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Vandana Rao

Sunnyvale,USA

Summary

Results-oriented MSEE with over 23 years of experience in verifying and delivering high-performance FPGAs. Demonstrated expertise in planning, coordinating, and executing successful releases to improve operational efficiency. Collaborates with senior stakeholders to prioritize activities and achieve defined objectives, translating business requirements into solutions that drive corporate performance goals. Received a critical talent award from Intel's CEO for making independent decisions and exercising sound judgment that positively impacts company success. Fosters a customer-centric mindset and a 'can-do' culture within the organization.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Software Quality/Solutions/Operations

Intel Inc.
11.2021 - Current
  • Strategize, create and oversee department tasks and projects
  • Establish and communicate goals with managers that support Intel BU vision
  • Leader of Quality council for all of software
  • Responsible for scheduling, planning, and controlling software's release and delivery

Sr Manager (Acting Director), Software Quality/Operations

Intel Inc.
05.2018 - 10.2021
  • Responsible for deploying, leading and mentoring multiple Validation sites for Intel – Lead a team of 30+ people
  • Responsible for quality and successful execution of multiple product releases
  • Hands on technical leadership, people management and stakeholder management including product and program management
  • Manage project schedules, risk assessment, business strategies, risk, change, defect and release management including SDL and SW Legal compliance activities

Product Manager, Software Engineering

Intel Inc.
08.2016 - 04.2018
  • Drive product development, vision, strategy and execution across multiple teams
  • Responsible for providing technical solutions to customer issues and working on influencing product roadmap to address problems hindering customer productivity
  • Responsible for ensuring product supports company’s overall strategy and goals
  • Architected flows based on high level requirements and translating them to product level features

Senior Member of Technical Staff, R&D, IC Engineering

Altera Inc.
08.2013 - 07.2016
  • Expertise in RTL Lint, CDC, Simulation and formal verification flows and worked on front end methodology for all RTL verification for Altera’s nextgen SoC
  • Responsible to lead cross functional teams across multiple sites to build methodology and collaborate with technical teams to establish consistent design practices for all IPs in Altera’s next generation SoC
  • Innovated working model to help with reporting status of flows from RTL development to full chip tapeout

Staff Software Engineer

Xilinx Inc
03.2000 - 08.2013
  • Expert knowledge in verification of Xilinx FPGAs using Xilinx ISE/Vivado and Xilinx PlanAhead tools
  • Knowledge of embedded environments and IP flows
  • Significant experience with all stages of Front-end verification including RTL Compile, RTL Functional Simulation
  • Pioneered system level verification effort in testing team and established complete infrastructure to test bigger customer-like designs
  • Closely worked with developers to add new features and functionalities in the flow and thoroughly test them in each release before the product shipped to customers
  • Developed custom scripts for data-parsing and automation and trained new members of the team

Education

M.S - Electrical Engineering

Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL
12.1999

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Government College of Engineering
05.1998

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • People Management
  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Program Management
  • Hiring and Retention
  • Legal and Regulatory Compliance
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Customer Service
  • KPI Tracking

Accomplishments


  • Recipient of Critical Employee Award from Intel CEO
  • Recipient of several Intel level DRAs, GRAs
  • Leader of org Quality Council and Zone to Win Forums
  • Mentored new employees to bring them up to speed on projects, resulting in quicker overall completion milestones
  • Supervised team of 35 staff members
  • Proven track record in developing and implementing operational strategies that increased efficiency by up to 35% and reduced costs by up to 30%
  • Defined KPIs to identify trends and impacts

Leadership

Project Director/Volunteer, Upakriti, CA

Timeline

Director, Software Quality/Solutions/Operations

Intel Inc.
11.2021 - Current

Sr Manager (Acting Director), Software Quality/Operations

Intel Inc.
05.2018 - 10.2021

Product Manager, Software Engineering

Intel Inc.
08.2016 - 04.2018

Senior Member of Technical Staff, R&D, IC Engineering

Altera Inc.
08.2013 - 07.2016

Staff Software Engineer

Xilinx Inc
03.2000 - 08.2013

M.S - Electrical Engineering

Southern Illinois University

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Government College of Engineering

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