Headline

Embedded and AI/ML Leader | Automotive | IoT and Connected Systems | Driving Scalable Product Strategy | Helping OEMs & Startups Build Scalable Smart Devices

About

🚀 Firmware | AI/ML | TPMS & Automotive IoT | Embedded Strategy Consultant & Technical Leader 🔹 Who Am I? I’m a strategic problem-solver with 10+ years of experience in Firmware, AI/ML, and Embedded Systems, focused on the automotive, EV, and smart device domains. I specialize in helping companies architect and scale intelligent products—from connected clusters to embedded AI—and everything in between. 🔹 What Do I Do? I consult with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and startups, and also lead projects that blend deep firmware expertise with product vision—solving technical challenges and unlocking revenue growth. 💡 Key Wins: 🚗 Delivered Android-based automotive cluster for Jio, contributing to ₹10Cr+ in revenue. 📡 Architected a next-gen vehicle tracking system, enabling 40% cost savings via hardware redesign and optimized firmware. 📲 Enabled BLE in legacy automotive platforms, adding new connected features with low resource impact. 🧠 Developed embedded AI/ML-based smart devices for diagnostics and edge analytics across OEMs. 🛞 Designed a BLE-based TPMS solution, integrating MAC-level mapping, real-time data display, and multi-vehicle support for mobile apps. 🔹 What I’m Passionate About: Embedded firmware for automotive, EV & connected devices Edge AI/ML for real-time insights and predictive diagnostics BLE, TPMS, OTA updates, and telematics security Building product strategies from proof-of-concept to production-ready systems 🔹 Who Should Connect With Me? ✔ CTOs, VPs, and Founders seeking technical guidance for automotive/IoT innovation ✔ Startups building intelligent embedded products needing scalable architecture ✔ Companies looking to enhance product performance and cost-effectiveness through expert firmware leadership 👉 Let’s connect and explore how I can help your product move faster, smarter, and further.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

gemini

github copilot

ChatGPT

Work experience

Chief Architect at FEASYCOM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Apr 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Product Architect at Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), Mar 2023 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading end-to-end development of smart mobility solutions, embedded platforms, and AI-enabled automotive systems. 🔧 Key Achievements & Impact: 🚀 Launched India’s first 2-wheeler EV cluster platform (RTOS, Android & Linux-based), transforming the rider experience through deep integration of edge-AI, telematics, and intuitive UX. 📦 Designed and productized a modular TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) as an accessory product—mapped to OEM-grade standards, optimized for BLE connectivity, and built with configurable thresholds and OTA provisioning. 🔄 Repurposed legacy inventory and redesigned BLE gateway architecture, enabling resource efficiency while supporting multi-protocol communication in a cost-sensitive market. 💡 Reduced product costs by 40% through comprehensive architecture audits, redesigns, and BOM optimizations without compromising quality or reliability. 📈 Strengthened Jio’s automotive product portfolio, adding multi-modal accessories to existing platforms and accelerating GTM strategy across electric mobility offerings. 🤝 Managed Tier-1 supplier and OEM engagements across product lifecycles—ensuring alignment between roadmap vision, hardware/software integration, and field requirements. 🔗 Established streamlined product development frameworks, improving delivery timelines and lifecycle tracking across hardware, firmware, and embedded ML components. 🧠 Acted as technical advisor across teams, guiding AI/IoT strategy & ensuring seamless embedded integration.

Lead Engineer at Quest Global, Aug 2022 - Mar 2023 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Engineering Smart Connectivity for Scalable Automotive & IoT Solutions At Quest Global, I focused on enhancing connected product portfolios by integrating advanced wireless communication protocols into existing automotive and IoT devices. My role combined hands-on embedded engineering with strategic client collaboration to deliver market-ready innovations. 🔧 Key Contributions & Achievements: 📡 Engineered BLE and Wi-Fi integration for a next-gen vehicle tracking system, significantly expanding feature set and boosting product marketability. 📈 Drove increased customer adoption by improving product usability and real-time tracking capabilities — directly contributing to higher client retention and new business wins. 🚀 Enabled multi-platform compatibility and seamless data transmission, laying the foundation for smart mobility analytics and cloud-based diagnostics. 💼 Collaborated directly with clients on technical roadmap planning, providing advisory-level input to align connectivity upgrades with product strategy. 🎯 Embedded Leadership/Consulting Angle: Acted as a technical consultant for key clients, identifying performance bottlenecks and implementing architecture-level improvements to increase scalability and system reliability.

Sr. Field Application Engineer at Arrow Electronics, May 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Driving Design-Wins and Scalable Embedded Adoption for Revenue Growth At Arrow, I served as the technical bridge between silicon vendors and product companies, enabling successful design-ins and go-to-market success for embedded, semiconductor, and IoT platforms. I worked hands-on with customers during early design cycles, accelerating innovation while directly influencing revenue outcomes. 🔧 Key Contributions & Achievements: 💰 Generated $3–3.5M in quarterly purchase orders by driving high-value Design-Ins and Design-Wins across key accounts in automotive and industrial domains. 🧩 Led customer engagement during architecture & design phases, ensuring robust implementation of microcontroller, connectivity, and power solutions. 🔧 Facilitated system-level troubleshooting sessions, helping clients overcome critical bottlenecks in embedded and sensor-driven platforms. 🚀 Conducted strategic workshops for new product launches in partnership with top silicon suppliers, enabling early adoption and deepening ecosystem relationships. 🎯 Consulting Value-Add: Delivered technical consulting to client engineering teams — aligning component-level decisions with system performance, cost goals, and long-term scalability. Supported roadmap alignment for clients launching new embedded or IoT products, bridging product vision and technology choices.

Technical Assistant at EDOM Technology, Aug 2017 - Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Accelerating Design-Wins & Market Entry for Next-Gen Smart Home & IoT Devices At EDOM Technology, I led strategic technical initiatives to expand market penetration in the smart home and industrial IoT segments. My role spanned deep technical POC development, business enablement, and partner collaboration—driving both revenue and design success. 🔧 Key Contributions & Achievements: 🚀 Boosted Design-Ins and Design-Wins by developing end-to-end POCs using advanced SoCs for products like Door Sensors, Smart Plugs, Touch Switches, Speed Regulators, Smart Gateways, and BLE Mesh-based devices. 🔍 Led technical discovery and integration efforts for smart device OEMs, helping reduce time-to-market through early-stage consulting and architectural alignment. 📦 Optimized inventory and demand forecasting, enabling better supply chain alignment with sales velocity and reducing lead-time issues for strategic accounts. 🤝 Forged key partnerships with silicon vendors and OEMs, aligning technology roadmaps and increasing account stickiness. 📈 Enabled sales growth by delivering actionable technical guidance to the field team and improving client trust in complex component and system-level decisions. 🎯 Consulting Value-Add: Served as an embedded technology consultant for customers launching mass-market IoT products, offering insight into BOM optimization, connectivity trade-offs, and long-term scalability strategies.

Education

Master of Science - MS, Data science, Liverpool John Moores University

B.Tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar