Erick Parra

EV Battery Risk & Intelligence for Automotive OEMs | SoH, Degradation & Warranty Analytics | BMS Data | SDV Integration | Elysia | Munich

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About

Electrification didn’t eliminate vehicle risk. It concentrated it in the battery. I work with automotive OEMs to turn BMS and fleet data into actionable Battery Intelligence across passenger cars, trucks and buses. Focus areas: • State of Health (SoH) • Battery degradation and lifetime • Warranty and risk analytics • Predictive maintenance • Fleet performance • Fast-charging impact • Digital Battery Twins • Battery safety • SDV and BMS data integration Our technology evolved from Formula E and is transforming heavy-duty mining—two environments where battery performance, safety and uptime are critical. At Elysia, I engage with battery engineering, electrification, software, aftersales and strategy teams to improve decisions across the battery lifecycle. If battery risk, degradation, warranty exposure or fleet performance is on your agenda, let’s connect.

Experience

  • Enterprise Account Executive at Elysia - Battery Intelligence from Fortescue
    Nov 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Driving enterprise battery risk strategy engagements with global automotive OEMs. Focus areas: • Warranty exposure reduction through real-world degradation analytics • Fast-charging impact intelligence across fleet cohorts • Early-warning detection tied to field quality and safety escalation • Ramp protection via build-week and supplier-lot traceability Acting as strategic interface between OEM stakeholders (warranty, validation, charging, data platforms) and Elysia’s battery intelligence platform. Working across: – Passenger vehicle OEM programs – Commercial and fleet applications Objective: Turn battery data into defensible risk decisions at enterprise level.

  • Personal goal pursuit at Career break
    May 2025 - Oct 2025 · 6 mos

    Focused on: • Launch of crafting-wealth.com (financial education platform for high-income professionals in Germany) • Foundation of EPX Consulting (enterprise revenue growth architecture for deep-tech automotive suppliers) • Family expansion – welcoming twin children This period was dedicated to strategic repositioning, venture creation, and long-term enterprise architecture.

  • Business Development at Applied Intuition
    Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 · 6 mos

    Led OEM-facing business development initiatives within simulation and autonomy validation ecosystems. Activities included: • Engagement with German premium OEMs on software-defined vehicle validation • Positioning high-fidelity simulation environments for ADAS & autonomy programs • Supporting enterprise adoption of toolchains across validation and integration teams Operated at intersection of software, validation infrastructure, and OEM transformation strategy.

  • Technica Engineering GmbH (9 yrs 8 mos)
    • Business Development (Geschäftsfeldentwicklung)
      Sep 2016 - Nov 2024 · 8 yrs 3 mos

      Scaled and structured OEM business development across vehicle networking, data logging, and validation infrastructure. Key focus areas: • In-vehicle Ethernet & TSN validation ecosystems • High-bandwidth data logging for ADAS and autonomous systems • Prototyping and integration support for premium OEM programs Responsibilities evolved from customer acquisition to strategic account expansion and contract structuring. Led: • Enterprise customer relationships • Complex project acquisition cycles • Cross-functional technical-commercial negotiations Built long-term OEM relationships across German automotive ecosystem.

    • Team Lead Ethernet
      Apr 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Led engineering activities around in-vehicle Ethernet integration within premium OEM environments. Focus areas: • Ethernet-based vehicle communication architectures • Integration and validation of networking components • Cross-functional coordination between OEM engineering and supplier teams • Escalation handling and technical alignment across project stakeholders Managed technical deliverables and ensured alignment between architecture design, validation requirements, and program timelines. This role strengthened deep system-level understanding of vehicle networking — a foundation that later extended into validation infrastructure and SDV ecosystems.

  • Resident Engineer – Continental Automotive (BMW Program) at Altran GmbH & Co. KG
    Feb 2013 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Embedded technical interface between Continental Automotive and BMW within advanced driver assistance and sensor integration programs. Responsibilities included: • Primary technical contact for BMW engineering teams • Coordination of radar and camera system integration topics • Issue resolution and cross-functional escalation management • Alignment of validation results, requirements, and release status Operated directly within OEM development structures, gaining deep insight into premium OEM engineering processes, validation gates, and stakeholder dynamics. This role established early exposure to OEM program governance, technical risk handling, and supplier-OEM interaction at system level.