Engineer Power
Resume:
R. Scott Tetrick
Portland, OR ***29 ************@********.***
SUMMARY
Leader delivering impactful, multifaceted solutions to effectively solve problems in hardware,
software, firmware, and silicon architecture. Dynamic professional who transforms unfocused
initiatives into actionable, definitive strategies. Recognized subject matter expert in platform
architecture across multiple segments including CPU, memory, and I/O. Prolific thought leader
with 50 patent applications approved / in process and 12 industry publications. Motivational
team builder, coach, and mentor.
Hardware Architecture and Development Project Management and Leadership
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Analytical Processing and Data Analysis Tool and Simulator Development
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Strategic and Competitive Planning Intellectual Property
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Python, C, C++, R with big data processing Innovative builder of methods to take data to
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and visualization drive broad decisions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INTEL CORPORATION, Hillsboro, OR 2000-2014
Global leader in semiconductor manufacturing
Principal Engineer, Mobile and Graphics Architecture, 2007-Present
Platform architect addressing memory and storage issues on phone, tablet and laptop products.
• Developed Python analysis tools for examination of disk accesses for developing insights in
patterns and methods used, allowing direct comparison of disks from different manufactures
to address system requirements for hardware and operating system. Used library packages in
Python for numpy, matplotlib, h5py, multiprocessing and R interface support to create
persuasive visualizations.
• Used Python to develop a detailed DRAM power model for graphics accesses. Required
interfacing with C-based simulation model to extract necessary information to determine
application-based values for power consumption. Used results to influence graphics memory
hierarchy to improve power efficiency.
• Developed Python simulation tools for new disk technologies. Modeled new interfaces and
materials, applying changes to existing storage traces to determine possible improvements
and limitations. Developed interactive visualization tools to examine parallelism
opportunities in Python.
• Led memory architecture requirements for graphics development, driving needed strategic
capabilities in platform segments from phones to workstations. Drove memory usage
requirements for capacity and bandwidth for graphics and media use. Used Python to create
tools to zoom into critical transaction behaviors to determine bottlenecks.
• Directed memory hierarchy and silicon changes delivering power and performance gains
with graphics workloads, improving performance up to 30% at constant power.
• Developed simulation tools and analysis techniques to demonstrate gains from new memory
technologies, and demonstrated by writing Android and IOS applications to show benefits.
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• Drove analysis and changes of driver and operating system to reduce storage power
consumption by 20%. Successfully persuaded OSV partners to adapt algorithms to deliver
gains in all products.
• Delivered significant optimizations supporting new solid-state devices running current
operating systems. Reduced mobile SSD systems power consumption by 25% year over year
by addressing issues in SSD firmware, CPU power processing, and driver algorithms.
• Created Python-based tools and benchmarks to examine disk-caching methods for SSDs for
responsive behavior. Used visualization techniques to show storage accesses to promote
changes to driver development and strategic planning teams.
Principal Engineer, CPU Architecture, 2000-2007
Leader of cross platform CPU architecture team developing performance and power
opportunities by delivering changes in memory and silicon capabilities.
• Drove delivery of higher speed DRAM connections to CPU and chipset, providing 10%
performance enhancements. Implemented all changes in CPU performance simulator.
• Processed memory transactions with self-developed Python tools to examine performance
limitations in multiprocessing environments. Extracted performance analysis information
with code for examination of internal chipset counters. Limited counters required
development of methods to merge different runs together into a time-synchronized composite
for analysis.
• Led Platform Engineering Board activities that developed performance and power delivery
techniques for Pentium 4 processors, and provided information to OEMs to speed product
delivery of new CPU systems.
• Delivered front side bus improvements for multiprocessing systems. Resulted in 25% system
performance improvement on server database workload.
• Presented interface improvements for network solutions at ISCA 2005, implemented in Intel
server processors as IOT to support high speed networking requirements for minimum packet
processing latencies.
• Accomplished 10% performance improvement across desktop platform through modified
DRAM addressing. Developed analysis method using genetic algorithms with C-based
analysis of address traces. Partnered with Intel chipset DRAM controller team to deliver in
products.
• Addressed DRAM power changes due to multiprocessing and hyperthreading. Developed
detailed testing methodology to avoid issues, and authored corporate paper and training class
to inform technical community.
• Directed hardware architecture for digital home products. Evaluated multiprocessing /
virtualization solutions for consumer videos issues. Examined multiprocessing impacts to
platform including front side bus and memory bandwidths.
Held additional Positions as a Senior Engineer (High End Server Products at Intel); Senior
Engineer and Manager (Server Development at Sequent Computer Systems) and Engineer
(Multibus and PC Development, Intel Corporation).
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EDUCATION
Post Graduate Studies (15 credit hours), Computer Science
Oregon Graduate Institute, Beaverton, OR
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION
IEEE Member, Draft Editor of IEEE 1296 specification of Multibus II
Presented 12 industry publications and papers most recently at ISCA 2005
More than 50 patents granted / pending
Led private, non-profit organization
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