Louie Felizardo

SUMMARY:

• 25+ years of experience in Storage and Data Center servers.
• Python scripting for SSD subsystem, and RAID controllers in Data Centers
• Nimble Platform System QA testing
• FPGA & Board Verification
• Storage testing experience in SCSI, SAS & SAN. 
• Success devising and implementing effective testing strategies critical to component and system analysis.
• Skilled collaborator with ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to build consensus and streamline operations.  
• Outstanding technical abilities leveraged to proactively identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and enhance systems. 

Professional Experience

Hyve, Fremont Ca; January 3, 2023- Current

Manufacturing Technician

• Non conforming Material Report (NCR)
• Create and verify issues in Jira
• Program server bios and bmc eprom wtih DediProg
• Triage hardware issue to component level
• Streamlined server manufacturing NCR (non-conforming repairs) from 3 to 8 
• Built servers from the ground up (mechanical structures, electronic components, and wiring harnesses)
• Trouble shoot and repair hardware from mechanical, electrical and failure analysis
• RMA
• Receiving inspection on all parts and components, Hardware QA on build level assembly
• Benched Test ed all parts server components like NICs, HBA, Motherboards, CPU, Memory, LED, Facia Bezel
• Fabricated server wiring and electrical systems – soldering, crimping and cable management
• Updated software/firmware server components to latest versions
• Test Monkey & System Config Check to verify issues and fixes

MSys/Hewlett Packard Enterprise, San Jose, California; August 1, 2021 to January, 2 2023

Staff Platform QA System Engineer         

• Nimble X9,X10, Gen5 + expansion shelf, Gen6, JBOF & Raider platform testing 
• Python scripts for shelf status, reboot, run io, Firmware Update 
• Chassis Replacement, RMA, In Family Controller Upgrade
• FRU chassis, backplane programming
• NimOS FRC & FST testing
• Fibre Channel and iSCSi storage testing
• NimOS Firmware Update (FUD), NimOS ilo testing, NimOS GUI testing, Full/Half Pop testing, PSU RMA, SCM RMA, Software update, USB NimOS image, OCP testing
• Longevity Test: AC reboot, RWV (client/host io), standby reboot, failover
• Ambient temperature testing
• Nimble Hardware Audit Module
• Infosight, Sitar, ASUP sanity test
• Vdbench, DT and Thumper IO utilities

Jira , Testrail & Confluence 

EDUCATION:

BA, California State University, Hayward, Ca