Gaurav Kumar

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Technology Enthusiast, Leader in Digital Product/ Innovation and Transformation Domain, Unorthodox Thinker @ Hyundai Motor America
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Long Beach, California, United States, United States
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About Gaurav Kumar

Dynamic senior leader with over 23 years of experience in software development, system architecture, digital transformation, and cloud migration. Extensive experience in driving strategic initiatives, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative solutions that enhance customer satisfaction and drive business growth. Skilled in agile methodologies, software architecture, front-end (web/mobile), and back-end development. Adept at fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Highly skilled communicator with demonstrated commitment to mentoring and talent development.Industries• Automotive / Telematics• Government & Defense Agencies• Healthcare• Telecommunication• Public Sector• Smart CitiesCore Skills • Connect Car Services implementation, feature development.• Ideation, development of Open API platform, customer centric feature inception• Oracle Iot Cloud/ AWS/ MS AZURE, COVISINT IoT Platform experience. • Cloud based development using AWS EC2 / Cloud Foundry • Design and implement REST / SOAP API services. • APIGEE XML Gateway • OAuth 2.0 • Android Mobile Development • Wearable Devices Development • Java/J2EE • UML Modeling Tools (Rational Rose, Enterprise Architect) • Operational Excellence • Strategic Vision • Leadership • Executive Leadership • Change Management • Risk Management • Strategic Planning • Vendor Management • Software Design & Development • Business Platform Development • Microsoft Azure • Customer Lifecycle Management • Customer Experience Management • Cloud Computing • Data Integration • Business Operations • Data Quality • Data Analytics • Data Monetization Strategies • Google Cloud Platform • Launch Darkly

Gaurav Kumar's Current Company Details
Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai Motor America

