Abhishek Sharma

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

15 years in Value Consulting and Solution Engineering
Expert in AI Strategy and Financial Modeling
Led major sales initiatives in telecommunications

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Value Consultant with expertise in Solution Engineering for enterprise networking and security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Value ConsultingSolution Engineering

Other Skills

Financial rigorCustomer insightsBusiness Value AssessmentsSales engagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)AI StrategyROI ManagementFinancial ModelingIMS/VoLTEVirtualization technologySales competencyMarket strategiesFinancial ForecastingTelecommunicationsSolution Architecture

About

I’ve spent the last 15 years at the intersection of Value Consulting and Solution Engineering, helping global enterprises turn "complex business needs" into "measurable success." My background is a mix of high-level strategy (CxO workshops and value modeling) and deep-tech foundations (Data Science at IIIT-Bangalore). Today, I lead these conversations at Infoblox, where we help the world’s most innovative companies automate their networking and harden their security via DNS-level intelligence. If you're looking to modernize your app infrastructure or proactively mitigate cyber risks with real-time visibility, let’s talk!

Experience

15 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 mos

Current Experience

Infoblox

Director, Value Program

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

At Infoblox, I focus on combining financial rigor and customer insights to help organizations realize the full business value of modern networking and security. My role involves leading the Value Program, developing impactful Business Value Assessments, and empowering sales teams to enhance customer engagement through effective value tools.

Financial rigorCustomer insightsBusiness Value AssessmentsSales engagementValue ConsultingSolution Engineering

Confluent

2 roles

Principal Value Consultant - APAC Leader

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

Senior Business Value Consultant

Feb 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Remote

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AI StrategyValue Consulting

Vmware

3 roles

Business Value Consultant

Nov 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

ROI ManagementFinancial ModelingValue Consulting

Presales Consultant

Jul 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

ROI ManagementFinancial ModelingValue Consulting

Associate Pre-Sales Consultant

Feb 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

ROI ManagementFinancial ModelingValue Consulting

Nokia networks

Solution Specialist - IMS/VoLTE

May 2011 – Feb 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Noida Area, India

Specialist in IMS/VoLTE and Telco over cloud solution sales
Good understanding of the Virtualization technology, including: VMware ESX/vSphere, Open Stack KVM
Closed one of Nokia's largest deals in Europe, a multi-million dollar transaction with Orange to deploy IMS/VoLTE networks in its 6 affiliates in Europe.
Leading prestigious sales program to increase overall awareness and Market strategies through Feature Gap Analysis of Nokia products
Key member of Competitor intelligence and Market Analysis teams
Created and managed significant relationships with clients and outside sales representatives
Successfully passed Nokia's Global certifications that measured sales competency and messaging ability
Experience in understanding customer requirements, solution design, dimensioning and implementation support.

IMS/VoLTEVirtualization technologySales competencyMarket strategiesSolution Engineering

Ericsson

L1 FM Engineer

Jun 2010 – Apr 2011 · 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

As a L1 FM engineer win Ericsson GNOC I was responsible for maintaining health checks reports, Gb link status checks, L1 Fault Management for Bharti Airtel India's 15 circles under Ericsson