer for 3D OTP NAND Flash devices. Set up the dataPower yield management system to monitor test and programming yield for NAND devices. Acquired by SanDisk in 2006.



HPL

• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• MTS

  • Feb 1999 - Nov 2002

  • Product manager for Safari™–a set of software tools for analyzing realistic failures in array-based VLSI designs. Safari’s output included fault coverage, fault signatures, diagnostic resolutions and probable defect mechanisms for observed faulty behaviors. - Performed all roles in the product lifecycle including: design, implementation, test, sales, marketing and support. • Created statements of work and project reports for failure analysis consulting contracts • Created and… Show more • Product manager for Safari™–a set of software tools for analyzing realistic failures in array-based VLSI designs. Safari’s output included fault coverage, fault signatures, diagnostic resolutions and probable defect mechanisms for observed faulty behaviors. - Performed all roles in the product lifecycle including: design, implementation, test, sales, marketing and support. • Created statements of work and project reports for failure analysis consulting contracts • Created and delivered pre-sales technical presentations for prospective clients as well as post-sales training • Managed C and C++ software developers and technical staff locally and globally Show less • Product manager for Safari™–a set of software tools for analyzing realistic failures in array-based VLSI designs. Safari’s output included fault coverage, fault signatures, diagnostic resolutions and probable defect mechanisms for observed faulty behaviors. - Performed all roles in the product lifecycle including: design, implementation, test, sales, marketing and support. • Created statements of work and project reports for failure analysis consulting contracts • Created and… Show more • Product manager for Safari™–a set of software tools for analyzing realistic failures in array-based VLSI designs. Safari’s output included fault coverage, fault signatures, diagnostic resolutions and probable defect mechanisms for observed faulty behaviors. - Performed all roles in the product lifecycle including: design, implementation, test, sales, marketing and support. • Created statements of work and project reports for failure analysis consulting contracts • Created and delivered pre-sales technical presentations for prospective clients as well as post-sales training • Managed C and C++ software developers and technical staff locally and globally Show less



Semiconductor Diagnosis and Test

• Milpitas, CA

• Director of Engineering

  • Jun 1995 - Feb 1999

  Developed DFM software that analyzed semiconductor layouts for potential manufacturing faults. Acquired by HPL in 1999. Developed DFM software that analyzed semiconductor layouts for potential manufacturing faults. Acquired by HPL in 1999.



University of California, Santa Cruz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • 1988 - 1996



Intel Corporation

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 1990 - Sep 1994

  Summer intern in various groups: Design Technology, TestCAD, PDT. Summer intern in various groups: Design Technology, TestCAD, PDT.



Integrated CMOS Systems

• Intern

  • 1987 - 1990