Anand Sai

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Intel

   Aug 2021 — Present · Hillsboro, OR, US

   Awarded Intel Innovation Award 2024 for developing automation utilities that enhanced runset quality and increased team productivity.• Automated JIRA ticket assignments by mapping component changes per build to respective owners, generating 250+ tasks per release using the JIRA API, thereby streamlining the release workflow and enhancing team accountability.• Implemented nightly automated tests for all build components, producing health and risk reports that enabled stakeholders to prioritize and resolve critical issues efficiently.• Eliminated 15 hours of manual labor weekly, ensured zero noncompliance of updates, contributing to lean and improved performance metrics.Awarded Intel Innovation Award 2022 for optimizing the waiver process with SRAM memory teams by automating waiver extraction from layout designs. Streamlined collaboration and reduced processing time for design waivers.Developed and maintained design rule checker (DRC) runsets for 5+ chip components, ensuring full compliance with foundry rules and enhancing design quality.Implemented design rule checker (DRC) runsets to speed up architecture design process.Facilitated debugging of complex layout violations, reducing errors and accelerating design cycles.Led the development of softwares that enable chip designs to be realized on silicon wafers.Tools and Technologies: Python, REST API, Linux, Calibre, ICV

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master's degree, CS

  2018 — 2020

• SRM IST Chennai

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2014 — 2018

• University of California, Berkeley

  Visiting Scholar, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR)

  2017 — 2018

• Quantic School of Business and Technology

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2021 — 2022