Aug 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• Bootstrapped and scaled Engineering organization from scratch, growing it into a 100+ strong team, distributed across multiple sites - Bangalore, Pune and San Jose
• As a Head of Engineering, established a high-performance, people-first culture - reflected in net attrition of just 3% over 6 years
• Led the development of Concentric AI’s flagship Data Security (DSPM) product - an autonomous data security solution leveraging cloud-native architecture and AI/ML
• Spearheaded strategic initiatives, team scaling, and cross-functional execution to support product innovation and customer success
• Played a key leadership role in company’s growth journey from seed stage to Series B funding, with a strong focus on technical execution and scalable architecture

Mar 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Built and led a high-performing engineering team of 75 across Bangalore and Chennai for a Cloud Platform & Applications product.
• Spearheaded the development of Network Management & Analytics applications, enhancing insights for wireless, wired, and SD-WAN networks.
• Leveraged advanced AI/ML technologies to deliver deep network insights and service assurance, significantly improving customer satisfaction.
• Scaled the product to effectively support mid and large-sized enterprise customers, driving business growth.

Oct 2013 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Spearheaded the development of "Aruba Central" a flagship cloud networking product, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.
• Drove the creation of innovative cloud platform and network management solutions, aligning with industry trends.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of products, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.

Feb 2011 – Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Spearheaded the development of WLAN security features and solutions for wireless access points and controllers.
• Delivered key AP datapath projects and enhanced multiple features in AOS, improving overall system performance.
• Engineered VoIP solutions utilizing SIP and H323 ALGs, optimizing communication efficiency.
• Developed AirGroup solution, a unique enterprise-class capability that leverages zero configuration networking to enable Bonjour® services

Jan 2010 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

• www.neobvm.com
• www.bvminternetmarketing.com
• www.seomixi.com
• www.contentmixi.com

Mar 2006 – Feb 2010 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• JUNOS-e Router (BRAS - E-Series Edge Router)
• NAT, ISSU, Cell Shaping, Subscriber Scaling, MPLS
• ERX 1440 & E320
• Work related to L2/L3 Packet Processing in Forwarding Plane and exception processing in control plane.

Nov 2005 – Feb 2006 · 3 mos

• Clovis (now Open Clovis) works on a software product which acts as a middleware solution for network appliances.
• 1) Checkpoint module - support High-Availability service of Clovis Middleware.

Jun 2001 – Nov 2005 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• 1) Open IP 2.0 - RIP & RTM
• 2) Galaxy IP Router - RIP, RIPng & BGP
• 3) GalaxyV6 Router (BNL, USA) - Device Driver, IPv6, Tunnels, FTM, L3Fwdr
• 4) ESR/IPv6 Router - IPv6 Transition/NAT-PT, IPv6 Tunneling, H.323 Gatekeeper
• 5) IP-Switch/Aggregator (Suwon, S.Korea) - OSPF, RIP, BGP, PIM-SM, SNMP