Roger Nakashima
About Roger Nakashima
Roger Nakashima is a Staff Validation Engineer at KIOXIA America, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. He has extensive experience in validation engineering, having held positions at Agilent Technologies, PMC-Sierra, Intel Corporation, and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
Work at Kioxia
Roger Nakashima has been employed at KIOXIA America, Inc. since 2017, serving as a Staff Validation Engineer. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of storage products through rigorous validation processes. His work contributes to the development of high-quality memory solutions that meet industry standards.
Previous Experience
Before joining KIOXIA, Roger Nakashima held several engineering positions. He worked at Agilent Technologies as a System Validation Engineer from 2004 to 2006, followed by a role at PMC-Sierra as a System Design Validation Engineer from 2006 to 2013. He also served as a Senior Post-Si Validation Engineer at Intel Corporation from 2013 to 2016 and as a Senior Validation Engineer at Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. for eight months in 2017.
Technical Contributions
Roger Nakashima developed an API for a PCIe exerciser that automated over 100 test cases, significantly reducing execution time to just over three minutes. He also led an initiative to create a test plan for a Fibre Channel product that resulted in securing a $5 million contract with a Tier 1 customer. Additionally, he facilitated a meeting with various teams to prioritize and reduce a list of 60 bug fixes by 50%.
Education and Expertise
Roger Nakashima earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of the Pacific, where he studied from 1999 to 2004. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in validation engineering, where he applies his knowledge to improve product performance and reliability.