VenkataGopi Paleti

Client: SANDISK

Projects: Bics5, Bics6, Bics8 client SSD Validation

• Actively contributed to the successful delivery of BICS5 and BICS6 client SSD programs across multiple OEMs; currently part of the Quality Sustenance Team, resolving customer-reported issues, including those related to BICS8.
• Strong knowledge of storage protocols, including NVMe and PCIe, with hands-on experience in firmware validation.
• Proficient in Python, with automating test cases for SSD firmware validation and debugging.
• Experienced in creating synthetic and directed test cases using Python to replicate customer scenarios, ensuring protocol compliance using dedicated verification tools.
• Experienced in protocol validation using Drive Master to identify validation failures and log defects using JIRA.
• Experienced in writing, reviewing, and executing test cases in alignment with the test plan to ensure comprehensive validation coverage.
• Validated customer-specific features like PLP (Power Loss Protection) and SCP (System Crash Protection) using Drive Master to ensure protocol compliance and reliability.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills with experience in functional, regression and compatibility testing of released firmware versions (both forward and backward). Possess excellent analytical abilities to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Collaborated with the test development team to resolve bugs and improve test cases, actively managing the entire bug life cycle from identification to closure.
• Skilled in diagnosing and resolving firmware issues through comprehensive debugging techniques, utilizing tools such as Logs, Explorer events and PCIe trace analysis.
• Collaborated with firmware teams to resolve open bugs by delivering detailed logs and thorough analyses.

Client: WESTERN DIGITAL

Projects: Bics5, Bics6 client SSD

• Actively contributed to the successful delivery of BICS5 and BICS6 client SSD programs across multiple OEMs; engaged in the BICS6 client SSD project.
• Consistently involved in all program phases from initiation to completion, ensuring timely product delivery aligned with organizational requirements.
• Expertise in validating NVMe and PCIe protocols using tools such as KAT, PCVFDL, and LeCroy.
• Expertise in debugging and root cause analysis of failures in protocol and automation environments, including Python-developed code.
• Expertise in testing and debugging SSDs in low power and low link states (LTSSM).
• Tracked and managed all open bugs, coordinating with the firmware team by providing necessary data to facilitate timely closure.
• Initiated debug runs on test failures, performed test drops, and captured necessary logs to analyze and identify the root cause of issues.
• Experienced in test planning and test case development for NVMe-based SSD devices using Python programming.