Zahi Katri

About Zahi Katri

Senior RFIC validation engineer, excessive knowledge and experience in RF testing and relevant testing equipment.experience SI validation team manager, new team building and ramp up on new technologies and communication standards (WIMAX/WIFI/BT/WIGIG/5G), Engineers mentoring and development, Lab\'s ramp up, project management.KEY SKILLS• Vast experience in building and managing cross-functional groups while driving collaborative, innovative and highly productive work culture. • Driving for development and implementation of working methodologies in order to improve quality and reduce validation time. For example, reduced bring-up time from 4 weeks to 1 week, have silicon in lab with almost zero bugs and fully functional on the first step.• Leader, initiator, results-oriented with strong technical leadership, excellent interpersonalrelationships, and strong ability to motivate and drive execution teams.• Strong technical knowledge and ability in RF and communication testing world

Experience

1. Bluetooth and Mmwave Radar Silicon Validation Team Lead

   Intel

   Mar 2016 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Ramp up new Bluetooth/mmWave silicon validation team with up to 10 engineers and interns.• Ramp up mmWave (E band) test lab – define lab benches, purchase lab equipment (responsible for $3M Budget) for OR and PTK labs.• Developed a new test solution to enable automation tests and debug activities.• Plan and prioritize tasks, align the team to organizational goals• Cooperate and Working with integration, production and other core teams. For example, lead the activities of the Si high interfaces validation in Munich Germany.• Lead innovative tool development for example silicon validation scripts in pre-silicon simulation, API tool, improving general test time and PO reediness.• Assimilation of new expectation, requirement, work methods and test environment• Increase team charter and responsibility and lead both Silicon validation and Bluetooth System integration activities

Education

• Ruppin Academic Center

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Digital Signal Processors
• Ic
• Wireless
• Semiconductors
• Agilent Ads
• Rf
• Debugging
• System Architecture
• Embedded Systems
• Electronics
• Soc
• Analog