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Kishor PK

Bengaluru

Summary

Senior Technical Lead with proven success in managing Coretech team at Borqs Technologies India, specializing in Android kernel bring-up and driver porting for Qualcomm Automotive SPs. Expertise in device tree customization and bootloader support, leading teams to enhance system performance. Skilled in C programming and problem-solving, achieving successful kernel upgrades across various Qualcomm SoCs. Recognized for delivering effective solutions in Android kernel development and supporting advanced technology initiatives. Innovative professional with significant experience in kernel bring-up and driver enablement for Android. Known for exceptional problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach, ready to enhance project outcomes and contribute to technical advancements.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Technical Lead

Borqs Technologies Private Ltd
Bengaluru
02.2014 - 07.2025

I worked on the Android kernel bring-up/kernel upgrade on Qualcomm SoCs in the kernel versions from msm-4.4 to msm-6.12. I worked on kernel driver porting in the kernel bring-up on Qualcomm Mobile MSM, Gen 3/4 Automotive SPs. Customized device trees for custom hardware platforms, kernel drivers' enablement for buses (I2C, SPI, UART) drivers, GPIO/Pinctrl configurations, and enabling support for new SoCs. I worked on Android bootloader variants, Little Kernel, and UEFI by supporting various issues and features. I also worked on target support requirements in LK and UEFI android bootloaders. Actively worked on Android OTA and kernel LTS upgrades on multiple Qualcomm target SPs.

Technical Lead

Collabera Soultions
Bengaluru
02.2012 - 09.2013
  • Worked as a lead to carry out the porting and development of Android ICS 4.0.3. In the Intel Atom-based DAP Duros V1214 x86 tablet.
  • Involved in customizing the Ethernet patches.
  • Developed CAN controller-based simulation network in Qualcomm S3 APQ 8060 SOC and involved in developing socket CAN interface library.

Senior Software Engineer

LG Soft India
Bengaluru
04.2009 - 11.2011
  • Contributed to the development of the network driver for the AT91 ARM Thumb microcontroller.
  • Involved in the Flash Lite library/application development in OMAP 3430.
  • Involved in the optimization of the Retinex autofocus camera control, and the noise removal image pipeline algorithm in the Micron V4P sensor.

Software Engineer

Sasken Communications Private Limited
Bengaluru
03.2008 - 04.2009
  • Worked as part of the team which involved in developing the CISS security features in Marvel PXA320 as part of LiMo standardization for tier -1 handset OEM.

Education

Master of Technology - Computer Cognition Technology

University of Mysore
Mysore
07-2006

Master of Computer Applications - Comuter Science

SDM College of Eng And Technology, Dharwad
Dharwad
08-2003

Skills

  • Kernel bring-up in Qcom SoC in Android
  • Sound C programming
  • Android kernel driver porting
  • Device tree customization
  • Bootloaders support
  • Qualcomm SoC enablement
  • Corebus protocols support I2C, SPI, and UART in different QCOM SPs
  • Tools/debuggers: JTAG, Git, Orbit, Crash Scope, RDET, Axiom
  • Team leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Performance optimization techniques

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Technical Lead

Borqs Technologies Private Ltd
02.2014 - 07.2025

Technical Lead

Collabera Soultions
02.2012 - 09.2013

Senior Software Engineer

LG Soft India
04.2009 - 11.2011

Software Engineer

Sasken Communications Private Limited
03.2008 - 04.2009

Master of Technology - Computer Cognition Technology

University of Mysore

Master of Computer Applications - Comuter Science

SDM College of Eng And Technology, Dharwad
Kishor PK