Kuldeep Prakash

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India24 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

25 years of success in Program Management and Product Development.
Proven track record in driving Operational Excellence.
Expertise in delivering complex automotive solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in Automotive and SaaS industries with a strong focus on software development and project management.

Contact

kuldeepprakash@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementAutomotive EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentMachine Learning

Other Skills

ARMAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAlgorithmsAndroidCC++ClearCaseDebuggingDevice DriversDigital Signal ProcessorsEmbedded LinuxEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded SystemsFirmware

About

I am an accomplished professional delivering nearly 25 years of career success in all aspects of Program Management and Product Development across Automotive, Workflow Solutions, Mobile Applications, Embedded Applications, Protocol Stack development, Software Defined Vehicle domains. My dexterity lies in Technical Resource Planning, Project Delivery, Project Staffing, Performance Management, Process Development and Implementation along with Software Development and Integration. Demonstrated excellence in critical thinking to produce new & unique methods to solve complex processes; reliability, innovation, clear communications and mobilizing others. Over the time, I have proved my excellence in formulating, implementing & reviewing various business and policies; ramping-up projects within time, budget & quality parameters, as per project management & best practice guidelines. Track record in driving Operational Excellence using continuous process improvement, operations management and innovation; thrives in deadline-driven environments with excellent team-building skills.

Experience

Ola electric

Director

Apr 2023 – Feb 2024 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Leading the HMI and platform development for OLA Electric Scooter, responsible for a stable platform, OTA solutions to improve product functionality and user experience
Responsible for project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations
Responsible for End-to-end solution delivery, with high-quality results

ProgrammingAutomotive EngineeringProgram ManagementSkill DevelopmentLeadershipWorking Experience+4

Hyundai mobis

DGM

Aug 2018 – Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · On-site

As Group Head for IVI development, led the planning, development, review, testing, and successful delivery of products in the Indian market
Led the development of HMI for various modules, including music streaming, radio, home, settings, media, and voice memo for global products
Developed connected car solutions for the Indian region, including telematics applications and OTA solutions for India AVNT
Owned project delivery, managed stakeholder relationships, and successfully delivered multiple models, including Venue, Verna, Sonet, Carens, Seltos, & EV6
Managed the ownership of India AVNT projects and HMI for global model

Software Development MethodologiesProgrammingProgram ManagementSkill DevelopmentSoftware ImplementationAgile Methodologies+11

Honeywell technology solutions, inc.

Associate Engineering Manager

May 2015 – Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

Responsible for development of innovative workflow projects that involves System Design, Quality Improvement and timely deliveries of the following projects.
1.Operational Acuity
As part of Operational Acuity (OpAcuity) Solution machine learning algorithms are implemented to extract useful insights about operator productivity inside a DC warehouse. These insights can be used to enhance productivity.
Environment: Spark, Storm, HBase, Kafka.
2.Voice Catalyst
Voice Catalyst is the voice application running on the wearable device used by a warehouse operator. Voice Catalyst receives commands from the enterprise application and translates the same into voice commands, at the same time it receives the speech based feedback from the operator which are converted into text and transported back to the enterprise application.
Environment: WinCE,C++.
3.Voice Console
VoiceConsoleis web-based device management and operator management functionalities, which allows to view the workflow being executed by operators in real time.
Environment: JAVA,Hibernate,Spring.

Machine Learning AlgorithmsSoftware Development MethodologiesProgrammingProgram ManagementSoftware ImplementationWorking Experience+7

Samsung india electronics ltd.

Deputy General manager

Nov 2008 – Apr 2015 · 6 yrs 5 mos · NOIDA

Group Engineering Manager responsible for leading development of feature and Android based Smartphones. Responsible for Commercialization of multiple Samsung phone models globally.
Selected Results
● Team set-up & ramp-up from 40 members to 140 engineers..
● Executed more than 30 Android Regional and OS upgrade projects for Europe and SouthWest Asia market.
● Executed more than 20 feature phone projects for Europe and Middle East Asia market.

Software Development MethodologiesProgrammingProgram ManagementSkill DevelopmentSoftware ImplementationWorking Experience+8