May 2023 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Technical Leadership and Customer Engagement
• Secured WR business for Forvia
• Regular customer interaction for technical discussions, ensuring alignment on requirements and project milestones.
• Conducted joint validation activities with customers in India and France to ensure seamless product performance and delivery.
• Hands-on experience in Android Auto, CarPlay, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB certification processes, contributing to product compliance and market readiness.
• Leading and mentoring a 22-member team across system feature, System integration, Automation, and Setup management.
• Provided technical support to counterparts, ensuring efficient collaboration and resolution of technical challenges.
• Actively participated in IOP (Interoperability) testing to ensure compatibility and adherence to standards.
• Played a key role in end-to-end product delivery, from the initial concept phase to successful SOP (Start of Production).
• Collaborated with team members in hands-on testing, guiding them to identify and resolve critical issues prior to software release.
• Offered strategic guidance to management to successfully deliver projects during critical phases.

Nov 2022 – May 2023 · 6 mos

• Infotainment Expertise
• Regularly interact with end customers to understand their challenges and provide effective resolutions.
• Identified pain points across diverse user groups through continuous engagement and feedback analysis.
• Played a key role in supporting and guiding end users, ensuring smooth infotainment system usage and improved customer satisfaction.

Aug 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr · India

• Infotainment Testing
• Infotainment Expertise

Jun 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · India · Remote

• I built a dynamic team focused on addressing critical technology gaps in the automotive industry. Passionate about true innovation, I contributed to advancing forward-thinking solutions in Infotainment and Telematics technology.
• # Provisional Patents Filed: 3
• # Domains: Infotainment and Telematics
• Key Responsibilities:
• Crafted Innovation and Strategy Roadmap for FY 2020-21
• Led a team of 10 people for the MVP development and publication of technical white papers
• Spearheaded customer meetings across the APAC region, focusing on understanding client needs and providing tailored solutions.
• Engaged with multiple customers for Innovation Pitching, gathering feedback and fostering collaboration to drive technological advancements.

May 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr · India

• Responsibility: - Technical Business Development / Pre-Sales / Testing / Design
• Automotive Infotainment/Telematics/Amazon Alexa
• Currently involved in Technical as well as Business Development Role.
• Helping Umlaut to grow their business in APAC (Automotive) and secured 4 businesses.
• Preparing Technical Presentation/Documents for different customers according to their requirement.
• Involved in complete interview process.
• Visiting Customer places for new/existing Business in APAC region.
• Building Team based on the requirements.
• Cost Management and preparing Technical proposals.
• Building relationship with customers.
• Traveling to different Countries in APAC to bring new projects/customers for Umlaut.
• Providing multiple solutions to customer and helping them to achieve their requirements.
• Preparing Technical documents for Amazon Alexa and giving solutions to Customer.

Jul 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · India

• Responsibility : Responsible for uncovering defects for 4 vehicle infotainment
• programs.
• Requirement Elicitation with Systems team
• Test plan creation and review
• Bench setup
• Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Exploratory Testing
• Operating System : QNX , Android
• Processor : ARM (J4, V850, Hero)
• Tools : Canoe, Doors
• Infotainment Testing and involved for R&D on Infotainment system.
• Giving suggestions to Design team about Features in Infotainment system and How to make User Friendly Infotainment System.
• Helping Design team to make prototype for our infotainment system.
• Travelled to China to guide our team about infotainment and features.
• Giving Training and Presentations on Infotainment System and also covering each Modules.
• Helping China team about Testing and helping design team for SSRS Document and reviewing it On weekly basis.
• Providing Ideas about new feature to our Architect / Design team.
• Responsible for different modules like Voice recognition, Tuner Applications, Navigation,Android Auto, Car life, USB ,AUX, iPod ,RVC, Telematics
• Testing through Signal Generator (FM/AM, DAB, XM etc.)

