Ramesh Chalumuri

Ramesh Chalumuri Delivery & Program Management | Offers & Solutioning | Engagement Transformation 44 Allees Charles De Fitte, Toulouse, 31300 | - |-| LinkedIn: Ramesh Chalumuri Visa: Passport Talent (Carte Bleue Europeenne) (No sponsorship needed) Engineering and Delivery Leader with 24 years of experience, including 16+ years at Capgemini/Altran/Aricent, leading large-scale product development, technical solutioning, and program transformation across automotive, SDV, smart metering, public safety, consumer electronics and multimedia domains. Expertise in building and scaling global delivery organizations (onshore, nearshore, offshore), owning full program delivery ownership including management of budget, risk, quality, and timeline governance. Led strategic engagements for global OEMs and Tier 1s across Europe, India and USA, delivered embedded and connected software in Infotainment, Digital Cockpit, ADAS, HMI, and cloud-integrated platforms. Skilled in Agile, SAFe, DevOps, and compliance with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and TISAX across programs. Strong customer facing experience, solution design, RFI/RFQ response leadership, and pre-sales enablement for large international accounts. Passionate about digital engineering and leveraging GenAI accelerators to enhance productivity in requirement analysis, test automation, and documentation. Industries and Domain Experience Automotive Software & Embedded Systems Smart Metering, Energy & IOT Public Safety, Audio & Video Solutions Consumer Electronics, Multimedia Systems Cloud based solutions Medical & Life Sciences Professional Experience Nov 2024 to Till Date Professional development and goal-setting activities Exploring Generative AI and ML tools for automotive and embedded systems, with focus areas including productivity in requirements analysis, test automation, documentation, and predictive maintenance. Engaged in Proof of Concept (PoC) to apply emerging technologies in real-world engineering contexts and stay aligned with future digital transformation trends. Automotive (SDV) : Randstad Digital, France, May 2024 to Oct 2024, Senior Program Manager Built and led a 40+ member cross-regional delivery team (France, India, Romania) for a Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) program. Managed end-to-end delivery across Android, CarOS, and AUTOSAR platforms, with a focus on Agile execution, governance, and international team alignment. Customer engagement with global Tier1 & OEM partners to ensure alignment on milestones, KPIs, and delivery metrics. Owned product backlogs, authored user stories, and drove Agile ceremonies (PI/Sprint planning) across multiple teams. Directed virtual validation & integration strategies using SiL, HiL, CI/CD, and DevOps for Infotainment, ADAS, Powertrain. Clients Served: Valeo, Renault Key Accomplishments: Successfully Integrated global delivery teams, deployed scalable Agile practices and established execution frameworks that ensure timely delivery and consistent quality across international geographies. Automotive (Sw Test Factory, SW Engine) : Altran (Capgemini), France, Dec 2020 to May 2024, Project Director Led transformation of software delivery engagements across embedded systems and application domains for European OEMs & Tier 1 clients. Delivered high-impact programs (Time & Materials, Work Package, Fixed Price), combining technical leadership with cost-optimized execution strategies across Europe and India to scale operations, improve efficiency, and elevate delivery maturity. Drove program transitions, technical solutioning, pre-sales activities, and RFP/RFQ responses in partnership with Sales, Bid, and PMO teams to win strategic engagements and ensure seamless delivery handovers. Served as a strategic interface between sales and engineering to define technical strategies, shape proposals, and deliver solutions aligned with both internal stakeholder goals and customer expectations. Built and scaled global teams (60+ for a French OEM, 80+ for German OEMs) delivering across Infotainment, Telematics, ADAS, and OBD using CI/CD, MiL, SiL, and HiL environments. Managed multi-site delivery organizations (onsite, nearshore, offshore), implemented governance models and performance tracking frameworks. Led Agile transformation initiatives, managed product backlogs, roadmap execution for SW Engine deliverables, processes and toolchain standardization. Ensured ASPICE & TISAX compliance, contributed technical content for pre-sales demos, trade shows, and GenAI- based accelerators for engineering efficiency. Clients Served: Stellantis, Renault, Plastic Omnium, VW, BMW Key Accomplishments: Scaled delivery organizations for multiple automotive OEM & Tier1 clients, improved delivery efficiency, and expanded offshore/ODC capabilities aligned with global quality, cost, and transformation