Vikkram Ravi
About Vikkram Ravi
Vikkram Ravi is a Product Owner at Bosch Global Software Technologies in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, with a background in engineering and extensive experience in software development and project management. He has contributed to various projects, optimizing build processes and defining DevOps strategies.
Work at Bosch Global Software Technologies
Vikkram Ravi has been employed at Bosch Global Software Technologies since 2020, serving as a Product Owner. His role involves overseeing product development and ensuring alignment with customer needs. He has contributed to various projects, including defining the DevOps vision and strategy for the Bosch Contribution in the Gen20X project, which focuses on enhancing customer-centric software development and accelerating software delivery.
Previous Experience at Bosch India
Prior to his current role, Vikkram Ravi worked at Bosch India in multiple capacities. He served as a Specialist from 2014 to 2015 and later as a Project Manager from 2016 to 2019. During his tenure as Project Manager, he led the implementation of an on-demand service model that ensured software delivery with convenience and flexibility while adhering to Quality Gates, Testing, and Security standards.
Background in Automation Engineering
Vikkram Ravi began his career as an Automation Engineer at Multiquadrant Industrial Controls Pvt. Ltd. from 2008 to 2010. This role provided him with foundational experience in automation technologies, which he later built upon in his subsequent positions within Bosch.
Education and Expertise
Vikkram Ravi holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, which he completed from 2003 to 2007. His educational background has equipped him with the technical knowledge necessary for his roles in product ownership and engineering.
Achievements in Software Development
Vikkram Ravi has made significant contributions to software development processes. He established a Build Environment as a Service using Docker containers and development pods, enabling remote development infrastructure. Additionally, he optimized Yocto build processes, reducing build time from 8 hours to less than 3 hours through caching methodologies and parallelization strategies. He also developed Grafana dashboards for continuous monitoring of infrastructure and project metrics.