Summary
Alex Smith is a technical consultant and product engineer with 11 years of experience blending data-driven decision-making, team accountability for content quality, and hands-on programming. He helped define power and performance characterization for AMD Zen3 Chagall and led ATE test efforts that enabled Ryzen and Threadripper product launches, bringing deep familiarity with Verigy 93k SOC testing. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he currently applies those hardware and process skills to optimize operations, pricing, and client acquisition for a 500+ unit real estate portfolio. Known for turning complex test and product requirements into reliable, repeatable processes, he combines engineering rigor with practical business impact. An EE graduate from UIUC, he’s equally at home translating silicon-level measurements into strategic product improvements.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign