Mohammed Emad Hefni
Cairo
Summary
At Valeo, I spearheaded the Integration and Testing Software Team, enhancing efficiency through skillful coaching and robust project management. Leveraging my expertise in C programming and good leadership abilities, I drove team success, significantly reducing costs while fostering a high-performance culture. My approach blends technical acumen with a commitment to developing team potential, ensuring project milestones are surpassed.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Integration and Testing Software Team Manager
Valeo
Cairo
07.2023 - Current
- Developed and executed training programs to enhance team skills and knowledge, leading to an increase in efficiency.
- Proposed or approved modifications to project plans.
- Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality, and conformance.
- Held regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.
- Coached team for success by using corrective action processes.
- Set goals for performance and deadlines to comply with company plans and vision.
- Provided guidance, coaching and mentoring to individual team members as needed to help them reach their full potential.
- Utilized project management software to track team tasks, deadlines, and accomplishments.
- Planned and led team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
- Analyzed team performance data to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Managed team budget and resources efficiently, reducing costs while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Established effective communication channels between departments to ensure information is shared accurately and efficiently.
- Conducted root causes analysis to develop corrective action plans.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
- Managed daily operations of the team including scheduling shifts, assigning tasks, tracking attendance and approving time off requests.
- Developed and implemented team-building strategies to promote collaboration and cohesion.
- Analyzed business performance data to identify areas of strength and improve areas of weakness.
- Partnered with upper management and HR to identify effective resolutions for employee relations issues.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Recognized and rewarded team and individual achievements, boosting morale and motivation.
- Implemented process improvements aimed at increasing efficiency while reducing costs wherever possible.
- Led a diverse team of 23 members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
Principal Software Engineer
Valeo
Cairo
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Worked closely with development team members to identify and remove software bugs.
- Participated in Agile sprint planning meetings with other engineers in order to estimate effort required for upcoming projects.
- Developed, tested and maintained software applications to ensure optimal performance.
- Presented customers with project updates to assess satisfaction and gain feedback.
- Assessed code during testing stage to determine potential glitches and bugs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and define requirements for new software features.
- Created detailed system design documents that outlined the architecture of new software systems.
- Deployed software updates and patches to ensure security and functionality.
- Provided technical guidance and support to other engineers to ensure development schedules were met.
- Analyzed customer requirements, designed and implemented solutions for complex technical problems.
- Updated software upon release of vendor patches to mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Implemented best practices for coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Refactored legacy code to drive system architecture improvement.
- Recommended improvements to facilitate team and project workflow.
- I got familiar with QNX.
- Participated in defining the critical paths analysis for the safety case and defining the safety mechanisms needed
Embedded Software Architect
Valeo
Cairo
07.2020 - 05.2022
- Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
- Adapted existing embedded software to new hardware platforms, ensuring seamless transitions.
- Designed and implemented strategies for debugging and optimizing codes on target platforms.
- Optimized embedded software for power consumption, improving device battery life in portable electronics.
- Designed, Developed and implemented embedded software Modules to enhance vehicle performance and safety.
- Contributed technical skills to support new product development and existing product maintenance.
- Analyzed user feedback from field trials to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Analyzed customer requirements and generated High-level design documents.
- Analyzed design and determined coding, programming and integration based on general objectives and knowledge of overall architecture of product or solution.
- Documented design requirements and architecture and wrote test procedures, test reports and static code analysis summaries.
- Assisted in troubleshooting issues related to hardware-software interactions.
- Reviewed customer specifications and provided insights into feasibility of meeting their requirements.
- Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
- Improved and corrected existing software and system applications.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Valeo
Cairo
01.2019 - 05.2022
- Responsible for the design and implementation of different critical software components, as well as their unit and integration testing, I managed to successfully deliver multiple projects within challenging timelines.
- Performed unit testing on embedded software components prior to integration into larger systems.
- Performed software integration testing.
- Optimized embedded software for power consumption, improving device battery life in portable electronics.
- Regularly used static code analysis tools, such as KlocWork, for detecting early code issues.
- Identified and resolved complex technical issues related to embedded software development.
- Configured and maintained development environments for embedded software projects, including version control systems.
- Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers during design phase.
- Assisted with troubleshooting customer issues related to embedded software defects or usage errors.
- Participated in the implementation, qualification and review cycles processes for ASIL-B software modules.
Model Based Software Test Engineer
Valeo
Cairo
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Responsible for MIL and SIL testing activities on multi-critical MATLAB models and software components.
- Starting from the requirements writing phase and applying several white-box and black-box testing techniques to cover all the models' testing scenarios until the final software delivery in SOPs.
- Used MATLAB and Simulink software programs for testing and debugging the software models.
Software Validation Test Engineer
Valeo
Cairo
06.2015 - 02.2017
- Participating in HIL testing activities in several projects with different customers, starting from the requirements writing phase, then designing and creating atomic testing scripts while applying the appropriate black box testing techniques, debugging in the bench, addressing environment and software issues, and reporting software artifacts in bug tracking systems.
- Developed protocols for validating products against internal and industry standards.
- Identified, documented, tracked and resolved software defects.
- Participated in peer reviews of validation documents including protocols, summary reports.
- Suggested updates to software to improve usability, function, and performance of products.
- Performed system integration testing between various components of a larger system architecture.
- Analyzed user requirements and developed system-level tests for validating user stories.
- Provided clear and concise cost and time estimates for each phase of testing from test phase planning to final regression testing.
- Developed traceability matrices to ensure that all requirements are tested.
- Collaborated with project teams to define product acceptance criteria prior to release.
- Maintained and calibrated testing equipment to consistently produce reliable results.
- Reviewed design documents and specifications for accuracy before executing tests against them.
- Created test cases to validate the functionality of software applications.
- Performed manual and automated testing on software applications according to specifications.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Established debugging sessions with the team to provide the initial analysis for the software bugs detected for better and more accurate understanding for the issues and the rootcauses
Education
Bachelor Degree - Communication and Electronics Engineering
Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology
Cairo01.2014
Skills
- Communication Protocols
- Configuration Management
- C Programming Language
- QNX
- Matlab & Simulink
- Problem solving
- Software Testing
- Python
- Software Architecture and Designing
- UDS Knowledge and Interfacing
- Scripting and automation
- Software and hardware debugging skills
- NI testing bench
- CAN
- LIN
- SPI
- ETHERNET
- UART
- GIT
- SVN
- Communication Skills
- Coaching and people management skills
- Enforcing team spirit while maintaining the balance with business needs
- Project tasks and timelines planning
- Time management skills
- Commitment and working within tight timelines
- Fast learner
- Self-learner
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/25/92
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Marital Status: Single
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Level Certified
- ICDL 4.0 Certified
Languages
Arabic
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Elementary (A2)
A2
Italian
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Integration and Testing Software Team Manager
Valeo
07.2023 - Current
Principal Software Engineer
Valeo
06.2022 - 07.2023
Embedded Software Architect
Valeo
07.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Valeo
01.2019 - 05.2022
Model Based Software Test Engineer
Valeo
02.2017 - 01.2019
Software Validation Test Engineer
Valeo
06.2015 - 02.2017
Bachelor Degree - Communication and Electronics Engineering
Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology
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