
Gregory Nielsen
Lead architect in Microsoft’s cross-platform development team focused on thermal and power management features and performance optimization for... | Redmond, Washington, United States
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Gregory Nielsen’s Expertise Lead architect in Microsoft’s cross-platform development team focused on thermal and power management features and performance optimization for the Microsoft Surface Pro/Laptop/Book/Studio/Hub product lineups, including Copilot+ PCs. Lead architect and inventor of a silicon agnostic control framework (SMF) that is posed to revolutionize power management controls for Windows devices, and greatly reduce the bar of entry for OEMs entering multi-silicon vendor support designs and improve corporate profitability. Fluent Japanese speaking Principal level engineer with a proven track record; more than 22 years in the PC thermal and power architecture domains, of which 13 years ware based in Japan. Generated multiple thermal/power management patents, authored numerous technical collateral & corporate spec documents, and published and presented at a number tech conferences and industry events. Prior experience at Intel Corporation includes a Staff Engineer level position in Intel’s PC Client Group focused on enabling Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, Configurable TDP, Scenario Design Power (SDP), power & performance optimizations, and thermal management architecture. Below are a few of the key areas of expertise on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm SOCs; -Accurate estimated device external touch temperature and ambient temperature monitoring under multiple workloads, fan speeds, and ambient conditions -Boot time touch temp/battery system limiters -Advanced fan control algorithms in SW and FW -External touch temp based system passive cooling -Power budget balancing and steering algorithms between CPU, GPU, and NPU domains -Device posture based power reconfigurations -External touch temp based hibernation/shutdown controls -High power SOC preemptive device ‘brown-out’ prevention via dynamic power reconfigurations -dynamically reconfigurable battery discharge rate limitations and controls -Under-powered power supply proactive and reactive based system limitations for discharge prevention -Robust software and hardware based backups to thermal/power controls -Custom framework requirements to address the above platform needs using common tools regardless of thermal design power, silicon manufacturer, or silicon power reconfiguration capabilities
Gregory Nielsen’s Current Industry Microsoft
Gregory
Nielsen’s Prior Industry
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Work Experience

Microsoft
Principal System Architect
Thu Jan 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Intel
Japan Engineering Manager
Tue Apr 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Intel
Thermal Management Architect
Fri Feb 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Apr 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)