Howard Lu

Experience

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  CHINA Computer Research Institute

  Jul 2001 - Jul 2005

  Engineer/Team Leader – Platform Engineering

  · Led the X86 & PowerPC Compact PCI & reinforced notebook platform development for the embedded system, mem, power/SI, Vxworks realization and FPGA RTL design, product bring-up, NPI execution, system integration, optimization, customization, GTM deployment, sustaining, failure and root-cause analysis. · Managed EMI/EMC team to deliver high speed signal integrality settlement and EMI/EMC analysis with the tool, ICX, hyperlynx, logic analyzer.

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  Kontron

  Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

  Technical Program Manager – IOT China

  · Managed the Kontron China IOT Engineering, collaborating with Marketing, Sales, Business Ops, Operations and Legal teams, functional engineering organizations. · Led Compact PCI platform and PMC Graphics platform development, hw/sw design, mem, power/SI, product bring-up, NPI execution, GTM deployment, sustaining, failure and root- cause analysis.· Deep understanding & application of Process & methodology as they apply to those phases of the product lifecycle.

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  AMD

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2014

  · Managed Client and Server customer support activities for top Tier 1 accounts Sugon and all China customers worth $100M+ annually. This included leading global, cross-functional teams from Sales, Business Development, Project management, Engineering, Quality, etc. to synchronize efforts on portfolio management, project win capture, development support, and issue/escalation management.· Led X86/ARM HPC/High density server platform development/NPI with OEM/ODM engineering teams – status, schedule, sampling (silicon, tools), hw/sw design, mem, power/SI, technical docs and communications. Show less · Led China Application Engineering & Program Management team covering Asia OEM & Channel programs generating in excess of $150M+ annually through subsequent years. Developed high performing team with rapid progression of capabilities and zero attrition rate in 3yrs.· Managed top tier China OEMs to solve platform and software issues to accelerate their AMD platform readiness, ensured their desktop, all in one & mobile projects smooth production which contributed to AMD China success to become No. 1 Sales region of AMD.· Develops and recommends PRC solution development and customization process and methodology to meet unique China market needs. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager – Server BU

    Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Senior Technical Program Manager - Graphics Platform Engineering

    Dec 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Senior Application Engineer – Graphics Platform Engineering

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
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  Juniper Networks

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2015

  Staff Program Manager – HW Platform Engineering

  · Managed X86 and MIPS Appliance engineering team, collaborating with Segment Marketing, Sales, Business Ops, Operations and Legal teams, functional engineering organizations. · Led x86 and MIPS hardware appliances products development, hw/sw design, mem, power/SI, validation, bring-up, NPI execution, ODM/CM enablement, sustaining, GTM deployment, failure/root-cause analysis.· Excellent application of Process & methodology as they apply to those phases of the product lifecycle.· Led QMS initiatives for SSPT(Security, Switching Product Team), Quality Management System/TL9000 Internal Auditor/Site Coordinator to Manage internal/external QMS/TL9000 audits. Show less

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  英特尔

  Sept 2015 - now

  ·Leading a highly matrix, cross organizational team, Collaborating with Marketing, Sales, Business Ops，Customer, Operations and Legal teams, Platform Solution Architect, Platform Application Engineer and various engineering teams. ·Drives executing sector strategy, solution roadmap, product/solution definition & development, resource and budget, risk management, sw/hw quality management, change control, NPI execution, ODM/ISV/SI enablement, open source community EdgeX ecosystem build-up, system integration, optimization, customization, UI/UX/DX, promote, scale out, GTM deployment, sustaining, issue and root-cause analysis resulting in flawless business execution and launch of IOT (POS, Kiosk, Edge, chatbot, IFPD, AI box, Cloud Client, health Cloud and Edge, smart home, smart shelf, smart media, smart classroom, smart conference, smart speaker, robot, etc) Platform reference design, Proof of concept of prototyping, Rapid prototype. ·Recognized among peers for accomplishments in delivering multiple key complex products which made HEC BU(Healthcare, Education, Consumer industry) the major vertical contributor(70%) to the $1B+ annual revenue in IOT PRC market. Hit 1Mu Ultra Cloud Client shipment in 2021(77% YoY growth), LRP $931M. Live streaming media AI sw/hw solution with discrete GPU/openvino. JD starlink based on EdgeX. Tencent facial payment POS with wechat pay. CES 2017 demo of the world’s first Alibaba-Midea smart fridge based on IA/Android/Ali YunOS. Alder lake-P & Alder lake-P FUSA Edge scalable ref. design for $100M design win/46 OXM. In Memory Computing NPU + FPGA Video analysis system. Unprompted client affirmations resulted in various executive recognition awards. Show less ·Managed a multinational, matrixed organization, Video solution programs including Video Safety and Security and Video-to-Horizontal (industrial, retail, education, healthcare, robotics, logistics, etc) applications, and lead taskforces to initiate new platform solutions (AIbox, Edge Server, Video Processing Platform, High Density Deep Learning AI accelerator modules, etc) as well as SW solutions/toolkits(Feature Matching Library, Solution Recommendation System, etc) with Intel products (CPU, VPU-Vision Process Unit, iGPU, FPGA, etc). Also led Intel Edge AI SOC & Intel AI software SDK(OpenVINO) AI/CV experts for customer/vendors/startup enabling in Asia.·Business acumen in technology industry in China, focused on DSS/Surveillance in Smart City with Big Data, AI/Deep Learning for CV(Computer Vision)/Video Analytics. Show less ·Led program execution and decision making for cross organizational, highly matrixed robotics platform solutions, Robot computing system, RealSense and other sensing technologies & sensor configuration, IOT technologies, Robot hardware and software, Robot open platform and SDK, Accessories and services3rd ecosystem, mapping, localization, autonomous driving, perception and navigation algorithm, and slam. Collaborating with Google on Services and ecosystem including Android ecosystem, self driving solution. ·Led a cross-functional team that successfully accomplished a flawless robotic demo for Intel's CEO Opening Keynote at CES 2016, which had extremely tight timelines & high visibility. ·Tailor/update process & methodology to adapt to the evolving needs of the Robotics business. Influences roadmaps within own area to keep Intel Robotics on the leading edge. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager - Intel China IOTG BU for healthcare, education, banking, retail, hospitality

    Sept 2016 - now

  • Senior Program Manager - Intel China IOTG BU for Video, Cities, Automotive and Transportation

    Jun 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Program Manager - Intel China IOTG Robotics

    Sept 2015 - Jan 2018