From x86 and FPGA to RISC-V IP
What it took to move a delivery practice across technology domains, and the execution system that made it predictable.
Senior Technical Program Manager · Silicon & Hardware
I turn technical ambiguity into predictable delivery.
15+ years leading silicon, semiconductor and automotive hardware programs, from RISC-V IP and FPGAs to EV production ramps. Quality-systems discipline is built into how I run every program.
ISO 9001
Quality management system rebuilt and certified to ISO 9001:2015 in 2018Intel FPGA
$32M
Annual savings from two new supplier sites I sourced, negotiated and ramped to production readinessTesla
+25%
Assembly capacity increase at Fremont by moving HV sub-assemblies to those sitesTesla
23%
PPM improvement, with zero assembly stop-shipsFord
Experience
Fifteen years, three industries, one way of working
- 2024 – PresentSenior Technical Program ManagerSiFive · RISC-V IP programs for intelligence and automotiveCurrent
- 2015 – 2024Senior Technical Program ManagerIntel · FPGA business: silicon, IP, software, security and qualitySemiconductor
- 2018 – 2023Technical Program Manager, Strategic ConsultantCrocus Technology · magnetic sensor design and developmentStartup
- 2014 – 2015TPM / Supplier Quality EngineerTesla · Model S/X high- and low-voltage systemsEV
- 2011 – 2014Supplier Development & Outsourcing EngineerFord · electrical and electronic components, the AmericasAutomotive
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Silicon, hardware, quality systems, or applying AI to how engineering teams deliver. I read every message.
manuel.alexrodriguez@icloud.com