Ekantharajan A C

 Lead the implementation of Lean Management System with the framework provided by McKinsey & Agile methodologies in the assigned line departments as part of cross functional assignment  Enabler for achieving the defined efficiency target for the measures derived based on the issues identified with various continuous improvement methods like Value stream mapping and so on.  Successfully implemented Lean Management System to transform ~1000 associates including the leadership team

 Lead a team of around 50 Engineers and 3 project managers working on Diesel Engine Injection SW development  Has SW expertise in CRS fuel supply system, Pressure control & Injector diagnosis tests,  Efficiently acquired joint development opportunities in the new injector development  Played a stellar role in implementation of Agile methodologies like Kanban  Holds the distinction of being continuously rated high in customer satisfaction index

- Lead a team of around 20 Engineers working on Li-Ion Battery Management System(BMS) SW development supporting erstwhile SBLD and now BBSD. - Provided guidance to the team on BMS SW development with respect to Cell supervisory circuit, Thermal Management & safety management - Executed from offshore, various OEMs project on BMS SW development through SBLD.

- SW Project Management for a team of 30 engineers working on Hybrid Inverter Control (HIC) and Battery Management System (BMS) SW development - Successful execution of Validation of Hybrid Inverter Control (HIC) SW with Matlab Offline Testing based SW testing & Labdrive (a simulator of eDrive) testing as core activity and - Successfully made a turn-around in the Customer Satisfaction Index after taking up the Hybrid Inverter project - Successful support for Cobasys(now BBSN) on BMS testing.

- SW Project Management with a team of around 20-30 Engineers working on Diesel Engine Injections SW development - Attained Quality Award in 2010 - Zero-defect quality Improvement strategies in the team which were taken as best practices in the whole of the organization

• Supervised a team of around 20 Engineers working on Diesel Engine Management SW development, Verification & Validation • Functional Area : Diesel Injector SW development, Exhaust Gas Treatment (EGT) • Involved in planning and tracking progress and achieve results within the approved project schedules, estimated costs /efforts and quality plan • Served as EMS-Training Coordinator as a cross-functional activity • Essayed a key role in expanding the EGT team at offshore up to 4 team members

• Acquired skills in Testing at Vehicle, Testing at Engine test bench, new SW development environment • Carried out SW development for Pilot Injection Calibration for Diesel Injectors, tested in the vehicle • Showed distinctive ability by being appreciated for identifying potential defects in the EMS SW developed by customer before delivery • Efficiently convinced customer to transfer the EGT SW development to offshore for cost benefit

• Technical guidance to a team of 5 to 8 Embedded Software Engineers • Involved in architecting various functionalities required for the Engine Management system control units used in the commercial vehicles (light/ medium/ heavy duty truck) on various functional features like cruise control, various engine diagnostic tests, communication SW, Engine Noise reduction, remote control, etc. • Carried out black-box testing using the vehicle simulator & testing tools like INCA & debugger

 Played a stellar role in interfacing of analogue/stepper motors & telltales in the Instrument Cluster for B2XX Honda Project  Holds the distinction of monitoring GPS & acquired the co-ordinates information  Acknowledged for using configuration management tools like Clearcase

 Essayed a key role in IEEE floating point arithmetic SW in assembly language for 8 & 16 bit micro controllers  Showed distinctive ability in assembly language debugging using emulators & simulators  Demonstrated excellence in introducing & implementing VSS based software version management for assembly language software

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