VISHAL T.

Experience

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  Encardio Rite Electronics Pvt. Ltd

  Jul 2008 - Mar 2012

  Sr. System Software Engineer

  Involved in various Embedded Systems Development projects based on Linux system side and driver side.Giving Updates of the progress to the Technical Director and giving directions to the team.Development Engineer (Senior Engineer) to achieve the functionality defined by the Technical Director.Experience in a customer facing technical role along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate professionally with partners, customers, and internal cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, and Engineering.Along with core development, worked for many customer issues which includes onsite visit and exposure to different geographical customer base in 1.Muscat, Oman. 2. Abudhabi, UAE. 3.Dubai, UAE. 4.Istanbul, Turkey. 5.Tehran, Iran.Prepared and performed product demonstrations and presentations in support of company internal annual technical meets and customer facing events.As a part of technical team under the technical leadership in the requirements discovery, solution development, and solution proposal stages of the opportunity sales cycle. Show less

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  HCL Technologies

  Mar 2012 - Apr 2013

  Lead Engineer

  Adaptec's PMC-8001 series HBA Delivery and Development of Linux Device Driver for SAS / SATA Controller Card on Linux platforms (RHEL , SLES , DEBIAN )As a Lead Engineer to achieve the functionality defined by the customer specifications and requirements. Reporting to the Group Project Manager.

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  Calsoft

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2015

  Senior Principal Development Engineer

  HGST - Skyera's Skyhawk (Smallest All Flash enterprise storage array @ 1u form factor) - vAAI integration and upgradation to LIO target stack.Demonstrated support of vAAI features in ESXi server and vSphere when engaged with LIO target.Contributed as Technical Lead to the project and helped to grow customer's confidence in the quality , timeliness of deliverable.Involved in activities like HLD , LLD , SVN , Bugzilla , Code Review and Status documents / mails.Submitted "White Papers" and also involved in designing project architecture for project.Added code in SCST kernel module to improve WRITE_SAME peformance . Show less

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  IBM

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2015

  Senior Software Development Engineer

  Subsystem Device Driver Path Control Module (SDDPCM) is used for implementing multipath configuration environment using IBM® System Storage® SAN Volume Controller (SVC), IBM Storwize® V7000, and other IBM Storage products. It supports a storage-redundant configuration environment for a host system that is attached to storage devices. It provides enhanced data availability, dynamic input/output (I/O) load-balancing across multiple paths, and automatic path failover protection.The Subsystem Device Driver (SDD) is a software solution to support the multipath configuration environments in supported storage devices. It resides in a host system with the native disk device driver and provides the following functions:Enhanced data availabilityDynamic input/output (I/O) load-balancing across multiple pathsAutomatic path failover protectionConcurrent download of licensed machine codePrevention of a single-point-failure caused by host bus adapter (HBA), Fibre Channel (FC) cable, Ethernet cable, or host-interface adapter on supported storageWorking as a core member of product owned by IBM i.e. SDD Multipathing Software which is a kernel module supported on AIX , Linux , Win , Solaris on Behalf of Calsoft Pvt. Ltd.Was involved in direct customer facing issues giving technical RCA and supporting new challenges faced by customer onsite remotely thru issue tracking management systems. Also was directly working with internal cross-functional teams including AIX global team and L3 Technical support team.Worked on Development of a major features for SDDPCM1. Live Kernel Update - LKU which is responsible for migration to a newer kernel without need of reboot.2. Introducing support of SSD / Flash devices for Multipathing SDDPCM Show less

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  Toshiba Software (India) Pvt. Ltd.

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

  Module Leader

  Working on Solid State Drives ( NAND Flash / SSD ) Firmware, responsible for handling module responsible for storing metadata about userdata related information and management of the same.This module is an important module for overall performance of reads and writes to an Nand Flash based SSD disks.

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  Tait Communications

  Nov 2016 - Jun 2019

  Senior Techincal Lead

  Responsible for Developing and Delivering the Firmware for embedded end point for Remote networks thru gateway used for industrial scada networks.

