SHARAD KUMAR
Technical Program Manager
Sunnyvale,California
Summary
Accomplished Technical Program Manager with expertise in product internationalization and successful SDK platform launches at Amazon Smart Vehicles-Alexa Auto. Demonstrates strong skills in program implementation and stakeholder management, leading to impactful business solutions. Proven ability in technical writing and driving continuous process improvements to enhance operational efficiency. Aiming to leverage these competencies to contribute to innovative projects within a dynamic organization.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Program Manager
Amazon Smart Vehicles-Alexa Auto
CA, USA
09.2022 - Current
- Leading initiative for internationalization of Alexa Capability across the globe for partner OEM
- Spearheaded the Core SDK platform launch for Alexa, facilitating OEM integration capabilities.
- Produced regular updates to inform leadership of progress, risk factors, and mitigation strategies.
- Collaborating with Engineering teams to help scale the product and infrastructure to launch Alexa features on 1.2 Million Automotive vehicle
- Prioritized tasks based on business impact and technological feasibility in coordination with cross-functional teams.
- Ensured timely completion of complex projects through effective collaboration with multiple external partners.
Technical Program Manager
AWS Data Center
Tempe, USA
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Architecting the solutions for Migration of Data Center configurations catalog/feature sets in Agile PLM to AWS PLM Systems, while providing solution approaches for integration between upstream and downstream systems including ERP
- Creating and managing program milestone/schedules for User migrations (3500+ users) and coordinating feature development/requests with product and development team
- Cratfting updates (Weekly and Monthly) for Senior Leadership review highlighting risk across functional teams, and providing recommendations to mitigate them
- Leading the systems design and architecture for data flow and process across PLM, procurement, Asset management and supply chain solutions
- Cross collaboration with multiple stakeholders including Design teams, Construction Manager, Procurement for data validations and accuracy across platforms and managing intake for automations in PLM platform
Senior CAD Administrator
Nikola Corporation
Phoenix, USA
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Led support for over 200 users in hardware engineering and manufacturing systems.
- Programmatically modified data model with EKL, TCL scripts, custom macros in VBA and CATScripts.
- Architected implementation of product variants and configuration-option pairs in the 3DX platform coupled with Change Management to optimize release process.
- Oversaw distributed infrastructure of PLM system, including sizing for VM ware Cloud servers (PNAP).
- Defined requirements for enhancing system capabilities through comprehensive user training on PLM, CATIA, and 3DExperience.
- Oversaw integration architecture aligning PPAP and ERP systems with the 3DX platform for optimized supply chain operations.
Solution Architect
Byton North America Corporation
Santa Clara, USA
02.2019 - 06.2020
- Supported global Hardware Engineering/Manufacturing teams of 250+ users.
- Led Architecture and System design including software implementation strategies across Engineering, Manufacturing, Service, and Studio teams for PLM Platform enhancement.
- Directed a team of 8 developers, including vendors and suppliers.
- Created and designed prototype solutions for PLM Systems using various programming languages.
- Utilized Six Sigma methodologies to optimize and improve crucial procedures in product lifecycle.
- Optimized system infrastructure and architecture sizing to enhance stability by over 30%.
Technical Architect
HCL America Inc.
San Jose, USA
10.2015 - 02.2019
- Collaborated with Waymo's business teams to create detailed system designs for ECAD and MCAD integration.
- Reduced turnaround time for Part Number Generation by over 50% via integrated systems of Enovia and Agile.
- Directed team of 10 members, including vendors and suppliers, to upgrade Enovia 3DX Platform from version 2014x to 2016x.
- Designed comprehensive project timelines and executed proof-of-concept for Google X to select an ideal PLM system.
- Installed and configured Teamcenter PLM System integrated with Altium, Solidworks.
- Managed and trained Key Stakeholder on Web-based Teamcenter PLM platform.
- Contributed to Makani (Google X) project team by implementing Teamcenter using BMIDE.
- Coordinated daily support activities for a user base exceeding 300, focusing on 3DX and CATIA applications.
- Created prototype solutions for web-based 3dx platform and CAD data model adjustments using DMC tool, EKL, and TCL scripts.
