About

Kannan Ramaraj is a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer and Advanced Test Coach with almost 9 years of experience in Research and Development of Embedded Systems. With a passion for developing and implementing effective test strategies, Kannan has extensive hands-on experience in test planning, execution, and management. He is proficient in using various test tools such as NI LabVIEW, TESTSTAND, CANoe, QxDM and QPST, GPS and LTE test simulators, and test management tools like JIRA, DOORS, TEMPPO, and HP-ALM. Kannan is also skilled in scripting using Python. As a Scrum Master, Kannan has led a team of 11 developers in capacity tracking, performance metrics review, backlog management, sprint planning, and retrospective. He has built automation frameworks that have automated 45% of the test cases, reducing the release time to customers for each regression cycle, thus contributing to improved efficiency of the product quality evaluation. Currently, Kannan is working as a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Rockwell Automation. His responsibilities include guiding product teams towards improving the way they work, assisting with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information, assisting with prioritization and resolution of software defects, and building relationships with product owners and other stakeholders to facilitate team interaction. He is also responsible for delivery and management of tasks, tracking and effectively communicating team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management, and updating Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs. Kannan has also developed test automation using PyCharm and Ratools for feature functional tests. Kannan has previously worked at Continental as a Senior Systems Engineer/Test Advanced Tech Coach and as a System Validation Test Engineer. He has handled various roles and responsibilities such as subject matter expert in System Bench Test and Customer Joint Test, performing functional tests in Telematics control unit (TCU) under client-server environment with VNext server & Wireless Car, and involving in Customer joint integration tests with Subaru Customers at customer site and made successful. Kannan holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication and a Master's degree in Embedded System Technologies from Anna University. He has also completed his JPLT in Japanese Language and Literature from Bunka Language School, Singapore. Kannan's tech stack includes test, SDET, Research Scientist, Software Engineer, Python, Integration, and Android. With 7.85 years of relevant experience, Kannan is a