Harry Gries

Current

• Social Media Specialist / Customer Support at Xuropa
• Blogger at harry the ASIC guy
• ASIC Technology Consultant at APR Consulting

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Past

• Senior Program Manager at Synopsys
• Senior Consulting Manager at Synopsys Inc.
• Program Manager at Synopsys Inc.

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Education

• University of Southern California
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Recommended

5 people have recommended Harry

Connections

214 connections

Industry

Semiconductors

Websites

• the ASIC guy BLOG

Harry Gries’s Summary

Over the 24 years of my career, I have acquired both a broad and a deep experience in hands-on IC Design, EDA tools, customer support and management, consulting delivery, people and project management, and business development. I have had success in all these challenges. I will bring to bear all these acquired skills, creative thinking, and a can-do attitude to impact your business.

Harry Gries’s Specialties:

Professional and Design Services

Harry Gries’s Experience

• Social Media Specialist / Customer Support

  Xuropa

  (Semiconductors industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Blogger

  harry the ASIC guy

  (Online Media industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  * Nominated 2009 EDA's Next Top Blogger *
  Responsible for writing an ASIC Design Blog sharing insights into the people side of ASIC design.

• ASIC Technology Consultant

  APR Consulting

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Advised client (Northrop Grumman) on custom development of standard cell libraries, digital and mixed-signal IP, and design methodologies for new deep submicron process technology
  • Technically directed and supervised library and IP development and backend place and route services performed by design services company. Collaborated with design engineers on technical issues and subcontracts organization on financial and legal issues
  • Recommended several new EDA tools and methodologies to enhance implementation and verification productivity. Facilitated vendor tool presentations and tool/methodology evaluations.
  • Hands-on evaluation of EDA tools and review of subcontractor delivered libraries and IP

Additional Information

Harry Gries’s Websites:

• the ASIC guy BLOG

Harry Gries’s Interests:

Web 2.0, New Media, ASIC, FPGA, Blog, Podcast, Beer

Harry Gries’s Groups:

•    Semiconductor Professional's Group
•    ASIC CONSULTANTS NETWORK
•    FPGA/CPLD Design Group
•    Cloud Computing
•    MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni
•    Design Automation Conference
•    synopsys employees & alumni
•    ASIC Methodology Experts Network
•    EDA expert
•    SNUG Synopsys Users Group (500+ members)
•    EDA Bloggers
•    SystemVerilog User Group
•    Social Media Marketing Mavens
•    EDA SaaS Enthusiasts
•    RTL Design & Logic Design Professionals
•    Sales and Marketing Professionals Promoting HighTech and Technology in Los Angeles and its Vicinity
•    Cloudbook
•    EDA Free Open Source Software - FOSS
•    ASIC / COT Chip Implementation (Timing Constraints, Analysis & Closure)

Harry Gries’s Honors:

Nominated 2009 EDA's Next Top Blogger

Harry Gries’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch