Yuthana (Joe) Thowtho
About Yuthana (Joe) Thowtho
Yuthana (Joe) Thowtho serves as the Senior Director of Product Development at KIOXIA America, Inc. in Folsom, California, a position he has held since 2019, and has extensive experience in product development and validation from his previous roles at Intel Corporation and Toshiba.
Work at Kioxia
Yuthana Thowtho has been serving as the Senior Director of Product Development at KIOXIA America, Inc. since 2019. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing product development initiatives and strategies within the organization. His tenure at KIOXIA has spanned five years, during which he has contributed to the company's advancements in memory and storage solutions from the Folsom, California location.
Previous Experience at Intel Corporation
Thowtho has extensive experience at Intel Corporation, where he held multiple roles over several years. He served as the Post Silicon Validation Manager from 2004 to 2008, followed by the Systems Validation Manager from 2009 to 2012. He continued his career at Intel as a Product Manufacturing Manager from 2012 to 2014 and later as an SSD Validation Manager for a brief period in 2015. His diverse roles at Intel focused on validation and manufacturing processes within the semiconductor industry.
Experience at Toshiba and Numonyx
Before joining KIOXIA, Thowtho worked at Toshiba Memory America, Inc. as the Senior Director of Product Development from 2018 to 2019. He also held the position of Director of Product Development at Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Earlier in his career, he briefly worked at Numonyx as a Post Silicon Validation Manager in 2008. His roles at these companies involved leadership in product development and validation.
Education and Expertise
Yuthana Thowtho studied at California State University-Sacramento from 1998 to 2000. His educational background has equipped him with the knowledge and skills necessary for his roles in product development and validation within the semiconductor industry. His expertise encompasses various aspects of product management and engineering, particularly in memory and storage technologies.