Praveen Yalavarty
NOVI,MI
Summary
- Accomplished strategic visionary executive with progressive experience in transforming businesses through customer-centric innovative technology solutions.
- Observe long-term possibilities of an idea/concept, evaluate its potential and quickly turn it into an actionable plan to drive results.
- Over the past 12+ years, Played a pivotal role in the digital transformation of Ford Motor Company as a thought leader, product strategist and ecosystem architect and enabled seamless customer experiences by launching robust software platforms leveraging connectivity, IoT and the distributed digital ecosystem.
- Deep expertise in engineering management, software development, distributed systems architecture, and product lifecycle management.
- Adept at building high performing teams, recognized industry-wide for connected technology inventions.
- Leadership philosophy is grounded on embracing change, fostering innovation, empowering individuals, promoting diversity, listening empathetically, and prioritizing communication
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Software Defined Vehicle
Ford Motor Company
12.2010 - 07.2023
- Led 24 large-scale initiatives, integrating functional teams for Software Defined Vehicle platform working with all impacted stakeholders
- Executed Digital Product roadmap for Ford Model e, democratizing experience development and reducing time to market by 30% through OTA SW updates
- Improved digital and connected products through defining and measuring KPIs for global fleet of 16 million vehicles
- Worked closely with cross functional organizational leadership to guide product roadmap execution strategy.
Group Manager, Advanced Engineering
Ford Motor Company
01.2019 - 11.2021
- Conceptualized, and developed architecture strategy for Software Defined Vehicle level 4 platform
- Estimated and secured $150M in multi-year funding
- Introduced ML Ops Platform for reductive design, enabling up to 10% material cost savings and unleashing adaptive digital cockpit experiences
- Created and delivered Commercial Marketplace initiative for Commercial Services business to expand into fleet mobility services market
- Manager, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Systems Architecture, Smart Mobility
- Led product teams for launching 3 prototype autonomous vehicle builds and transportation services
- Directed product teams for innovative connectivity solutions in autonomous vehicles and transportation services
- Implemented multiple connected vehicle features globally
- Modernized vehicle architecture and designed scalable cloud for agile development
- Secured and managed $54M budget for AV program prototype builds
- Crafted streamlined product roadmap and integration models for AV transportation
- Delivered "industry-first" suite of autonomous vehicle mission planning across embedded, edge, and cloud systems
- Led Fully Networked Vehicle architecture strategy with ethernet network and Over-The-Air updates, reducing regression testing by 20%.
Manager, Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Systems
Ford Motor Company
12.2013 - 12.2018
- Directed product teams for innovative connectivity solutions in autonomous vehicles and transportation services.
- Secured and managed $54M budget for AV program prototype builds.
- Crafted streamlined product roadmap and integration models for AV transportation.
- Delivered "industry-first" suite of autonomous vehicle mission planning across embedded, edge, and cloud systems.
- Led Fully Networked Vehicle architecture strategy with ethernet network and Over-The-Air updates, reducing regression testing by 20%.
- Implemented multiple connected vehicle features globally.
- Modernized vehicle architecture and designed scalable cloud for agile development.
Enterprise Solutions Architect and Technical Specialist
Ford Motor Company
12.2010 - 11.2013
- Influenced Big Data technology adoption at Ford, resulting in establishment of groundbreaking Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDIA) organization with 1500+ data science professionals
- Conceptualized and crafted Ford Telematics Communication Protocol (FTCP), a vehicle to cloud messaging model that slashed end-to-end response times by 85%, enhancing customer experience for over 16 million connected vehicles globally.
- Slashed end-to-end response times by 85%, enhancing customer experience.
- Represented Ford at Oasis-Open consortium, advocating for MQTT as industry standard IoT protocol.
- Delivered first-ever Connected Vehicles, introducing "industry-first" features and improving customer experience.
Application Architect to Senior Manager
Computer Sciences Corporation
12.2002 - 12.2010
- (NYSE: CSC) - leading IT solutions provider with 94,000 global employees and $19B in contract projects in FY 2010
- Held progressive roles and reported to Chief Technology Officer
- Integral part of senior leadership team that developed Strategic Technology Services practice across global business verticals
- Led pre-sales technical presentations and advised on strategic solutions
- Delivered global system of record for vehicle software management and -Over-the-Air software updates for major auto OEM
- Traveled to India to set up development team for building HR management system
- Authored technical white papers on Cloud Computing and Semantic Web
- Secured a multi-million-dollar engagement for setting up CSC as full-service systems integrator at a major auto OEM.
Software Engineer to Senior Systems Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation
09.1998 - 11.2002
- Led application design and dev teams for enterprise and commercial web applications across Financial, Healthcare, and eCommerce business domains
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Developed, tested and deployed several software applications using java swing and J2EE technologies.
- Worked in team-driven environments and communicated effectively with stakeholders.
Education
MBA -
Ross School of Business, University Of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan04.2023
Bachelor of Engineering -
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India05.1997
Skills
- Active listening, Embracing Change, Strategic Innovation, Empowering teams, Leadership
- Engineering Management
- GTM Product Strategy, Market Research, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Planning
- Digital Transformation, Agile Software Development, Design Thinking, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems Architecture
Affiliations
- Fireside chat on Software Defined Vehicle at TU Automotive – Automotive Techweek in November 2021
- Fireside chat on “Innovating with Partners – Defining Successful Engagements” at Auto Tech Detroit in June 2023
Certification
- TOGAF 8 certified by The Open Group on Nov 18th, 2008.
- 17 Patents and 17 Application Publications for Invention Disclosures issued by US Patent and Trademark Office from 2014 through 2023
Awards
- Henry Ford Engineering Excellence Award, 2018 – Highest recognition for Fast Track Innovation of Phone as a Key feature
- Worldwide CSC Papers Award, 2009 - Semantic Web at Computer Sciences Corporation's Technology and Business Solutions Conference, Atlanta
Timeline
Group Manager, Advanced Engineering
Ford Motor Company
01.2019 - 11.2021
Manager, Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Systems
Ford Motor Company
12.2013 - 12.2018
Enterprise Solutions Architect and Technical Specialist
Ford Motor Company
12.2010 - 11.2013
Director, Software Defined Vehicle
Ford Motor Company
12.2010 - 07.2023
Application Architect to Senior Manager
Computer Sciences Corporation
12.2002 - 12.2010
Software Engineer to Senior Systems Analyst
Computer Sciences Corporation
09.1998 - 11.2002
MBA -
Ross School of Business, University Of Michigan
Bachelor of Engineering -
Osmania University
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