Kapil Kumar
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Validation Manager at Harman International with a proven track record in leading complex validation programs. Expert in CI/CD monitoring and stakeholder engagement. Drive quality governance and mentor teams to achieve excellence. Recognized for optimizing project delivery and enhancing software reliability across automotive domains.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Validation Manager
Harman International
04.2015 - Current
- Lead Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Phone Projection, CarPlay, Android Auto and Voice Recognition validation programs.
- Lead Platform Test Team supporting downstream software programs including Subaru, Ferrari, Harley-Davidson, and John Deere.
- Manage 6 direct reports and 2 indirect reports across platform validation activities.
- Own delivery planning, execution tracking, release readiness, quality governance and stakeholder communication.
- Monitored and tracked CI/CD automation pipelines and validation metrics to ensure quality in software releases.
- Mentor engineers, onboard new team members, and drive competency development initiatives.
- Led risk identification processes to proactively address project challenges, manage dependencies, triage defects, and escalate issues.
- Work closely with global engineering, product management, and customer teams.
- Automotive domains like – BT, Wi-Fi, Projection, Cluster, VPA, Navigation, ADAS.
Project Lead and Software Engineer
Motorola Mobility
10.2010 - 04.2015
- Led Wi-Fi project, optimizing resource allocation and time management to meet project milestones.
- Successfully completed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi feature functional testing on the following Motorola devices – Sun fire, Droid Razr, Ultra Maxx, Moto E, Moto G, Moto X, Moto G, Moto X 2nd generation and Nexus 6.
- Executed comprehensive test cases, including Complete, Advanced, Sanity, Smoke, and Regression, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.
- Testing Wi-Fi Functionalities – Security (Open, WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise SIM, AKA).
- Wi-Fi Direct feature testing.
- Mobile Hotspot feature testing.
- Testing Motorola Migrate App.
- CTS test for Wi-Fi station and Wi-Fi-Direct.
- Wrote and executed test cases for Miracast, MCC and SCC features.
- Exposure to Networking test tools like Iperf, Ftp server–client to measure Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi-Direct and Hotspot throughput.
- Performed automation stress and manual testing to ensure product reliability and functionality.
- Configuration and Troubleshooting of Radius server for EAP (PEAP, TTLS, TLS, SIM, AKA).
- Supported WLAN 802.11 ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Miracast, SCC, MCC, and Mobile Hotspot using 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies.
- Recognized as Associate of the Month for outstanding performance and contributions to team success.
Application Test Engineer
LG Soft India Pvt. Ltd
07.2009 - 08.2010
- Conducted multimedia testing on LG mobile devices, ensuring optimal functionality and performance across diverse platforms.
- Executed comprehensive test cases including complete, advanced, sanity, smoke, regression, MSD validation, and final approval process, meeting quality standards and delivery timelines.
- Wrote and updated test cases for multimedia domain, enhancing testing accuracy and coverage.
- Successfully completed Multimedia, System Integration testing on the following LGSI Devices & Applications: LG Phones: KM555, GS500, GX500, GS290, GM360i, KM570, GM730, GM750, GT540, P500.
- Star Team Award for GM730(Eigen) LG Windows Mobile
Education
Masters - Computer Application
Sikkim Manipal University
IndiaBachelors - Computer Application
SRN-Adarsh College
IndiaSkills
- Requirements management
- Quality engineering
- Test planning
- Network security assessment
- CI/CD monitoring
- Agile methodologies
- Release assessment
- RQM expertise
- Project management
- Delivery management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk oversight
- Team collaboration
- JIRA tracking
- Document management systems
- ATS tools proficiency
- Technical hiring
- People management
- Network performance testing
- Wireless network validation
- File transfer protocols
- Terminal emulation tools
- Trace client operations
- Test data management
- Performance appraisals
- Basic C and C
- Python scripting
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/16/85
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: B1 US visa
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
Kpi Measurement Tools
- FileZilla Server-Client
- Iperf
Debugging Tools
- Wireshark
- Omnipeek
- Frontline sniffing tool
- ATS tools
- Trace Client
- Tera Term
- Wi-Fi Analyzer
Hobbies and Interests
- Listening to music
- Travelling
Disclaimer
I vouch the authenticity of the above-mentioned information. Given an opportunity, I promise you to put my sincere efforts to rise to your expectations and become an asset to your esteemed organization.
Timeline
Validation Manager
Harman International
04.2015 - Current
Project Lead and Software Engineer
Motorola Mobility
10.2010 - 04.2015
Application Test Engineer
LG Soft India Pvt. Ltd
07.2009 - 08.2010
Masters - Computer Application
Sikkim Manipal University
Bachelors - Computer Application
SRN-Adarsh College