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Kumara Swamy Eluru

Rochester,MI

Summary

With over 15 years of experience in embedded software design, development, integration, testing, maintenance, and documentation in C, C++, and OOPs. Specializing in the automotive domain, particularly in ADAS, serving as a senior software lead integrator for short range and long-range radar projects. Certified as a Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance, successfully leading architect and integration teams while excelling as a product owner for ADAS projects. Expertise includes working on applications such as Blind Spot Information System, Lane Change warning alert, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), and Auto Parking Assistance Fusion. Strong communication skills allowing effective collaboration with renowned clients like GM, Ford, Stellantis, Yanmar Corp, and Sony across various global locations. Experienced with agile project management, requirements gathering, and stakeholder engagement. Utilizes these skills to streamline product development and ensure alignment with business objectives. Track record of effective communication and team leadership, driving successful product launches and continuous improvement. Results-oriented professional with robust background in product management and agile frameworks. Known for fostering team collaboration and driving projects to successful completion. Reliable in adapting to evolving requirements and prioritizing key deliverables, showcasing strong ability to manage stakeholder expectations. Professional with strong background in managing product lifecycles and driving project success. Skilled in agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and roadmap development. Focused on team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and delivering tangible results. Known for clear communication, strategic planning, and problem-solving abilities. Adept at deconstructing and planning stories in order to promote improvements to product design and implementation. Excellent relationship-building, organizational, and project management skills with a focus on overcoming technical challenges and implementing successful resolutions. Dedicated Automotive ADAS professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Implements strategic and tactical marketing campaigns to drive engagement and sales. Bringing solid history of success in boosting program operations efficiency, conversion rates and performance. Well-versed in both online and traditional marketing approaches. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Owner

Continental Automotive (ADAS)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
01.2025 - Current
  • Currently working as a Product Owner on the Short-Range Radar & Long-Range Radars Projects for Integration team. As a Product Owner working on defining the product vision/tasks, managing product backlog, prioritizing tasks, SW release and helping on executing product road maps. Also supports as a Senior Software Integrator to integrating the code changes and releasing the software, support team members & guiding the team members for the integration releases.
  • Contribution: As Product owner/Senior Software Integrator, responsible for the following:
  • Working as Product Owner to define the vision that guides development team for the expected outcomes/releases.
  • Working on the managing & prioritizing the Product Backlog & understanding of the requirements to align with the customer.
  • Monitor on product progress and make sure development is progressing towards as per the priorities.
  • Working on Product planning, refinement, review and sprint tasks.
  • Supports project on developing product road maps.
  • Continuously receives & applies feedback to improve the product.
  • Interact with customer and senior solution architect to understand requirements and for any clarifications required by the team.
  • As a Software Integrator, Integrating Software Components, Build the Software and perform required software testing.
  • Working on Weekly releases, monthly releases as per targets committed to the customer and fixing issues, automating the integration test cases, Continuous Integration.
  • Supports team members for Debugging bugs, root causes for ADAS features and fixing of the bugs.
  • Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
  • Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
  • Translated technical requirements into user stories, bridging gap between development teams and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations through regular updates and strategic communication, building strong relationships.
  • Proactively identified risks associated with project timelines or deliverables, implementing mitigation strategies when necessary.
  • Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
  • Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining the product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Facilitated communication between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and expectations.

Scrum Master for Architect & Integration Teams

Continental Automotive (ADAS)
01.2024 - 09.2024
  • As Scrum Master, Facilitated Architect and integration teams of Short Range Radar (SRR) system for ADAS. SRR Project aimed to enhance vehicle safety by improving object detection, Blind spot warning, Parking assistance and collision avoidance. This system integrates with other ADAS components like cameras, LiDAR and sensors to provide comprehensive awareness of vehicle surroundings. Role was to guide team through Agile Practices, ensuring project met its goals within defined timeline and budget while fostering collaborative and high-performance environment.
  • Contribution: As Scrum Master, responsible for following:
  • Led the Agile transformation of the Architect and Integration teams, ensuring the scrum/SAFe Agile best practices within the ADAS radar development lifecycle.
  • Organized and facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand Up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospective), ensuring smooth communication and collaboration within the team.
  • Worked closely with Release Train Engineers (RTE’s), System Architects, Product Managers & Product owners to define and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that user stories were clear and achievable within team capacity.
  • Managed sprint execution by tacking the teams progress using the Agile tools (like, Jira, Scrum board, Kanban board, confluence pages etc.,.) and ensuring that work was completed according to the sprint backlog.
  • Ensured that the team was consistently delivering high quality work that met the projects technical requirements for radar system performance, integration, and safety standards.
  • Identified and removed impediments, tracked risks and managed potential delays to keep the project on track by using agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts etc.,.)
  • Monitored team workload to prevent overloading and ensure balanced task distribution.
  • Ensured seamless collaboration between hardware, software and testing teams, leading to a 15% reduction in integration releases delays.
  • Provided regular updates to engineering leads, Product managers and stakeholders on architectural and integration process.
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
  • Facilitated seamless integration of new team members into existing projects without compromising productivity levels.
  • Mentored junior team members on Scrum best practices, fostering their professional growth within the organization.
  • Identified potential risks early in the project lifecycle and implemented mitigation strategies accordingly.
  • Optimized resource allocation by identifying and addressing bottlenecks in project workflows, leading to reduced time-to-market for product releases.
  • Implemented key performance metrics to track team progress and identify areas of improvement consistently throughout projects'' lifecycles.
  • Encouraged cross-functional collaboration by organizing workshops and training sessions for different departments within the organization.
  • Streamlined release processes through close coordination between development teams and operations staff.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Increased transparency and communication within team, introducing digital task board.
  • Maintained up-to-date project documentation, enabling clear communication and transparency among stakeholders.
  • Reduced bottlenecks in development process by actively removing impediments and facilitating solutions.

