Leading an amazing group of software, electrical, systems integration, and validation teams responsible for: - Owning the validation testing (EVT, DVT, PVT) for Rivian and VW Group's ECU programs.- Developing distributed software frameworks and applications that control a variety of systems from bench-level to manufacturing testing.- Designing and building automated test systems for characterization, validation, EMC, and functional end-of-line testing of electronic control units (ECUs). - Managing the data pipelines that provide real-time access to test results from hundreds of systems across the globe.

Leading an amazing group of software, electrical, systems integration, and validation teams responsible for: - Owning the validation testing (EVT, DVT, PVT) for Rivian's ECU programs.- Developing distributed software frameworks and applications that control a variety of systems from bench-level to manufacturing testing.- Designing and building automated test systems for characterization, validation, EMC, and functional end-of-line testing of electronic control units (ECUs). - Managing the data pipelines that provide real-time access to test results from hundreds of systems across the globe.

• Hiring, leading, and mentoring our expert engineering team.• Developing the long-term strategy for the company, including budgets, milestones, and schedules.• Negotiating projects with prospective clients. I personally brought in and oversaw new projects with renowned Bay Area tech companies and several innovative startups like Apollo Fusion and Kairos Power.• Overseeing the development and deployment of complex automation and control systems to JKI's customers around the globe.

• Architected and deployed complex automation and control systems for a variety of customers in the energy, automotive, biotechnology, electronics, and semiconductor industries. • Involved in all phases of customer projects: identification of opportunities, planning of timelines, budget, implementation, and ongoing communication. • Led and worked with cross-functional hardware and software development teams of scientists and engineers. Scope of projects included architecture design, hardware selection, driver development, data logging, data visualization, etc.

• Responsible for software development and hardware integration for control, test, and automation systems on a variety of PC and embedded platforms. • Manage customer relationships during implementation and support phases of projects.• Provide technical expertise to determine immediate action and resolve high-priority customer issues.

• Worked closely with circuit breaker designers and simulation engineers to understand testing requirements and implement custom software and instrumentation.• Designed a thermal reliability test software for circuit breakers using embedded controllers. Fully automated the testing process according to UL specifications.

• Key member of the research team that received a 5M dollar grant to develop control algorithms and models for intelligent suspension systems on electric vehicles. • Designed a hardware-in-the-loop test system for semi-active automotive shock absorbers using Simulink and LabVIEW. System allowed for the fast validation of models and control algorithms before deployment on vehicles.

• Instructor of Automatic Control and Manufacturing Systems laboratories to Engineering students - teaching skills related to closed-loop control, CNC machines, robotic arms, and machine vision.