Work History
Hardware Test Lead
Cupertino, CO, July 2020-Present
• Responsible for time=0 hardware quality testing, ensuring Apple customers have the best possible out of box experience with our products
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to define product test plans focusing on product quality while keeping CapEx and OpEx impacts low
• 30% international travel to factory assembly/test lines to oversee production
• Communicate hardware testing status to executives
• Optimize coverage, flow, and test times
• Released products: iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro
SSD Firmware Test Lead
Longmont, CO, July 2017-July 2020
• Firmware test lead on enterprise SSDs (NVMe 1.3/1.4)
• Focus on the Flash Translation Layer (FTL)
• Project management using JIRA and Confluence, scrum lead, Python test infrastructure and design, firmware failure debug/triage, code standards enforcement, pre and post-submit test automation using Jenkins
Test Process Lead
Longmont, CO, July 2011-June 2017
• Test process lead on a high capacity, business class hard drive.
• Work with factory in Thailand to test and manufacture HDDs (including travel 2 months/year)
• Manage cross functional meetings, make code changes, and manage the process for a hard drive.
Research Assistant
Boulder , CO, May 2010-May 2011
• Actively researching other work in the field of Formal Verification / Model Checking.
• Currently pursuing invariant generation methods, especially in the context of hybrid systems verification.
Teaching Assistant
Boulder , CO, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
• Teaching two Computers as Components labs.
• Responsible for teaching Motorola 68k assembly language, meeting with students, and holding regular office hours.
Research Assistant
Bozeman, MT, Fall 2007-Fall 2009
• Worked with Dr. David Dickensheets to investigate membrane materials for deformable membrane mirrors.
• Responsible for research, development, fabrication, and testing of the Optical MEMS devices.
• Learned standard clean room processes and proper use of lab equipment, as well as how to perform independent research.
Teaching Assistant
Valencia, Spain, Fall 2006-Spring 2007
• Taught English to students aged 11-15.
• Responsible for facilitating oral exams.
• Provided private English lessons to one of the students.
Intern
Livermore, CA, Summer 2006
• Developed XML based file format for Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames data.
SPOT Presenter
Bozeman, MT, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
• Traveled to schools in Montana to teach students about NASA Mars missions.
Teaching Assistant
Montana State University Dept. of Modern Languages
Bozeman, MT, Fall 2004
• Assisted professor in teaching Spanish 101.
• Held weekly review session, graded homework and exams, met with students outside of class when requested.