Dona Maria James
Oshawa,ON
Summary
Driven and detail-focused with passion for developing innovative embedded systems, possessing foundational knowledge in microcontroller programming and embedded software development. Skilled in C/C++ and Python, familiar with hardware-software integration and debugging tools. Committed to leveraging technical skills to create efficient and reliable embedded solutions.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Embedded Engineer
HCLTech
05.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Client - Intel, Toronto
- Led a project to design and validate an SoC uncore memory validation tool interface with OpenCL, including porting the tool to Windows and integrating it with other tools, using C, C++ and Python
- Successfully developed the codebase and automated tests at driver, kernel, and low level device driver to ensure compatibility with both Linux and Windows OS, enhancing usability and accessibility
- Utilized Visual Studio and gcc compiler environment to debug and stabilize tests ahead of schedule, ensuring smooth project delivery and creating build process using Cmake
- Reengineered libraries and created new ones to replace outdated libraries, improving the tool's performance and adaptability by 30%
- Developed a comprehensive plan to encrypt data within the optimized codebase, ensuring critical areas remain hidden from users
- Restructured the tests for integration with other tools, enhancing overall system functionality and 90% efficiency
- Conducted thorough testing on host machines to ensure code quality and functionality met project requirements
- Documented all project phases, including bug reports, debug reports, and technical documentation, ensuring transparency and knowledge transfer within the team
- Client - Intel, Toronto
Embedded Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)
11.2021 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: Markham
- Integral part of the GSCE Validation Team, developing, validating, and automating PCIe features using Python and C++ to integrate hardware components such as GPU,DDR, and motherboard in Linux and Windows OS
- Codes, debugs, writes/automates test procedures including power, thermal, Network and performance tests, tests software, device driver code, and platform used for ITV
- Spearheaded gaming automation by creating a Gaming Automation Framework using Selenium, Jenkins, and GIT for CI/CD pipelines in Windows and Linux OS, achieving integration and efficiency gains of up to 30% in testing time
- Acted as a team lead on developing and training a test system using containers Docker and Kubernetes and built a website to check the system status
- Developed training materials and provided training sessions for the team and conducted bring up
- Successfully validated, added new features into the code, and verified tests for PCIe, USR, and USB WRT 3D graphics, DirectX in laborartory using oscilloscope and logic analyzer across 8 different platforms, ensuring 100% test coverage in the Silicon validation phase
- Achieved 100% progress in coding and debugging within a short time, maintaining timely reporting and troubleshooting practices
- Part of Bringing up SHR, SFS Phase of Silicon, and resolved PCIe test cases through JIRA and KMD debugcollaboration, contributing to the project's on-time delivery
- Prepared and maintained technical documents such as Business case documents, Technical documents, Test Reports, Bug Reports, and Validation Progress Reports, leading to streamlined communication and improved team productivity
- Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless delivery of multiple products
- Markham
Software Developer
Best Theratronics
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Ottawa
- Integral part of the Engineering group developing and validating software for cancer treatment units
- Collaborated with scientists and engineers in the R&D of medical products by being involved in requirement analysis and putting forward proposals, system design, User Test, integration test etc, resulting in a 15% reduction in time-to-market for new products
- Brought up new development environments by researching various technologies
- Designed embedded real-time UI system within the QNX environment, ensuring 100% reliability in critical medical systems using Pytest and Pandas
- Developed Test Plans and strategy for IORT, with the robotic arm and Gammacell irradiators, executing Test scripts in Python for test automation using Selenium, reducing manual testing efforts by 40%
- Created unit tests and integration tests to ensure software quality, achieving a 98% defect-free codebase using tech stacks SQL, and GIT for CI/CD systems, assisted and delegated work to teammates
- Participated in code reviews, driving continuous improvement in code quality, resulting in a reduction in code defects using Jenkins following IEC 62304 policies
- Proactively logged and debugged bugs, ensuring a systematic approach to reporting, and resolving issues 15% faster and ensuring test coverage
- Created comprehensive technical documentation to support verification, statistical study, validation, usage instructions, and designs, streamlining compliance processes
- Ottawa
System Validation Engineer
Intel Technology Corporation
06.2019 - 11.2020
- Part of Datacenter group that produces workload optimized platform for storage, computing, and network functions for Google
- Developed system validation framework tools for smart NIC and memory controllers in Eclipse, memory, and CPU features, leading to a 30% increase in pre-Silicon validation efficiency
- Successfully coded and compiled features using C++ in Linux (Fedora), focusing on virtualization and reset for smart NIC, achieving 100% functional accuracy
- Debugged regression files for reset and virtualization, memory features, ensuring a 98% defect-free release
- Executed codes in simulation and emulation environments for smart NIC, memory, and CPU stability checks, resulting in a stable product release during the pre-silicon validation
- Demonstrated a strong understanding of network routing by configuring and optimizing routing protocols (TCP/IP, BGP) for improved network performance
- Played a pivotal role in enhancing network security by implementing firewall rules to protect sensitive data
- Led the setup stabilization process for Cross to enable running multiple tests in parallel, improving test throughput by 40%
Education
Master of Science - Embedded Systems
NIELIT
Calicut, Kerala, India05-2019
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala, India08-2017
Skills
- Embedded systems
- Firmware development
- Real-time systems
- Hardware integration
- Software debugging
- System optimization
- C programming
- C programming
- Embedded C
- Communication protocols
- Code review
- Embedded Linux
- RTOS development
- Problem solving
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Lead Embedded Engineer
HCLTech
05.2023 - Current
Embedded Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)
11.2021 - 11.2022
Software Developer
Best Theratronics
12.2020 - 11.2021
System Validation Engineer
Intel Technology Corporation
06.2019 - 11.2020
Master of Science - Embedded Systems
NIELIT
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication
Mahatma Gandhi University
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