Senior Software/Lead Integrator

Continental Automotive
06.2018 - 12.2022
  • In this Project, working as a Senior Software/Lead Integrator on the Short-Range Radar & Long-Range Radars with the Global B Low & Global B High Projects. As a Senior Software/Lead Integrator working on configuring of all the required components of the project, building, and fixing the required issues. And releasing the software with all the required issue fixings and testing on radars.
  • Purpose of the short range radar are Blind Spot warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert (with Braking) etc., is detect the Side Obstacle Detect in the blind spot of vehicle with the help of Short Radar Sensor It is a convenience feature that aids the driver in assessing whether a vehicle is in or will be entering area to either side of the vehicle extending rearward from the outside mirrors to minimum approximately 5 meters beyond the bumper. This area is referred to as detection zone. The feature is designed to alert on targets entering the detection zone from either the rear, side, or front of the detection zone. The rear range of the zone from the radar depends on zone entry of the target.
  • Contribution: As a Software Integrator, responsible for the following:
  • Working as a Senior Software/Lead Integrator and involved in analysis of requirements, design, development, Software integration and Integration testing.
  • Interact with customer and senior solution architect to understand the requirements and for any clarifications required by the team.
  • Integrating the Software Components, Build the Software and perform required software testing.
  • Working on Weekly releases, monthly releases as per the targets committed to the customer and fixing issues, automating the integration test cases, Continuous Integration.
  • Debugging the bugs, root causes for ADAS features and fixing of the bugs.
  • Working on Static Code Analysis, Code coverage, Integration testing.
  • Performing the Unit, Functional and Non-Functional testing.
  • Ecu Performance calculations of Resbudget for memory consumption.
  • Global Coordinating with teams Mexico & Germany to make the deliverables on time for SW releases.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.

C/C++ Developer & Global Tech Lead Coordinator

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
02.2016 - 06.2018
  • Purpose of this project is to understand software requirement changes for Software releases of FCA vehicles. This project involves working on standards of Target link modeling and Coding as per FCA standards. Will make sure to follow all required standards of FCA process for all Software releases.
  • Contribution: As Tech Lead Engineer, responsible for following:
  • Worked on analysis of requirements, development of MATLAB models.
  • Interact with Customer and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to understand requirements and for any clarifications required by team.
  • Doing iterative development based on feedback from design team, requirements team and other stakeholders.
  • Development of logic for various features Applications.
  • Interface discussions across project teams and core function teams about design.
  • Updating and maintenance of System Requirements and Design Documents for Engine and Transmission software. Modelling of various components of the Power Train systems using C, C++ & Mat lab/Simulink environment to match the legacy code, which goes into the ECU.
  • Additionally, there will be activities pertaining to Database maintenance and support to aid power train work.
  • Designing and documentation of Software Requirement Document (SRD) model per Requirement Change Notice (RCN).
  • Verifying legacy code which goes into ECU with its corresponding Simulink Model
  • Analysis, Coding, Integration and testing software, which involves new feature introduction, as well as current feature, support.
  • Involved in Requirement analysis, Low Level Design and development.
  • Change requirements analysis, feasibility check and clarification of open points with stakeholders.
  • Global Coordinating with team of 30+ members together from India & Brazil to make the deliverables on time for SW releases.

C/C++ Developer (Senior Software Engineer)

