Engineer Sales
Resume:
Steven L. Vanderlinden
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Cell: 919-***-****
e-mail: *******@*****.***
In my position as senior engineer with IBM System x (acquired by Lenovo in October 2014), I led the architecture and development of the ruggedized versions of the IBM BladeCenter and Flex platforms for use in the telecom industry. Concurrently, I worked with external companies on collaborative designs involving customized hardware and software deliveries.
My primary role was technical advocate and pre-sales support for a number of high- profile and demanding telecom and defense customers, in large part because of my strong communication and customer relationship skills along with deep technical knowledge of our server, networking, and storage product line. I worked closely with customers to gather requirements and translate those requirements into actionable product plans with the product design teams. I received multiple technical advocacy awards while at IBM based on my ability to effectively match product features and roadmaps to customer needs and simultaneously convert customer datacenter requirements into ongoing product strategy in the development organization.
● Led multi-disciplinary development teams in on-time execution of requirements, worked with management on resource prioritization, and daily issue tracking.
● Authored the technical documentation necessary for all development and support teams for execution of a product from inception to manufacturing and field support.
● Developed technical whitepapers, end user documentation, training materials, and marketing collateral for product introductions, launches, and field support.
● Experienced with all networking and storage interfaces (Eth/FC/FoE/SAS).
● Worked closely on Intel x86-based server roadmap, and collaborated closely with customer base to align server product roadmap with customer’s long term strategy.
● Configured lab test equipment including servers, networking, and storage for customer evaluations and performance vs power measurements as well as regulatory compliance testing.
● Highly experienced with all Microsoft Office products and collaborative databases.
● Strong communication skills, both written and oral. Excellent presentation and customer relations skills. Awarded multiple customer advocacy awards at IBM. My desire is to continue to use my product management and strong customer relationship skills to provide pre-sales technical support and build trust with the end customer, while also providing a conduit for future needs into the product strategy. Other: Held DoD Clearance at TS Level, declassified on October 1, 2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lenovo Enterprise Business Group
X86 Flex Server Development
Morrisville, NC
SENIOR ENGINEER
Sep 2014 to January 2015
Led the transition of Telco Flex platform from IBM to Lenovo, establishing portfolio of Compute Nodes and Scalable Switch modules for telecom industry
Developed initial designs for improving physical security on rack servers and compute nodes in the form of FIPS-compliant bezels and intrusion detection.
IBM Corporation
Telco Systems & Solutions
RTP, NC
SENIOR ENGINEER
March 2002 to Sep 2014
Technical lead for ruggedized BladeCenter and Flex chassis.
Lead architect on ruggedized BladeCenter T and follow-on BladeCenter HT chassis which provided a robust platform for the use of common blade servers in harsh environments such as telecom and military applications.
Lead architect on Telco Flex chassis, which provides a NEBS-compliant Flex platform for Compute Nodes and Scalable Switches for telecom applications.
Primary technical liaison for several external companies which license key IBM intellectual property to create custom products for intelligence and defense communities. Conduct engineering workshops, joint status meetings, track and resolved issues with hardware and firmware while ensuring an optimal balance of interests and expectations on both sides of the relationship.
Primary subject matter expert in the area of telecom and defense industry requirements to the System x development community, STG sales force, field technical sales support engineers, and product engineering teams. I am a customer lab advocate known for my technical communication skills, both written and oral.
IBM Corporation
Appliance Server Development
RTP, NC
SENIOR ENGINEER
August 2001 to March 2002
Technical lead for streaming server appliances.
Developed product requirements for streaming server solution, both as a custom hw+sw solution and also as a sw stack on xSeries. Evaluated vendor solutions with respect to hardware architecture, mechanical integrity (custom packaging), user interface, software performance, publications, hw & sw development processes, agency conformance, manufacturability, etc.
Led product release activities: project management, RFA content, country kit definitions, pubs, IBM industrial design and appliance bezel development, functional specifications, primary vendor technical interface.
Advanced Technology Center
GretagMacbeth, LLC
RTP, NC
LEAD ENGINEER, DIGITAL SYSTEMS
April 2001 to August 2001
Developed color measurement and lighting instruments by evaluating existing designs as well as developing design goals for future color measurement products.
Evaluated and developed improvements for existing products in various phases of development for overall design integrity (control systems, signal quality, component issues).
Helped to establish high-quality development lab with up-to-date equipment and product management applications
FVC.COM
Chapel Hill, NC
SENIOR ENGINEER
November 1997 to March 2001
Successfully developed PCI-based encoder and decoder adapters for an MPEG-2 codec platform. As a technical lead and project manager I was responsible for analyzing the interactive MPEG-2 market and customer base, then recommending and assessing product features and requirements. I then developed the integrated product from conceptual design through release to manufacturing.
IBM Networking Hardware Division
Networked Video Products,
Research Triangle Park, NC
SENIOR ENGINEER
June 1981 to October 1997
Developed ATM-attached PCI MPEG-2 real-time codec platform for interactive distance learning applications. Led team of hardware engineers, tracked project status with software development and system test team, interfaced with quality, compliance, and manufacturing teams to assure timely product release. Developed a complete standards-compliant system for delivery of real-time MPEG-2 streams. Contributed to ATM Forum regarding networked MPEG-2 systems. ADVISORY ENGINEER. Various product development roles including ASIC design and simulation.
EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
B.S., COMPUTER ENGINEERING, 1981
PATENTS
Patent Number 5,535,368 July 9, 1996
AUTOMATICALLY-CONFIGURING MEMORY SUBSYSTEM
Patent Number 7,861,103 B2 Dec 28, 2010
DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING OVERCURRENT PROTECTION IN A POWER SUPPLY Patent Number 5,535,368 July 9, 1996
AUTOMATICALLY-CONFIGURING MEMORY SUBSYSTEM
Publication No: US 201******** A1 April 11, 2013
DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING A PRIMARY PROCESSOR IDENTITY WITHIN A MULTI -PROCESSOR SOCKET SERVER
Patent Number 8,984,196 March 17, 2015
ACCESSING PERIPHERAL DEVICES
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