goals. Automotive (Connected Car, Sw Dev, Test) : Altran (Capgemini), India Jul 2018 to Dec 2020, Project Director Established and scaled a 120 member delivery organization (offshore, onsite, onshore) for a Connected Car program with a leading French OEM. Formed integrated software and hardware teams covering system integration testing, multimedia, telematics, HMI application development and digital cockpit systems. Delivery management spanned across functional domains: Infotainment, Connectivity, ADAS, Body, Chassis, C&S, Powertrain, V&C, and HMI. Implemented ALM tools (Jira, Jenkins, Confluence, Git) to manage the product lifecycle, continuous integration & deployment. Worked with cross-functional teams, facilitated PI, Sprint ceremonies (planning, execution, retrospectives). Deployed virtual development and CI/CD-driven test factory models leveraging MiL, SiL, and HiL frameworks to improve efficiency and accelerate release cycles. Developed pre-sales enablement materials (training content, demos), ensured process improvements and standards. Drove delivery excellence through process audits, maturity assessments, and organizational design aligned with ISO/ASPICE/TISAX frameworks and internal quality gates. Set up and operationalized offshore development centers (ODCs) with structured governance, reporting lines, and supporting lab infrastructure. Clients Served: Renault, RNTBCI, Itron Key Accomplishments: Transformed a niche engagement into a full-fledged offshore development center serving global OEMs and Tier 1s. Established front-office, back-office integration, enabled SAFe and Agile practices and enabled scalable, high-performance delivery models. Smart Energy (Odc, Sw Factory, IoT) : Aricent (Altran), INDIA, Jul 2015 to Jul 2018, Director Engineering Led an offshore development center (ODC) for a leading U.S based Smart Metering OEM. Drove Agile transformation, organizational scaling, and delivery excellence for next-generation smart energy solutions. Scaled the team from 50 to 300 members and established software factories delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. Spearheaded Agile transition from Waterfall and established a dedicated product management function to improve product lifecycle ownership. Oversaw financial governance, risk mitigation, and delivery operations under T&M, Work Package, and BOT models. Built and led cross-functional technical teams delivering embedded software, hardware platforms, and end-user applications, including application servers, thick & thin clients, and mobile apps. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, virtualized development environments, and automated deployments to improve delivery velocity and quality. Delivered internal coaching, technical workshops, and customer-facing demos for trade shows and partner engagements. Clients Served: Itron, Xylem, ABB Key Accomplishments: Executed a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model with 40% team transition and structured knowledge transfer. Positioned Aricent/Altran as a strategic partner for the OEM by driving delivery maturity, Agile integration, and scalable engineering practices. Public Safety (R&D, Delivery) : Motorola Solutions, Aricent, India, Aug 2008 - Jun 2015, Engineering Manager Led a 70 member R&D and delivery team focused on public safety software solutions, including real-time video surveillance (RTVI), intelligent consoles (RIC), Digital Patroller (DP2), MCC, and multimedia collaboration platforms. Delivered mission-critical applications for control room operations including video streaming, location services, and media players integrated with CAD and GIS systems; developed UI/UX for Windows, Android, and iOS platforms Drove Agile transformation from Waterfall; facilitated PI & Sprint planning to enhance cross-functional collaboration Acted as technical interface during integration, customization, and issue triage phases. Served as technical architect for alternative system designs; team mentorship, managed partner training, escalations, field support, and system reliability improvements Led global integration and delivery across multiple regions (USA, Poland, Israel, and India), maintaining high standards for security, uptime, and user impact. Clients Served: Motorola Proprietary products (deployed in multiple police counties and security agencies in USA) Key Accomplishments: Provided hands-on technical leadership across global teams, reducing development cycles by 20% and ensuring high-availability systems for public safety agencies. Demonstrated capability to manage complex, multi-country programs with strategic impact in a high-security domain. Consumer Electronics Innovation & Development : Tata Elxsi, India, Mar 2004 to Aug 2008, Senior Specialist  Led the design and development of audio and speech codecs, embedded software components, intellectual