Jan 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · India

• Language used : System & Embedded Testing , Regression Testing, Smoke testing, Exploratory Testing
• Operating System : QNX
• Tools : Canoe, Perforce, Doors , Jira, Elvis
• Involved from the development to delivery phase (from the Scratch).
• Handling modules like Voice recognition, Radio Applications , BT. IR, RCA app, Navigation, Mirror link, USB ,AUX, iPod, Bench/Vehicle testing.
• Responsibilities:
• Design and Testing of display change during the language change.
• Design and Testing of metadata information during the BT streaming from the phone.
• Involved in the maintenance phase of the project.
• Performed the complete Integration testing of the product, reported and fixed the issues found.
• Responsible for providing responses to the queries, customer had expressed and was appreciated by the customer for providing quick responses.
• Bluetooth profiles Testing like A2DP , AVRCP , MAP , HFP , PBAP, SPP, GAP etc.
• Working on RCA (remote control app).
• Working on Jira, Doors
• Working on Navigation
• Working on HVAC and CCM module
• Managing Client and interacting on daily basis
• Involved in Android Auto Certification

Mar 2014 – Jan 2015 · 10 mos · India

• Language used :Smoke Testing, System testing
• Operating System : Linux, QNX
• Tools :Canoe, Doors
• The project involved development of the Hands Free Telephone (HFT) system designed to be integrated with the Vehicles. The HFT provides hands free calling in the vehicle via the short range wireless radio frequency communications protocol known as Bluetooth. Integrated into the vehicle audio systems and active on the data buses, the HFT provides the primary human interface functions to both telephone and installed audio systems when operating in the hands-free mode. we are handling modules like Voice recognition, Radio Applications , BT. IPOD, IR, CD,Navigation,Mirrior link, SWAP.

Aug 2013 – Mar 2014 · 7 mos · India

• Language used :System & Embedded Testing , Integration Testing
• Operating System : Linux, QNX
• Tools :Canoe, Perforce
• we are handling modules like Voice recognition, Radio Applications , BT. IPOD, IR, CD.
• Responsibilities:
• Design and Testing of display change during the language change.
• Design and Testing of metadata information during the BT streaming from the phone.
• Involved in the maintenance phase of the project.
• Preparation and updating of the Integration test plan and the unit test plan.
• Involved peer reviews and unit testing of enhanced components.
• Performed the complete Integration testing of the product, reported and fixed the issues found.
• Responsible for providing responses to the queries, customer had expressed and was appreciated by the customer for providing quick responses.
• Running PC-Lint and fixing the reported defects.
• Fixing warnings reported by PC-Lint.
• Bluetooth profiles Testing like A2DP , AVRCP . MAP , HFP , PBAP etc.

Jun 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · India

• Language used : Embedded C, Manual Testing
• Operating System : QNX
• Year : MY13
• Tools : Canoe, Tera Term, IBM Serena
• The project involved development of the Telematics Hands Free Telephone (HFT) system designed for production in model year 2013(MY13) to be integrated with the Mazda cars of that year. The HFT provides hands free calling in the vehicle via the short range wireless radio frequency communications protocol known as Bluetooth. Integrated into the vehicle audio systems and active on the data buses, the HFT provides the primary human interface functions to both telephone and installed audio systems when operating in the hands-free mode.we are handling modules like Voice recognition, E911, GPS, Pandora, USB, MAP, PABAB , BT For Remote vehicle monitoring we are using ACU (HMI) called automatic control unit.
• Responsibilities:
• The voice tree is a state machine that determines what prompts to be played,activates the appropriate vocabulary, initiates a voice recognition, sends and display messages, performs operation like saving entry into phonebook, saving phone tags etc and processes the returned results Other important modules present in this system include the Voice recognition module and Navigation unit used for the display.
• Involved in the maintenance phase of the project.
• Preparation and updating of the Integration test plan and the unit test plan.
• Involved peer reviews and unit testing of enhanced components.
• Performed the complete Integration testing of the product, reported and fixed the issues found.
• Responsible for providing responses to the queries, customer had expressed and was appreciated by the customer for providing quick responses.
• Bluetooth profiles Testing like A2DP , AVRCP, MAP , HFP , PBAP etc.