Description

Available for remote consulting with European teams.

Independent global consultant, co-founder, and embedded systems architect with 25+ years of hands-on delivery across EdgeAI, energy, automotive, industrial IoT, and telecom.

Currently co-founding a stealth-stage EdgeAI platform company focused on real-time computer vision, while continuing to take select consulting engagements in embedded systems and 5G.

Hands-on programming and deep technical expertise spanning C/C++, Python, CUDA, Embedded Linux, Android AOSP, and industrial communication protocols (IEC 61850, EtherCAT, CAN).

Combines architecture-level thinking with direct implementation capability — from GPU-accelerated vision pipelines to safety-critical IED firmware.

Operates independently or through a registered technology consultancy, enabling flexible B2B engagement models including fixed-price, T&M, and retainer arrangements, with direct on-site delivery experience in Germany, Italy, and the USA — and a strong track record with European and North American clients including GE-Alstom, Zing5g, Exfo, Fiat, HP .

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Kannada
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Stealth Venture
Embedded EdgeAI Computer Vision Platform
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 7 months)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• • Building a real-time EdgeAI platform that converts live video feeds into actionable intelligence for industrial and commercial applications.
• • Architecting the full platform: compute modelling toolchain, deployment capacity planning for computer vision models, and ecosystem tooling for edge inference.
• • Hands-on implementation using OpenCV, YOLOX, YOLOv4 (MIT), and custom model pipelines; C/CUDA and Python with GPU acceleration.
• • Building deployment infrastructure optimised for edge hardware constraints — balancing model performance, latency, and compute budget.
• • Further platform and application
Stack: Python, C/CUDA, OpenCV, YOLOX
Computer Vision Python programmatic Product Development Git
Zing5g Communications Inc
Embedded Software Architect
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
November 2020 - August 2025 (4 years and 9 months)
Bengaluru, India
•Engaged as independent consultant to architect and deliver software for a 5G CPE product built on Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
•Designed end-to-end software architecture from PoC to production across Java and C/C++ layers; led core feature implementation throughout.
•Architected network failover solution using policy-based routing and IP rules in Android framework (Java) and Linux kernel (C++) layers.
•Developed Android framework network stack, IPC and APIs via IDL; integrated Ethernet, USB, and PCIe driver extensions.
•Built Android Launcher and Flutter-based embedded web server for device configuration; implemented Discovery and DHCP protocol features.
•Established complete development environment: Bitbucket/LFS, Confluence, JIRA, Qualcomm toolchain, and automated test pipelines.
Hardware: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, RM500Q/X55 5G modem | OS: Linux, Android 10 | Languages: Java, IDL, Flutter, C++
HCL Technologies
Principal Embedded Architect – Substation Automation
May 2015 - August 2019 (4 years and 3 months)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• • Led architecture and technical delivery of a Next Generation IED Platform for substation automation —firmware development and collaborate with hardware, FPGA teams.
• • Designed microservices-based platform for IED supporting IEC 61850 (GOOSE/SMV) protection relays; microsecond-order I/O via EtherCAT.
• • Delivered real-time and non-RT bare-metal firmware across multiple boards (Xilinx UltraScale+ MPSoC, STM8, Microblaze).
• • Ensured SIL2 safety compliance throughout product lifecycle; provided technical direction to a team of 30 engineers.
SW: Embedded C/C++, VxWorks, Yocto Linux (64-bit), GE Predix EdgeOS | HW: Xilinx UltraScale+ MPSoC, STM8, Microblaze