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  Calsoft

  Jul 2019 - now

  Playing a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of the company, securing new multi-million dollar deals, and establishing a strong market presence.● Technical Leadership: Oversee and manage engineering teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical strategies.● Innovation Catalyst: Drive technical innovation by researching and implementing emerging technologies to enhance product capabilities.● Architectural Design: Develop and maintain robust technical architectures that support business growth and scalability.● Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks throughout the product development lifecycle.● Customer Collaboration: Work closely with sales and business development to understand customer needs and provide technical solutions.● Quality Assurance: Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices to deliverhigh-quality products.● Business Development: Actively contribute to business development efforts by identifying and pursuing new market opportunities.● Technical Due Diligence: Conduct technical assessments of potential clients and their existing infrastructure.● Solution Design: Tailor technical solutions to meet the specific needs and requirements of new clients, often involving complex integrations.● Proposal Development: Collaborate with sales teams to develop compelling technical proposals that differentiate the company's offerings.● Client Relationship : Build and maintain strong relationships with new clients, providing technical guidance.Success Stories:● Nvidia: Successfully led the team of 40 engineers for DriveOS embedded platform for autonomousvehicles, meeting stringent performance and safety standards. ISO26262, SAE 21434.● Thales: Delivered CDAP crypt library for C# Implementation for a secure PKI solution ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.● Trellix: End to End deliveries of End Point Security to multiple customers for Embedded platforms. Show less

  • Director Software Engineering

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Senior Technical Architect

    Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Technical Architect

    Jul 2019 - May 2023
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  McAfee Enterprise ( merged into Trellix )

  Jan 2020 - May 2022

  Techincal Architect

  Responsible for end to end development and delivery of Security embedded endpoint products for various customized hardwares and custom made OS variants. Working with Calsoft Inc. to provide full product handover and joined handed delivery as a team.

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  Trellix

  May 2022 - now

  Technical Architect

  McAfee Enterprise is now Trellix, continuing same roles and responsibilities as McAfee Enterprise for MACC/MEC product.

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  NVIDIA

  Oct 2022 - Jul 2024

  Software Architect

  As a Software Architect, I contributed significantly to enhancing the security and safety of the QNX Neutrino platform for Drive 6.0. My key responsibilities included:Functional Safety and Security:● Adherence to Industry Standards: Ensured strict compliance with automotive safetystandards (ISO 26262) and security standards (SAE-21434).● Security Architecture Design: Developed a robust security architecture, incorporatingmechanisms like secure boot, encryption, and intrusion detection systems.● Threat Modeling and Risk Analysis: Conducted in-depth threat modeling to identifypotential vulnerabilities and risks, and implemented mitigation strategies.● Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing: Performed regular vulnerabilityassessments and penetration testing to identify and address security weaknesses.Software Development and Testing:● MISRA C and CERT C Compliance: Enforced coding standards to improve code quality,reliability, and security.● Static Code Analysis: Utilized static code analysis tools to detect potential defects andsecurity vulnerabilities early in the development process.● Dynamic Testing: Employed dynamic testing techniques like unit testing, integrationtesting, and system testing to validate software functionality and security.● Fuzz Testing: Leveraged fuzz testing to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and improvesoftware robustness.V&V and Certification:● V-Model: Adhered to the V-Model development process to ensure systematicdevelopment and verification.● ASIL-D Component Development: Developed safety-critical components meeting thestringent requirements of ASIL-D.● Certification Support: Provided technical support for certification activities, includingdocumentation, testing, and audits.I played a crucial role in delivering a highly secure and reliable QNX Neutrino platform for automotiveapplications while working with Calsoft as a partner for Nvidia. Show less

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  Thales Digital Identity and Security (ex Gemalto)

  Feb 2023 - Sept 2023

  Senior Technical Architect

  Designing, Defining Architecture for security related products. CADP for dot net. Designed architecture for persistent key cache which disk based archive for the keys used ans synced with CM. Support for Symmetric, Asymmetric Keys with scalable support and high availability in absence of CM server. Worked with Thales on behalf of Calsoft Inc.