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KIRITHIKA SATHYAMOORTHY

Summary

Innovative Director of Engineering with 10+ years developing and applying new technologies to deliver exceptional final products. Combines technical engineering capability with effective management techniques. Dedicated to driving rapid, advanced product development through meticulous oversight of junior staff and hands-on participation.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Engineering

Fluxergy
01.2022 - Current
  • As the Director of Engineering at Fluxergy, I played a crucial role in leading the FDA approval process for our cutting-edge medical device
  • This involved ensuring strict adherence to regulatory standards, facilitating market entry, and establishing our presence in the dynamic field of medical diagnostics
  • My responsibilities encompassed the management of algorithms, back-end, front-end, embedded, automation, QA and Hardware teams
  • I spearheaded the design of the architecture for both the Fluxergy Analyzer and Fluxergy Works, positioning these platforms as pioneers in the realm of medical diagnostics
  • The Fluxergy Analyzer, equipped with highly-integrated proprietary sensors and multimodal detection capabilities enhanced by an AI engine, can efficiently handle a diverse range of potential assays
  • The architecture includes four major sensor and fluidics systems-fluorescence, colorimetric, electrical potentiometer, and imaging cytometry-each contributing to the overall precision of diagnostic results
  • Collaborating closely with management stakeholders, I developed engineering requirements and plans to deliver a comprehensive product roadmap and establish a scalable technical architecture
  • Ensuring the availability of resources, project management capabilities, and efficient processes, I led the team in executing plans to deliver product and platform roadmaps on time and within budget
  • My role extended to establishing coding standards, testing procedures, and CI/CD processes, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence
  • Through coaching and mentorship, I ensured the success of team members, inspiring an atmosphere of creativity and continuous learning
  • Leading a team of engineering managers, developers, and technical staff, I fostered a collaborative and innovative team culture with high standards of quality
  • I actively participated in the formulation and execution of the technical strategy for our products and services, driving key architectural decisions to ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability.

Engineering Manager

INTELITY SOLUTIONS, INC ( Formerly Keypr )
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • My responsibilities encompassed the management of the iOS mobile and tablet app team, Data Intelligence team, hardware, and firmware team
  • I successfully built and led a world-class engineering team, reflecting our commitment to diversity and community empowerment
  • In the iOS team, I've architected Intelity's bluetooth keyless entry system by integrating SDK's from world's top BLE lock vendors such as assabloy, onity, openkey, dormakaba, Miwa, and saflock
  • Implemented ID verification that accepts all forms of government ID and processes validity and authentication of hotel's guest before check-in
  • Designed method of payment for guests before they check-in
  • In the Data intelligence team, I've developed Machine learning algorithm on interaction from mechanical hardware, electrical hardware, communication protocols until end product usage
  • Served as a Lead in integrating software, communication protocols, and hardware during design, development, and deployment of INTELITY IOT systems
  • Led and defined our Business intelligence Team's data warehouse, ETL layer, and Visualization layer, that connects 38 data sources of our company from scratch
  • Designed pipelines for each data source and automated the end-to-end flow
  • Created an algorithm to extract sales force data which calibrates sales owners performance on delayed deals, TCV, inbound leads, and revenue prediction
  • Led and completed 'INTELITY Instrumentation and KPI Business intelligence solution' that forecasts future sales, elaborates marketing details, explains sales and implementation team's progress, and highlights fault lines in our company to C level management and LLR.

Embedded Software Engineer

INTELITY SOLUTIONS, INC ( Formerly Keypr )
11.2016 - 12.2017
  • Architected embedded firmware on both the micro-controller level and more complex Linux embedded system designs as well as server-side hardware monitoring software
  • Maintained, authored, and enhanced REST style, OAuth authentication in Linux-based transition firmware
  • Designed server-side components, successfully deployed Bluetooth embedded code structure, that allows key-less entry for common areas such as elevator, swimming pool, gym, and public entry doors in hospitality buildings
  • Developed and deployed firmware that supports intelligent power-saving feature, environment adaptable update packages for Linux machines, UI visualization designer code for promos and brand packs
  • Completed File integrity damage protection feature - a forever solution for Linux file system corruption
  • Adopted Linux kernel/U-Boot for ARM-based firmware using device Tree
  • Wrote firmware that makes flexible OTA decisions based on MQTT handler's configuration.