KPIT Technologies Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
11.2013 - 12.2015
  • The purpose of the Robot tractor is to run the tractor in un-manned mode with the help of RTK- GNSS by locating its position and pre-defined path. Robot tractor will automatically perform tillage, seeding and spraying operations with different implements in different soil, terrain and climate conditions. Path planning software shall receive all the necessary inputs through GUI on tablet PC and generate data with path plan data required for autonomous guidance: path coordinates, start point, end, turn radius, tractor speed. It will also generate the necessary data required for Display & Monitoring.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Worked as C, C++ Developer and involved in analysis of requirements, design, development, Unit and Integration testing.
  • Interact with customer and senior solution architect to understand requirements and for any clarifications required by team.
  • Designed and developed Static Path Planning Application on VC++ & OpenCV for generating static path plan for Robotic Tractor.
  • Implemented GUI’s application with Qt tool for loading of required GPS coordinates.
  • Performed integration code testing on different OS like windows and Linux.
  • Performed memory leak checks with Valgrind and optimized code for necessary changes.
  • Designing and Implementation of code for Path Plan interface layer with Android SDK layer through IPC Mechanisms.
  • Debugging bugs, root causes for Path Plan Application issues and fixing of bugs.
  • Performed Path Plan application Integration, Unit, Functional and Non Functional testing.
  • Single point of contact/responsibility for implementation and integration of Path plan module to Display module in project.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test high-quality software solutions.
  • Integrated third-party libraries into existing projects to enhance functionality without compromising system performance.
  • Streamlined development process through the implementation of agile methodologies and best practices.
  • Improved software maintenance by creating comprehensive documentation of code and system architecture.
  • Developed and maintained successful working relationships with team members.
  • Mentored junior developers in C programming techniques, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team.
  • Enhanced software performance by optimizing C code and implementing efficient algorithms.
  • Participated in code reviews to maintain consistency in coding standards across the development team.
  • Optimized memory management techniques to minimize resource consumption while maintaining optimal performance.
  • Identified and resolved software bugs by conducting thorough debugging and code review processes.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement new technology features.
  • Participated in design and planning exercises for future software rollouts.
  • Guided team in layout modifications to improve functionality.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.
  • Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
  • Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.

C/C++ Developer (Software Engineer)

Sony
01.2010 - 11.2013
  • Project is for development of new features of Skype and enhancement of existing features of Skype application in Digital TV. Skype feature Implemented for users to establish Video/Audio conference calls over the digital tv. It also supports to have group conference calls.
  • MHL is Mobile High Definition Link application, where user can connect mobile to digital tv using MHL cable and can browse contents of mobile Photos, Videos and Music on tv with help of tv remote.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Worked as C, C++ Developer and involved in analysis of requirements, design, development, Unit and Integration testing for features of Skype and MHL.
  • Interact with Customer and Team lead to understand requirements and for any clarifications required by team.
  • For Skype module, worked on the application layer for functionalities of receiving inputs from tv remote and requesting data from user defined API’s.
  • Worked on different skype Screen Layouts using XML.
  • Worked on interfacing modules between Application and middle ware layers.
  • Performed functional testing and integration testing for all skype applications.
  • MHL module is middleware application and worked on detection and identification of device connection.
  • Worked on the implementation of Browsing of mobile contents with tv remote.
  • Worked on interaction layers of device drivers and application layers.
  • Analyzing root cause of the Skype & MHL module bugs and fixing the bugs.
  • Weekly once interact with customer, discuss Implementation, and bug fixing status.
  • Discussing open item list.
  • Preparing unit test plan, Functional and Integration test plan as per detailed design and executing test cases.
  • Participated in code reviews to maintain consistency in coding standards across the development team.
  • Participated in technology renewal activities such as applying new software upgrades, patches and completion of required programming, testing, and improvements.
  • Implemented effective version control practices to track changes and ensure seamless collaboration among team members.
  • Championed clean coding practices throughout the development cycle resulting in more easily maintainable codebases.
  • Optimized memory management techniques to minimize resource consumption while maintaining optimal performance.
  • Developed and maintained successful working relationships with team members.
  • Identified and resolved software bugs by conducting thorough debugging and code review processes.
  • Contributed innovative ideas during brainstorming sessions that led to improved product features or new project opportunities.
  • Updated technical documentation, product specifications, and technical training materials.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement new technology features.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

VIT University
Vellore, TN
01.2010

Skills

  • Languages & Technologies: C, C, Object oriented programming (OOPs) CAPL Scripting
  • Software, Tools & Platform: Lauterbach, CANTATA, CANoe, QAC, Eclipse, XCP tool, Visual Studio (VC), Power Track, Jira, Jenkins, Artifactory, Bricks, ETM, Jazz, HEP tools
  • Build Servers: Jenkins Build server
  • Version Control: Git Hub, Bricks, IMS-MKS, Doors, Lotus Notes, Tortoise SVN, Perforce (p4)
  • Operating System: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu)
  • Release planning
  • Product backlog management
  • Roadmap development
  • Agile methodology
  • Problem identification
  • Scrum methodology
  • Technical expertise
  • Story planning
  • Risk management

Certification

PMP Certified.

CSM Certified.

Timeline

Product Owner

Continental Automotive (ADAS)
01.2025 - Current

Scrum Master for Architect & Integration Teams

Continental Automotive (ADAS)
01.2024 - 09.2024

Senior Software/Lead Integrator

Continental Automotive
06.2018 - 12.2022

C/C++ Developer & Global Tech Lead Coordinator

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
02.2016 - 06.2018

C/C++ Developer (Senior Software Engineer)

KPIT Technologies Ltd
11.2013 - 12.2015

C/C++ Developer (Software Engineer)

Sony
01.2010 - 11.2013

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

VIT University