Salman Ghufran

About Salman Ghufran

25+ years of learning and working alongside industry leaders, technologists, developers and mentors across a number of industries. At the forefront of innovation from one of the first IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems) to Telecom, Datacom, Storage and Memory products.Developed and led teams in startup and established organizations. Multi-function and multi-site teams chartered with specifying, developing, testing and delivering products. Enabled process, flow and organizational enhancements to drive scaling and efficiency. • Experience in the managing and designing ASIC and system level products addressing the telecommunications, data communications, data storage and consumer markets.• Proven ability to balance technical, operational, and business needs.• Managed multi-project, multi-discipline, geographically dispersed (North America, Europe, Asia) teams totalling 200+ members, budgets of $50M+/yr and revenue of $200M+/yr.• Proven track record with developing customer relations, requirements gathering, product definition, architectural design, product realization and developing new markets and revenue streams. • Hands on experience with all aspects of project management, process development/improvement and quality process.• Proven experience with technology due diligence, acquisition due diligence and acquisition integration.

Experience

1. AVP, Product Development (Data Center Solutions)

   Microchip Technology Inc.

   Feb 2018 — Present · Sacramento, CA, US

   Responsible Storage Controller and Expander development. Enabled entry into emerging memory management market with joint development with leading infrastructure provider creating a new product line. Leading team comprised of architecture, silicon development, emulation, validation, product engineering and program management totaling 200+ members over 5 sites.