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Preethika Lali

Summary

A capable positive engineering leader that fosters collaborative engagement within and across functional groups. Experience in all aspects of SDLC including project management, design and development, CI/CD, automated test systems and release management. Focused Engineering Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance. Resourceful Project Manager with [Number] years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget and financial management.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Project: Head of Global DevOps, Software

Lucid Motors
04.2021 - Current
  • Building a modern DevOps Platform for a leading Electric Car company.
  • Coached engineers in areas of interest including collaboration, career planning, short/long term goals.
  • Built new DevOps team in 6 months in pandemic.
  • Providing leadership, along with technical and specialized guidance
    in software engineering and DevOps (including Agile, IT Service Management, and Lean) to team members.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.

Software Configuration/Release Manager, Release Manger

Lucid Motors
02.2020 - 04.2021
  • Description: Architect and design Automation of ECU's with appropriate SW versioning and OTA.
  • Architected and set up the CI/CD pipelines for more than 20 application spanning across over 400 components.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
  • Built databases and table structures for web applications.

Project: Sr Staff Release Engineer/Sr Release Manager

NIO
12.2017 - 02.2020
  • Automating Build and release activities for firmware
  • Role: Release Manger, :
  • Team Size:
  • 40+ developers
  • 14 QA
  • 5 DevOps engineer
  • Technical Lead: Designed the automated the release process for firmware boards
  • Development: Automation of Digital Systems using Perl, Python
  • MISRA and ISO 26262 functional safety setup using LDRA
  • Code analysis set up
  • Automated CI/CD multibranch pipeline for CMAKE/C++ projects in Linux environment
  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline for all the projects in Digital products team
  • Automation of package for connected gateways in the car
  • Using and maintaining GITLAB repository
  • Decide the release plan
  • Worked on Jira administration
  • Set up and maintain the Jenkins servers
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Architect and design the OTA updates
  • Deployments on Linux server
  • Set up Cloudbees core on Kubernetes
  • Environment: Linux
  • Windows

Project: Sr Release Automation Engineer/Release Manager, Build and Release engineer

California
10.2016 - 12.2017
  • Automating Build and release activities for mobile iOS projects and front-end application
  • Role:, Team Size:
  • 50 developers
  • 10 QA
  • 3 DevOps engineer
  • Technical Lead: Designed the architecture of the Digital Products Engineering team with TEAM portal
  • Development: Automation of Digital Products using Python
  • Automated CI/CD pipeline for dotnet core projects in Linux environment
  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline for all the projects in Digital products team
  • Setting up the Environment for all the development and support for QA and production for based front-end application (www.tesla.com)
  • The website is built on drupal 7
  • Using and maintaining GIT repository
  • IOS automation using shell scripting
  • Bash scripting used as packaging tool
  • Creating fabric python automations scripts for front automation
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management to QA and prod
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Deployments on Linux server
  • Worked on python, fabric as a developer
  • Environment: CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows.

Project: IT Release Automation Engineer, Build and Release engineer

Tesla Motors
04.2015 - 10.2016
  • Automating Build and release activities for mobile iOS projects and front-end application
  • Role:, Technical Lead: Designed the architecture of the mobile iOS projects and front-end application integration with TEAM portal
  • Development: Automation of mobile iOS builds using shell scripting
  • Build and deployment for Xamarin
  • Xamarin is a Microsoft tool used for building iOS, Android and Windows apps using single platform
  • Setting up the Environment for all the development and support for QA and production for based front-end application (www.tesla.com)
  • The website is built on drupal 7
  • Using and maintaining GIT repository
  • IOS automation using shell scripting
  • Bash scripting used as packaging tool
  • Creating fabric python automations scripts for front automation
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management to QA and prod
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Deployments on Linux server
  • Worked on python, fabric as a developer
  • Setup automated builds for 3 mobile apps MRT, ShipmentAdhoc and Logistics
  • Worked on objective-C based projects coding and debugging
  • Provided support and maintenance to all production apps both in iOS platforms by fixing bugs and doing new enhancements
  • Environment: Linux, Xcode, iOS, drupal6, drupal7, GIT.

Project: Lead Build and release engineer

Esurance
02.2014 - 04.2015
  • Esurance
  • Project Description: Migrating projects from CLEARCASE to TFS and working as TFS admin as well packing and automating builds, fxcop code analysis, CI builds Setup using TFS for all the projects in Esurance.

