Cenk Yildiz

Cenk Yildiz is an experienced professional in the field of electrical engineering, currently serving as a Design Verification Manager at Apple since March 2016, following a role as a Verification Engineer. Prior to Apple, Cenk held positions at Avago Technologies as a Staff Verification Engineer, and at Seagate Technology as a Staff ASIC Verification Engineer after its acquisition of the Flash Component Division of LSI. Cenk's career also includes significant roles at LSI, where expertise was developed in constrained random-based functional verification using SystemVerilog and UVM methodology, and at SandForce as an ASIC Verification Engineer. Earlier in the career, Cenk worked as a VLSI Design Engineer at Zoran, where contributions included the design and verification of HDMI technology. Academic qualifications include a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University.