ROBOTICS and STEM Engineering Lead

PVNET
09.2016 - 11.2016
  • Developed ML-Algorithms for graph-based SLAM, pose estimation, probabilistic filtering, and sensor fusion
  • (Robot C, C++, Python, MATLAB, OpenCV)
  • Designed and developed Laser and vision-based mapping, communication protocols that convey environmental parameters from the robot controller to the host and allow for the controller to receive commands
  • Developed Bio-metric EEG Fingerprint Identification trained containers to Identify unique patterns among different people based on characteristics, which extracts signature data samples from specified channel.

Wearable Sensor Firmware Engineer

EMBEDDED R&D LAB
08.2014 - 10.2016
  • Authored firmware and book 'Power management on wearable sensors,' implementing Motion Processing unit -9250, Nordic 51822 low power Bluetooth, Gyro threshold, and low power consumption using interrupt management
  • Presented and evaluated statistical techniques for interpreting power consumption results
  • Developed low power Embedded firmware modes tailored to users' application needs, reducing excessive power drain
  • Validated quaternion data using python code, creating graphical illustrations with python blender
  • Wrote code for Spine Motion Monitor (SMM), a low-profile sensor system demonstrating reliability and validity in measuring lumbar spine posture and movement in sagittal and frontal planes.

Education

Masters in Electrical Engineering -

BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Skills

  • PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: C, C, Swift, Objective-C, React, Bash, Python, MATLAB, Java, RobotC
  • EXPERIENCE IN PROTOCOLS: UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Low-Power Bluetooth, NFC
  • EXPERIENCE IN DEBUGGING: JTag debugger, oscilloscopes, Lab test Equipment, RTL design/simulation/synthesis
  • PACKAGES, FRAMEWORKS, and VERSION CONTROL: Keil micro vision, Scikit-learn Eclipse, Visual Studio Net Beans, OPENCV, TensorFlow, NumPy, Or-CAD Schematic, Eagle PCB, Eagle view, OPNET, Git, Perforce, Jenkins
  • CONCEPTS: System design, Embedded Operating Systems, Real-Time System, Embedded Programming, Networks, Low-Level Programming, Device Driver Development, Virtual Machines on small embedded systems, AutoML's
  • PLATFORMS and SERVICES: Linux, Windows, RTOS, AWS EC2, Mongo Db, Kubernetes, S3, Kibana, Logstash, Hubspot, Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau, Logi Analytics
  • VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP, and MANAGEMENT: Strategic planning, Team leadership, Project management, Cross-functional collaboration, Decision-making, Resource allocation, Budget management, Stakeholder communication, Talent development, Performance evaluation, Process optimization, Change management
  • ISO 13485 (Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices), ISO 14971 (Risk Management), ISO 9001 (Quality Management Principles), ISO 10993 (Biological Evaluation), ISO 14155 (Clinical Investigation), ISO 11607 (Packaging), ISO 11135 (Sterilization), ISO 27001 (Information Security Management), ISO 60601 (Medical electrical equipment), UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Standards
  • Resource Allocation
  • Resource Allocation Optimization
  • Budget Development
  • Industry Trend Analysis
  • Team Building
  • Team Direction
  • Change Management
  • Hardware Development
  • Process Improvement
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Agile Methodologies

Timeline

Director of Engineering

Fluxergy
01.2022 - Current

Engineering Manager

INTELITY SOLUTIONS, INC ( Formerly Keypr )
01.2018 - 01.2022

Embedded Software Engineer

INTELITY SOLUTIONS, INC ( Formerly Keypr )
11.2016 - 12.2017

ROBOTICS and STEM Engineering Lead

PVNET
09.2016 - 11.2016

Wearable Sensor Firmware Engineer

EMBEDDED R&D LAB
08.2014 - 10.2016

Masters in Electrical Engineering -

BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering -

KIRITHIKA SATHYAMOORTHY