Ravikiran Saralaya

About Ravikiran Saralaya

A customer-oriented, purpose driven and passionate leader in cockpit and infotainment platform product. Currently leading product transformation and re-positioning of HARMAN\'s flagship digital cockpit platform, delivering 700+ features across 15 major categories. Handled roles across product platform engineering, delivery, forming & leading teams, pre-sales. Delivered programs across - infotainment, safety, & control automation for global clients.Key traits contributing to my success are – Proactive actions & Group decisions, Pragmatic approach, Early adoption & Leading changes, Collaborative with stakeholders and team.

Experience

1. Sr Manager, Cockpit Products Sr Technical Program Manager

   HARMAN India

   Mar 2016 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Sr. Technical Program Manager for Digital Cockpit (Mar/2016 onward)• Product Strategy and transformation- Drive business by responding to RFQs. Transform, re-position HW+ & PSP product- Spearhead Digital Cockpit platform roadmap by incorporating 700+ MVP features, in close collaboration with business and functional stakeholders.• Program Management with stakeholder engagement and vendor management- Drive experts in a matrix organization to establish MVP, FROP, CI/CD, parity, and deliver technology in ~6 months by adhering to SAFe® and ASPICE-L2- Define success metrics, manage program KRA, budget, software risks, & escalations by ensuring productivity, appropriate stakeholder involvement & timely corrections- Define vendor SOW & SLAs. Manage vendor milestone delivery, quality.• Technical oversight and facilitation: Oversee BSP bring-up, Android migration, FOSS analysis, integration of ADAS stacks (CMS, DMS, RVC, SVC), Navigation, cloud-based AI/ML solutions (HIE, Analytics), and SaaS applications (Ignite)- Mentor multiple PMs in project management, risk mitigation, conflict resolution, and change management with right level of communication and coordination.• QA and certification tests: Test framework based on cloud native emulator- Sanity, MTBF & ATTFF (1Hr), KPI, CTS, VTS- WiFi 802.11n/ac, USB2.0 (eye diagram), Carplay, iPOD, BT-PTS certifications- ASPICE process definition and audit support.Accomplishments:• Applied analytical, critical thinking skills to drive 24Hr defect triage SLA, streamlined cross functional team R&R, process flow model for efficient delivery. • Improved utilization of HW from 50% to 85% by setting up VTB. Reduced HW sample ask from 100+ to ~55. Innovated feature parity process.• Improved average sprint score by 12%(>90%).• Ramped resources from 185 to 230 in 6months by organizing & driving hiring events.

Education

• Kamala Bai High School

  Xth, State Board

  1985 — 1988

• Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Udupi - 576102

  XIIth, PUC, PCMB

  1988 — 1990

• Mangalore University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Communications Engineering

  1990 — 1994

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics & Communication

Skills

• Management
• Management by Objectives
• Distributed Team Management
• Systems Engineering
• Requirements Management
• Risk Based Testing
• Proposal Leadership
• Six Sigma
• Brake
• Group Decision Making
• Requirements Analysis
• Performance Tuning
• Automotive Infotainment
• Automation
• Embedded Linux
• Microcontrollers
• Embedded Software
• Uml Tools
• Product Development
• Embedded Systems
• Product Engineering
• 3rd Party Software Integration
• Software Project Management
• Performance Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Excellence
• Project Accounting
• Program Management
• Automotive