Krunal Patel

About Krunal Patel

I help tech organizations solve complex engineering challenges, launch impactful products, and build high-performing teams. I bring a unique ability to create unexpected synergies across people, teams, and ideas, delivering at the intersection of software, automation, and hardware systems.Key Accomplishments-Walmart- Led the development of a greenfield Automation Platform supporting developer experience for NextGen POS and Fuel systems which handle 500B+ in purchases annually across Walmart and Sam\'s Club- Led the development of Embedded robotic sub systems solving complex engineering problems- Managed North America POS Labs Infra operations at Walmart, equivalent to the scale of 10 stores, serving 70+ engineering teams delivering customer value- Led the development of automated ticket management product to ultimately enable self-service.Brain Corporation- Co-led development of a floor care robot with ARR of 80M+, with units deployed- Co-led Inventory Scanning robot development, securing Sam\'s Club as the first customer with 600+ robots deployed in US.Qualcomm- Contributed to 10B+ modem and RF Front end designs for flagship devices (Apple and Samsung)- Contributed to 500M+ enterprise push to talk service serving customers across the globe.Areas of Expertise-Technical Leadership | People Management | Strategic Planning | Product Vision, Roadmap, Prototyping, Innovation and Commercialization | Software, Firmware, Automation Engineering | Cloud Applications & Web Services | Operational Excellence | CI/CD | Release Management | DevOps | Fleet Monitoring | Customer Interfacing | Program Management | Product Management | Robotics & AI | Point of Sale | Retail | Telecommunication | Wireless | IOT | Data Analytics & Visualizations | System Engineering | Lab Infrastructure | NPI | Certification | Purchase, Budgeting and CapEx/OpEx | Help Desk | SLA Driven Customer SupportBook me with an agenda at https://calendar.app.google/QffPnMiZz36fQ9QJ9

Experience

1. Sr Manager Ii, Software Engineering

   Walmart Global Tech

   Sep 2022 — Present

   I’m shaping the next generation of self-checkout POS (point-of-sale) products at Walmart while managing two teams, building a Platform as Service and spearheading North America Lab Infrastructure within Commercial Platforms and Emerging Tech org. These POS products process over 500B in purchases annually across Walmart US, International and Sam’s Club.

Education

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2003 — 2007

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  MS, Electrical Engineering

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Ran
• Evdo
• Voip
• Agilent
• Ios
• Sip
• Integration
• Adb
• Wireless
• Xcode
• Actix
• Wcdma
• Umts
• Perl Automation
• Android
• Rrc
• Mobile Devices
• Udp
• Cdma
• Wifi
• Gsm
• Rf
• Tems
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Optimization
• Test Automation
• Mapinfo
• Lte
• Jira