Sulabh Kumra
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Software Engineering Manager
​Osaro, Inc.
April 2020 - Present
​San Francisco, CA
  • Managed a team of 10 high-performance software engineers that design, develop, and deploy AI-powered perception and planning software solutions for industrial robotic applications
  • Inspired and motivated the team to achieve goals faster by working together as a cohesive unit
  • Worked closely with engineering partners and executive team to drive organizational alignment
  • Led 3 cross-functional teams from prototype through production and increased 5 efficiency measures by 25%+
Lead Robot Control Software Engineer
Osaro, Inc.
August 2018 - April 2020
​San Francisco, CA
  • Led a scrum team of 5 and administered all Agile/Scrum processes including roadmap planning, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives
  • Technical lead for key projects including first deployed fully autonomous materials handling robot for Osaro’s largest customer
  • Led development and managed release process of the interface between Osaro’s production-level control and sensing algorithms and the lower level controls of robot platforms
  • Designed and developed high-performance control interface to a suite of industrial robot manipulators that improved motion smoothness and increased speed by 50%
  • Developed a novel patent pending grasp approach method for robotic piece picking using depth predictions of the scene
Senior​ Controls Engineer
Tesla Inc.
November 2017 - August 2018
Fremont, CA
  • Led a team of engineers to setup, integrate, and commission doors on and doors off robotic automation cells.
  • Improved control algorithms for multiple automation cells in general assembly area to ramp-up Model 3 production in General Assembly to reach 5000 cars per week target.
Robotics and Controls Engineer
Xerox Corporation
June 2015 - November 2017
Webster, NY
  • Programmed, setup, integrated and commissioned automation systems for toner filling and packaging plant.
  • Programmed Fanuc and Epson robots for various pick and place tasks using vision.
  • Planned, setup and commissioned the OPC PI interface for Allen-Bradly controllers to monitor controller tags and calculate OEE.
  • Developed an automated system to shake bags of the fill room dust collection system.
  • Configured Lexium servo motor drivers using SoMove software for index conveyors and fillings systems.
  • Developed automated techniques for quality check and product verification using Cognex vision systems.
  • Optimized robotic applications to maximize production output and reduce downtime.
  • Supported maintenance team in troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures.

Graduate Teaching Assistant & Graduate Research Assistant
Multi-Agent Biorobotics Lab, RIT 
Aug. 2014 - May 2015
Rochester, NY
  • Instructed and graded student lab activities and addressed student questions and concerns
  • Developed a new lab on Baxter robot for Advanced Robotics (Graduate level course)
  • Worked for MKS Instruments to build a GUI for Fault detection toolkit using C#
Manufacturing, Control and Electrical Engineer
Xerox Corporation
June 2014 – Aug. 2014
Webster, NY
  • Wrote PLC ladder logic to interface the new auger servo motor controller to existing Modicon PLC and modified existing ladder logic to interface with developer pack filling process components
  • Designed, configured and commissioned operator control screens for the Magelis HMI (Human Machine Interface) to provide operator control interface for the new developer pack filling process
  • Assisted in configuration of network address translators, and managed and unmanaged network switches to support Packaging Area PLC and controls Ethernet connectivity
  • Implemented the Cognex vision system to verify proper bottle cap presence and placement
Founder and Director
Team Humanoid ITMU
May 2011 – May 2014
Gurgaon, India
  • Built and led a team of 14 multidisciplinary engineers to design and develop India’s first low-cost human-scale tele-operated humanoid robot called ‘Dexto:Eka:’
  • Prepared a 3-D model of the humanoid robot to present my idea to the sponsors and other team members
  • Developed a project plan and  Gantt chart, scheduled and led team meetings, prioritized and assigned weekly action items, and supported each group to make sure they are going on the right track
  • Published and presented the research done at various international conferences around the globe
Electrical Engineer
Indraprastha Power Generation and Pragati Power Co. Ltd.
May 2012 – Aug. 2012
New Delhi, India
  • Analyzed layout and control system of two coal based and two gas based power plants
  • Designed alarm system for boiler of a coal based power plant using SCADA software
  • Improved the fault detection and diagnostics system by adding features to existing Allen-Bradley interface
Controls Engineer
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
June 2011 – Aug. 2011
Ghaziabad, India
  • Redesigned the control system of antenna scanner test system to decrease the test time by 32%
  • Acquired and validated test data using DAQ National Instruments Hardware and LabView Software
Chief Manager and Mechatronics Expert
Venombots Entertainment
April 2010 – March 2011
Gurgaon, India
  • Conducted and delivered many seminars on ‘How to build a battle robot’
  • Organized and managed various national level robotics events

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- Albert Einstein
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