Arun Kumar Kuppusamy
About Arun Kumar Kuppusamy
Arun Kumar Kuppusamy is a Senior Associate Consultant at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions, with extensive experience in software project quality management and quality assurance. He has successfully led certification projects and served as an organizational trainer, contributing to various quality initiatives in the automotive domain.
Work at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions
Arun Kumar Kuppusamy has been employed at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions since 2014, where he serves as a Senior Associate Consultant. In this role, he has accumulated significant experience in software project quality management. He has also held the position of Software Project Quality Manager at Bosch since 2020, overseeing quality assurance processes for software deliveries to major OEMs. His responsibilities include ensuring software quality through a 'Q-Criteria matrix' and achieving a 0-failure target.
Education and Expertise
Arun Kumar Kuppusamy completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Software Project and Quality Management at Anna University from 2008 to 2010. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electronics and Communications Engineering, which he obtained from 2004 to 2008 at the same institution. His educational background supports his expertise in system and software quality assurance, with around 9 years of experience in this field.
Background in Quality Management
Arun has managed and facilitated various certification projects, including ASPICE 3.0, CMMI V1.3, ISO 9001, and ISO 27001. He successfully completed an ASPICE 3.0 assessment for a business unit, achieving Maturity Level 3. Additionally, he is a member of the Functional Area Representative (FAR) group, representing the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) team during CMMI appraisals.
Previous Experience at Bosch and Scintel Technologies
Prior to his current roles at Bosch, Arun worked as a Software Project Quality Manager in Stuttgart, Germany, for 10 months in 2016-2017. He also served as a Software Quality Analyst at Scintel Technologies from 2011 to 2014 in Chennai, India. His responsibilities in these positions included conducting gap analysis, defining quality management systems (QMS), and implementing training programs to meet CMMI v1.3 ML3 requirements.
Training and Mentorship
Arun Kumar Kuppusamy serves as an organizational trainer on various quality topics, contributing to the professional development of his colleagues. He has experience mentoring engineering trainees, helping them understand organizational culture and plan their career paths. His role in training emphasizes the importance of quality management principles in the engineering field.