TOBY BAIRD

7618 DESERTWOOD LANE

PLEASANTON, CA 94588
(925) 200-5236
tb4f0a30@westpost.net
SKILLS SUMMARY Senior Program Manager/Engineer with extensive experience in new
product development, contractual negotiations and program management. Skilled in
x86/x64 PC and Server architecture, hardware design, failure analysis, ambiguou
s problem solving, Excellent background in team design, scheduling, and budgetin
g. Senior Level Experience in developing and implementing regional and internati
onal support teams/programs for major OEM organizations manufactured in Asian Ma
rkets.
EMPLOYMENT Principle Program Manager - X86 Systems
Oracle Corporation USA February 2010 - Present
* Technical Project Lead for New Product Introduction (NPI) projects in X86 Ora
cle Appliance Enterprise Servers.
* Design Lead for shared domain networking architectures in modular assemblies a
nd common network interfaces.
* Develop Manufacturing Test Procedures and drive integration in plan assembly p
rocess.
* Write system specifications based on sales, marketing and product definition r
equirements documentation.
* Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Test efforts in New Product Development.
Senior Project Program Manager - x86/x64
Sun Microsystems, Inc. July 2007 - January 2010
Menlo Park, CA
* Technical Project Lead for New Product Introduction (NPI) projects in Sun Micr
osystems' x64 Enterprise Blade and Storage product family.
* Establish engineering, NPI manufacturing and operation resources and budgeting
for developmental phases of programs.
* Deliver weekly status to executive staff identifying project issues and risks
and deliverables.
* Develop, Approve and Review engineering test plans and setting Milestone metri
cs against competencies.
* Develop project budgets from initial concepts to post production NRE.
* Additional responsibilities include Software Program Management. Activities i
nclude release management, software resources, software quality testing manageme
nt, OS release development, IP Legal negotiations and 3rd Party legal contracts.
Senior Technical Program Manager-Customer Support Services
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. April 2002 - June 2007
Sunnyvale, CA
* Managed platform development for several tier-1 OEM customers simultaneously.
Accounts include Rackable Systems, Sun Microsystems, SuperMicro, and Google.
* Co-Chaired steering committee for TPM organization formation. This team has be
come the focal point for AMD's OEM Platform development engineering engagements
with tier-1 customers.
* Organized Emergency Debug Task Force (EDTF) engagement with tier-1 OEM custome
r platform issues reducing average days to resolution from 12 days to 8 days.
* Developed best practices system builder guidelines for Platform "SilverBox" Po
wer Supply requirements enabling customer to reduce system costs.
* Co-developed a Thermal Mechanical best practices handbook for system builder/w
hitebox/OEM customer platform development best practices.
* Educated a major server OEM Customer on product development practices that lea
d to a design win and a key strategic OEM partner with over $35M per quarter in
revenue.
Sr. System Project Engineer
Gateway Computer, Inc. January 2000 - April 2002
Lake Forest, CA
* Led and managed project development for corporation's high-end desktop persona
l computers, 700 series. Duties included, researching, designing, reviewing, val
idating and testing PC main board, power supply and related peripherals.
* Developed standardized test procedures for new product development in power bu
dget and power summary procedures reducing issue misidentification and increased
issue details.
* Collaborated on standardized BIOS design template for new product introduction
s guaranteeing consistency across BIOS development and reducing ambiguity in pro
duct lines.
* Researched and negotiated with LCD suppliers to offer competitive pricing solu
tion for handheld products and enhance Gateway's product visibility in the marke
tplace.
* Co-developed a standardized checklist for engineering validation test (EVT) of
new products leading to reduction in test time.
Sustaining Manufacturing Engineer
Gateway Computer, Inc. May 1995 - January 2000
North Sioux City, SD
* Developed online issue database, reducing average issue rate resolution closur
e from 3 weeks to 8 days.
* Implemented issue priority escalation processes between client care, manufactu
ring, and engineering.
* Led engineering efforts on Year 2000 program for non-compliant PC field base p
roviding clear resolution to non-Y2K compliant systems.
EDUCATION
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Tech University)
Rapid City, SD
Post Graduate Studies
Fault Tolerant Testing and Design for Test - 1995
Microprocessor Architecture Design - 1997
High Speed Digital Design - 2000
Accredited Certifications
A+ Service Technician Verification #9BDDTT1660