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Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project, is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.• Leading the architecture of the power supply of Waymo’s L4 autonomous truck project.• Running steady-state and transient LV power simulation for the L4 power supply to ensure all the functional and Functional Safety requirements are met.• Designing the network architecture of the Waymo’s L4 autonomous truck project.• Leading the development of ISO 26262 functional safety technical work products for the L4 power supply and communication networks.

United States

TransPower, acquired by Meritor, provides zero-emission transportation solutions for heavy-duty trucks, school buses, yard tractors and fork lifters and assist truck owners and operators in making the transition to zero-emission electric drive technologies.• Lead the development of functional safety technical work products for the next generation of Supervisory Controller Module including Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), item definition, Functional Safety Concept (FSC) and Requirements (FSRs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs).• Managed the day-to-day activities of a group of 4 Electrical, Controls and Functional Safety engineers to design and develop the TransPower next generation electric truck.

United States

• Collaborate with SW quality manager to apply the Automotive SPICE standard and processes to the next generation of Supervisory Controller Module software. • Lead the Simulation Engineering team to design, develop and implement the plant model and soft ECUs of heavy-duty truck’s physical components to perform Model-In-the-Loop (MIL) and Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) simulations and functional tests. • Conduct reviews with EE and CE teams to ensure functional safety standards are being met.• Designed high voltage and low voltage system architecture for the Meritor’s next generation electric truck.

United States

• Responsible for detailed and architecture design of high voltage and low voltage system of multiple electric heavy-duty trucks and school buses.• Responsible for design and development of controls system architectures of multiple electric heavy-duty trucks and school buses.• Managed the Controls Engineering team to design, develop, implement and maintain application SW of supervisory controller of hybrid and electric heavy-duty trucks and school buses.• Managed the Controls Engineering team to design, develop, implement and maintain application SW of powertrain controller for AMT and eAxle powertrain of heavy and medium duty hybrid andelectric trucks.• Managed the Controls Engineering team to design, develop and implement Cruise Control (CC) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system based on J1939 standard for class 7 and class 8 heavy-duty electric trucks.• Managed and led the Simulation Engineering team to design, develop and implement the plant model and soft ECUs of eAxle Powertrain system to perform HIL simulations and tests.

• Designed and developed Supervisory Controller Module Application SW and Controls algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow to control battery, eAccessory system, CAB, high voltage distribution system and Powertrain Controller Module.• Designed and developed Energy Management System for Fuel Cell series hybrid electric heavy-duty trucks to control Fuel Cell Power Modules, DC converter and battery.• Designed and developed Energy Management System for CNG series hybrid electric heavy-duty trucks to control a CNG engine, generator, AC inverter and battery.• Designed and developed Energy Management System for catenary heavy-duty trucks to control the Siemens pantograph controller, DC converter and battery.

Master Of Science In Computer Science, Computer Science

Artificial intelligence, computer biotechnology, secrecy technology, database systems, human-computer interaction, software utilization.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Business Management