Senior Linux Embedded Firmware Engineer

Amir Barzin

Dallas, TX ***** 408-***-**** ****.******@*****.***

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Embedded Systems Software Engineer

Embedded Systems Software Engineer specializing in embedded system development, Linux kernel and device drivers, storage, communication and networking technologies. Proven success developing high-performance, low-level software and hardware-interface solutions from design and implementation through verification, release, and support. Skills

Linux UNIX Embedded Systems Real Time OS (RTOS) ARM C C++ Python SAS SATA SCSI Fibre Channel NVMe Ethernet USB I2C RAID SES Firmware Software Architecture Design Development Device Driver Technical Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration Source Code Coverage Quality & Static Analysis Test development Shell Script Git Agile JIRA Professional Experience

NetApp, Inc. - San Jose, CA June 2004 – Present

Senior Member of Technical Staff (Software Development) Managed and led Linux-based proprietary enterprise class, highly available, and fault tolerant storage system development. Developed and maintained drivers to interface and manage components including disk drives, tape drives, storage shelves, and enclosures. Developed UNIX-based storage management software and integration solutions. Added support for third party storage systems.

• Primary developer and maintainer for two proprietary SAS storage device drivers, which provided the capability to secure second source ultimately saving component cost and procurement options.

• Contributed to disk, tape, SCSI, and NVMe driver development, hence shortening the deployment time for new devices.

• Developed automated source code coverage and validation frameworks, thus improving code regression detection and increasing software quality.

• Enhanced reliability and maintainability of fault-tolerant storage infrastructure.

• Collaborated with hardware, firmware, and software teams, enabling successful integration of new storage platforms.

• Provided technical leadership for enclosure management initiatives, increasing software reliability and expediting time to market of new storage enclosure.

• Field failure analysis including heuristics search, failure reproduction and cross- functional team collaboration to investigate root cause and provide corrective measure.

• Storage performance optimization and analysis of performance degradation for rotational HDDs as well and TLC/SLC flash drives through data collection and performance histograms. Amir Barzin ****.******@*****.*** Page 2

Additional Relevant Experience

Datrium, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA Senior Senior Member of Technical Staff Developed disk and shelf management for a Linux based, distributed storage system. 3PAR, Inc. - Fremont, CA Senior Software Engineer Architect and developer of a Linux based device driver development for Qlogic 23xx fibre-channel controller, for a high-performance, high availability, fault-tolerant enterprise storage system. 3ware, Inc. - Palo Alto, CA Senior Firmware Engineer Implemented several advanced system functionality features, and user experience and sustainability of 3ware embedded RAID system. These efforts resulted in advancing sales, ease of use and market competitiveness.

Quantum Corporation - Milpitas, CA Firmware Engineer Architected and developed embedded firmware for an enterprise class high performance SCSI disk drive. Was responsible for the SCSI interface, disk geometry and CHS cylinder-head-sector LLF design, and P- List and G-List defect management.

Samsung Information Systems - San Jose, CA Staff Firmware Engineer Developed embedded firmware for SATA disk drive products, including IPM interface protocol module, and adaptive parameters.

Allodyne Inc. - Fremont, CA Founder and firmware architect Spearheaded design and development of embedded RAID storage system, including hardware integration and troubleshooting.

Graphics Microsystems, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA Hardware and software engineer Designed company’s second platform of industrial printing press automation, including hardware and firmware development.

Education

Master of Engineering (M.E.), Electrical Engineering - Completed coursework - Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering - Utah State University, Logan, Utah Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science - Utah State University, Logan, Utah

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