Breker Verification Systems is a venture-backed, privately held EDA company supplying graph-based functional test synthesis tools that solve functional verification challenges in today’s complex designs. Using patented technology that combines graphs with dependency resolution, Breker’s software reduced the verification effort by over a factor of 10, resulting in first-silicon success for numerous customers.

Breker was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Adnan Hamid – Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Adnan is the founder of Breker, and has over 18 years experience in functional verification automation. Prior to Breker, he managed AMD’s System Logic Division, and also led their verification team to create the first test case generator providing 100% coverage for a x86-class microprocessor. Adnan also worked at Cadence Design Systems and served as the subject matter expert in System Level Verification, developing system-level verification solutions for Texas Instruments, Siemens/Infineon, Motorola/Freescale and General Motors.

Adnan holds 15 patents in test case generation and synthesis. He received BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Rick Nordin – Vice President of Business Development and Marketing

Rick comes to Breker with a 16 year track record in EDA. Prior to Breker, he served as Marketing Director at Nascentric and at Silicon Design Systems; as sales manager for Circuit Semantics; as methodology consultant for Cadence; and as District Technical Manager for Synopsys. Rick began his engineering career as a hardware designer with AMD in Austin, Texas.

Rick holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Dave Johnson - Vice President of Sales

Dave brings over 20 years of experience to Breker Systems, most recently as owner and president of FirstShift Technologies, a company focused on sales and business development for startup EDA companies. Prior to starting FirstShift in 2006, Dave worked for a variety of EDA companies, including Nascentric, Cadence, Neolinear, Avanti and Xynetix. At Neolinear, Dave held the Vice President of Sales position for 4 years and helped successfully merge Neolinear into Cadence. Prior to his career in sales, Dave was an ASIC designer at VLSI Technology.

Dave holds a BSEE from the University of Cincinnati.

Maheen Hamid, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Maheen brings financial experience in deal structuring and operations management for small to medium sized businesses.   Her experience spans a broad range of industries including wireless telecommunication, education and construction.

Maheen holds a BBA from the North South University, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.