Electric & Autonomous Product Development Using Digitalization & Integration of Standards

XueZhu Yan

Senior Chief Engineer of System Safety, Manager of EE Safety and Security Design, China FAW Group Corporation

Yang Xuezhu is the Senior Engineer, Manager for Electronic and Electrical Safety Design and Senior Director of System Safety at Intelligent Networking Development Institute of China FAW Group. She is mainly responsible for the functional security and information security design of the entire FAW Red Flag series of vehicle models. She led a team for two years to complete the functional safety design of the first model “Red Flag E-HS9” for functional safety. Ms. Yang is responsible for the implementation and verification of automatic driving functional safety technology to meet the national requirements for the access management method of intelligent connected vehicles. She served as the functional safety leader of the “Service Based FEEA Architecture Platform Development” project, using mathematical theory and platform-based development methods to establish a vehicle functional safety requirement library based on SOA architecture and accelerate product requirement iteration.

Antony John

VP Global Operations, Omnex Systems

Antony John is the Vice President of Omnex Systems. He has 19 years of experience transforming technology businesses across global markets and different customer industry segments, for profitable growth. Antony also possesses strong experience working in the Information Technology, Automotive, Aerospace, Oil & Natural Gas, and Insurance industries. He currently leads the Product Development of EQMS.AI, a revolutionary software solution for managing Enterprise Quality for APQP, Integrated Management Systems / QHSE, and Supplier Quality used by Fortune 500 companies, OEMs, top automotive manufacturers, and large semi-conductor organizations across the globe.

Nikhil Unnikrishnan

Project Manager, EV & AV Programs

Nikhil Unnikrishnan is a Consultant with a broad range of experience, involved in the design & development of hardware, software and mechanical systems and components. He has worked with organizations to analyze process deficiencies and drive improvement by implementing best-in-class practices conforming to internationally recognized standards such as Automotive SPICE®, ISO 26262 Functional Safety, ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 Quality Management Systems. Nikhil has been involved with performing detailed documentation reviews, Automotive SPICE®, Functional Safety & QMS assessments, process documentation development and conducting roll-outs for numerous leading automotive organizations including multiple Software and Hardware systems. Mr. Unnikrishnan is a Certified Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma Methodologies (CLSSGB) and also Certified Quality Process Analyst (CQPA). He is an Exemplar Global certified Lead Auditor for IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015.

Martin Hettwer

Managing Director, Omnex Europe

Martin Hettwer is the Managing Director for Omnex Europe. He is also the Director of Integrated Management Systems, a senior consultant and certified corporate trainer for Omnex Inc. As an Operations and Program (APQP) Manager, he has launched nine (9) new manufacturing and assembly plants, and is a leading SME for new production facility launches. Previously employed by Toyota in their new product development group, Martin focused on gated Program Management for new vehicle and assembly plant launches.

Ranjeet Chhabra

Omnex consultant and trainer

Ranjeet Chhabra is an Omnex consultant and trainer with more than 20 years of core process consulting/training and assessment experience for automotive supplier organizations and OEMs.

Peter Bovenzi

Global Chief of Engineering Excellence, BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems

Peter Bovenzi is the Global Chief of Engineering Excellence at BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems, working in electrified propulsion product development. During his 39-year automotive career at GM, Delphi, Delphi Technologies, and BorgWarner, he has worked at eight technical centers in the US and Mexico and held various product, systems, and manufacturing engineering positions across multiple product lines. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University as a GM Fellowship recipient.

Juliane Albuquerque

Quality Systems Manager, Android Industries

Juliane Albuquerque is a global automotive quality leader with 18 years of experience in the engineering, quality, and operations fields. She is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Global IATF 16949 and ISO9001 Auditor, and a VDA 6.3 Global Auditor. She holds an MBA in Project Management, a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, and prestigious certifications from the MIT Sloan School of Management, including an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation, Mastering Design Thinking, and a Certification on Implementing Industry 4.0. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, managing diverse teams and implementing strategic quality initiatives across global sites.

Andrei Samoila

Director Implementations, Omnex Systems

Andrei Samoila is a consultant with a broad range of experience in working with automotive, aerospace, High-Tech, medical and electronics customers involved in the design & development of hardware, software, mechanical systems and components in multiple industries.

Madhu Sankar

General Manager – Global Implementation & Cloud Infrastructure, Omnex Systems

Madhu Sankar is a skilled Senior Consultant with expertise in Software Implementation, having spent 19 years implementing EQMS.AI for Quality Systems Improvement and Project Management.

Sreenadh Balakrishnan

Project Lead, Omnex Systems

Sreenadh Balakrishnan is the Project Lead with an extensive background in Software industry and well versed with implementation of best in class Quality Systems for Automotive part and component manufacturers.

RS Sabu

GM – Product Development, Omnex Systems

Sabu RS is a seasoned professional with a remarkable 24 years of industry experience, and a significant portion of this expertise, spanning 15 years, has been dedicated to his tenure at Omnex Systems.

Dave Watkins

Executive Vice President, Omnex Inc.

Dave Watkins is the Executive Vice President and Director of International Operations for Omnex, Inc., Dave has a wide range of experience encompassing full profit and loss responsibility in General Management.