property (IP), and multimedia frameworks for consumer electronics, video conferencing systems, and medical scanner applications Defined product and technology roadmaps; built team competency plans aligned with business goals and customer requirements. Led end-to-end product design, development, deployment, and compliance of industry-standard audio codecs including AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, DTS, and Dolby Managed porting and system-level integration of multimedia components across embedded platforms including ARM, Nexperia, TI, Tensilica, and Windows Mobile Clients Served: NEC, Canon, Epson, Lifesize Communications (KMV), Intel, CSR, Nokia, DTS, Motorola Key Accomplishments: Strengthened the organization’s audio and speech IP portfolio through conceptualization, delivered embedded frameworks and components. Enabled deployment of production-ready solutions across multimedia and medical domains, ensuring conformance with global industry standards and product quality expectations. InFlight Entertainment Systems Fw Development : HCL Technologies, India, Jan 2003 to Feb 2004, Member Technical Staff Development of firmware applications for in-flight entertainment systems and diagnostic software to validate the boards. Designed and implemented audio encoder/decoder modules, system-level integration, debugging and validation. Developed diagnostic tools for DSP, FPGA based systems and serial communication interfaces (UART, SPI, and I2C). Clients Served: Rockwell Collins Key Accomplishments: Develop and integrate solutions for embedded platforms. Opportunity to deliver firmware applications, drivers for serial devices and memory pattern algorithms for the in-flight entertainment systems. Handheld Devices Sw Development : Global Edge Software Ltd, India, Nov 2000 to Dec 2002, Software Engineer - Developed and optimized embedded software solutions for Palmtops and Mobile handsets. Design, development and porting of embedded software solutions for Palmtops and Mobile handsets. Algorithm development using Matlab & C. Floating point to fixed pint conversion. Porting and optimization of components for specific embedded platforms (ARM & TI) Clients Served: Samsung, HP Key Accomplishments: Opportunity to work with Embedded and DSP experts group in building embedded software solutions. Technical Skills Programming Languages: C, C++, Assembly, C#.NET, Python, R, PHP, Obj-C, CAPL, Java ALM Tools: Jira, CoreALM, DOORS, Polarion, CodeBeamer, Confluence, Mural, Big Picture, UML, Magicdraw, Rhapsody, Git, SVN, TFS, Clearcase, SourceForge, GitLab, Jenkins, VSTS, vTESTstudio, VectorCAST, SonarQUBE, Coverity Methodologies & Processes: Agile, SAFe, Scrum, DevOps, Waterfall, ASPICE, ISO 26262, TISAX, DO178 Platform Expertise: Embedded systems, AUTOSAR, CarOS, Cloud-based solutions, AI-based product development Development Tools & Frameworks: Android SDK, NDK, Xcode, MSVC, eclipse, CodeIgniter, TI CCS, ARM, Xtensa, Matlab, Simulink, dSPACE, AutoCAD, CATIA, MySQL, Selenium, Robot Framework, DirectX, Phonegap, Angular, React, Node Debugging & Diagnostic Tools: JTAG, Lauterbach Trace32, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Serial Console Tools Specialized Tools: Generative AI, Kaggle, Google AI, Gemini, OpenCV, TensorFlow, Computer Vision, Codeium, GitHub Copilot, JMeter, LoadRunner, JFrog XRAY, OWASP, AWS, Azure, Dockers, Kubernetes, Bloomy simulators Virtualization & Secure Platforms: Hypervisors, Virtual Machines, Partitioned Execution, ARM Virtualization Extensions Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, CarOS Professional Skills Leadership & Management: Program & Product Lifecycle Management, Agile & Change Leadership, Pre-sales, Technical Solutioning & Bids, Risk & Quality Oversight, European Client & On-site Engagement, Governance Setup, Capacity & Contract Management, Requirements Engineering, Technical Documentation & Knowledge Transfer, Performance Management, Stakeholder Alignment, Industrialization Strategy, Portfolio Development, and Customer-Facing Delivery Enablement. Technical Expertise & Solutioning: Embedded & Connected Software Systems, Application & Platform Engineering (SDV, ADAS, Infotainment), Software Engineering, R&D Innovation, GenAI-Driven Productivity Acceleration, ALM Tools (DOORS, Polarion, CodeBeamer, etc.), CI/CD, MiL/SiL/HiL Frameworks, and Digital Engineering Platforms. Cross-Cultural Expertise: Expatriate Experience, European Program Delivery Leadership, Multinational Team Building (Onsite, Nearshore, Offshore), Global Program Transformation, Sector Diversification (Smart Energy, Automotive, Public Safety, Defense-Aligned Readiness). Education Master of Science (Software Systems), BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan| India | 2002 to 2004 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), AUCE, Visakhapatnam | India | 1995 to 1999