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Michael Miner.I build complex systems but deliver intuitive experiences.

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01. About Me

I'm a results-oriented, strategically-resourceful engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments. My passion is delivering impactful, customer-facing products — and I'm committed to life-long learning along the way.

My career bridges two worlds: deep technical R&D and product ownership. I've designed security systems for nuclear power plants, validated HW and SW requirements as an eval lead, and today I own the end-to-end lifecycle of a new multimedia platform launching across the Toyota & Lexus lineup for model years 2026–2030.

I lead cross-functional teams to deliver improved cockpit design and multimedia features for the next-gen platform. I work at the intersection of engineering, design, and business strategy to deliver connected vehicle capabilities. I collaborate with software engineers, UX designers,architects, quality teams, and business stakeholders to define product requirements, prioritize roadmaps, manage tradeoffs, and guide features from concept through launch. My experience has given me a deep understanding of vehicle connectivity, telematics data, embedded systems, cloud services, and the challenges of building reliable products that operate at scale.

02. Where I've Worked

Sr. Technical Product Owner, R&D
Toyota Motor North America
March 2024 – Present · Plano, TX
  • Managed end-to-end product lifecycle using Agile to define a product roadmap, through sprints and successfully launched a new multimedia platform for both Toyota and Lexus vehicles between 2026 and 2030.
  • Lead product development team by delegating work UX designers, developers, testers, to ensure innovative multimedia features and collaborating with cross-functional teams utilizing VOC data and analytics.
  • With the release of the 2026 Toyota Rav4, the multimedia product had officially released to market; along with several subsequent vehicles afterwards.
  • Engage in cutting-edge research including market analysis and competitor benchmarking analysis.
  • Create and present report outs to all stakeholders including upper management and executives - weekly basis.
Design & Architecture Engineer, R&D
Toyota Motor North America
Sept 2021 – March 2024 · Plano, TX
  • Developed technical specifications for vehicle multimedia systems — schematics, HMI, and sequence diagrams.
  • Managed Tier 1/2 supplier collaboration and global cross-functional team coordination.
  • Developed usecases for all products within the multimedia system, in-vehicle and out-car.
  • Prototype testing via bench testing and in-vehicle to validate specs and ensure hardware complies with regulation, safety, and certification standards. Provide automation scripts to streamline software updates.
  • Cross-functional team collaboration between North American regions, Europe, Australia, and Japan.
Project Engineering Lead (Systems Engineer)
Collins Aerospace (RTX)
Sept 2017 – Sept 2021 · Carrollton, TX
  • Design customized security systems for nuclear power plants and ISFSI sites for physical, network, and cyber security.
  • Provide software updates, HW and SW integration, cyber patches, network configuration throughout project lifecycle.
  • Perform field support, issue tracking, configuration management, and automation testing/scripting.
  • Present to stakeholders and management, while teaming up with developers, testers, tech writers and CM through product development lifecycle using Agile methodology.
Verification & Validation Engineer
Doosan HF Controls Corp.
Jan 2017 – Sept 2017 · Carrollton, TX
  • Assist R&D team to track product development of FPGA boards for both nuclear and non-nuclear solutions.
  • Provide support to development in order to perform testing and root-cause analysis against requirements.
  • Output technical proprietary documentation and drawings for boards to customers.
Engineering Team Lead (Senior Design)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · UT Dallas & Los Alamos, NM
  • Awarded 1st place at UT Design Expo out of 45 engineering teams.
  • Gather information from LANL to develop a product that will resolve their radiation contamination problem.
  • Developed a drone to autonomously capture radiation data in real-time, addressing radiation contamination issues.
  • Conducted extensive stress testing and iterative redesigns, producing deliverables and presenting findings to stakeholders at LANL.
Software Engineer | App Developer Intern
Santander Consumer USA
Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 · Dallas, TX
  • Awarded 1st place in capstone project of 8 multidisciplinary teams.
  • Developed a way to resolve a real business problem Santander was experiencing with their customers.
  • Through Agile methodology, holding scrums and participating in sprint cycles, we worked towards our goals to complete project using JavaScript, APIs, and cloud computing.

03. Featured Projects

Product Launch

Next-Gen Multimedia Platform

Owning the end-to-end product lifecycle of a new in-vehicle multimedia platform launching across Toyota & Lexus for model years 2026–2030, driven by VOC data and Agile delivery.

AgileHMISystems DesignAnalytics
Systems Eng.

Nuclear Facility Security Systems

Designed and integrated security systems for nuclear power plants and ISFSI sites — spanning HW/SW integration, cyber patching, and secure network configuration.

Systems Eng.CybersecurityNetworkingIntegration
★ 1st Place

Autonomous Radiation-Mapping Drone

Led a senior design team with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build an autonomous drone that captures real-time radiation data — earning 1st place at the UT Design Expo.

Embedded CArduinoSensorsAutonomy

04. Skills & Tools

Programming

PythonPowerShellJavaJavaScriptCC++C#.NETHTML5CSS3Verilog

Software & Tools

Git / BitBucketJIRA / ConfluenceRallySourceTreeStarTeamVMWare / vSphereAndroid StudioMATLABFigma

Hardware & EE

ArduinoEnergiaPSpiceLabVIEWXilinxAutoCADEagle PCB

Databases & Platforms

OracleSQL ServerSQLiteMS AccessWindows ServerLinux

Certifications

PSPO1CompTIA Security+CompTIA Cloud+QognifyEverRun

Languages

English — FluentVietnamese — NativeSpanish — Fluent

05. What's Next?

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