Yonas Bedasso

About Yonas Bedasso

I am a strategic and data-driven senior engineering leader with over 15 years of…

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineering Manager

   AMD

   Jul 2020 — Present

   I lead all end-to-end operations for a global engineering team in delivering cloud-native, microservice-based ML-powered systems to solve complex business problems while ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and adhere to strict quality standards. Key accomplishments include- Build and manage a global team of 60+ engineers & engineering managers across the US, Canada, India, and China who are responsible for the high availability & scalability of validation automation systems and data infrastructure; grow the team from the ground up and instilled best practices to build cultural awareness and streamline workflows - Executed an innovative machine learning and AI strategy delivering an end-to-end overhaul of the validation automation ecosystem, including the complete rewrite of the product validation test battery to significantly improve product quality and increase test coverage as well as reduce the time to market and partner certification processes - Led a global R&D team of data scientists and ML/data/SW engineers in building a cutting-edge, large-scale distributed system that utilizes AI/ML techniques, including NLP, to develop state-of-the-art hyper-automation solutions that enhanced the product development and validation pipeline - Implemented operational excellence in managing a global infrastructure service with 99.9% uptime with 24/7 global access - Directed the conception, design, and development of a data engineering pipeline that automatically collects data across dozens of interconnected systems & thousands of test devices and related accessories and makes it easily accessible for online operational analytics, AI/ML model development & retraining, and offline reporting - Spearheaded the design, development, and deployment of several ML-empowered testing and validation tools/services that consistently deliver high-products to end customers; help boost internal customer satisfaction score by 20% and increased customer engagement

Education

• Maharishi International University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

• Addis Ababa University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science