Van Tran

Phone: 949-***-**** Email: yvwuom@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Experienced Program Manager with demonstrated project management skills by leading multiple large scale projects in wireless industry.

• Extensive blend of practical experience in Software/ Hardware development, Test engineering with expertise in Product Verification/certification.

• Proven leadership skills working with cross functional teams including ASIC, HW, SW, Verification and Manufacturing.

• Familiar with ASIC design flow, Ops, and ATE.

• Exceptional organizational skills managing multiple concurrent projects.

• Excellent communication skills interfacing with internal and external customers as well as upper management and team members.

• Strong knowledge in development chain from R&D to engineering, testing and manufacturing to optimize the overall value chain.

• Excellent results in customer relationship management including discussing requirement, schedule, issue tracking and resolution.

• Track records of implementing numerous processes of efficiency and productivity improvements resulting significant HW cost reduction

WORK EXPERIENCES

Broadcom Corp, Irvine, CA 2009-To date

Principal Program Manager.

• Managed customer interfaces and communication across multiple functional areas including HW, SW, program management in different countries globally including US, Denmark, Taiwan, Korea, etc.

• Manage Software development projects to support customers’ production test requirements to improve efficiency. This effort has resulted in best in class production test solution: reducing production test time by 75%.

• Interface and coordinate work among cross functional groups such as Hardware Design, Software Design, ASIC, and System Test to define suitable HW plan and prototype builds.

• Forecasted and managed hardware budget, development chain from R&D to prototypes up to two million dollars.

• Implemented new and improve processes to maximize HW cost saving of 200K+

• Monitor accuracy, completeness and timeline of documentation, HW and SW deliveries needed for assembly and test of pre-production HW.

• Manage multi-disciplinary development teams and regularly monitor project costs, schedule and resources.

• Work with HW design, SW and Manufacturing group to ensure a successful transition from design to manufacturing, and production test.

• Establish and foster relationship with vendors of key and long lead components.

Broadcom Corp, Irvine, CA 2006 - 2009

Sr. Staff Test Engineer, Test Lead / Verification Project Manager.

• Lead and coordinate verification/certification projects for 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and 3G (WCDMA/HSDPA) reference cell phones in the areas of RF, application and GCF/PTCRB certification.

• Interfaced with Network carriers and network vendors in joint verification effort.

• Provide progress and quality metrics at program level for internal management and customer review meetings.

• Managed on time test case execution and analysis of results for HW and SW planned features.

• Reviewed test results, drive resolution in targeted areas to achieve targeted system maturity.

• Chaired Change Control Board meetings with development leads to review error count, discuss, and drive resolution.

• Prepare verification project based on development schedule and drive project execution with teams internationally.

• Develop HW and SW test strategies, test plans and detailed test procedures.

• Interface with customers from verification perspective discussing test coverage, schedule, issue resolution, etc.

• Plan, budget and negotiate purchase of new test equipments and test lab charge with vendors resulting in significant saving in cost of test equipment and GCF lab charges.

Novatel Wireless, Calgary, AB 2005 - 2006

Firmware/ Protocol Test Engineer - Group Lead

• Supervised and Performed SW development of automated test system for 2G RF test system and power consumption test system.

• Developed firmware and protocol regression test plan including GSM, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA and HSDPA to be run for each SW release to ensure consistent SW quality between releases.

• Developed a process for issue reporting, issue tracking, and test record keeping.

• Interacted with certification test labs during product certification and provide technical support to aid in achieving fast certification.

• Evaluated and negotiated the purchase Anite protocol test system achieving saving of 1.1 Million US dollar for Novatel Wireless.

• Devised test strategy and new test cases for new product outside the scope of 34.123 standards.

• Managed team members by providing work assignment, coaching and mentorship.

Nortel Networks, Calgary, AB, Canada 2002 - 2005

Software Developer

• Participated in all phases of software development of new releases and features of CDMA BTS SW

• Investigated and resolved software issues.

• Knowledgeable in hardware / software interface.

• Followed and implemented software design process to maintain highest quality of software.

• Debugged, implemented, and tested C++ code.

• Familiar with VxWorks OS and debugging tools.

• Experienced with software revision control.

• Proficient in C and C++.

Vtech Engineering, Calgary, AB, Canada 2000 - 2002

Test Engineer

• Designed, implemented and delivered GSM RF automated test system according to ETSI 51.010 specifications resulting in saving of $500K comparing to purchase of test equipment.

• Knowledgeable in RF and testing RF devices.

• Knowledgeable in electronic manufacturing process and test issues.

• Implemented new device driver for new RF device.

Nortel Networks, Calgary, AB, Canada 1995 - 2000

Hardware Developer

• Designed, developed and delivered the FPGA boards used for ASIC functionality verification

• Designed, documented and carried out hardware design verification test cases (DVT).

• Designed and documented production test procedures and provide support to production test engineers to design test fixture and to implement the tests.

• Provided hardware support by investigating, resolving hardware issues during product trials.

• Implemented engineering changes.

• Performed schematic capture and reviewed PCB layout.

• Coordinated prototype builds with internal and external manufacturing facilities.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science in computer Science, 2002 - University of Calgary, Canada

• Electronics Engineering Diploma, 1995 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada

• Professional Project Management - On going - UC Irvine, CA

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