Amruta Chaphekar

Experience

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  Vicor Corporation

  Mar 2006 - Sept 2006

  Intern- Failure Analysis

  --Conducted in depth failure analysis of electronic assembly.--Excavating components to test reliability.--Conducted PCB evaluation to approve new vendors.--Analyzing electrical characteristic by using thermocouples.--Interacting with other lab members and internal customers by deliverables on projects.--Tool used: M.O.L.E, Instron, Probe station, Curve tracer, FTIR, TGA, TMA, DSC, Oscilloscope, S.E.M

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  Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2015

  • Lead on new product introduction activities for PSoC 4 and PSoC 5LP. • Headed customer conversion effort (20 lead customers) which included supporting customers during initial evaluation, ramp up and volume production.• Led cross-function team of 10 to ensure timely availability of silicon and kit at product launch• Defined and implemented strategies to increase Cypress developer community (CDC) member involvement and Kit Sales.• Developed competitive analysis to arm Sales with PSoC value proposition against competition.• Initiated and defined lead generation business process to equip sales with high quality leads.• Headed Design Win Replication (DWR – a process for replicating design wins at lead customers in the broad customer base by leveraging the distribution channel ) task force initiative identified as critical by CEO• Championed multiple process changes to streamline DWR initiative. Show less

  • Staff, Program Manager

    Sept 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Sr. Product Marketing Engineer

    Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Sr Yield Engineer

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2012

  • Yield Engineer

    Mar 2007 - Sept 2008
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  KIOXIA America, Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2020

  • Led product development of next generation data center SATA SSD storage product• Product Development Team (PDT) Lead for retail/e-tail SSD Products, TR150 and RD400.• Led broad cross-functional teams including Firmware, Hardware, Software, Validation, Reliability, Operations and Marketing to plan, collaborate and deliver high quality product on schedule• Communicated with the executive team and all levels of management within the organization on a weekly basis to deliver project progress and issues, including decisions impacting products and programs • Led milestone reviews and deep dive review meetings with e-staff.• Realized project tracking and execution via Sprints and Kanban boards in Jira • Developed Product Lifecycle (PLC) process for new product development which is inclusive of all functions• Chaired GTM initiative to improve Toshiba’s outward communication during development and roll out of products by prioritizing customer needs and impact.• Familiar with Agile and Scrum methodologiesTools - Microsoft Office applications (MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word), Smartsheets, JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint Show less

  • Sr Manager, Product Development

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Sr Program Manager (System - EPM)

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2019
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  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  Dec 2020 - now

  • Software Development Manager, Block Storage

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Hardware Development Manager

    Dec 2020 - now