Professional Experience

Over 20 Years of Innovation

Leading advancements in EDA, semiconductors, and automation across global teams.

Career Timeline

Cadence Design Systems

Duration: Sep 2001 - Present (14 yrs 6 mos)

Full-time

Solutions & Automation:

  • Learn from SMEs
  • Analyze workflows
  • Identify automation candidates
  • Identify efficiency boosters
  • Rapid prototypes
  • Solution validation
  • Scale utilizing multi-data-center global infrastructure
  • Centralized on-demand report generation
  • Incorporate feedback
  • Repeat
“Automation is the work of skilled handyman who could translate knowledge and intelligence contributed by Subject Matter Experts into a feedback driven, agile and scalable solution.”

Role: Solutions Architect - Design Automation, Optimization, Regression, RCA, Engineering Management, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, HPC, CI/CD, LAMP, Data Analytics, Reports.

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Data Governance Presentations LAMP Machine Learning Generative AI Data Migration Data Pipelines Artificial Intelligence (AI) Optimizing Performance

IP design pushes limits for higher speeds, more bandwidth, and less power across advanced nodes, requiring forward-looking strategies. I work horizontally and vertically to address challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design IP release management
  • Distributed dependency management
  • Trend analyses - QoR improvement
  • Execution analyses
  • Quality and on-time delivery
  • Methodology improvement
  • Quality and standardization
  • Data centralization and distribution
  • Synergy between EDA tools and IP design
  • Return-on-investment improvements
  • Cloud infrastructure, ACL, networks, Linux
  • Third-party business, IP, and licensing
  • Big data and analytics

Focus Areas: Design Automation, A/MS Library Characterization, Synthesis, STA, IP release and packaging, IP Quality, Standardization, Productivity Improvement.

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Data Governance Presentations LAMP Machine Learning Generative AI Data Migration Data Pipelines Artificial Intelligence (AI) Optimizing Performance

Worked in Mixed Signal Services, delivering chips and methodologies for semiconductor design houses and foundries.

Expertise:

  • Custom Design: Specs → Schematic → Simulation → Layout → Verification → Extraction → Post Layout Sims → EM/IR
  • Digital: RTL → Synthesis → PnR, Verification, Logical Equivalence, Simulation, Test Documents
  • Silicon Testing: Chip Bringup → Parts Selection → Automated test, measurement, calibration, statistical analysis
  • Scripting: SKILL, SKILL++, Perl, Tcl, Python, shell
  • OS, Networks, Storage: Unix/Linux variants, LAN/WAN, SAN/NAS
  • Platforms: Virtuoso, Encounter, Incisive, third-party

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations LAMP Machine Learning Generative AI Data Migration Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

Senior Principal Design Engineer

Focused on DDR design, blending business, engineering, methodologies, and innovation.

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Data Governance Presentations LAMP Machine Learning Generative AI Data Migration Data Pipelines Artificial Intelligence (AI) Optimizing Performance

Worked in multiple roles to eliminate hurdles between idea and implementation, reducing design cycles and improving time-to-market.

  • President’s Club Award (2002), the highest company recognition.
  • Intranet hobby project: Leo.Cadence.COM, used by over 90% of the company worldwide.

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations LAMP Data Migration Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

Ajuba Design Automation

Duration: Aug 2006 - Nov 2010 (4 yrs 4 mos)

Solutions Architect

Aligned design cycles with business needs through automation, cloud computing, and web-based reporting. Developed scripts and methodologies to improve simulation, verification, and data management.

Expertise:

  • Results-based big picture approach
  • Chip integration and ECO management
  • Bump extraction, verification, packaging data
  • Design migration across processes
  • Leveraging EDA solutions
  • Design flow and database management
  • Automated mixed signal flows
  • Automation, regression, QA
  • Productivity tools and scripts
  • Improved simulation run times
  • Parallel simulation and reporting
  • Layout processing for statistical data
  • Automated physical verification

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Data Governance Presentations LAMP Machine Learning Generative AI Data Migration Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

Plato Networks

Duration: Aug 2006 - Jul 2010 (4 yrs)

CAE Manager / Methodology Architect

Facilitated 10G-BASE-T PHY implementation across 90nm to 28nm nodes with IBM, Chartered, and TSMC foundries. Managed CAE, tool selection, and automation for chip production and verification.

Highlights:

  • Automated chip production flow
  • Advanced from 130nm to 28nm nodes
  • Multi-vendor tools and flows
  • Automated parallel simulation (Ocean, Perl)
  • Productivity enhancement tools
  • Designed MSoT, DoT, and Spice flows
  • Extraction and post-layout annotation
  • Post-layout simulation for accuracy
  • Automated chip integration
  • Physical verification flows
  • RTL synthesis optimization
  • Placement strategies for congestion
  • Inductor modeling for EM solvers
  • Managed hiring and IT infrastructure

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Traceability Matrix Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations LAMP Data Migration Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

CMC Americas Inc

Duration: Jan 1998 - Sep 2001 (3 yrs 9 mos)

Sr. Consultant

Consulted in the semiconductor industry, focusing on:

  • Support: Semiconductor design, technology, tools
  • Education: Delivering IC design tool courses
  • Methodology: Tool design and development
  • Design: Automation and test procedure development

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

BRI Inc

Duration: 1998 - Sep 2001 (3 yrs 9 mos)

Sr. Consultant

BRI Inc. (now CMC Americas). Consulted in the semiconductor industry, focusing on:

  • Support: Semiconductor design, technology, tools
  • Education: Delivering IC design tool courses
  • Methodology: Tool design and development
  • Design: Automation and test procedure development

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance

CMC Ltd

Duration: 1996 - 1998 (2 yrs)

Sr. Engineer - Mainframes & Network

Worked on:

  • IBM Mainframes and Digital VAX/PDP systems maintenance
  • WAN and LAN design and maintenance
  • Electro-mechanical systems improvement
  • PC assembly, hardware, circuit troubleshooting
  • Systems for Navy, Weather, Hospitals
  • Development and troubleshooting on Windows, HPUX, AIX, Solaris using C and shell scripting (sh, ksh, csh, awk, sed)

Skills:

Relational Databases Mathematics Distributed Systems Data Analytics Technical Presentations Problem Solving Data Mining Presentations Data Pipelines Optimizing Performance