Vaibhav Kekatpure

About Vaibhav Kekatpure

I am a seasoned professional with 5+ years of expertise in post-Si/SoC Validation, specializing in high-speed interfaces like PCIe, USB, and Thunderbolt. Contributed significantly to Thunderbolt 5 and played a pivotal role in developing 80 Gbps and bandwidth of 120 Gbps with 240W of power supply, worked with different architects Well-versed in lab equipment and debugging tools, committed to driving excellence in technology. Let\'s connect for innovative opportunities and collaborative projects

Experience

1. Usb Tbt Post Silicon Validation Engineer

   UST

   Nov 2019 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Expertise in Windows platform validation, BIOS, firmware, and driver validationSkilled in board bring-up and testing, project scheduling, execution, and documentationProficient in debugging, manual testing, exploratory testing, feature validation, review functional specifications, functional and system testing, and regression testingCapable of developing test plans and test cases for new implementations from windows and customer, handling the test infrastructure setupExecutes high-performance gaming setups for gaming/graphics related testsCollaborates closely with the development team to understand and gain knowledge of platforms and works on upcoming processors/boards like which support Thunderbolt I/O DevicesHas experience with peripherals protocols such as CIO link status, TBT3/4/USB4, PCIe Gen3/4, and multiple storage testing like NVME, SATA, and USB/PCI-based external storage devices from a customer driver/FW point of viewWorks on different types of debugging tools like Logic, Ellisys, UCD console, and Data CenterPerforms performance, functional and system testing using different tools and applications for different domains.

Education

• School of Excellence

  Higher Secondary, Schooling

  2010 — 2014

• G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering,Nagpur,India

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics Engineering

  2014 — 2018

Skills

• Keil
• Data Entry
• Basic Html
• Scada
• Micro-Cap
• English
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Matlab
• Tanner Eda
• Android Sdk
• Java
• Arduino
• Embedded C
• Public Speaking
• Vhdl
• Very-Large-Scale Integration (Vlsi)
• Labview
• French