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Jainulla Abuddin

Jainulla Abuddin

Software Engineering Manager
Chennai,India

Summary

Strong experience of 21+ years in Automotive Embedded Software Development includes 10+ years as project and people management. Strong development experience in Automotive Driver Information, Security domains, Body control, Displays, Battery Monitoring system for EV vehicles and exposure to AUTOSAR, QNX. Responsible for instrument cluster platform development (OS BSP) for low to fully digital clusters, BMS, Cockpit Domain Controller (CDC) and displays. Successfully managed & handled the global software team spread across the multiple regions (Germany, India, North & South America, Europe, and China). Proven people management skills – successfully led platform Core team of 100+ engineers with experience of fresher to 15+ years. Includes Technical Delivery Managers and architects across the globe. Strong working experience with Automotive OEMs from multiple regions (FORD, GM, Jaguar, Land-Rover, Reno-Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai, BMW, VW, Tata, and Mahindra) Setting up AUTOSAR core team to support German OEM at Bosch.

Overview

21
21

Years of total professional experience in Automotive SW industry

10
10

Years of experience in people/program management

Work History

Software Engineering Manager

Visteon
Chennai, TN
06.2018 - Current
  • Managing/Leading the development of infrastructure team for low, mid and High Instrument clusters, Displays and Battery Monitoring systems (BMS)
  • Handling Micro roadmap, New Business SW pursuits, RFI/RFQs
  • Leader Core Platform section with the team size of 100+
  • Teams located across the multiple regions (India, NA, Bulgaria, and Romania)
  • Responsible for staffing and skill development
  • Capacity and capability fulfilment for the department
  • Responsible for team’s performance appraisals, Training and Skill assessment and development training etc
  • Responsible for AUTOSAR OS BSP development and SW platform development aiding the cluster developments
  • Agile coach and Scrum Master
  • Ability to manage time and schedules to meet aggressive deadlines
  • Capacity for self-motivation, independent initiative and creative problem-solving
  • A diligent attention to detail and strong technical intuition
  • Excellent leadership skills with experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Gather and manage product feedback through surveys, concept testing, analytics tools
  • Optimize value and cost of product development
  • Creates and represents strategic product roadmaps to management and alliance partners
  • Define reuse strategy and process tailoring
  • Work on upcoming business activity types at Product Line Level
  • Performance Appraisal, Skill matrix & training, recruitment, 3rd party supplier handling, pursuit, Project management office (PMO)
  • Yearly budgeting, regular tracking of the spending against the budget
  • Regular tracking of the resource forecast and actual status, working closely with other support teams and suppliers to support the Tech team on co-ordination

Software Technical Delivery Manager / Software Project Manager

Visteon
06.2013 - 05.2018
  • Lead the team size of 15-20 (Direct Reportees)
  • Assess technical skill requirements and ensure capability by creating learning/training opportunities
  • Set and track objectives for team members in accordance with goals defined
  • Performance Reviews
  • Maintain team motivation and morale towards successful project delivery and team integrity
  • Responsible for managing timing, resources, budget, and quality commitments of program(s)
  • Represents the customer, interfaces, and engages the customer (PDTL/Program Manager/PSL/OEM)
  • Leads and delivers software quote responses (RFI/RFQ) to the PD Quote Lead by involving the affected parties such as PO, SW Architect/DC, TDM and SMEs
  • Coordinate, collate and deliver technical / capability presentations to customers when needed
  • Leads 3rd party software suppliers selection process by involving appropriate stakeholders
  • Supports product technical sales team in benchmarking study from software perspective
  • Creates and manages software Feature Implementation Plan with product level plan
  • Manages external (customer DCRs) and internal change requests through software backlog items
  • Prioritizes and sequences the software backlog items according to product level timing plan
  • Works with systems team, design champion/software architect to create Epics
  • Negotiates budget requirements / expectations with the program management in consultation with the Technical Delivery Manager(s)
  • Supports Technical Delivery Manager(s) to define lower-level sprint plans in alignment with project level plans
  • Provides software readiness and project’s progress updates to Program Team through Software Feature Implementation Plan (FIP)
  • Supports the Global Software Product Owner in creating product road maps
  • Assesses technical skill requirements and ensures that resources can meet those requirements by creating learning opportunities
  • Sets and tracks objectives for team members in accordance with Performance guidelines
  • Maintains team motivation and morale towards successful project deliveries

