Firmware validation & systems engineer
Fixing problems and building products with agentic workflows.
A decade of NVMe SSD validation for Intel, Solidigm, and OEM programs at Dell and NetApp. I train teams, document the failure, and build the tools that make the next sprint cleaner.
Proof points
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OEM SSD firmware
Dell, NetApp, Intel — Gen3/Gen4 NVMe regression and CVE sprints.
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International QA lead
Trained and led functional validation teams in Mexico.
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Founder
McBride Tech Services — web, hosting, and IT for small teams.
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Hardware & embedded
ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Arduino — sensors, robots, field tools.
Selected work
All workStack I ship with
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Product
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Vercel
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Data & payments
- Neon
- PostgreSQL
- Stripe
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Build tools
- Cursor
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Systems
- Python
- C++
Who you are hiring
A proven asset in QA and systems engineering. A liaison who can sit with developers, management, and operators and discuss hardware, firmware, or config.
At Cisco Demo Loan Services I completed NPI for UCS hardware, and created scripts for auomated validation testing. At Intel I traced NVMe failures to the layer that actually broke. At Solidigm I found critical bugs before customers did using 3rd party compliance tools
With all the combined knowledge McBride Tech Services was born. Building products for small businesses, nonprofits, and churches. McBride Tech Learning Lab is a spelling bee challenge featuring mascot Bumble, my current endeavor.