Ho Nguyen has over 20 years of experience in hardware design validation testing. He has tested complex routing systems at Cisco, including the Network Convergent System and Carrier Routing System. He is skilled in test automation using TCL scripts and traffic generation tools. Nguyen also has experience in manufacturing as a thin film engineer technician and degrees in Electrical and Civil Engineering from San Jose State University.

1. Ho Nguyen
(408) 472-1005
honguy66@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENC E:
 Hand-on Design Verification Test for complex high end core routing systems
 Validated signal integrity, timing, power, reliability, and performance of HW
 Developed and executed complex test plans, reported test results
 Developed TCL test automation scripts and fine-tuned automated test procedures
 Performed diagnose and root cause of system failures and isolate the components
 Identified, reproduced, characterized and logged bugs
 Participated in cross-functionalteams such HW, SW, Diagnostic, and MFG.
 Excellent team player and ability to respond quickly and effectively to changing priorities
 Managed resource (thermal chambers, prototypes,test equipment)
HW DESIGN VALIDATION TEST ENGINEER – Network Convergent System(NCS6K)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2011 – 2014
 HW Test Engineer for the Network Convergent System (NCS6K)
-NCS6K-8-Slot system, RPs, Fabric, and Terabit Linecards
-10x100GE CXP linecard
-10x100GE CPAK linecard
-60x10G Multi-Service SFP+
HW DESIGN VALIDATION TEST ENGINEER – Carrier Routing System (CRS)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2000 – 2011
 HW Test Engineer for the Carrier Routing System (CRS-3) 140Gbps/Slot
-CRS-16-slot, CRS-8-slot, CRS-4-slot and Multi Chassis
 HW Test Engineer for the Carrier Routing System (CRS-1) 40Gbps/Slot
-CRS-16-slot, CRS-8-slot, CRS-4-slot and Multi Chassis
 HW Test Engineer for the Gigabit Switch Router (GSR)
MANUFACTURING THIN FILM ENGINEER TECHNICIAN
Headway Technologies, Inc. 1996 – 2000
 Lead supporting Manufacturing by setting up, operating, and maintaining highly precise
production equipment to meet demanding schedule and achieve performance
 Worked with Process Engineering team to test the new process specifications
 Worked cross-functional team (R&D, Process,Integration, Equipment Engineers) to troubleshoot
process issues
RELEVANT SKILLS:
 Scripting & Automation: TCL, Expect. Good with Unix/Linux
 Ixia and Spirent Traffic Testers.
 Excellent knowledge of complex high end routing systemarchitectures
 Understanding of Gigabit Ethernet (1/10/40/100GbE)
 Expert knowledge in the following area: L2/L3 protocol, BGP, MPLS, VLANs, Multicast, TCP,
IP IPv4 Routing
 Logic Analyzer, Pulse Generator, Digital and Analog Oscilloscopes
 Excellent at debugging
 Strong problem solving skills to solve HW, SW, and Test set-up issues
 Lab equipment, DMM, DC power, Current Meter
 Coach and mentor Interns and New Hires.
EDUCATION:
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S. Electrical Engineering 1999
B.S. Civil Engineering 1996