Sunish Bharathan-Technical Program Manager . Engineering Delivery & AI Systems

• Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
• Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.

• Led the team as Technical Project Manager to deliver diagnostic software for Volkswagen OEM, enabling the launch of multi-million unit production.
• Proactively addressed quality audit gaps for Volkswagen, resolving them within 2 months and securing next-generation carline development projects.
• Directed a team of 20 engineers across requirements, software, and testing, achieving SOP for the ICAS1 variant carline, targeted for 1 million units.
• Secured a 200K Euro business partnership with BOSCH GmbH through technical consultancy, driving new business growth and collaboration.

Technical Lead

• HADMAP for autonomous driving (ADASIS, NDS(Navigation Data Standard) (Daimler, Bosch)
• Designed and developed software in C++ for Lane modelling of NDS data and eventually transforming into the ADASIS format as per Daimler requirement.
• Requirements management from SWE.1, SWE.2, SWE.3 levels of software model.
• Develop design models in Enterprise Architect(EA) with emphasis on testing and linkage between Customer requirements, Software design and Test specifications.

• Project Leadership & Planning: Successfully prepared detailed project plans with milestones, defined team deliverables, and led development teams to achieve Quality, Delivery, and Cost targets for radio navigation and infotainment products.
• System Engineering Expertise: Generated and maintained critical system engineering deliverables, including System Development Plans, Project Reports, Gate Review Reports, Requirement Management Plans, Feature Lists, and Licensing Lists.
• Customer Collaboration: Effectively liaised with customers on requirements, architecture, and technical solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Agile Project Management:
• Organized and facilitated scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective) for two automotive projects, including PSA, GWM, and BMW.
• Worked as Scrum Master and team member for an automotive interior camera project (BMW), following SAFe 4.5 methodology, and supported backlog grooming and maintenance.
• Adopted Kanban methodology to streamline Problem Report (PR) ramp-down processes.
• Cost-Saving Innovation:
• Designed and developed a product concept to repurpose hardware into a CAN simulator, replacing expensive commercial tools like Vector CANoe and VSpy.
• Collaborated across hardware, mechanical, and software teams to create a working prototype in just 3 months.
• Delivered a Lite GUI with CAN simulator functionalities, saving the company USD 5K to 14K per unit for development and testing.

Addvalue is a product company that provides satellite-based communication terminals and solutions like modems for land and Maritime vehicles.

• Satellite communication product Innovation: Led the design and development of an S-Band Telemetry waveform product for aerospace applications, delivering advanced solutions for communication systems.
• FPGA Expertise: Designed and implemented complex LDPC encoder/decoder modules on Spartan6 FPGA, completing the project well ahead of schedule.
• Strategic Impact: Single-handedly developed a high-quality software stack, including MAC layer and HAL, leading to a recurring defense contract with a major national organization.
• Software Architecture: Created multi-threaded Win32 applications, such as ProtoSniff, for real-time packet capture and communication product testing, integrating powerful diagnostic tools.
• System Design Excellence: Designed system-level architecture for the MIBO real-time audio streaming product, driving innovation in satellite communication technologies.

Mistral Solutions is a design house specializing in end-to-end embedded solutions for clients like Texas Instruments and defense organizations.

• Developed device drivers and standalone applications on various hardware platforms and RTOS, including Bluetooth audio switching. Delivered software solutions for TI semiconductor chips and SoCs, including voice recording/playback over Bluetooth, integrating seamlessly with the baseband framework, ahead of mass production.