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I am a seasoned Sr. Technical Program Manager and Team Manager specializing in cutting-edge battery electronics design and product introduction. With a robust background at Tesla, I’ve developed expertise in leading end-to-end development cycles, ensuring excellence in battery management PCBA technologies across vehicle and stationary storage products, while aligning closely with business objectives.In my current role, I manage and mentor a team of Technical Program Managers, guiding them in program execution, risk management, and process improvements. I spearhead requirements gathering from stakeholders, define detailed project scopes, and create strategic roadmaps for novel programs. I ensure alignment of multiple programs with broader company goals and strategic initiatives, working closely with senior leadership to ensure projects contribute to long-term business objectives. Additionally, I translate high-level business requirements into actionable technical plans and roadmaps for my team to execute, driving focused and efficient delivery.Throughout my career, I’ve led critical initiatives, from creating comprehensive roadmaps to leading large-scale cross-functional collaboration. As a Product Owner and Scrum Master, I’ve successfully overseen Agile teams, ensuring efficient delivery through tools like Jira and Confluence, while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders.Driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions, I’m passionate about leveraging my technical program management and leadership expertise to drive transformative initiatives. I look forward to collaborating with visionary teams to drive innovation and achieve collective success.Please view my experience below to learn more about my projects. If you’d like to connect or discuss potential opportunities, feel free to send me a message.
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Battery Electronics Design - Sr. Tpm & Team ManagerTesla Jan 2024 - PresentAustin, Texas, Us
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Battery Electronics Design - Senior Technical Program ManagerTesla Dec 2022 - Dec 2023Austin, Texas, Us- Led end-to-end development life cycles for cutting-edge battery management PCBA technologies for all vehicles and stationary storage products while aligning with business goals. Ensured product excellence and timely market launches through adept project management and large cross-functional collaboration.- Spearheaded requirements gathering, defined project scopes, created roadmaps, structured timelines with MS Project, set milestones, and formulated comprehensive cost and resource plans for novel programs.- Served as the primary liaison between design, supply chain, and suppliers to optimize long-term product strategy. Proactively mitigated part shortages by fostering collaboration with suppliers and engineers to secure alternative components, thus, sustaining production continuity.- Simultaneously served as Product Owner and Scrum Master for multiple cross-functional Agile teams. Ensured streamlined and efficient delivery of complex technical programs and key metrics using Jira and Confluence while fostering collaboration and alignment among stakeholders. - Self-taught electrical engineering and PCBA fundamentals to facilitate seamless communication with diverse cross-functional teams and effective execution on technical programs.
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Battery Electronics Design - Technical Program ManagerTesla Mar 2022 - Dec 2022Austin, Texas, Us
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Battery New Product Introduction - Technical Project ManagerTesla Jan 2020 - Feb 2022Austin, Texas, Us- Collaborated with design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to lead S/X battery pack launch from proto-builds to production on an aggressive timeline while meeting the Key Performance Indicators.- Identified critical issues, effectively communicated risks, and proposed innovative solutions to the leadership team while navigating evolving timelines, changing project priorities, and resource constraints to ensure projected goals were met with quality and performance.- Planned and executed engineering builds and trials to validate MBOM changes through design validation testing and manufacturing trials to improve the product, cost of manufacturing and manufacturability; resulting in $359 reduction in per vehicle cost and $2.38 million in obsolesce cost.
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Energy Products Quality Engineering InternTesla Sep 2019 - Dec 2019Austin, Texas, Us- Organized over 250 fault injections to validate the new Megapack manufacturing line while extracting the data using MySQL and visualizing it with Tableau as well as documenting the results on Jira and Confluence.
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Business Lead And Co-FounderPrezzo Mar 2019 - Aug 2019- Designed and developed a consumer-focused press to extract essential oils from various plants at 35% of the cost of existing products while prioritizing safety and user experience.- Conducted quantitative research on the market size and prospective sales figures as part of the Velocity startup incubator program by surveying over 3000 potential customers to verify the viability of the product.- Devised a go-to-market strategy by assessing pricing, distribution channels and unique selling propositions.- Created and delivered pitches to prospective investors to raise seed funding at numerous competitions.
