Alexandru Paval

CEO @Nokto Studios SRL

Business Owner✨ Business OwnerComputer engineerEmbedded DeveloperSystem ArchitectAutomobile EngineerFounderProject ManagerProduct Manager🧑‍🔬 Engineer✔️ IT🔥 Startup Founder

🚀 Leading Nokto into the future of embedded systems. My journey has evolved from connecting talents to architecting solutions. 🛠 My Focus: • Directing product development from concept to launch. • Domain experience: BMS, EV, ADAS, BSW, Low-Level-Drivers and a soft spot for Linux. 🔧 Engineering Expertise: • 10+ years in Automotive, navigating both Autosar and non-Autosar projects. • SAFe and other Agile methodologies alongside V-Cycle. • ISO 26262 and ISO 21434. • Experience with all development levels of ASPICE, from customer requirements to software architecture and beyond. 🎓 Leadership: • 6+ years of leading teams, from a couple of developers to a group of product owners. • Successfully expanded Nokto’s talent pool with over 300 embedded engineers. 🔋 Latest Update: • The past year I've been busy with product management on OEM level, keeping me at the forefront of automotive technology. ☕ If you wish to learn more about me or Nokto, let's grab a virtual coffee!

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Work Background

Nokto StudiosChief Executive Officer

Mar. 2021• 20+ people are now working with Nokto Studios • 300+ freelancers in the network • 5+ customers • Created the only marketplace for embedded engineers in Romania • Created multiple low-overhead internal processes • Set up a network of freelancers that can take up all kinds of embedded projects, from automotive to IoT • Created multiple teams of freelancers for different customers • Consulted other companies on how to create and organize teams

StellantisProduct Manager

Jan. 2023 - Jul. 2024Remote• Coordinating, defining, and enabling the efforts for the BSW platform activities (AUTOSAR Classic) on the vehicle level (STLA Brain) • Summarizing and taking decisions based on over 1500 hours of meetings with different stakeholders • Indirectly leading 8 teams for different topics across multiple timezones • Planning and organizing release contents and feature rollout for different devices • Efforts including platform configuration, bring-up, FBL, MCAL Configuration, Cybersecurity, and Functional Safety

AutolivTechnical Team Lead

Mar. 2021 - May. 2023• Performed Hardware-Software integration for all the samples. • Done software bring-up in 2 months with the team on an Infineon Aurix TC3xx, MCAL configuration, full Autosar stack (from Vector Informatik) including Cybersecurity (Hardware Security Module), Diagnosis, Flash Bootloader (FBL), and Boot Manager. • Team lead for 4 people that are part of Nokto Studios. • Responsible for the Hardware Security Module (HSM, SSA2) part. • Full ownership over the BSW development. • Responsible for multiple Vector SIP Integrations/updates for the HSM. • Configured HSM Updater. • Configured Global Time Synchronization (GTS) functionality.

Baza7Mentor

Feb. 2022 - Nov. 2022• Helping others start their journey into freelancing. • Mentoring people into understanding business and freelancing. • Contribute to the community.

Baza7Professional Freelancer

Oct. 2020 - Feb. 2022• Part of a great network of freelancers from multiple industries. • Improving my organizational skills while also helping others.

rinf.techTechnical Delivery Manager

May. 2021 - Feb. 2022• Support the sales team in figuring out solutions for different customers in the automotive industry. • Support the HR team with technical interviews to extend the teams for different projects. • Team-leading a team of 6 people. • Helped build a team of 7 people for another project. • Technical consultancy on an ADAS project using both an Infineon Aurix and an Nvidia Xavier controller. • Responsible for Vector SIP integration/migration. • Responsible for project/product integration on a proprietary toolchain developed in Python. • Support for both the development teams and other integration teams from different customers.

HELLASystem and Software Engineering Group Lead

Nov. 2018 - May. 2021Timis County, Romania• Extended the location's Battery Management System portfolio with an additional component. • Introduced 2-week sprint software development model with continuous integration in an overall V-cycle development model, reducing the need for a dedicated Software Integrator. • Kept the personnel fluctuation to 0% over 2 consecutive years through constant 1 to 1 meetings, transparency, and powerful encouragements for people to work together and complement their skills. • Introduced a process update for code review for Hella Worldwide to improve software development quality. • Had a key role in designing the new generation of product software feature set together with the customer, being involved from quotation phase up to start of production (4 years cycle). • Held a conference speech about hybrid and electric vehicles at job fair (Angajatori de top, Timisoara, 2019).

HELLASoftware Engineering Team Lead

Jan. 2017 - Nov. 2018Timis County, Romania• Started the development of a new Battery Management System component with full responsibility. • Increased the team from 2 to 5, creating their integration plan, training them, assigning them to trainings, and coaching them. • Together with the team, we fixed 3 critical bugs discovered in production with the use of an internal process we called “Task Force”. • Interviewed people for increasing the team while also taking part in job fairs. • Planned and delivered the whole Software Requirements topic together with the team. • Responsible for the Software Architecture, Software Requirements and Customer Software Requirements during the initial phases of the second generation of the product. • Helped the Functional Safety Manager in creating the Safety Manual while also designing, documenting and implementing different Safety Measures.

HELLAEmbedded Software Engineer

Aug. 2014 - Jan. 2017Timisoara• Offered internal trainings for new employees on communication protocols (CAN, LIN, I2C, SPI) for over 50+ people. • Offered the communication protocols training for Politehnica University of Timisoara as part of a collaboration. • I created the full module test method and process using on-target solutions for increasing the quality of testing, and also offered trainings to other locations in using this innovative solution. • Took over a Battery Management System component project from a different location and finished the implementation of the feature set and setting the motion for start of production. • Completed various development tasks for Fuel Control Module team and DCDC Converter team, primarily regarding Communcation stack, RTE and Vector Autosar delivery package integration.

Memox VisionJunior Software Engineer

Apr. 2014 - Aug. 2014Timisoara• Created an ERP application from scratch in C# that had to integrate with the existing database (MS-SQL) of a customer. • I designed the UI and the UX of said application and also provided user support. • I launched it in production in less than one month.

MovidiusJunior Software Engineer

Jul. 2013 - Sep. 2013Timisoara• I brought improvements to the UX, the UI, fixed some bugs, and added around 5 new tests to an Android application that runs self-tests during manufacturing, increasing the quality of produced parts and decreasing the time needed for testing on production side. • I also created the scripts in Bash to run those tests from a PC before putting them in Android using JNI.