Technical Roadmap

Professional Career Timeline

1. 

   System Architect & Technical QA Lead

   Stealth Mode

   Sep 2025 - Aug 2026•Remote / Sunnyvale, CA

   Led architecture and validation for a sensor-integration developer IDE, from a LiDAR/Radar bring-up platform through to a Unified Sensor Test Platform.

   • Built a LiDAR/Radar bring-up platform in Python with Docker/QEMU SIL (virtual-ECU) environments and a pre-validated ARM/ESP32 compatibility layer, cutting bring-up cycles by 70%.
   • Defined technical strategy for the Unified Sensor Test Platform, carrying it from framework concept to production-ready release gates with containerized A/B testing and benchmarking.
   • Ran cost-benefit and compute-capacity analysis for large sensor deployments, holding the design to Industry 4.0 safety and reliability standards.
2. 

   Senior Firmware Quality Lead

   Samsara Inc

   Dec 2023 - Jul 2025•Remote / San Francisco, CA

   Owned firmware quality for commercial-fleet IoT Dash Cams in an AI/ML video safety ecosystem, leading 4 engineers across direct and matrixed teams.

   • Cut the regression cycle from two weeks to five days and post-launch firmware escapes by 30% across the Dash Cam product line.
   • Wrote Pytest automation across the Edge-to-Cloud capture-encode-upload pipeline on Embedded Linux, covering on-device AI precision, security, and network robustness (RTSP/RTP, TLS, LTE/Wi-Fi).
   • Ran Image Quality validation for dash cam camera modules on an optical bench (exposure, low-light, distortion), tying IQ results to on-device AI algorithm precision.
3. 

   Senior Automation Architect

   Cruise LLC

   Oct 2022 - Jun 2023•San Francisco, CA

   Charted the test-delivery roadmap for safety-critical vehicle computational systems, defining ASIL-D validation protocols with systems architects for compute-platform releases.

   • Engineered a Python framework stress-testing autonomous driving compute workloads across CPU/GPU integration, AI/ML performance, V2X and PCAP replay, reaching 75% automation coverage.
   • Qualified CPU/GPU compute platforms and firmware releases on HIL benches against performance, reliability, safety, fault-tolerance, and redundancy benchmarks.
4. 

   Test Lead & Senior System Test Engineer

   Rivian Automotive LLC

   Jun 2021 - Sep 2022•Palo Alto, CA

   Directed test strategy and system test quality ownership across R1T, R1S, and Commercial Fleet (EDV): multi-ECU handshaking, bootloader validation, and low-power/12V body control.

   • Reduced production-blocking navigation and connectivity issues by 40% before first customer ship, coordinating 3+ squads on a bi-weekly release train.
   • Architected the Python automation framework for QNX and Android covering OTA updates, navigation, infotainment and UI/UX, running 24/7 on SIL/HIL benches through Buildkite CI.
   • Validated OTA flows end-to-end across the production fleet: build-artifact verification, staged rollout, A/B partition rollback, secure flashing, and Out-of-Box Experience regression.
5. 

   Senior Product Quality Lead & QAE II

   Amazon Lab126

   Jun 2018 - Jun 2021•Sunnyvale, CA

   Led the quality roadmap for Alexa Voice Service products (Echo Buds, Echo Auto, Dash Button) across 50+ localized SKUs, synchronizing DSP, Acoustic and Firmware teams.

   • Engineered a reusable automation library of AVS test primitives, reducing manual testing cost by $3.0M.
   • Ran 24/7 CI/CD pipelines with firmware quality gates and live Splunk dashboards across the device test labs, cutting post-launch field issues by 30%.
   • Extended coverage to wake-word accuracy, multi-turn dialogue, and user-perceived latency across far-field audio paths, plus ANC/Passthrough, battery lifecycle and MTBF.
6. 

   Senior Test Engineer

   Tech Mahindra / Google Inc

   Jan 2016 - Jun 2018•Mountain View, CA

   Steered system-level validation and firmware release sign-off across Pixel 2, Pixel 3 and the Google Daydream VR ecosystem, coordinating readiness with 10+ stakeholders.

   • Designed and built a 3DOF robotic motion-stimulus fixture (Arduino, servo motors) automating motion-fidelity, IMU sensor-fusion and spatial-tracking validation, cutting manual execution hours by 80%.
   • Developed Python suites for UART bus analysis and real-time battery profiling across charge/discharge cycling, Depth of Discharge (DoD), and hibernation states.
   • Built VR test coverage and evaluated motion precision across multi-generation releases, closing product-readiness gaps ahead of firmware sign-off.
8. 

   Product Validation Engineer

   Cognizant Technology / Cisco

   Sep 2015 - Jan 2016•Boston, MA

   Built a modular Python automation framework for high-volume Set-top-Box (STB) regression, simulating handheld remote key events against video streaming applications.

   • Cut execution cycles by 50% while increasing repeatability, expanding test scope by 40% through modular architecture and programmable actions.
9. 

   Radio Validation Engineer

   Wistron Mobile Solutions Corp

   Dec 2014 - Sep 2015•Rolling Meadows, IL

   Led validation for Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) compliance on BlackBerry and Android handsets, executing pre-certification and interoperability (IOT) testing.

   • Automated the WLAN and interoperability (IOT) test harnesses to standardize handset certification validation, delivering $1.3M in operational savings.
   • Designed internal dashboards to monitor automation test activity and alert engineers to high-priority issues.
10. 

    Senior Software Engineer & Test Automation Lead

    L&T Infotech / Motorola Mobility

    Oct 2009 - Dec 2014•Chicago, IL

    Headed NPI and system validation for Moto X, Moto G and the Moto 360 smartwatch, architecting a 3-tier Bluetooth qualification framework.

    • Architected a 3-tier Bluetooth qualification framework standardizing qualification across the handset portfolio.
    • Resolved high-priority customer defects including Bluetooth call-audio glitches and car-kit media sync failures using automation.
    • Re-designed the System Test automation framework to scale across an expanding Android smartphone portfolio.
11. 

    Software Developer

    Luminous Infoways

    Oct 2008 - Sep 2009•Bhubaneswar, India

    Ran functional and integration testing, defect triage, and release stabilization for government portal production deployments.

    • Delivered web application deployment modules and feature integration, and served as the client liaison on portal releases.