Mladen Luksic

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Founder

IvixSim

May 2022 - Current (4 years 1 month)

An emerging enterprise (stealth) at the confluence of computer modeling, blockchain, and AI.

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VP Business Development, Technologist

L Drive Inc

Apr 2017 - May 2018 (1 year 2 months)

• Spearheaded strategic partnerships and fundraising initiatives. • Delivered control system and signal processing modules for a novel nanometer precision storage device actuator.

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Founder and President

Ivix Research LLC

Aug 2013 - Current (12 years 10 months)

Ivix Research is a technology consultancy delivering breakthrough insights and transformative solutions that drive innovation. We provide comprehensive consulting services, detailed due diligence, focused market analysis, and expert witness IP litigation support that transform complex technical challenges into strategic advantages for our clients. Our approach to consulting combines the rigor and depth of advanced research with the urgency and precision that business-critical decisions demand. Our expertise spans datacenter and cloud infrastructure, computer storage and memory systems, advanced computing architectures, semiconductor technologies, IoT ecosystems, AI, blockchain, automation, and computer modeling and simulation.

Director, SSD Validation

WD

Sep 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 4 months)

• Revitalized SSD FW Validation and Testing department using Jira agile management approach. • Successfully deployed function-based SSD FW testing aligned with SSD controller HW blocks.

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Member Board Of Directors

Equalis LLC acquired by Mechatron Inc

Nov 2009 - May 2014 (4 years 7 months)

Equalis, LLC, is a premier provider of computer modeling, computational simulation, and data visualization software solutions for engineers and scientists, leveraging the power of open-source Scilab.

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Chairman and President of the Board

Serial ATA International Organization SATAIO

Apr 2008 - Jan 2014 (5 years 10 months)

SATA-IO is an independent non-profit organization delivering guidance and support to the computing industry in the implementation of Serial ATA (SATA) specifications. Its mission is to promote adoption, facilitate performance, and ensure compatibility of SATA standards.

Founder and Director, Host Interface Technology

Western Digital

Feb 2006 - Aug 2012 (6 years 7 months)

• Established and led a new corporate organization dedicated to host interface technology. • Oversaw all aspects of the organization's R&D, engineering, operations, and personnel. • Owner of corporate host interface technology roadmap.

Senior Staff Engineer

Western Digital

Jul 2004 - Jan 2006 (1 year 7 months)

Key technical resource in the company's successful transition from pATA to SATA technology.

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Member Board Of Directors

Aristos Logic acquired by AdaptecPMC Sierra

Jan 2000 - Nov 2003 (3 years 11 months)

Aristos Logic developed and successfully commercialized the first-in-industry RAID-on-chip ASIC.

Director, Business Development

Infineon Technologies

Feb 1998 - Nov 2003 (5 years 10 months)

• Led technology pathfinding for semiconductor products in storage and networking. • Key corporate strategist in computer storage, network storage, memory, and memory interface technologies. • Permanent member of the CMO Council • Advisor to Infineon Ventures, the VC division of Infineon, focusing on computer storage, storage architectures, and storage/memory interfaces. • Company's representative in various industry forums dedicated to storage, memory, and memory interface technologies.

Principal Advanced Concepts Engineer

Seagate Technology

Feb 1997 - Jan 1998 (1 year)

Led the conceptualization, development, and deployment of inaugural prototypes of: • Dual actuator system for Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). • Multi-layer recording technology for HDDs.

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Director, Far East Operations

Integrated Systems Inc acquired by WindRiverIntel

May 1994 - Jan 1997 (2 years 9 months)

• Managed Field Applications Engineering (FAE) for regional offices and distributors in the Far East, (programs localization, hiring, onboarding, and training) for a computer-aided control system design (CACSD) family of products. • Acted as the primary interface with key customers, addressing technical issues, and served as a liaison to the sales organization at the home office.

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Director, Servo Engineering

MiniStor

Oct 1992 - Mar 1994 (1 year 6 months)

• Managed servo engineering organization for the novel small format (1.8") portable HDD. • Enhanced and productized a number of servo system and R/W signal processing features. • Co-developed and productized the first-in-industry shock sensor and write-gate system for HDDs.

Principal Engineer

Digital Equipment Corporation

Sep 1987 - Sep 1992 (5 years 1 month)

• Converted the actuator positioning servo system for HDDs from analog to digital. • Working prototype featuring three integrated servo systems (actuator positioning, mirror selection, and laser focusing) for an innovative magneto-optical (MO) storage device, the precursor to HAMR disk drives.

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Assistant Professor / Research Scientist

University of Texas NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jan 1985 - Aug 1987 (2 years 8 months)

• At the UT, engaged in academic pursuits and research focused on nonlinear control theory, differential geometry, and computational methods for differential automata. • At NASA-JPL, developed and deployed (still in use) a computer simulation tool for optimizing assembly sequence in the construction of large flexible space structures.

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