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Ravikumar Govindaraj

Senior Product Engineer
Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Senior Product Engineer at Harman Connected Services with expertise in power validation and thermal management. Proficient in Python and C++, I excel in driving successful project outcomes and fostering team collaboration. My hands-on experience with advanced benchmarking tools enhances performance analysis, ensuring optimal results in high-stakes environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Engineer

Harman Connected Services PVT
Bangalore
09.2022 - Current
  • Project Executing: Intel Post-Silicon Validation Engineering - Post-Silicon Power and Thermal Management Functional Validation.
  • Communicated with engineering personnel to discuss test results and implications.
  • Managed cross-functional workgroups tasked with multi-disciplinary reviews of new project proposals.
  • The project's scope is to perform power management, clock gating validation, and thermal validation for next-generation Intel Big Core, testing the power given to the graphics driver within the threshold limit.
  • Owning the idle state and active state power management module.
  • Documenting failures in a bug tracking database and driving for closure with respective owners (BBs, Client).
  • Work with the content and platform teams to troubleshoot hardware and software issues.
  • Effective team member in the Power Validation (Post-Silicon Validation) team.
  • Hands-on experience in updating BIOS and drivers, and doing feature functionality testing.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience in benchmark software tools like 3D Mark 11, Stream Tool, Blizzard tool, Uplay account, Origin tool, video playback testing, and driver-to-driver platform PNP execution.
  • Experience in power validation of silicon with lab equipment like FLUKE DAQ and NI DAQ.
  • Running a variety of performance and power consumption data collection using the latest benchmarks and internal tests.
  • Post-silicon debug and support.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience in media codecs and VPP.
  • Recommended testing conditions and industry standards to test validity.
  • Developed test plans, conducted testing, and analyzed results to ensure quality assurance of product designs.
  • Prepared reports on project progress and presented them to senior management at regular intervals.
  • Developed and implemented process improvements to increase production efficiency.
  • Validated performance of pre-release and finished products for compliance with both regulatory standards and internal business goals.
  • Monitored production processes and adjusted schedules.
  • Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

UST Global Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
11.2017 - 08.2022
  • limiting c-state, executing Thread C-State, Core C-State, and Package C-State entry/exit commands.
  • Codec encoding/decoding verification with a digital data stream or signal, transcode. Validating the upcoming mobile motherboards with several BIOS, along with new SoCs.
  • Assist with firmware validation and debugging in UEFI-enabled tablets.
  • FPS Monitoring for games, a Benchmark application. Daisy chain monitors and multi-mode display tests, like Duplicate mode, Extended mode, Vertical and Horizontal, Virtual Extended, and College mode.
  • Collecting ETL Trace, MF Trace, Buffer Log, and WPT Logs for graphics-related issues. Driver upgrades and downgrades in all the methods have disk,
  • upgrade/downgrade/installer method, and uninstallation with the DDU tool - Display Driver Uninstaller. Streaming content protection testing with Amazon and Netflix.
  • Experienced with Intel IGCC, the Intel Graphics Command Center application. Execution on D2D (Driver-to-Driver) and OS-to-OS validation to measure the power and performance of SoC.
  • Regression analysis on D2D execution failures by comparing SOC power and performance scores. Triage failures by validating in different drivers (passed, engineering, and new drivers) to find the root cause.
  • Debugged on the blue screen of death (BSOD), system hang issues compare major parts in the display driver performance area. BKM readiness for new platforms, E2E PNP executions (BIOS/OS settings, KPI execution steps, etc.).

Sr.Roll Out Engineer

Tata Consultancy and Services
Chennai
08.2015 - 11.2017
  • Service Delivery Management for NAM Retail Infrastructure Service.
  • Provide governance to retail IT organizations based on global hardware, software, process, and solution standards.
  • Services, Systems, and HW life cycle management.
  • Establish a retail store infrastructure foundation where innovative retail IT concepts can be integrated quickly and efficiently.
  • Owning end-to-end infrastructure retail store support services across all infrastructure departments in NAM.
  • Participate in developing global Support Standards and rollout concepts for further standardization and consolidation of Retail Infrastructure Support Services. Participate in the implementation of the Global Service Desk within the NAM Stores.
  • Knowledge of methods and techniques applied in the IT infrastructure operation environment.
  • Retail IT infrastructure knowledge (POS, printer, access points, retail technologies).
  • Ability to translate business requirements into cost-efficient IT solutions.
  • Experience in managing and leading medium-sized IT projects.
  • Technical proficiency and awareness (ITIL, Networking, Microsoft)
  • Experience in personnel management, and the ability to rouse engagement and proactivity within his team, and influence others.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to have a good relationship with other parts of IT, as well as with business.

Desktop Support Engineer

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
06.2013 - 05.2015
  • Provide in-depth phone support and IT assistance.
  • Assist in the setup of desktop technologies and the execution of common programs.
  • Ensure that customers are completely satisfied before a service call ends.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained the functionality of company desktop systems, together with peripheral appendages and software.
  • Kept in constant touch with vendors to resolve problems as quickly and efficiently as possible.
  • Provided computer system support for both staff and customers.
  • Ran regular checks, tests, and tracking procedures to prevent or identify problems.
  • Instructed employees on extending the life of computer systems through proper use.
  • Performed routine maintenance on all user accounts, data files, etc.
  • Installed or advised installation of upgrades to prevent malfunctioning.

Education

B.E - Computer Engineer

Kanchi pallavan Engineering Collage
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
01.2011

DCE - Computer Engineer

Dusi Polytechnic college
Dusi, Tamil Nadu
01.2008

Skills

  • Python
  • C and C Programming
  • Reference Validation Platform
  • TTK
  • XDP
  • DCI
  • RME Soundcard
  • UART
  • USB-DIO
  • PCB Boards
  • DediProg
  • Power Monitor
  • NI-DAC with Thermocouples
  • Fluke-DAC
  • IR camera
  • Intec Thermal Header
  • DG1 Graphics Card
  • DG2 Graphics Card
  • MRB Graphics Card
  • TBT Card
  • Akito
  • PythonSV
  • Burn-in test
  • HSD
  • CrashScope
  • Trace32
  • JIRA
  • Crucible
  • Putty
  • Phone Flash Tool
  • MM18
  • BB
  • ICOB
  • One BOX
  • Cycling tools
  • DDU Tool
  • Test Tool Release internal
  • BMP Tool
  • OEM diagnostic Tool
  • OPM tester Tool
  • MIPI DSI Sequence Tool
  • Play Ready3
  • GOP Merge/Stitching
  • HBR
  • CDF
  • Logical Analyzer

Awards

  • Shining Star, 12/01/20
  • Shining Star, 09/01/20
  • Shining Star, 08/01/20
  • R&R Award, Best performance and Client satisfaction at UST Global India Pvt Ltd
  • Be-Brilliant, 08/01/23
  • Be-Brilliant, 01/01/24

Languages

  • Marathi
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Tamil

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 07/23/88

Timeline

Senior Product Engineer

Harman Connected Services PVT
09.2022 - Current

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

UST Global Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 08.2022

Sr.Roll Out Engineer

Tata Consultancy and Services
08.2015 - 11.2017

Desktop Support Engineer

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
06.2013 - 05.2015

B.E - Computer Engineer

Kanchi pallavan Engineering Collage

DCE - Computer Engineer

Dusi Polytechnic college

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