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Technology Enthusiast, Leader in Digital Product/ Innovation and Transformation Domain, Unorthodox Thinker
Gaurav Kumar Work Experience Details
  • Hyundai Motor America
    Head Of Digital Products
    Hyundai Motor America Oct 2022 - Present
    Fountain Valley, Ca, Us
    * Orchestrate the strategic vision and execution of all Hyundai Digital products (Web/mobile).•* Lead Hyundai’s Connected Car software platform in conjunction with HQ in South Korea.•* Design uplift of On-Prem -> Cloud migration for entire platform inducing cost efficiencies and reduced downtime.* Review and develop System Architecture, Software Design flow, API definition, Infrastructure needs.* Define technology roadmap and update existing priorities to keep Hyundai at forefront of technology.* Manage multi million+ capital/opex spend on new feature development and maintenance including* DevOps/ DevSec Ops,* Mobile App development including content and asset.* Platform management and API Development along with Developer Portal management.* Product & feature development on both On-Prem and Cloud platform for both frontend and backend applications for Hyundai Connected Car platform.* Implementation of Developer Portal and REST API based platform for data monetization.* Development and refactoring of existing mobile apps and delivering new features for customers satisfaction.* Primarily responsible for Strategic Planning, Risk Management & Compliance Vendor Management Product Development Team leadership Competitive analysis & Benchmarking Improving Tech Stack and adopting new tools/technology used for development
  • Dexcom
    Sr. Engineering Manager
    Dexcom Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
    San Diego, California, Us
    • Dexcom One mobile app roadmap and development schedule.• Budget and Vendor Management• Enablement of microservice based architecture and feature flagging for generic codebase reutilization.• Software Architecture Design/Review.• Code Review for optimization before build generation.• Define and manage delivery timeline.• Cross functional team management for feature development and delivery.• Ensure ADA compliance and Go To Market release planning for apps.• Translation and global codebase integrationAccomplishment: With change in translation software stack and process improvement I saved company wide nearly $7million worth annually of labor/license cost and faster Go-to-Market timing
  • Canoo
    Principal Enterprise Architect
    Canoo Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
    Justin, Texas, Us
    Canoo is one of the most promising EV OEM in automotive industry and in my role as Principal Enterprise Architect I was responsible for• Application integration across multiple platforms between US and Netherlands.• Cross point system integration.• Oversee RFP/RFQ and perform evaluation.• Design high level architecture for Canoo Platform.
  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
    Engineering Group Manager
    Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Responsible for managing multiple teams responsible for development of Mercedes Me Connect mobile app,• Manage SRE/DevOps team to ensure platform stability in Americas & Asia Pacific region • Manage Release Management and Cybersecurity for the entire platform including mobile app. • Extensive experience in Vendor management, contract negotiations, people management. • Managing multimillion-dollar budget for smooth operation of aforementioned teams. • Self-driven , goal oriented, analytical thinker with customer focus. • Deeply involved in technical design of all aspects of software development, o Completing most features end to end from requirements gathering o Feature scope planning o Development assessment followed by Quality checks and lastly in hands of end consumer. o Principal in defining KPI for showcasing the stability of platform and customer success.o Sr. advisor on design and implementation of uplifting existing on-prem architecture to Internal hosted private cloud.Accomplishment: I created a new team from scratch and redid the existing mobile app which was at 1.3 rating for last 4 years and relaunched even though with fewer feature but with higher stability and more customer centric design and made it # 1 in JD Power Ranking and increased rating to 4.8 star where it stands today
  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
    Principal Architect
    Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Primary responsibilities includes :• Proposing and developing solution in IoT (Connected Devices/ Smart Cities) area to clients.• Evaluate technology stack for on-prem to cloud upgrade and propose design.• Conceptualize and design architectural changes after evaluation of current process for clients like Walmart, State of Ohio Smart City.• Create PoC for enabling sales teams for COVISINT Identity Services
  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
    Sr. Architect
    Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Jan 2017 - Sep 2018
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    As Sr. Architect for Mercedes Me Connect platform the responsibility was to forklift the existing application from Europe and make it available to North America and ROW customers with added features. Supporting the similar effort new version of Head-Unit which is slated to launch towards end of this year. Responsible to see that all the components in the system get connected via interfaces seamlessly to each other and end 2 end scenario work in vehicle. Also involved in NextGen transition of current Mercedes Me platform to cloud based services.
  • Covisint
    Sr. Solutions Architect (Iot Platform & Connected Vehicles/Smart Cities)
    Covisint Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
    Southfield, Mi, Us
    Tasked with design and delivery of pre-sales projects across multiple streams- Pre-sales activities: POC/RFP- Showcase solutions around the IoT and IAM stack.- Leading PoC team that create different solutions for many conferences across US and abroad.- Tailor and present demos to technically differentiate Covisint from the competition. - Compare and contrast product models, features and functions while managing and coordinating pilots and trials or Beta and Early Access Programs. - Ensure customer satisfaction by handling of critical situations and complaints as required.When engaged for a specific opportunity, hold responsibility for the technical accuracy of proposed solution, service, project or enhancement.
  • Lochbridge
    Solutions Architect Iot Development
    Lochbridge Feb 2014 - Jun 2016
    Detroit, Mi, Us
    Worked on developing and exposing new API to make GM vehicles interact more efficiently with users and drivers getting richer experience. The idea is to make vehicle capabilities available as APIs in secured manner so that people can develop better application against it. Worked with business in integration and onboarding of new partners to use the APIs. I have developed and exposed all the API’s which are currently being used by RemoteLink app of Onstar. Extensively worked on XML Gateways (APIGEE & Layer 7) to ensure API security and transformation
  • General Motors
    Architect
    General Motors Oct 2009 - Feb 2016
    Detroit, Michigan, Us
    Commercial Link (General Motors) – Telematics -------------------------------------------------Worked in profile of enterprise architect to weave business requirement into technical implementation. Responsibilities involve conducting business discussion around requirement and chalking them into technical stories for my as well as other teams across OnStar to implement so that requirement can be completed. The project created a dashboard model for small time business owners to manage their fleet in affordable way and then extract all relevant data for tax purposes. It allows them to automatically track all the trips taken by the vehicle and categorize them as personal or business trips and gather health information of the vehicle so that they can take preemptive maintenance and avoid expensive repair costs bringing their overall operation cost down.OnStar API (General Motors) – Telematics------------------------------------------As Sr. Developer worked on developing and creating/exposing new API’s to make GM vehicles interact more efficiently with users and drivers getting richer experience. The idea was to make vehicle capabilities available as APIs in secured manner for 3rd party developers to develop smart applications. Worked with business in integration and onboarding of new partners to use the APIs. Developed and exposed all the API's which are currently being used by RemoteLink app of Onstar. Extensively worked on XML Gateways (APIGEE & Layer 7) to ensure API security and transformation.Remote Link (General Motors) – Telematics & Mobile----------------------------------------------------- Remote Link is mobile app was built to facilitate key fob functionality via mobile app for GM car owners. Involved in developing and exposing services which can be used by the front end of the app for accessing vehicle capabilities. It involved validating authenticity of the client and various security measure before the user can access remote commands.
  • Cnsi
    Technical Lead (Third Party Rebate)
    Cnsi Feb 2009 - Oct 2009
    Mclean, Virginia, Us
    • Lead development team for Third Party rebate software and application integration across multiple platforms.• Cross point system integration of Third Party Rebate to Medicaid and Medicare Systems.• Oversee RFP/RFQ and perform evaluation, involved in vendor selection.• Design high level architecture for Third Party Rebate Platform for State of South Dakota.
  • Harris Corporation
    Technical Architect
    Harris Corporation Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
    Melbourne, Florida, Us
    Worked with product designers and product managers to design user interactions in applications. Developed new system to integrate with existing Endeca based project. The idea behind Enterprise Product Searching Tool was to make engineers able to explode Bill of Material and search for specific parts based on specification of their BOM across millions of available parts across the company and add them to their new project.• Development of search engine for Satellite division in L3 Technologies• Primarily responsible for development of UI module for enabling search for relevant parts.• Integration with other open end system with Harris enabling them to reuse data.• Define data retention policies and storage for high value and confidential parts.
  • Google
    Team Lead
    Google Mar 2007 - Feb 2008
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    • Executed functionality and feature development both within current application framework and on next-generation frameworks.• Primarily responsible for development of integration with merchants .• Oversee Quality assurance once the integration with merchant complete including UAT
  • Verizon Communication
    Team Lead
    Verizon Communication May 2006 - Feb 2007
    Basking Ridge, Nj, Us
    Lead the team working on Bundle Qualification Tool (BQT) and One Bill. BQT was responsible for determining if a consumer is qualified for a bundle they are choosing or not. One Bill was combining Verizon Wireless and Verizon bills into a single bill and applying appropriate discounts (if any) for an individual.

Gaurav Kumar Skills

Java Agile Methodologies Java Enterprise Edition Soa Requirements Analysis Software Development Sdlc Solution Architecture Software Development Life Cycle Team Management Oracle Spring Integration Team Leadership Jsp Jboss Application Server Spring Framework Weblogic Software Project Management Hibernate Xml Enterprise Software Enterprise Architecture Pre Sales Struts Service Oriented Architecture Vaadin Wearable Devices Development Requirements Gathering

Gaurav Kumar Education Details

  • Bharathidasan University
    Bharathidasan University
    Computer Science
  • Ibm-Ace
    Ibm-Ace
    Computer Science

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