Yehudit Bar-David

Experience

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  Intel Corporation

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2020

  • Worked in an Agile environment, applying Agile methodologies to enhance team adaptability, improve workflow efficiency, and ensure continuous delivery.• Defined strategic goals and KPIs, continuously tracking performance to drive improvements and maintain alignment with business objectives.• Optimized team workload distribution to maximize efficiency, meet aggressive deadlines, and ensure high-quality deliverables.• Provided data-driven progress reports, leading 1:1 sessions and team meetings to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, and forecast challenges.• Proactively identified and resolved bottlenecks, ensuring seamless execution and minimizing operational disruptions.• Managed an international team members remotely, ensuring smooth communication and productivity across different time zones.• Oversaw the transition of the team and provided support in setting up a new lab, including training new staff, following the closure of the U.S. site and the establishment of a new site in Poland.• Led recruitment, onboarding, and mentorship, fostering a high-performance team culture and accelerating employee growth. Show less CHD (Connected Home Division) Project:• Manual and automated testing execution for DOCSIS protocol and home gateway products, covering critical areas such as IPv6 certification, security attacks, voice, WiFi, parental controls, and firewall functionalities etc.• Designed, set up, and troubleshot complex test systems to ensure seamless product validation.• Investigated and resolved complex DOCSIS/GW and system issues, performing in-depth root cause analysis.• Managed the full bug lifecycle in JIRA, from discovery to resolution, ensuring high-quality deliverables.• Developed and maintained comprehensive test plans, proactively creating new test cases based on ATPs.• Worked extensively with configurable switches, multimedia gateways, routers, and CMTS platforms (Arris, CASA, Cisco, etc.).• Leveraged expertise in Linux log analysis to diagnose and optimize system performance.• Applied deep knowledge of network protocols (UDP, TCP, IP, SSH, DHCPv4/6, UPnP, DNS, ICMPv4/6, Multicast, HTTP, DSLITE, TR69) to enhance testing coverage.• Utilized industry-standard testing tools such as RF Sniffer, Ixia, SmartBits, Wireshark, UNH automation (IPv6 logo), CDRouter-QACAFE, MIB-Browser (SNMP), ClearQuest, CNR, SecureCRT, and JIRA.• Worked across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Ubuntu, and Fedora Linux.• Collaborated closely with teams in the U.S., ensuring smooth cross-site communication and alignment on testing strategies and product goals.• Provided mentorship and technical guidance to new and existing team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Show less

  • Senior System Validation Engineer and Team Lead

    Jul 2016 - Aug 2020

  • System Validation Engineer

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2016
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  MaxLinear

  Aug 2020 - now

  System Validation Engineering Team Leader

  • Leading the RDK-B and GW System Validation team to deliver a reference platform solution for broadband access gateways over cable and WiFi wireless infrastructures for service providers.• Responsible for designing, executing and planning post-silicon test use cases along with the necessary ecosystem environments and tools, with an emphasis on functionality, performance, stability, security, and customer-focused scenarios.• Analyzing and presenting key system metrics status to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives.• Driving automation expansion and implementing shift-left CI strategies, achieving over 95% GW/RDK-B features integration within CI to optimize efficiency and streamline execution.• Managed the transition of the team following the closure of the Poland site, overseeing the establishment of a new lab and validation team in Ukraine, including training and onboarding new staff to ensure seamless continuity. Show less