Candidate Profile

Relevant Experience & Education Highlights

The following sections highlight the candidate’s professional background as it pertains to the specific needs of the Director, Signal Integrity position.

1. Leadership & Global Team Management

The role requires managing a worldwide team and defining strategic objectives.

• Global Leadership: Managed a team of 100+ engineers globally.
• Resource Management: Accountable for group budgeting, scheduling, milestones, and the forecasting of hardware, software, and headcount resources.
• Organizational Strategy: Supported the re-architecture of engineering organizations, including the merger of business unit FPGA teams to optimize performance.

2. Technical Expertise in SI/PI

The role requires deep knowledge of Signal/Power Integrity, high-speed interfaces, and PDN.

• SI/PI Oversight: Maintained accountability for design disciplines including signal integrity and power delivery for data center platforms.
• High-Speed Interfaces: Led efforts to ensure high-speed signaling integrity for FPGA integration onto high-end processors and managed issues for the PCI Express 3.0 platform.
• Verification & Standards: Established best practices for high-speed signal integrity verification and ensured proper SI diligence (e.g., PCIe3, high-speed SERDES) was part of standard PCBA release processes.
• Validation: Managed the validation of server boards and systems with a specific focus on high-speed signal integrity.

3. Education & Management Tenure

The role requires 10+ years of experience (with an MS) and at least 2 years of direct SI management.

• Education: Holds both a BS and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Management Tenure: Has held Director or Senior Manager titles since 2005, significantly exceeding the requirement for years of leadership and SI oversight.

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