Build and Release engineer

BNY Mellon
09.2012 - 02.2014
  • Technical Lead : Designed the whole architecture of the fxcop code analysis, CI build setup using TFS
  • Designing: Migrated code from CLEARCASE to TFS
  • Development: Esurance uses internal tool TFSRunBuild which for building and publishing results the website
  • Setting up the Environment for all the development and support for QA and production
  • IOS and Android automation using ANT
  • Java modules automation using maven
  • Code analysis of java projects using Lint
  • Worked on Mobile web services for both Android and iOS Esurance apps to talk to internal systems such as Payments, coverages, claims using C#, Microsoft .Net 4 framework in Visual Studio 2012
  • Shell scripting used as packaging tool
  • Setting up the TFS admin and maintaining it
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management to QA and prod
  • Migrating Projects from CLEARCASE to TFS and TFS2008 to TFS 2012
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Worked on C# as a developer for Esurance internal tools
  • Work on Java projects ANT and MAVEN
  • Environment: Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and VS2008, CLEARCASE, VS 2010, VS 2012, Build and release for IMS
  • Project Description: Migrating projects from VSS to TFS and working as TFS admin as well packing and automating builds for all the projects in BNY Mellon

Build and Release Engineer

Tesla Motors
05.2012 - 09.2012
  • Technical Lead: Designed the whole architecture of the automation
  • Designing: Design the automation of the SQL and web components and the MSBUILD related automation for a particular release
  • Development: Develop the system according to the design spec
  • Setting up the Environment
  • Which includes tasks done by System admin and DBA
  • Packaging tool used is WIX for installable development
  • IOS and Android automation using ANT
  • Setting up the TFS admin and maintaining it
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management of the installable
  • Migrating Projects from VSS to TFS
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Setting up TFS for PowerBuilder projects as well as helping them run
  • Worked on C# as a developer for a Hong Kong based Trading programed
  • Environment: Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and VS 2010, VS 2012, Project: Model S
  • Project, Model S is the car, which is newly launched by tesla motors.

Build and Release Engineer

Microsoft
10.2011 - 05.2012
  • Technical Lead: Designed the whole architecture of the automation
  • Designing: Design the automation of the SQL and web components and the MSBUILD related automation for a particular release
  • Development: Develop the system according to the design spec
  • Setting up the Environment
  • Which includes tasks done by System admin and DBA
  • Packaging tool used is WIX for installable development
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management of the installable
  • Environment: Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and VS 2010, Project: Partner Membership Centre, Partner Membership Center has the details of all the consumers connected to Microsoft., Technical Lead: Designed the whole architecture of the automation
  • Designing: Design the automation of the SQL and web components and the MSBUILD related automation for a particular release
  • Development: Develop the system according to the design spec
  • Setting up the Environment
  • Which includes tasks done by System admin and DBA
  • Packaging tool used is WIX for installable development
  • Tasks performed as a DBA are as follows:
  • Restore Databases
  • Setting up replication
  • Provide admin permissions to the Users
  • DB mirroring
  • Failover
  • Web Store
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management of the installable
  • Environment: Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and VS 2010

manager

06.2011 - 10.2011
  • Project Description: Welldoc is the healthcare company which designs the diabetes manager for various telecom companies

Build and Release Engineer

Microsoft-MSSOLVE
10.2009 - 06.2011
  • Technical Lead : Designed the whole architecture of the automation
  • Designing: Designed the entire application automation single handedly for various telecom industries
  • Development:
  • Setting up the TFS for the entire application
  • Automate the application
  • IOS automation using ANT
  • Build and Deployment using CC.NET and SVN
  • Migrated the entire application from VS 2008 to VS 2010
  • Environment: Microsoft SQL 2008, Windows 2008 and VS 2008,2010, MSSolve is the customer relationship management application which is used within Microsoft for all professional Customer Support departments of the service organization: Professional Support and Premier Support MSSolve is developed on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform and replaced the earlier used Clarify CRM from Amdocs
  • Responsibilities:

