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D Gautam Kumar Patro

D Gautam Kumar Patro

Validation Engineer
Bangalore

Summary

Determined Validation Engineer with over 10 years developing and executing validation master plans. Background authoring and approving validation protocols in addition to coordinating with other personnel to drive success. Stellar problem-solving, decision-making and communication skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Intel Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
11.2020 - Current
  • Successfully executed validation process for 7 projects and delivered results with any modification suggestions.
  • Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
  • Compiled data and generated graphs to interpret results and suggest key operational improvements.
  • Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
  • Documented entire validation process, noting changes or alterations completed.
  • Documented all rework instructions for new projects of different tasks, by interpreting design schematic, board files, and package files.
  • Coordinated with vendors to identify and procure appropriate equipment necessary for project completion.
  • Wrote test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes.

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

nVidia Graphics India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
11.2016 - 10.2020
  • Coordinate developing advanced power and leakage models to estimate dynamic TDP power under Graphics/HPC/Deep Learning workloads for core, memory, and IO.
  • Pre-Si and Post-Si power correlation of power targets, and coordinate on bridging of any existing difference/error
  • Verification of system-level low-power features. System-level study to characterize, tune and optimize product power features.
  • Collaborate closely with Architecture, Design, Validation and Marketing teams across the globe, identify power and perf/watt optimization.
  • Create and track power reduction tasks and drive them into completion. Profiling GPU power for understanding major contributors based on performance monitors, unit utilization and memory bandwidth and flag appropriately.
  • Design test cases to breakdown unit power on Tegra based evaluation platforms and correlate against estimates.
  • Participate and help drive planning and execution of functional and electrical bringup, system-level feature validation, corner qualification and resulting debug on NVIDIA GPUs/Platforms.
  • Power characterization of high speed/bandwidth memories (GDDR5, GDDR5x, GDDR6, HBM). Power characterization of high speed interconnect peripherals like PCIe and NVLink
  • Power characterization of various display interfaces like DP, HDMI, DVI.
  • Leakage Power measurement and modeling for NVIDIA GPUs. Good knowledge of low-power design concepts on leakage, and dynamic power.
  • Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.

Field Application Engineer

Aqtronics Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
10.2015 - 10.2016

Field Application Engineer

Lantronix, earlier Fargo Telecom Technologies
Mumbai
05.2013 - 08.2015

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical And Electronics Technology

BITS
Bangalore
01.2021 - Current

Diploma - Electronics Engineering

Nettur Technical Foundation
Bengaluru, KA
08.2006 - 07.2009

Skills

Effective communication

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Hobbies

Travelling places, and playing badminton at leisure.

Timeline

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical And Electronics Technology

BITS
01.2021 - Current

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Intel Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2020 - Current

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

nVidia Graphics India Pvt. Ltd
11.2016 - 10.2020

Field Application Engineer

Aqtronics Technologies Pvt. Ltd
10.2015 - 10.2016

Field Application Engineer

Lantronix, earlier Fargo Telecom Technologies
05.2013 - 08.2015

Diploma - Electronics Engineering

Nettur Technical Foundation
08.2006 - 07.2009
D Gautam Kumar PatroValidation Engineer