Kelly Hoffman

About Kelly Hoffman

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEADER & TECHNOLOGIST with extensive experience advancing software/hardware product development programs from concept to release as an Engineering Leader of HW, SW, and systems engineers/architects, as a Project Manager responsible for planning, budget, execution, decision making, risk management, continuous improvement, customer engagement, and as a System Architect- An ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE LEADER with a proven track record of building and developing high performing, multi-geo, multi-disciplinary product teams and partner networks. Hires key talent into the organization by continuously feeding the technical pipeline through internal organization development and external organization and industry contacts. Successfully moved team members thru the TLCP. Gives back to the organization thru training and teaching opportunities- A RECOGNIZED CHANGE LEADER in the organization who drove strategic change initiatives as part of the 50MU to 500MU division growth objective. Introduced the framework of ‘Design for Proliferation’ that was adopted across the organization from Strategic Planning to Validation teams and transformed the organization‘s product mindset to a ‘technology & IP’ mindset in order to efficiently deliver to multiple, concurrent programs. Drove Validation efficiencies through the ’Core-Product Separation’ initiative, achieving >10% test reduction and led the discovery phase for ‘Scalable & Efficient Architectures’ to identify execution issues and pain points root caused to architecture or system methodologies- A TECHNOLOGIST driving the technology direction, IP due diligence and selection, IP roadmap analysis & alignment, and strategic architectural activities at the IP and Product levels- A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTITIONER producing consistent results by instituting systems engineering principles across the product life cycle. Seeks out ways to drive system engineering efficiencies thru requirements engineering, architectural tools, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and end-to-end analysis & traceability using a variety of industry standard tools.

Experience

1. Systems Engineering Leader

   Intel

   Feb 2020 — Present · Hillsboro, OR, US

   Partnering with Network & Edge Business and Engineering organizations to apply Systems Engineering practices as a means to accelerate organizational alignment, Network & Edge product definition and execution, and a successful Product transition to the maintenance phase.

Education

• Oregon State University

  Master's Degree, Computer Engineering, Communications Systems

• Oregon State University

  BSEE, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  1986 — 1988

• Portland State University

  Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1983 — 1986

Skills

• Device Drivers
• Tcp/Ip
• Rtos
• Digital Signal Processors
• Frame Relay
• Bluetooth
• Routers
• Integration
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Atm
• Snmp
• Ethernet
• Engineering Management
• Ppp
• System Requirements
• Testing
• Html
• Hardware Architecture
• Javascript
• Requirements Management
• Verilog
• Wireless
• Firewalls
• Ip
• Nat
• Product Development
• Fpga
• Embedded Software
• Product Requirements
• Embedded Systems
• Wimax
• Asic
• Atm Networks
• C
• Software Configuration Management
• Ipsec
• C++
• Debugging
• Program Management
• System Architecture