- Developed integration solutions for various systems using Rest API with a focus on 3DX Data based on organizational needs.
- Developed a data-loading API using ETL logic for Access DB integration in Altium tool.
- Configured third-party application for batch processing of PDFs in Catia and 3DX.
Project Lead
L&T Technology Services ltd
07.2013 - 10.2015
- Developed and executed proof-of-concept on Variant Configuration Central for CPG industry, involving data exchange between Team Center and Enovia.
- Directed team of 11 in the implementation of Integration between Enovia 3Dexperience and Legacy System using JAX-B architecture.
- Spearheaded efforts in managing projects while developing web service data interchange.
- Developed extraction logic for migration to Windchill PLM system.
- Designed and developed data migration APIs based on ETL logic.
Senior Engineer
Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd
, India
07.2010 - 06.2013
- Managed day-to-day application support, including vendor resource management.
- Configured Search based Applications like Autonomy Search and Exalead search with Enovia V62010x versions
- Enhanced user productivity by 30% through Six Sigma tools such as FMEA and Process Maps.
- Modified 3DX system architecture according to business needs utilizing JPO, ADK and SOAP Webservices.
- Enhanced ENOVIA PLM system performance, resulting in annual savings of over 50K USD.
Team Lead
Infinite Computer Solutions Ltd
Bangalore, India
06.2009 - 07.2010
- GE HealthCare (India): Worked on configuration of Autonomy Search with Multiple Content Engines and implementing the failover mechanism
- Worked on resolution for File indexing with Autonomy and created custom solution to index 1 TB of files
- Involved in upgrading Enovia and performed schema and gap analysis for the assigned module
Senior Software Engineer
Xchanging
Bangalore, India
07.2006 - 06.2009
- GE HealthCare (India): Design of various framework like Reporting and Mass framework for extraction and uploading the data to/from ENVOIA PLM web application portal
- Received customer appreciation for the reporting functionalities and integration using oracle table to Business Intelligence system
- Alcatel Lucent (France/India): Client Presentations on Product Central and its capabilities to meet Customer’s Requirements in France
- Was onsite Coordinator and did requirement gathering for implementation of Product central, along with designing, implementation, and deployment of proposed solution including open-source API for PDF generation
- Prepared Design Document and Test Case Documents based on the Functional Specification
- Worked on the POC (Proof of Concept) for the proposed requirements
- IMAG (Australia): Worked on implementation of Aerospace Accelerator for IMAG (Aerospace & Defense) in Australia
Software Engineer Trainee
Caritor India Pvt. LTD
Bangalore, India
11.2005 - 07.2006
- Honeywell Aerospace (India): Prepared a Solution Document for all the enhancements requested with test cases
- Implemented front-end and framework solution using eMatrix, ADK, Java, JSP, TCL scripts
Education
MS - Software Management
Carnegie Mellon University
12.2024
B.E - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Rajasthan University
Jaipur, India01.2005
Skills
- Program implementation
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Software development lifecycle
- Project management
- Technical writing
- Web development tools
- Technical roadmap design
- Continuous process improvements
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Honeywell Technology Solutions Ltd, Bangalore, 2010-2011
- ITIL v3 Foundation, Honeywell Technology Solutions Ltd, Bangalore, 2010-2011
Timeline
Technical Program Manager
Amazon Smart Vehicles-Alexa Auto
09.2022 - Current
Technical Program Manager
AWS Data Center
04.2021 - 08.2022
Senior CAD Administrator
Nikola Corporation
06.2020 - 04.2021
Solution Architect
Byton North America Corporation
02.2019 - 06.2020
Technical Architect
HCL America Inc.
10.2015 - 02.2019
Project Lead
L&T Technology Services ltd
07.2013 - 10.2015
Senior Engineer
Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd
07.2010 - 06.2013
Team Lead
Infinite Computer Solutions Ltd
06.2009 - 07.2010
Senior Software Engineer
Xchanging
07.2006 - 06.2009
Software Engineer Trainee
Caritor India Pvt. LTD
11.2005 - 07.2006
MS - Software Management
Carnegie Mellon University
B.E - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Rajasthan University
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