Cory Peterson

Experience

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  HGST, a Western Digital company

  Dec 2000 - Mar 2016

  * Project team lead for Enterprise SSD in the System Integration Testing Lab (SIT Lab).* Provide customer and development support for enterprise and desktop class HDD/SSDs (SATA, SAS, FCAL) for all customers.* Debug, analyze and resolve operating system, system, and storage level issues.* Develop and maintain Lotus Notes databases to track customer and development testing.* Develop automation scripts and tools for unattended installation of operating systems, software, and storage stress utilities Show less

  • Test Architect

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Principal Engineer, Enterprise SSD Team Lead (SIT Lab)

    Dec 2000 - Nov 2013
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  IBM

  Dec 2000 - Apr 2003

  Engineer
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  Western Digital

  Mar 2016 - now

  My team ensures Western Digital Enterprise storage products integrate well into our customers system environment during the development of our new products and provide joint qualification and sustaining customer support. My team is comprised of technical domain experts in the areas of technology development, automation software development, and product characterization of Western Digital products as we ensure products meet customer expectations. My team is responsible for ensuring organization and lab readiness and technical support for new technologies (PCIe Gen4, Gen5, ZNS, SMR, etc) being introduced in Western Digital products, our customer's systems, and in the industry.

  • Senior Director, WW System Integration and Test (SIT) Lab

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Director, Technology, Automation, and Characterization (TAC)

    Dec 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Senior Manager, Technology Development

    Mar 2016 - Dec 2019