Experience

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  Bharti airtel ltd

  Jul 2003 - Oct 2006

  Executive engineer

  DSL Broadband Services (Team Size ~ 30+ Engineers)• Started Professional Carrier as Field Engineer for I&FR (Installation & Fault Repair) team for DSL Broadband connections; mainly working with Customers (End Users) for Installation of DSL Modem/Router and its maintenance, a part of “truck-roll” process.• Achieved lowest Gross Faults per 100 DSL, rewarded with Star Performer

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  Velankani software pvt ltd

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

  Senior software engineer

  mPhase+ project: IPTV middleware solution (Team Size ~ 10+ Engineers) • Involved in execution of IPTV middle-ware system/functional testing and part of deployment team for lab trials and field support on live network during product/software transition, serviced at on-site client place (Ukraine) for 6 months in deployment phase of project• Titled by SPOT award for the best performance in IPTV project

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  Ikanos communications

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2012

  Sr. staff engineer

  Edge Router – Residential Gateway (CPE) (Team Size ~ 15+ Engineers)• Involved in Functional, System, Performance, Load, Stress & Stability Tests – includes L1/L2/L3 features’ testingo L1 – DSL (ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/VDSL)o L2 - Bridging, STP (802.1D), VLAN (802.1q & 802.1p), Q-n-Q, Ether Channelo L3 - IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv6, NDP, DHCPv6, NAT/PAT, DHCP, IGMP, Firewall, WAN Access Methodso IPTV & Triple-Play System tests – Voice, Video (Multicast) & Data• Rewarded with “Above & Beyond” award for CPE Gateway product delivery Show less

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  Cisco

  Jun 2012 - now

  Leading multi-talented teams responsible of Solution exercises in diversified projects like IOS-XE Wireless & Switching, DNA-C, Alpha(Production Network), a Cisco-on-Cisco solution using Enterpriseproducts' portfolioBuilt self-sustained teams with improved productivity, highly efficient & Solution centric that resulted in successful execution of cross functional use cases using Enterprise productsPartneringengagement with Enterprise Customers and working with cross-functional teams across geography towards successful deployment & adoptionAlpha Solution, Production Network:Designed & deployed Enterprise Wireless solution network across Cisco campus buildings, which facilitated in mimicking top notch customers’ deployment, vertical wise requirements & ironing out solution integration hiccupsHands-on Solution experience:Wireless: WLC (AireOS + C9800) & WiFi6/E Access PointsNetworkManagement: DNA-C & PrimeSecurity: ISELocation Service: DNASpacesSwitching: Cat9k Switches C9600/C9500/C9300/C9200Cloud Technologies : AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Show less • Alpha Solution project: Single handed brough up Enterprise Wireless + Wired LIVE network across Cisco campus buildings having G+8 floors, which facilitated in mimicking top notch customers’ deployment & ironed out solution integration hiccups early in Alpha Test cycle, that saved impact on Customers’ mission critical programs and real-time issues prior hitting in field.• Alpha Solution Setup consists of 500+ real devices exercised with Pre-CCO builds across portfolio of Polaris Releases – 16.6.x / 16.7.x / 16.8.x / 16.9.x / 16.10.x AireOS: 8.5 / 8.8 / 8.10 DNAC: 1.2.x / 1.3.x Prime: 3.x.x /3.8.x CMX: 10.5.x / 10.6.x Show less

  • Engineering Product Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Engineering Manager

    Jul 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Technical Leader (Wireless)

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Software Engineer

    Jun 2012 - Jun 2016