Kartheek Kumar Kothapalli-Senior Automotive Cybersecurity Expert & Auditor

• Delivered 30+ cybersecurity audits and assessments across global engineering organizations, enabling certification readiness against ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 24089, and UN R155 using ISO/PAS 5112.
• Delivered 30+ end-to-end audit programs covering planning, evidence reviews, work-product assessments, stakeholder interviews, audit reporting, and corrective action management.
• Assessed the cybersecurity maturity of 20+ global suppliers, identifying compliance gaps and driving risk-based remediation to strengthen supplier qualification and engineering processes.
• Supported successful external customer, certification-body, and regulatory audits by preparing engineering organizations and suppliers for cybersecurity assessments and customer and external audits and Homologation type-approval.

Compliance Manager – Automotive Cybersecurity & Product Compliance

• Led enterprise compliance initiatives for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and EU AI Act, translating regulatory requirements into actionable compliance strategies and implementation roadmaps across global product organizations.
• Performed regulatory gap analyses, product classifications, and impact assessments for 50+ connected products to evaluate organizational readiness and define implementation priorities for emerging cybersecurity regulations.
• Interpreted global cybersecurity regulations, standards, and certification requirements, preparing compliance guidance and supporting engineering, product, legal, quality, and executive stakeholders throughout the compliance lifecycle.
• Developed regulatory compliance plans and monitored implementation activities to ensure products and engineering processes aligned with applicable legislative and certification requirements.
• Supported global certification and regulatory readiness by coordinating compliance activities, maintaining evidence, and preparing organizations for customer, regulatory, and third-party assessments.

• Led Functional Safety activities for global vehicle programs in accordance with ISO 26262, supporting the complete safety lifecycle from concept through production.
• Performed Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), defined Functional Safety Concepts (FSC), Technical Safety Concepts (TSC), and derived safety requirements for electrical and electronic systems.
• Developed and reviewed safety work products, including Safety Plans, Item Definitions, Safety Cases, FMEDA/FMEA inputs, and verification and validation evidence to ensure compliance with ISO 26262.