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Energy Products Manufacturing Engineering InternTesla Aug 2018 - Dec 2018Austin, Texas, Us- Conceptualized, designed, and validated equipment for the Tesla Powerwall manufacturing line; minimized the cost of various parts by up to 46% using Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.- Prepared and executed Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at vendor’s facility and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) at Gigafactory 1 for various equipment while evaluating the Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA).- Evaluated the production capacity requirements for manufacturing of 12,000 Powerwalls per week and estimated the equipment, labor and cycle time needs.- Analyzed competing priorities, operational needs and financial constraints to determine costs/benefits of engineering change requests (ECR) and implemented change orders totaling $640,000 in savings annually.- Volunteered to resolve Model 3 delivery logistics bottleneck by aiding with the delivery process.
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Energy Product Manufacturing Design InternTesla Jan 2018 - May 2018Austin, Texas, Us- Assisted with designing of a $24 million manufacturing line to produce Powerwalls; coordinated with the finance team on budget approvals and negotiated new equipment quotes with vendors.- Oversaw all design of a new plasma treatment station with the capacity to treat 4,200 Powerwalls per week through comprehensive project management and continual coordination with multiple vendors. - Defined and directed trials of an industry first foam-in-place gasket that provides IP67 seal for the Powerwall and increased the reliability of the seal by 9.6%; resulting in savings of over $118,000 weekly.- Executed Design of Experiments (DOE) and extracted the data using Python while analyzing it with Tableau.- Interfaced with cross-functional teams to ensure scope, schedule and resources are aligned across teams.
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Manufacturing Engineering InternPratt & Whitney Canada May 2017 - Aug 2017Longueuil, Ca- Modified the fuel nozzle design of turbojet engines to enhance the atomization of the fuel using Catia and improved the yield of stable nozzles by 12%; resulting in savings of over $90,000 monthly.- Reduced the time required for collection and characterization of data obtained from fuel nozzle tests by 80% through automating the process using Excel macros and Visual Basic programming.- Led investigations to identify the root cause for defective products and equipment malfunctions.- Communicated with various departments to ensure manufacturing of turbojet engines were on time and organized accordingly to assure adequate number of nozzles were available for these engines. -
Project Engineering InternLinamar Corporation Sep 2016 - Dec 2016Guelph, On, Ca- Designed using SolidWorks an automated station capable of cleaning the heat-treated surfaces of 750,000 output shafts annually that will be used in Ford’s 10-speed transmission.- Developed and recommended inspection, sampling techniques, process control procedures and revised quality plans to ensure production of finished product meets quality specification and standard.- Processed engineering change orders (ECO) by developing new tooling and process specifications using AutoCad for production and assembly of PSI and Caterpillar engine blocks.- Developed engineering drawings for assembly and test fixtures with GD&T and coordinated all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication and operation of product designs. -
Mechanical Engineering InternImtex Membranes Jan 2016 - Apr 2016- Modified the fabrication method of Spiral Wound Membrane elements that are used to extract olefins by designing an apparatus called the MCT, resulting in 25% reduced fabrication time and savings of over 30%.- Used SolidWorks to model this apparatus and ran CFD simulations to optimize the air flow and the temperature distribution inside the MCT by actively modifying the structure and design of the apparatus.- Constructed the MCT using various machinery such as lathes and mills, and collaborated with other engineers to test the MCT.
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Software TesterCryptomill Technologies Apr 2015 - Sep 2015Toronto, Ontario, Ca- Analyzed and tested extensively pre-released encryption software on Windows, Mac OS, Android and iOS devices by employing a wide variety of testing methodologies to find bugs and improve the quality of the finished product while adhering to compressed timelines.- Researched and designed a script to automate 60% of the testing using Java and C++ to advance and facilitate the testing process.- Wrote comprehensive defect reports on found bugs and methods to resolve the problem.
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Kabilesh Vijayakumar Education Details
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University Of WaterlooMechanical Engineering -
Aurora High School
Frequently Asked Questions about Kabilesh Vijayakumar
What company does Kabilesh Vijayakumar work for?
Kabilesh Vijayakumar works for Tesla
What is Kabilesh Vijayakumar's role at the current company?
Kabilesh Vijayakumar's current role is Sr. TPM & Team Manager - Battery Electronics Design | Tesla | UWaterloo.
What is Kabilesh Vijayakumar's email address?
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What schools did Kabilesh Vijayakumar attend?
Kabilesh Vijayakumar attended University Of Waterloo, Aurora High School.
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Kabilesh Vijayakumar has interest in Science And Technology, Education, Environment, Health.
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Kabilesh Vijayakumar has skills like Java, Autocad, Solidworks, Problem Solving, Hardware Diagnostics, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, Programming, Adobe Acrobat, Teamwork, Presentation Skills.
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