Senior Project Manager

RBEI
Bangalore
08.2012 - 05.2013
  • Business and strategic responsibility
  • Deliver Business Plan targets: Revenue, Resource deployment on billable projects and deployment efficiency tracking
  • Invoicing and follow up
  • Support Department Head in realizing business opportunities within the department
  • Engagement via input to Department Head on project status and business opportunities and risks with own Customer
  • Staffing, managing, developing, and coaching team leaders and project leaders; identifying and mentoring hi-potentials
  • Creating strategies for competency management (excellence), efficient utilization of resources (productivity)
  • Customer Satisfaction - delivery to Cost, Quality, and Schedule
  • Responsibility for Customers and business areas as assigned to respective group
  • Engagement via:
  • Project reporting, MIS reports, Monthly Status reports, Group meetings, etc
  • Plan and nominate technical career path, Project Career Path associates for approval by Department Head
  • Plan appropriate competency development, approve training for group members
  • Associate evaluation & development
  • Responsible for service quality & service levels within the group for the products/services
  • Associate development and engagement within department, mentoring of Project Managers and Architects
  • Recruitment planning for the group
  • Facilitate problem solving and collaboration within team
  • Applying the appropriate HR tools (employee dialogue, round tables, competency management, and salary increase
  • Skip level meetings and project status meetings with team members.

Global Gauge Technology Manager

Visteon
04.2011 - 08.2012
  • Playing the role of Technology Manager for Driver Information (DI) domain
  • Successfully manage the complete life cycle software development for automotive domain
  • Successfully Manage the Global Development Team (software, electrical & mechanical) with the size of average 15 engineers across the multiple regions (India, North & South America, Europe and China) for Gauge Development in Driver Information domain
  • Successfully handled the supplier management with Stepper Motor Manufactures (Sonceboz, Minebea & Faren)
  • Successfully build the Gauge Evaluation Lab Setup in India
  • Successfully developed the Automated Gauge Parameter Evaluation using Lab-View
  • Successfully enhanced the in-house Gauge Core Team Capability
  • Won “Spot Awards” and Nominated for the “Leading the Way” award
  • Brief Roles & Responsible as Technology Manager are –
  • Responsible for Development & Management of New Gauge Features, introducing new stepper motors
  • Assist tech sales in customer engagements related to gauges
  • Responsible for periodic tracking of Timing Plan, Change Request & budget
  • Responsible for Risk Management
  • Responsible for demonstrating the new gauges technologies in Tech Shows
  • Responsible for generating the EBOM and electronics part releases
  • Responsible for Gauges Technical Design Reviews (TDR)
  • Responsible for Quotes to new programs (RFQ)
  • Program Metrics Analysis (DD, DIR, DDE & COPQ) and their improvement plans
  • Resource Management and Resource Development plan
  • Recruitment of engineers to build the stronger team.,
  • Successfully Manage the Global Development Team (software, electrical & mechanical) with the size of average 15 engineers across the multiple regions (India, North & South America, Europe and China) for Gauge Development in Driver Information domain

Senior Technical Lead

Visteon
07.2007 - 07.2010
  • Responsible for Multiple Software Delivery with high Quality for Driver Information Domain
  • Periodic status meetings with Customer
  • Monitor/Review of Software Project Schedules and Budget
  • Analyzing the software metrics (Defect Density (DD), Defect Injection Rate (DIR), Defect Detection Effectiveness (DDE) and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)) and taking improvement actions
  • Analyzing the Peer-Review effectiveness and taking improvement actions
  • Review of software work products
  • Providing software quotes for new programs.

Software Design Engineer

Visteon
11.2000 - 06.2005
  • Played distinct roles from individual contributor to leading projects in Driver Information Domain
  • Requirement Analysis, Design, Development and Testing of Driver Information Software Packages
  • Integration and testing the software packages with the application software
  • Continues Interaction with the application engineers.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resource Management

Sikkim Manipal University
06.2010 - 06.2011

Master of Science (MSc) - Electronics

Mangalore University
01.1997 - 01.1999

B.Sc - Science Education

Mangalore University
01.1995 - 01.1997

PMI Certification Course - Project Management

PMI
01.2015 - 01.2015

Skills

Project Management People Management Process Improvement Strategic Planning Vendor Relationship Management Contract Negotiations Team Building Agile & SCRUM Methodologies Strategic Planning Risk Mitigation Team Development

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Accomplishments

  • Established Rest Bus Simulation(RBS) and Autosar team in Robert Bosch
  • Successfully introduced low cost stepper motor as an alternative and cost optimization in Visteon clusters
  • Successfully lead/delivered around 15 programs with different OEMs and regions
  • Was Global lead for the immobilizer feature across Visteon IC programs.
  • Received the “SPOT AWARD” for the outstanding performance in the P356 cluster diagnostic support from Visteon-US during Q2 of 2007
  • Nominated for “LEADING THE WAY AWARD” for the excellent quality of V184 project from Visteon Global community, during Q1 of 2003

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There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.
Seth Godin

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