Product: AI-Powered Parking Automation Platform
Role: Senior Product Owner / System Architect
Goal: Fully automate parking entry, exit, payment, and compliance using OCR, object detection, license plate recognition, RFID, and smart reservation logic.
Result: Eliminated manual gate operations, reduced entry/exit delays by 90%, increased billing accuracy, and ensured full compliance with parking rules through automated penalties, pre-payment enforcement, and multi-lot management.

🚀 Core Responsibilities & Product Ownership

Product Vision & System Architecture

• Designed the complete end-to-end architecture for autonomous parking gate control, combining OCR, RFID, reservation logic, cameras, API integrations, and automated billing.
  
  
• Translated operational and business needs into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide engineering and R&D teams.
  
  
• Defined multi-lot management capabilities allowing lot owners to configure pricing, access rules, and vehicle management per location.
  
  

🔥 Key Features & Functions Delivered

1. Smart Reservation + Auto Check-In System

• Users enter their license plate before arrival via the CubeWork reservation app.
  
  
• Pre-authorized reservations activate the moment the plate is detected at the gate.
  
  
• Eliminates kiosks, tickets, and manual entry.
  
  

2. Real-Time License Plate Recognition (LPR/OCR)

• Engineered OCR + object detection models capable of reading plates from moving cars under varying angles, speeds, lighting, and weather.
  
  
• Achieved >98% accuracy ensuring gate access only for authorized vehicles.
  
  

3. Automatic Gate Opening via API & RFID Integration

• License plate recognition triggers an API call to the gate controller and opens the gate instantly upon 200 OK response.
  
  
• Monthly users can also be issued RFID tags, allowing automatic gate access without using the app — the system reads the tag and opens the gate seamlessly.
  
  

4. Parking Time Tracking & Real-Time Monitoring

• Tracks parking sessions from gate entry:
  
  
  • Start time, duration, location, and vehicle movement history
    
    
  • Camera feeds store footage for auditing and analytics
    
    

5. Automated Exit + Billing Enforcement

• Recognizes plates or RFID at exit and calculates fees based on time stayed.
  
  
• Exceeded reservations automatically incur penalty fees.
  
  
• Unpaid balances block future entries until payment is completed.
  
  

6. Multi-Lot Management & Dynamic Pricing

• Parking lot owners can create and manage multiple lots.
  
  
• Configure pricing per hour, per week, or per month.
  
  
• View all bookings, reservations, and vehicle activity per lot.
  
  
• Supports monthly subscribers with RFID-based access.
  
  

7. Full Vehicle & Transaction History

• Maintains complete logs for each vehicle:
  
  
  • Entry/exit times, movement paths, duration logs
    
    
  • Payment and penalty history
    
    
• Provides full transparency and analytics for lot owners.
  
  

8. Seamless Integration With Existing Infrastructure

• Works with:
  
  
  • Gate controllers (HTTP API)
    
    
  • Multiple CCTV camera streams
    
    
  • Reservation backend & billing system
    
    
• Plug-and-play design requires minimal hardware changes.
  
  

9. Robust Data Storage & Retrieval

• Scalable database architecture for:
  
  
  • License plate and RFID logs
    
    
  • Parking session data and time tracking
    
    
  • Video snapshots, billing, and penalties
    
    
• Ensures instant access for audits, reporting, and support.
  
  

10. Continuous Optimization & R&D

• Iterative improvements to reduce errors in:
  
  
  • Nighttime detection
    
    
  • High glare / motion blur
    
    
  • Damaged or partially visible plates
    
    
• Maintains high OCR/RFID accuracy and system reliability.
  
  

📊 Impact

• 90% reduction in gate wait times
  
  
• Eliminated the need for on-site parking attendants
  
  
• 100% automated billing with no manual entry
  
  
• Higher revenue capture through penalty automation
  
  
• Zero tolerance for non-payment — system blocks entry until dues are cleared
  
  
• Multi-lot management enables flexible pricing and monthly subscriptions
  
  
• Full transparency with complete camera and RFID audit trails