Kristine Westland

Kristine Westland is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technical and engineering roles. Currently serving as a Senior Account Technical Executive at Cadence since September 2025, Kristine previously held various positions at Synopsys Inc, including Machine Learning Product Engineer and Staff Apps Consultant, from May 2001 to September 2025. Earlier career experience includes roles as a Physical Design Engineer at both Mindspeed Technologies and Conexant Systems, and a Design Engineer at NEC Electronics America. Kristine also worked as a Graphics Applications Engineer at S-MOS Systems and served in the United States Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician. Kristine holds an MBA in Management & Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University and a degree in EECS with a focus on Semiconductor Design from the University of California, Berkeley.