Alexi Jebakumar

Experience

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  R & D Manager

  Feb 1988 - Oct 1995

  Deputy Manager

  COLOR TELEVISION BUSINESS UNITProgressed from a Senior Engineer to Deputy R&D Manager and finally R&D Manager over the course of 10 years. ResponsibilitiesManaging Design, development and commercialization of TV products for India market.Managing advanced electronic system design projects from concept stage to realizationTracking project status, schedule, cost & quality according to the outlined plan. Continuous interface with marketing to define features and plan them min design.Managing a cross-functional team.Handling multiple derivative / feature-lift projects simultaneously. Show less

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  BPL Ltd

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  MANAGAER R&D

  •Managing Design, development and commercialization of Oscilloscopes, Digital Sound processor and TV products for India market.•Managing advanced electronic system design projects from concept stage to realization•Tracking project status, schedule, cost & quality according to the outlined plan. •Continuous interface with marketing to define features and plan them min design.•Managing a cross-functional team.•Handling multiple derivative / feature-lift projects simultaneously.

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  A10 Global TV

  Oct 1998 - Dec 2003

  Development Project Manager

  Coordinator for the global A10 & EMG projects covering Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and LATAM regions In charge of reviewing detailed designs and managing diversity mapping. Also, managed design aspects (hardware, software, mechanical); quality testing and servicing for all systems Coordinated with all internal departments as well as third party suppliers for smooth operations of the project Worked with Philips Semiconductors' Software teams in Singapore as well as Bangalore (India), ensuring smooth design flow; right from the concept stage to final productionTransferred the Design into manufacturing in Europe/NAFTA and APAC plants.Proposed value engineering opportunities by recommending an optimal selection of key devices, resulting in diversity reduction and a savings of USD 10 per set Show less

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  SHARP corporation

  Oct 2003 - Oct 2004

  MANAGER SYSTEM SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT

  Managing the system solutions development centre that developed Analog and DIgital TV platforms for consumer electronics companies. Selling the platforms to the CE companies at a NRE cost and promoting the LCD panels manufactured by SHARP corporation, Japan.

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  SHARP ELECTRONICS, SINGAPORE

  Dec 2003 - Sept 2004

  TELEVISION BUSINESS UNIT

  ResponsibilitiesSupporting Business development with major customers for SHARP's displays/components in ASEAN and India.Technical marketing of display [LCD panels] and electronics components in ASEAN & India.Managing Platform development for LCD TV & demo models to support the displays and components business of SHARP Inc.Sourcing of components and Manufacturing of the PCBA modulesLeading a team of 5 engineers in System Solutions development centre and reporting to the General Manager.AchievementsStrengthened & developed business relationships in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and India markets. LCD panel sales grew by 30% annually.Managed the development of demo models for LCD panels and other optoelectronics components.Managed the development of low cost TV platform for Europe & AP and sold it to an Indian Consumer Electronics company for an NRE [non-recurring Engineering) fee, resulting in increased sales of upto USD 50 mn. (small to large LCD panels)Managed the development of an advanced US Digital [ATSC] LCD TV platform. Designed and developed the hardware as well as software based on Pixel Works chipset and software platform. Ensured smooth transfer of design for initial batch production in SHARP Malaysia factory.Developed an encryption system based on 8051 uC working with NXP semiconductors for panel data protection. Show less

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  Sharp Electronics

  Dec 2003 - Sept 2004

  Manager System Solutions development

  • Supporting Business development with major customers for SHARP’s displays/components in ASEAN and India.• Technical marketing of display [LCD panels] and electronics components in ASEAN & India.• Managing Platform development for LCD TV & demo models to support the displays and components business of SHARP Inc.• Sourcing of components and Manufacturing of the PCBA modules• Leading a team of 5 engineers in System Solutions development centre and reporting to the General Manager. Show less

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  Philips

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2010

  Manager - System Architecture

  Mapping Long-term plan to executable end-to-end system architecture for the BUMaking technology roadmaps and aligning them with the Product roadmapInfluencing decision on make vs buy choices.Aligning Standard specifications, development proposal, and product review for defining the hardware, software and product system architecture.Ensuring timely architecture study results towards Product realizationFiltering through all IP's used for costs and any possible infringements based on features.Competitor benchmarking of features, platform, set architecture, cost, styling & key devices.Proof of concept testing & standard designs before commercializing the design.Making Platform solution choices and architecture solutions for current & the following year based on integral set level cost & features, estimated resources, risk mitigations, key devices/modules, DfM, DfT and constraints if any, Hardware and software development with System-on-chip vendors & SW design houses.Scouting information from CMM, IC Suppliers[IC carousel], Software design houses and end-customers on the latest trends and their product roadmap. Working with semiconductor manufacturers of SoC, ASIC, uCs, logic ICs, ADCs etc.AchievementsArchitected one of the complex NAFTA platforms [PB522] successfully with record volumes of 320K pa. and gross margin of 30% in 2009. Worked with NXP and ST micro-electronics for the SoC platforms.Managed reuse of modules contributing to savings of €1.4million pa in test jigs and €1.2million pa in resources.'Do It right the first time' approach resulted in reduction of 2 design iterations and cost saving of US$ 80K per platform. Coordinated with Product, Marketing, Design, etc. for defining aligned specifications and completed 4 analog platforms & 7 complex Digital TV platforms' projects successfully. Good network of semiconductor suppliers, ODM/OEM companies and internal cross functional teams within Philips. Show less

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  Logitech

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2013

  Senior Technical Program Manager

  - Global Program/ Project management [PMP]- IT custom development - Web services Front-end , Back-end development [.NET, C#, WCF,html5]- IT systems planning / deployment/ infrastructure,- Mobile Apps [iOS and Android] development- CRM tools, processes for call cemtre- Consumer electronics products- Identification and developing solutions with OEM partners - Technology feasibility study / Proof of concepts- Co-development with System-on-Chip vendors- Hardware systems development.- ID exploration- Design for Six Sigma process [Green Belt]. - New Product Development- Interfacing with internal Technology / Research teams/ Product marketing managers/ Software Engineering/ Hardware engineering/ embedded Software/ QA Teams.- Cost & IP management- Business case preparations- R&D resources / tools budgeting- Inter-operability testing- Compliance to quality regulatory standards [IEC, FCC, UL, Energy standards] - Cross-functional, multi-site, multi-cultural team development & management- Coaching & people development of team members. - Regular Business reporting Show less

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  Aimia Inc

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2014

  Project Manager

  Company: Aimia Loyalty, Singapore Jan 2014 – Sep 2014Description: Aimia is a Loyalty solutions management company which has many Loyalty and Customer delight products. They are the global leading player in Loyalty space – Earn and Burn points value chain & CRM for the call center. Aimia has close to 6 products which are customized as per the client needs. Currently Aimia deals with BFSI (SCB, TAB, CommonWealth Bank, etc.), Oil and Gas (Exxon Mobil, Petron, etc.), FMCG (P&G, Estee Lauder, etc.).Roles and Responsibilities as Project Manager:• Jebakumar was responsible for managing projects involving IT apps, web services, Rewards redemption web portal, payment gateway, e-Registration, Dealer portal and cloud infrastructure.• Worked with architect/ tech lead for Solution designs.• He completed 2 Project Phases for an Oil & Gas company in Malaysia and 2 projects for FMCG client in Japan including UAT and Production testing.• All projects were completed on-time and almost zero quality defect post Launch.• Managed, coached and developed a team of 12 Team members. • Project Cost: U$ 1 Million.• Managed all Project management processes and communication to the stakeholders.• Change control and management, Production support issues post-Release. Show less

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  Continental

  May 2015 - now

  • Project Manager - Connectivity Projects

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Manager - Technical Projects

    May 2015 - Dec 2019
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  Continental Automotive Singapore

  Jan 2023 - now

  Senior Project Manager Connectivity Projects

  Managing OEM Connectivity Projects for vehicles End-to-End : from Acquisition phase till Commercial release of the products in the market (through Project Initiation, Execution, Monitoring and Closing)