Technical Lead

12.2008 - 05.2009
  • Designed the automated the release process for E/E team
  • Development: Automation of ECU builds using bash, Python
  • End-to-end automation of ECU's builds according to environments
  • Implement SW versioning/part numbering according to the industry standard
  • Automated CI/CD multibranch pipeline for AUTOSAR projects in Linux environment
  • Design pipeline builds for ECU teams to make a streamlined process for merging of code
  • Automation of test cases execution after the builds
  • Using and maintaining GITLAB repository
  • Architect and implement the release plan
  • Automation to integrate Jira and Teams/Slack
  • Creating python automations scripts for manual steps
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management to QA and prod
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Deployments on Linux server
  • Set up Cloudbees core on Kubernetes
  • Support Firmware deployments to cars over the air
  • Environment: Linux
  • IOS, : Designed the whole architecture of the automation
  • Requirements Gathering: Single Point of contact to the client regarding build and automation
  • Starting from requirements gathering and understanding the requirements, I have performed multiple roles
  • Designing: Designed specs for automation according to the requirement
  • Development: Developed automation code in WIX and packaged it into an MSI
  • Automate MSI packaging with TFS and build
  • System Configuration:
  • Set up the environment from scratch for multiple phase of SDLC
  • Created gated check-in rules
  • Worked in all phases Analysis, Design, Development, and Deployment
  • Prepared documents as per standards
  • Worked in all aspects to achieve secured system
  • Singly maintained all the servers
  • Leaded team of 4
  • Completed development within half of estimated efforts
  • AWARDED STRATERGIC PARTNERSHIP TWICE for Q2 FY 10 – 11 and Q3 FY 10 – 11
  • Environment: Windows 2003, 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2005,2008 R2 and VS 2008,2010
  • United, United Utilities a UK based project
  • Project Description: United Utilities Group PLC (UU) (LSE: UU.), the United Kingdom's largest listed water company, was founded in 1995 as a result of the merger of North West Water and NORWEB
  • The group manages the regulated water and waste water network in North West England - which includes Cambria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside which have a combined population of nearly 7 million.[2] The United Utilities Group was the distribution network operator for the North West until 2010 when the electricity subsidiary was sold to Electricity North West
  • United Utilities headquarters are in Warrington and the company has 9,000 employees
  • Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE 100 Index Responsibilities, Worked as a UI developer
  • Environment: .Net framework 3.5, VS2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Sr Manager

Infosys
06.2008 - 11.2008
  • Global DevOps, Software Configuration
  • Responsibilities:
  • Team Size:
  • 200+ developers
  • 150+ QA
  • Global team of 100 Engineers
  • Technical Lead: Centralizing DevOps in Lucid
  • Development: Automation of ECU builds using bash, Python
  • End-to-end automation of ECU's builds according to environments
  • Implement SW versioning/part numbering according to the industry standard
  • Automated CI/CD multibranch pipeline for AUTOSAR projects in Linux environment
  • Design pipeline builds for ECU teams to make a streamlined process for merging of code
  • Automation of test cases execution after the builds
  • Using and maintaining GITLAB repository
  • Architect and implement Global DevOps Organization
  • Teams including ECU's, Data Engineering, eCommerce etc.
  • Automation to integrate Jira and Teams/Slack
  • Creating python automations scripts for manual steps
  • Build and deployment in various development life cycle environments
  • Release management to QA and prod
  • Build, Deployment and maintaining DEV, QA
  • Deployments on Linux server
  • Set up Cloudbees core on Kubernetes
  • Leads and manages the team performing Over-The-Air updates for all the Lucid cars across the Globe., Was trained in various technologies
  • Responsibilities:
  • Worked on 3 mock projects as a trainee
  • Environment Oracle 9g, Perl, C++, VB.Net

Education

Bachelor of Technology -

MOSS certification -

Skills

  • Cost Containment
  • Technology integration
  • Contract Management
  • Team Bonding
  • Change Management Process
  • Staff Retention
  • Identifying Risks
  • Conflict Management
  • Contract Negotiation Expertise
  • Infrastructure Upgrades
  • Forward-thinking mindset

Accomplishments

Microsoft Strategical partnership award winner for 2011 Q3

Microsoft strategical partnership award winner for 2012 Q1

Timeline

Project: Head of Global DevOps, Software

Lucid Motors
04.2021 - Current

Software Configuration/Release Manager, Release Manger

Lucid Motors
02.2020 - 04.2021

Project: Sr Staff Release Engineer/Sr Release Manager

NIO
12.2017 - 02.2020

Project: Sr Release Automation Engineer/Release Manager, Build and Release engineer

California
10.2016 - 12.2017

Project: IT Release Automation Engineer, Build and Release engineer

Tesla Motors
04.2015 - 10.2016

Project: Lead Build and release engineer

Esurance
02.2014 - 04.2015

Build and Release engineer

BNY Mellon
09.2012 - 02.2014

Build and Release Engineer

Tesla Motors
05.2012 - 09.2012

Build and Release Engineer

Microsoft
10.2011 - 05.2012

manager

06.2011 - 10.2011

Build and Release Engineer

Microsoft-MSSOLVE
10.2009 - 06.2011

Technical Lead

12.2008 - 05.2009

Sr Manager

Infosys
06.2008 - 11.2008

Bachelor of Technology -

MOSS certification -

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