Jeff Walters

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About Jeff Walters

Work in HW/SW Validation at Intel for 10 years, travel to OEM sites to help with Validation and Debug Process. Automation Engineer working with Python/Powershell/Batch code and scripting.• LEAD PLATFORM DEBUG EFFORTS: SPEARHEADED PLATFORM DEBUG INITIATIVES FOR NEXT-GENERATION INTEL PLATFORMS DURING WORKSHOPS HELD IN TAIWAN, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE TESTING AND VALIDATION OF CUSTOMER PLATFORMS.• WORKSHOP COORDINATION: ORGANIZED AND EXECUTED WORKSHOPS TO FULLY TEST AND VALIDATE CUSTOMER PLATFORMS, CREATING TICKETS TO ADDRESS ANY PLATFORM INGREDIENT ISSUES.• TESTING METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: COLLABORATED WITH INGREDIENT OWNERS TO DEVELOP AND REFINE TESTING METHODS FOR EACH WORKSHOP PHASE, ENSURING THOROUGH VALIDATION UNTIL PRODUCT LAUNCH.• AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK CREATION: CO-DEVELOPED AN AUTOMATION TESTING FRAMEWORK TO FACILITATE REMOTE TESTING, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING TESTING EFFICIENCY AND COVERAGE.• TOOL AND TEST AUTOMATION: WORKED CLOSELY WITH INGREDIENT OWNERS TO INTEGRATE THEIR TOOLS AND PLATFORM INGREDIENT TESTS INTO THE AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK, ENHANCING OVERALL TEST AUTOMATION.• PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH JIRA: MANAGED TEAM ISSUES AND PROJECT PROGRESS USING JIRA, INCLUDING TICKET CREATION, SPRINT PLANNING, AND DASHBOARD MAINTENANCE.• CODE MANAGEMENT WITH GITHUB: OVERSAW THE TEAM'S CODE BASE USING GITHUB, IMPLEMENTING CODE REVIEW PROCESSES AND ENSURING CODE QUALITY THROUGH SYSTEMATIC CHECK-INS.• OEM SETUP CODE MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED OEM SETUP CODE TO CONNECT PLATFORMS UNDER TEST TO THE TEST WEB SERVICE, ENABLING REMOTE TESTING CAPABILITIES.• SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT: MANAGED THE TESTING CODE BASE AND UTILIZED CHOCOLATEY TO DEPLOY NECESSARY PROGRAMS TO SYSTEMS UNDER TEST, ENSURING CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY.• CODE BASE MAINTENANCE: ENSURED ALL CODE BASES AND PROGRAMS WERE UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LATEST OS AND INTEL SILICON, MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE.