Viren M

Manage an Engineering Technology group consisting of Electronics, Optics, Advanced product development. Sensor development for future mobility and autonomous driving.

Manage NA Electronics Department. This includes advanced product development, technical marketing, quote, support current model. Identify skill set gaps, add resources, lab equipment. Create and manage department budget. Ensure quoted Electronics pricing is met to ensure product margins.

• Responsible for starting up an engineering group to support new technologies in Exterior Lighting such as LED, AFS/Leveling systems and HID • Instrumental in getting Visteon sourced with Advanced Technology Lamps to the tune of $150mil USD consisting of AFS/Leveling and LED content on two Ford vehicles and three GM vehicles. Implemented the first Adaptive Forward lighting System (AFS) system for GM in NA on Cadillac XLR • Managed a development group of design engineers to design electronics for various exterior lighting LED applications such as Stop/Tail, turn, park, DRL, fog and Low/High beam • Managed development of embedded microcontroller based software and hardware for AFS/Leveling system. Responsible for choosing the microcontroller based on OEM requirements of MUX, LAN Drivers and functional requirements of the product. • Managed a team of engineers that in house designed and manufactured Power Electronics for LED control. High power LED’s require switching regulator power supply. • Work with EMS suppliers for electronics to manufacture based on Visteon design of electronics for LED’s • Managed a co-located team for embedded software development for Adaptive Forward lighting System (AFS) in NA and India. • Responsible for managing the budget for product development, recommending organizational changes to meet customer requirements and product develop requirements • Successful in getting Visteon recognized as a technology provider and got sourced new business for LED’s and AFS for multiple OEM’s • Successfully offshore selective engineering to low cost countries while meeting and exceeding customer expectations for onsite support.

• Worked with a cross-functional team to partition the vehicle electrical system to achieve system savings. This requires an in depth understanding of the existing OEM features, implementation and manufacturing methodology. Worked with Ford, Honda, Renault, Nissan and PSA. • Presented at SAE and Convergence 2000 articles addressing vehicle electrical systems and its impact on Electrical architectures • Developed 42V architectures for Body Module Systems. This included developing drive Electronics for PWM of incandescent bulbs. Participated in the SAE consortium for the investigation of PWM at 42V of traditional filament bulbs.

• Lead Electronics Hardware design engineer for the 1998 Town Car Driver Door Module (DDM). This was the first application for Visteon for the Multiplexed Body Module with Integrated Remote Keyless Entry (RKE). • Lead interface to Ford on all engineering aspects of program deliverables. This included managing changes to design, keeping track of BOM, meeting timing for functional units, supporting and resolving vehicle level issues • Developed an engineering specification, DVP&R and FMEA for the product. • Successfully launched the program on time and in budget, meeting all program timing from an electronics hardware, software and mechanical perspective. • Developed a Water protection circuitry for the Driver Seat Module (DSM). This type of protection was specifically requested by the customer to disable the DSM incase of water under the seat. An US patent number 6,178,075 was granted for this innovative circuit.

• Lead design engineer for the 1998 Series Throttle Control (STC) Module. The STC module was part of an All Speed Traction control system for the 1995 Lincoln Continental. • Responsibility on this program included being the lead electrical hardware and software design engineer on this program. • Received a US Patent 5,433,283 for micro stepping a motor via software control. • The software was written in assembly language for the TMS370 microcontroller. Was responsible for developing software requirements and programming

• Designed the hardware and software for a fully automated Electronic Distributorless Ignition System (EDIS) tester. • Received a US Patent 5,088,465 for a unique software algorithm that reduced engine start times.