Alexias A

About Alexias A

A seasoned Engineering Technical Validation Expert and Leader for Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS #1 Cloud / On-Prem based Datacenter platform). My passion is to drive quality and deliver innovative and problem-solving products that make a difference to customers. Hands on Validation leader for Compute/Storage/GPU (Intel, AMD and Nvidia) based Enterprise Server Platform and System management Software.Executive Synopsis:20+ Years in Enterprise Server Platform Software and Systems Management Software Technologies12+ Years of Leading, delivering projects in conjunction with the validation Managers and Directors08+ Years of Managing contractors and mentoring, leading, helping full time employeesProject and resource (Engineers, SW, HW) planning, assignment tracking and reporting Hands on leading validation on high performance, energy efficient, fault tolerant, high-density serversExpertise in SW and HW Validation effort (Cisco-UCS, Dell-PowerEdge, Intel servers)Experienced in developing Test Strategy, Master Test Plan, Defect mgmt, Summary reportsProject status and metrics updates to Eng Program/Project Managers, Senior Directors, and VPsTechnical discussions with Dev-Leaders, HW-leads, Principal Eng, Technologist, Architects and Tech-MarketingScrum Master-Sprint/Release Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospective and Demos to Product OwnersDriven and interface for Manual, Automation, Regression teamsLed Software & Server releases and supported-Until EOLLed Standalone(CIMC), Unified Remote(UCSM) and Cloud (IMM) based Systems Mgmt SWLed projects on schedule in multi project releases under tight deadlines with fast-paced environmentExtensive cross team coordination with stakeholders internal, external/3rd party vendors/ODMsSpecialized Leader in:Server Platform, HW & SW, Embedded FW (SoC), BMC, CMC, x86, PCIe, M.2, Storage, DDR, BIOS/UEFIRemote Mgmt: BMC SoC(ASPEED, Emulex), IPMI, SNMP, XML, Redfish, Local/Remote/Cloud-Systems SWTest: Functional, Stress, System Test, Longevity, Performance and Idle TestTechnical Highlights:Mgmt SW: Cisco IMM-Cloud based SW, UCSM Infrastructure SW, Standalone SW, Dell Open Manage, Storage Software, Intel Systems Mgmt SWOS: Linux, Windows, VMWare, Embedded OSServer and Storage: Cisco UCS Servers, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Intel Enterprise Servers, Dell PERC Storage, LSI MegaRAID, PCIe3rd Party Software: HP-NNM, iReasoning, Zabbix, Nagios, MIB-View, CA-Spectrum, SNMPcInterfaces: WebUI, CLI, IPMI, SNMP, XML, Redfish, WSMAN, RSyslogTest Mgmt: TIMS, CDETS, Test Drive, BITS, Rally, GitHub, HLD, SFS, EPS, Test Strategy

Experience

1. Senior Technical Validation Lead Test Architect

   Cisco

   Nov 2023 — Present · Santa Clara County, CA, US

   Senior Technical Validation Lead / Test Architect - AI Enterprise ServersCisco UCS GPU Platforms Software Validation for NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs