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- Managed an engineering organization composed of 30 to 40 engineers across multiple continents with 10 direct reports consisting of senior managers, managers and individual contributors- Managed teams covering body controls, high-voltage controls, low-voltage controls, propulsion controls, thermal controls, vehicle diagnostics, vehicle networking (CAN, LIN), vehicle state management and cloud/tooling infrastructure- Launched Nikola's first class 8 fuel cell vehicle- Hands on technical support for vehicle architectures covering low voltage, high voltage, thermal, body, cybersecurity and state/fault management- Directly support CI/CD infrastructure including a large transition from on-premise servers to cloud based infrastructure- Developed organization long-term and short-term road maps and budget targets- Piloted initiatives for automated software quality checks- Created standards and enforcement practices for software development- Enforce cloud-based performance standards- Manage software release schedule and gate reviews- Manage software development lifecycle (SDLC) for Nikola Controls software- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as product, program, propulsion, thermal, electronic controller design, harnessing, manufacturing, service and customer engagement teams- Develop architecture and strategy for integrating new components and systems for BOM cost-down initiatives and vehicle capability/efficiency improvements- Perform data analytics on vehicle fleet data to identify vehicle, system, component and software trends- Perform data analytics on vehicle fleet data for creating vehicle health reports- Perform vehicle debugging to support customer/service for in-field vehicles

- Managed an engineering team composed of 10 engineers- Managed engineers contributing to systems and sub-system engineering, vehicle networking (CAN, LIN) and cloud/tooling infrastructure- Launched Nikola's first class 8 battery electric vehicle- Created software for interim instrument cluster/infotainment display solution- Stood up (zero to one) a new systems and tools team from 0 to 10 engineers- Architected and developed vehicle data pipeline (ETL)- Designed on-vehicle cybersecurity mechanisms- Automated vehicle network quality checks and build pipeline- Standardized vehicle network infrastructure for all platforms- Created in-house data analytics platform- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as product, program, propulsion, thermal, electronic controller design, harnessing, manufacturing, service and customer engagement teams

- Created company first vehicle network (CAN, LIN) strategy- Managed content for CAN/LIN interfaces for supplier components- Managed content for CAN/LIN interfaces for in-house Nikola components- Designed fault reporting mechanisms for live, real-time diagnostics- Managed software and I/O integration of high-voltage pyro-fuse module- Designed vehicle wake/sleep strategy

- Streamlined control mechanisms to diesel turbine bench- Piloted ISO 26262 initial gap assessment

- Designed actuation devices (braking, steering, propulsion) fail-safe strategy for autonomous level 4 vehicles

- Launched Tesla's first stability control system (Model 3)- Lead Tesla stability control system verification activities for cold & hot weather testing- Managed Tesla model 3 fleet for transitioning from supplier to Tesla stability control system- Supported Tesla model 3 track mode feature from inception to release- Lead assessment for Tesla gateway in critical CAN traffic necessary to safety functionality- Supported introduction of Tesla stability control system MIL/SIL testing and internal software correlation to real-world data collection- Actively monitored and responded to Tesla stability control system activations and performance for internal and customer fleets- Managed and coordinated internal and external software teams- Implemented hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) infrastructure and tests for braking systems- Supported in-field customer/service issues with data analytics- Supported continuous improvements to Tesla traction control software

Sunroof, Convertible Top, Articulating Running Boards, Windows, Smart Phone Car Key and Car-Sharing-Subsystem Design for functional, communication and safety in electrical systems-Support cross-functional communication for problem solving-Manage internal and external software teams

Memory Seats and Accessories-Manage external supplier for software and hardware developments-Provide support for integrating external supplier product into vehicle platforms

Body Controls-Perform worst-case analysis-Support tester setup and execution