Nikhil Rajendra Email & Phone Number

Engineering Consultancy, Digital Products Management, Connected Vehicles

Plano, Texas, United States

Led 250+ member team responsible for developing Connected Product & Services Cloud backend and Mobile Application.

Plano, Texas, United States

Chief Product Owner - Edge Tech Adoption for Next Generation Multimedia (for Toyota)Lead Technical Advisor - Globalization of Connected Services Platform and Mobile App (Toyota)

Plano, Texas, Usa

Program Management of Connected Car Back end implementation for a greenfield development of Safety Services Platform for Toyota North America. Setup and led a global team of 60+ members.Chief Product Owner for next generation multimedia services. Led the development of core connected services for next generation multimedia head unit such as User Registration & Profile, Data Reporting, Edge Apps- right from specification development to development & testing to launch & support.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Lead - IOT & Connected Car Solutions (Europe Market)Responsible for the Connected Car and Internet of Things (IOT) Practice development in Europe. Led the solution discussions with clients and prospects across multiple domains such Commercial & Agriculture vehicles, passenger vehicles, robotics, auto tier-1 solutions, logistics, banking and finance, paper and forestry etc. Built the partner ecosystem and contributed to marketing activities such industry exhibitions and demoes. Also responsible building up of practice through hiring.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Program Management of Connected Car program for Toyota EuropeNikhil was part of the Toyota's seed team for the program and spearheaded creation of complete service delivery platform for connected car and customer portal. Initially launched in 2011, this platform supports customers and multiple generations of cars across Europe (with major upgrades to support new generations in 2013 and 2015)Key project executed under this program Connected Car Backend with integration to 3rd Party content providers for infotainment servicesCustomer portal solution providing single portal for all end customer pre-sales and after-sales services across EuropeWeb based e-Store for telematics services Planning & Prototyping for telematics solutions for E-call, Electric and Hybrid vehicles, Fleet & Insurance, car sharingDevelopment of Electronic owners manuals, mobile appsKey Responsibilities/Activities:Overall lead for the Infosys team responsible for implementation of the projectsPart of the client’s core team for the program and contributing to all lifecycle stages such as Product Planning, roadmap definition, requirement definition, design, implementation, roll-out, operations and support. Supported in design & implementation of new processes required for successful establishment of connected car program in the organization. Worked with different stakeholders such as R&D, After Sales, Product Planning, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Training etc across multiple geographies and countries.Also participated and supported press launches, motor shows, user/field trials, industry forums and internal shows/events (for regional markets, dealers)

Bengaluru Area, India

Solution Manager for Engineering Pre-SalesPrimary focus was on telematics & navigation, telecom & networking, media and embedded electronics. Key responsibilities included creating collateral and responding to RFI/RFP requests by creating a techno-commercial solution, working closely with various teams - such as technical, finance, legal, etc . Also participated with the unit’s leadership team in defining the unit’s strategy and business plans. Worked on many large and complex deals and created solutions that resulted in winning many key clients for engineering practice.

Bengaluru Area, India

Program Management of Unit Certification Program Responsible for initial launch and creation of long term road map of certification program for Engineering unit. Worked with corporate and unit leadership to formulate the policies, content and delivery of the program.

Hyannis, Ma, Usa And Bengaluru, India

Project Management, development and testing of Telecom products for a leading Telecom OEM Started working as an engineer and worked through as senior engineer and project manager. Responsible for development and testing activities related to telecom products for protocols such as SS7, ISDN, H.323, SIP etc. Participated in inter company interoperatibility events for VoIP products. Led a team of test engineers and managed testing activities across many major product releases.

Post Graduate Diploma In Software Enterprise Management, Management

B. Tech., Electrical Engineering

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