Vijay Kumar Kadagala

• Seeking a leadership position as Software head in the Semiconductor or Product company
• SW/System technical lead
• Senior Director of Engineering at Qualcomm with over 22 years of extensive experience as a Software Project lead and embedded systems design and development of wireless technologies, Virtual platforms
• Compute overall SW project engineer responsible for all Compute program execution (X Elite series) from Inception to commercialization
• Managed the entire product life cycle as Project Engineer (Hardware planning, architecture, Pre- silicon, Software planning and development, Test and integration, Commercialization) for multiple Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM (X Elite, 8cx etc) and MDM chipsets.
• SW lead for several Compute Mobile handset, XR(VR/AR) chipsets chipsets.
• Extensive knowledge in ASIC architecture and design as well as SW platform architecture. Also experienced in Power, performance and thermal architecture and design
• Seasoned in Pre silicon(FPGA) validation for Qualcomm SOCs and also responsible for coming up with performance optimizations on FPGA platforms to improve the experience for developers.
• Currently leading the Software for Compute and XR portfolio at Qualcomm as well as Virtual platforms for all Qualcomm SOCs across all BUs (Automotive, IOT, XR and Mobile)
• Drove the custom CPU SW design (Nuvia Oryon CPU) and deliverables and responsible for bringup, validation and commercialization.
• Leading 25+ Qualcomm Virtual platform team responsible for creating fast models using System C for Qualcomm IPs and peripherals as well as QEMU/TLM integration and creating full SOC emulation for Qualcomm SOCs and running several OS platforms like Linux, QNX, Android as well as Hypervisors
• Extensive knowledge in Product planning, Hardware architecture, Software architecture, Product council reviews, Emulation validation, Silicon bringup validation, Customer release planning, Product and System test execution, Field and IOT planning and execution with all carriers (VzW, ATT, Sprint, CMCC etc)
• Managed carrier relations, OEM support, Chipset certifications, Internal and customer milestone execution.
• Served as Direct responsible individual (DRI ) for Apple project execution and responsible for successful Iphone launches with Qualcomm chipset.
• Lead Chipset stability team responsible for triaging all chipset stability issues.
• Design and Development
• Key participation of Nuvia CPU SW design for Windows, Power, Limits and Performance
• Virtual platform model design and development (QEMU, TLM and System C)
• Participated in 4G LTE and 5G(Sub6 and mmW) design discussions.
• Extensive knowledge on Qualcomm Modem hardware and microkernel architecture. Also knowledgeable about the RFIC, RFFE design and participated in design discussions for different RF card variants.
• Machine learning lead and responsible for developing tools based on ML techniques for auto crash triaging with smarts involving Modem F3s, call stacks, Scenario specific (IRAT, reslections, MSIM) and RAT specific flows.
• WCDMA L2 team lead and responsible for the development of Enhanced L2 stack for the HSPA+ and DC HSPA+.
• UMS NAS protocol development experience and responsible for Session Manager (SM)/Radio Access Bearer Manager (RABM)/GPRS Mobility manager (GMM)/MM, BMC protocol development.
• Data path architect for DC HSDPA and responsible for bringing up world's first 42Mbps call.
• UMB RLP/RLL layer design and development.

Seasoned Engineering Manager adept at seamlessly integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Experienced leader and program manager with 22-year history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Senior Director position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

• Programming/Tools
• C, C++, SystemC, TLM, Linux Kernel, RTOS(QURT, VxWorks etc), GCC and LLVM compilers, git, Perl/Python, Machine Learning (Neural Networks), QLIKVIEW, Perforce, JIRA.
• HW Platforms
• ARM chipsets(Nuvia Oryon custom CPU, Kroyo 4/5/6, A53/57, Cortex M0/3 etc), Hexagon QDSP6, FPGA pre silicon Emulation, Tensilica, RISC-V etc
• Debugging tools
• Lauterbach Trace 32, GDB, LLDB
• Version control
• Github, Perforce, Rational clearcase
• Phone configuration tools
• QUTS, QPST, QXDM, QROCKET etc
• Technology
• 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G

• Awarded 5 patents for the inventions in Qualcomm Chipset architecture
• Impact award for creating the Qualcomm virtual platform from scratch and all the way to commercialize
• Achieved Upendra patel award for HSPA+ SW commercialization.
• Achieved 5 Super Qualstar awards for outstanding contributions in commercialization of SDM845, SDM835 also creating the Chipset stability team and automating the Stability triaging.
• Achieved 25+ “QUALSTAR” awards for outstanding contribution in NAS protocol development, UMB stack development and resolving customer issues.