Raymond-Noel Kono, PhD

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Director, Reliability Enginering at Amperesand

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Raymond-Noel is the Director of Reliability Engineering at Amperesand, specializing in cloud computing systems and server hardware architecture. His career includes leadership roles at Google, Microsoft, and Intel, where he has driven technology development and end-to-end quality management. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

Server Reliability
His career focus involves architecting server reliability validation methodology and qualifying specialized compute servers for companies like Microsoft and Intel.
Quality Management
He has deep expertise in end-to-end quality, including statistical data analysis, failure analysis, FMEA, and 8D problem-solving for complex systems.
Technology Leadership
He has a track record of leading multi-geographical engineering teams and focuses on professional development in leadership and team building.

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Raymond-Noel has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2026
Director, Reliability Enginering at Amperesand
2023 - 3-2026
GHQR at Google
10-2022 - 3-2026
Principal Reliability Engineer at Lumotive
8-2016 - 9-2022
Quality & Reliability Manager/Lead at Microsoft
2007 - 8-2016
Lead Q&R Engineer at Intel

Education

PhD from Carnegie Mellon University
BS from Michigan State University

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