Vinayadatta Phaneendra is a skilled validation QA engineer currently employed at General Motors since February 2024, focusing on the validation and automation of automotive embedded systems. Prior to this role, Vinayadatta worked at CIeNET Technologies from March 2021 to February 2024 as a product engineer and test automation engineer, specializing in projects for General Motors. Earlier experiences include roles as an embedded software engineer and ASIC engineer, as well as an intern at Granite River Labs Inc., where Vinayadatta contributed to product engineering involving HDMI interface testing. Vinayadatta holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.