Venkat Pinnelli

● Led end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for V2X OBU and RSU devices, aligning engineering deliverables with customer commitments and timelines ● Drove cross-functional execution across firmware, hardware, and QA teams to deliver multiple generations of the products, maintaining schedule adherence on safety-critical embedded platforms. ● Owned customer relationships and technical engagements for multiple accounts, translating field requirements into prioritized product features and firmware updates ● Partnered with sales and business development to support proposals and contract negotiations, contributing to pipeline growth. ● Participated in multiple SAE V2X standards development. ● Led ISO 9001 certification of V2X product development processes, implementing quality management standards across engineering, test, and release workflows.

● Built and scaled the V2X engineering organization from the ground up, growing the team to 25 engineers across firmware, software, and validation disciplines ● Led development of safety applications and algorithms for the Connected Cars V2X On-Board Unit (OBU), overseeing the full lifecycle from requirements through validation ● Managed cross-functional delivery across multiple concurrent programs, coordinating firmware, algorithm, and validation teams using Jira, Polarion, and Microsoft Project ● Established Model-Based Development workflows in MATLAB/Simulink for V2X safety algorithm design, with MIL and SIL testing as primary validation gates ● Drove safety application requirements development in collaboration with systems engineering and customer teams, ensuring traceability from specification to implementation

● Established HIL simulation capabilities at GM's Bangalore engineering center from the ground up, coordinating with global counterparts to replicate and localize test infrastructure for system benches. ● Led HIL/SIL test environment development for vehicle subsystems, enabling shift-left validation and reducing hardware dependency in early program phases ● Developed and maintained Model-Based Design workflows in MATLAB/Simulink for safety algorithm verification. ● Served as technical lead across multiple concurrent programs, coordinating with cross-functional teams in Safety, Body, HVAC systems, and vehicle integration ● Authored test plans, traceability matrices, and validation reports. ● Developed model-based simulation and automation solutions for system benches, accelerating test execution and reducing manual validation effort.

● Led AUTOSAR-compliant Model-Based Development in MATLAB/Simulink for chassis, and energy management domain applications ● Executed functional, MIL, and SIL testing for chassis domain ECUs, validating model behavior across simulation environments ● Performed rapid prototyping using dSPACE MicroAutoBox to validate control algorithms prior to hardware integration

● Developed and maintained radar-based ADAS applications and core detection algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink, including PWM generation and signal processing modules ● Validated control algorithms through MIL testing and real-world vehicle testing, using rapid prototyping techniques to accelerate hardware integration ● Leveraged Vector CANalyzer, Freescale CodeWarrior, Visual C++, and MKS Integrity across the full embedded development lifecycle

● Improved crash test dummy calibration accuracy by 15% through redesign of fixtures, reducing testing cycles. ● Designed and developed data acquisition systems for Vehicle Safety and Crashworthiness tests.

● Worked on Research and Development funded by a leading automotive OEM ● Projects: included Microprocessor-based Optimal Energy Delivery Weld Controller ● Software for the estimation of the nugget diameter of the weld using MATLAB m scripting ● Software and hardware interface circuitry for data acquisition from the weld guns using C and NI LabVIEW