Nilesh Parekh

About Nilesh Parekh

Revenue generating, versatile and trusted software and silicon PRODUCT MANAGEMENT executive with more than 25 years’ experience. Consistent track record of success leveraging extensive engineering and product management background. Proven leader managing cross-functional/global teams and managing products from inception to successful delivery. Navigates comfortably in both silicon and software spaces. Significant relationships in Automotive industry. Nilesh has 31 granted patents in Mobile Wireless Communication space.

Experience

1. Sr Director, Product Management

   高通

   May 2013 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Since mid-2022, I am Responsible for Snapdragon Ride Flex products- Snapdragon Ride Flex System is designed for Centralized Compute Vehicle Architecture and supports ADAS, Digital Cluster, and Infotainment on a single SoC- Managing all aspects of the product including definition, business plan and GTM, customer acquisition, eco-system partnerships, interfacing with engineering for HW/SW product creation, marketing, and PR strategy- Creating a multi-billion USD design-win pipeline for the product across NA, EU, China, and APACUntil 2022, I was responsible for North America Product Marketing for the entire automotive product portfolio - Infotainment/Cockpit Compute/ADAS/Telematics C-V2X/Car-to-Cloud- Built a design pipeline for Automotive Infotainment/Cockpit Domain Controller and ADAS from zero to $1.2 billion in committed business- Grew Infotainment and cockpit domain controller programs in North America from zero to 10- Scored Qualcomm’s first-ever ADAS / Autonomy design win and partnership- Established and nurtured relationships with the automotive value chain, including OEMs such as FCA, GM, Ford, Toyota NA, Daimler NA, Tesla, WayMO, Tier-1s like Harman, Bosch, Panasonic, Continental, MELCO, and Visteon- Managed and executed $2 billion Infotainment/Cockpit and ADAS customer programs with Tier1 and OEM customers across the USA, Germany, Israel, China, and Canada. Led engineering, customer engineering, and product teams to achieve the program objectives- Led the development of key ecosystem partnerships with Google, QNX, Green Hills Software Systems, Microsoft, Amazon, and Bose among other industry players- Led internal cross-functional/global teams including product management, engineering, marketing, business operations, finance, sales, and legal- Part of the senior management team responsible for defining automotive BU strategy

Education

• Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India

  B.E., Computer Science & Engineering

• UC San Diego

  MS, Computer Science & Engineering

• Stanford University

  Certificate, Machine Learning

  2021 — 2021

Skills

• Firmware
• Software Architectural Design
• Cellular Communications
• Systems Engineering
• Gsm
• Product Management
• Telematics
• Software Development
• Umts
• Software Engineering
• Strategic Partnerships
• Networking
• Cdma
• 3gpp
• Wireless
• Mobile Devices
• Embedded Software
• Engineering Management
• Mobile Communications
• Software Project Management
• Cdma2000
• Product Marketing
• Automotive Infotainment
• Lte
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Embedded Systems
• Mobile
• Mobile Technology
• Network Design
• Testing
• Mobile Applications
• New Business Development
• Semiconductors
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership