LEELADHAR AGARWAL
Fremont,CA
Summary
Results-driven SSD System Architect with 14 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing state-of-the-art storage solutions. Proven expertise in system architecture, performance optimization, and capacity planning.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
SSD System Architect
Western Digital
04.2018 - Current
- Led a dynamic team of SSD system architects with a specialized focus on delivering high-performance storage solutions, including the WD-Black and gaming SSD product lines.
- Played a pivotal role in pathfinding future technology architecture and collaborated closely with customers to shape product planning strategies.
- Led the team for behavior model development to evaluate system performance, QoS, endurance, and value addition with new features and identify system limits.
- Worked closely with customers to design and deliver custom solutions that addressed their unique challenges and requirements.
SSD Firmware Lead
Samsung HQ
11.2014 - 03.2018
- Low Latency ZSSD bring-up for data center caching solution, Client workload pattern analysis, QoS improvement, AeroSpike certification
- Client SSD products NM firmware Lead, enhancement in NM hardware for the next-generation controller
- Bring up new stream architecture for NV-DIMM devices, Lead the N- core module development from Design to FPGA prototyping.
Product Design Lead
SanDisk
06.2010 - 10.2014
- USB and uSD Retail product E2E system design, breakdown marking requirement for different function team to achieve product target performance/power/data retention
- Memory system design for all removable storage product, design
- NAND error handling algorithm, NAND failure Analysis, Firmware latency analysis, Block budgeting
- Purpose a compact Flash memory node change solution and drive it from ROM development to final product qualification.
- efficiently onboarding new team members and providing effective mentorship
Education
B.TECH + M. TECH (Integrated) - Electronics & VLSI Design
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur05.2010
Skills
Storage controller architecture
Technology Evaluation
NAND Management
System Behavior model
E2E device failure analysis
Fault Tolerance and Reliability
Performance Optimization
Accomplishments
PATENT:
- 2 US patents were accepted, and 9 US patent applications were filed.
PUBLICATION:
- “Multi-rate scan conversion of ultrasound images using warped distance-based adaptive bilinear interpolation.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, August 2009, Page: 1-5
- Simulation of digital scan conversion for ultrasound systems using a digital signal processor” The Journal of Ultrasound SAGE Publications, Vol 19, PP.140-150 (2011)
Timeline
SSD System Architect
Western Digital
04.2018 - Current
SSD Firmware Lead
Samsung HQ
11.2014 - 03.2018
Product Design Lead
SanDisk
06.2010 - 10.2014
B.TECH + M. TECH (Integrated) - Electronics & VLSI Design
Indian Institute of Technology