Mehdi Sotoodeh possesses extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as Firmware Security Lead/Architect at AMD since August 2018. Prior to this role, Mehdi held the position of Senior System Architect at Numecent from January 2014 to December 2016. Mehdi's career began at Rainbow Technologies, where a role as a software engineer was undertaken from 1993 to 2005. Subsequently, at SafeNet Inc from February 2001 to July 2013, Mehdi served as Senior Scientist and CTO member, in addition to a role as Senior System Architect.