Rambod (Rambo) Jacoby

Principal - Developer Relations & Communications @ NVIDIA

About

As a young boy, computers captivated my imagination. This captivation is what led me to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. My engineering background has been a fundamental steppingstone in developing the thought process necessary for entrepreneurship as well as developing the credibility necessary to lead an organization. The six years that I spent at NVIDIA as a Lead Notebook Design Engineer taught me the invaluable skill of elegantly transforming a great idea into a working product. Most important, this position helped me develop one of my greatest skills, communication. I pride myself not just on how elegantly I can develop a product, but how effectively I can explain the technical aspects of that product to non-technical staff. Engineering at NVIDIA prepared me for my career transition into marketing and management. As a Marketing Manager responsible for developing NVIDIA’s display technology strategy, I was the main point of contact between the display industry and NVIDIA. I later transitioned into Product Management where I was responsible for NVIDIA's mainstream GPU product segment. As part of my work with NVIDIA, I assumed the role of President of the HDMI Forum, where I led the standards body that developed the next generation HDMI2.0 interface. My experience in these positions helped me develop several key strengths: • I learned how to understand business and technology trends. • I developed the savvy necessary to invest billions of dollars to intersect these trends. • I learned how to draw on my engineering background to provide clear and concise technical requirements to engineering teams. These skills formed the foundation for my transition into leadership roles as a Principal Engineer and Product Manager in NVIDIA's autonomous driving team, Business Development within NVIDIA's automotive datacenter team, and subsequently as part of NVIDIA's Communications team where I help educate world leaders and Fortune 500 executives on NVIDIA's AI platform.

Country

United States

City

San Jose

Industry

Computer Hardware

Skill

Product Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Debugging, Program Management, Mobile Devices, Hardware Architecture, Semiconductors, ASIC, Project Management, Embedded Systems, Business Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Product Marketing, Software Engineering, Start-ups, Business Strategy, PCB design, Enterprise Software, Strategy

Experience

Principal - Developer Relations & Communications

NVIDIA

2024-10 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Santa Clara County, California, United States

Educate world leaders and Fortune 500 executives on NVIDIA’s AI platform and the transformative impact of graphics, digital twins, high performance computing and generative AI on the world’s major industries. NVIDIA Executive Briefing Center

Principal - Autonomous Driving & Enterprise AI Product and Business Development Manager

NVIDIA

2019-4 - 2024-12 · 5 yrs 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Developer Relations and Business Development for: - NVIDIA AI Enterprise focusing on autonomous and connected vehicle development & test (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/ai-enterprise-suite/) Product Manager for: - NVIDIA DRIVE Mapping (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/self-driving-cars/hd-mapping/)

Principal Technologist - Virtual Reality

NVIDIA

2016-9 - 2019-4 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Santa Clara, CA

- Drive NVIDIA's connectivity strategy for Virtual Reality - Co-Inventor of VirtualLink, an open industry standard that enables next-generation VR headsets to connect with a PC or other device using a single, high-bandwidth USB-C connector - Chairman of the VirtualLink Consortium (www.VirtualLink.org)

Automotive Technology Manager

NVIDIA

2014-9 - 2016-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Santa Clara, CA

• Develop the display roadmap for NVIDIA’s Automotive business • Initiate engagements with automotive OEM, Tier1, and Tier2 suppliers to define future of automotive displays • Spearhead initiatives targeted towards improving harness connectivity while reducing solution cost

Mainstream Notebook Product Line Manager

NVIDIA

2011-5 - 2014-9 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Santa Clara, CA

• Manage product teams responsible for shipping >10 Million notebook GPUs per quarter • Devise and implement five generations of successful and highly competitive product stacks • Deliver clear product, feature, and schedule requirements to hardware and software teams • Empower sales teams to win more business by developing concise competitive benefit collateral

Technical Marketing - Display

NVIDIA

2009-3 - 2011-5 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Manage NVIDIA’s company-wide display roadmap and technology initiatives • Lead software and hardware engineering teams in development of NVIDIA’s Kepler display architecture • Evangelize numerous NVIDIA proprietary display technologies throughout the display industry • Cultivate relationships with key strategic panel, receiver, monitor, and television partners • Develop and manage NVIDIA's display-adapter retail business • Contribute numerous patents to NVIDIA’s Intellectual Property portfolio

Lead Board Design Engineer

NVIDIA

2003-1 - 2009-3 · 6 yrs 3 mos

• Spearhead the design, layout, and validation of numerous high-end graphic cards • Develop the floor-plan and oversee layout of highly dense 4, 6, and 8 layer Printed Circuit Boards • Implement strategies for improving high-speed signal integrity and reducing emissions • Design and layout ultra-efficient high current DC-DC power supplies for notebook environments • Build multi-sourced Bill of Materials (BOM) focused on balancing cost and efficiency • Manage numerous validation teams focused on completing EVT and DVT activities • Establish NVIDIA's Asia Design Center by serving an expatriate position in Shenzhen, China