Associate Technical Director,
Samsung Semiconductor India Research
Sathish Kumar is a seasoned Storage Test Architect with over 19+ years of rich industry experience in enterprise storage, server platforms, and system testing. Currently serving as an Associate Technical Director at Samsung Semiconductor India Research, he leads the Solutions System Test team, delivering end-to-end qualification of NVMe over Fabrics solutions and contributing to Open Compute Project (OCP) forums. Throughout his career, Sathish has built deep technical expertise across companies like Dell EMC, Brocade, and Adaptec. He has architected scalable test strategies, developed automation frameworks, led cross-functional teams, and mentored engineers to achieve business and technical goals. His hands-on proficiency in Python, storage protocols (FCP, SAS, SCSI), virtualization technologies, and RESTful APIs underscores his versatile skill set. A recognized innovator, Sathish holds a U.S. patent on intelligent test automation using reverse-engineered REST API specifications. He has also been an active contributor to global tech forums, presenting at OCP Summit & Future of Memory and Storage in the U.S.
