Dheeraj Sharma

About Dheeraj Sharma

Detail oriented Manager (Engineering / Project / Program) with background in Engineering, Marketing and Management. Skilled in leading and managing complex programs from Concept to Production. Successfully lead cross functional teams (spread across US and Asia) to meet / exceed project goals. Produced results that exceeded management\'s highest expectation. Effective written and verbal communicator at all levels of an organization. Highly skilled at resource allocation, risk mitigation, issue resolution and delivering solutions in schedule-driven, resource constrained environments.Experienced in managing direct reports, hiring and building a solid team that delivers. Extensive experience in Product Engineering, Product Marketing,Test Engineering and Compliance Testing. Leverage broad technical breadth combined with strong leadership and communication skills to achieve target goals.Works efficiently with teams, interfacing with multiple groups internally and externally including vendors, test houses, hardware and software application engineers and QA teams.• Experienced in managing large ASIC IP development projects• Extensive experience working with cross-functional teams across the globe • Proven ability to deliver results in dynamic and fast-paced environments• Technical & Marketing background helps in evaluating projects and plan effectivelySpecialties: Project & Program Management, ASIC Design, FPGA Design, Silicon & FPGA Validation, High Speed Interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet), Manufacturing, Vendor Management)

Experience

1. Senior Lead Program Manager

   Intel

   Jan 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Senior lead program manager overseeing all aspects of silicon development - from Spec to Production including shipping of SOC to customer. Mid Size SOC team comprised of three digit count of engineers, managers. In this cross functional role, responsibilities include: 1. Managing technical & business aspects of customer engagement - Planning, SOWs, Technical Commits, Delivery Schedule, Customer expectation management & updates, Business processes - accurate NDA management & confidentiality etc.2. Leading team of Program Managers covering various aspects of Silicon Development - a) Pre-Silicon Design & Validation b) High Volume Manufacturing including DFT c) Post Si Validation d) Platform Design e) Software & Firmware Development f) Fab & Assembly f) IP Licensing & Management g) Supply Chain Management3. Leading various task forces & deep dives to a) identify & prefetch potential program impacting issues b) Spin off relevant task forces to solve issues before they become show stopper 4. Stake Holder Management - Managing internal & external stake holders (including Intel senior Management) by providing regular updates including mitigation plans, as appropriate. No shock & No noise execution. Presented the SOC & Capabilities at various forums internally & externally - Intel Innovation, DTTC etc.

Education

• National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• University of Southern California

  Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Serdes
• Altera
• Offshore Project Management
• Debugging
• Program Management
• Verilog
• Team Leadership
• Compliance Testing
• Project Management
• Timing Closure
• Software Project Management
• Online Marketing
• Electrical Engineering
• Leadership
• Team Building
• Product Development
• Product Requirements
• Team Management
• Marketing Management
• Board Development
• Fpga
• Usb
• Spi4.2
• Vendor Management
• Release Management
• Pcie
• Market Research
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Validation
• Xilinx
• Marketing Strategy
• Product Marketing
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Computer System Validation
• Vhdl
• Intel