Rafik Ahamed

About Rafik Ahamed

Transforming Ideas into Successful Market Launches As a seasoned Product Visionary…

Experience

1. Director of Engineering

   Enlighted

   Nov 2021 — Present

   Enabling R&D Excellence in IoT and Lighting Solutions\\\\n\\\\n* Seasoned Engineering Country Head with a strong background in leading R&D engineering activities for IoT SW applications design and development, HW validation, HW design, Component and sustenance engineering, Compliance engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and technical documentation.\\\\n* Line management expertise in product management, program management, and DevOps to drive seamless project execution and cross-functional collaboration.\\\\n* Accomplished team builder, scaling R&D teams three-fold (230% growth in 12 months) at Enlighted, Chennai.\\\\n* Spearheading company-wide R&D projects from technical architecting to execution, driving innovation and ensuring market-focused solutions.\\\\n* Passionate about software-defined connected systems and leveraging future-ready multi-sensor technologies to transform the connected systems.\\\\n\\\\nExperience Highlights:\\\\n* Engineering Country Head, Enlighted: Responsible for overseeing R&D engineering activities, team growth, and line management across product management, program management, and devops.\\\\n* Accomplished Team Builder: Led the rapid scaling of R&D teams, achieving significant growth to augment Enlighted\'s R&D capabilities in Chennai.\\\\n* Technical Leadership: Spearheaded critical company-wide R&D projects, taking charge of technical architecting and execution to drive innovation and market-focused solutions.\\\\n* Market-Driven Approach: Driving the adoption of software-defined lighting, leveraging Enlighted\'s future-ready multi-sensor technologies for enhanced customer experiences.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Education

• Anna University

  B.Tech, Information Technology

  2000 — 2004

• Anna University

  B.E, Mechanical Engineer

  1999 — 2003

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Post Graduate, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Telecommunications
• Agile
• Test Automation
• Debugging
• Sdlc
• Symbian
• Integration
• Clearcase
• Software Engineering
• Software Design
• Tcp/Ip
• Testing
• C++
• Embedded Systems
• Wireless
• Scrum
• Embedded Software
• Mobile Applications
• Product Development
• Software Development
• Linux
• Mobile Devices
• Perl
• Project Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Design Patterns
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• C