Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

• Design and adaptation of OpenTitan-based Hardware Security Module (HSM) firmware for secure ePassport and payment gateway applications, implementing cryptographic services, key management, and Root of Trust. Implementing Security Firmware components: AES, HMAC, RSA, ECDSA, Key Manager, CSRNG, Entropy Source, Root of Trust, and Secure Boot. Driving bare-metal firmware architecture across hardware, security, and software teams for next-generation high-assurance embedded devices.

Oct 2019 – Nov 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• Firmware Engineer / Technical Lead
• ▪ Worked on Look Aside Crypto and Compression Engine (LCE) an Hardware Accelerator.
• ▪ Design & development of Symmetric Cryptography Firmware for Intel IPU on Smart NICs Mt. Evan
• and Mt. Morgan
• ▪ Interfacing with Customers: Google, F5 and so on.
• ▪ Design & Development of Power-On-Self-Test (Known Answer Test) Firmware.
• ▪ Successful certification of Cryptography NIST FIPS 140-2/140-3 : U.S. government security standards
• for the design, implementation, and testing of cryptographic modules.
• ▪ Firmware Optimizations and Performance fine tuning.
• ▪ Cipher and Auth Algos: AES-CTR, AES-XTS, AES-GCM, AES-GMAC, SHA-1,SHA-2,SHA3 etc.
• ▪ Design and Development of Intel Quick Assist Technology(QAT) software/middleware solutions.
• ▪ Interfacing customer in defining API specifications.

Aug 2013 – Nov 2024 · 11 yrs 3 mos

• Architected and developed cryptographic services firmware on ASIC-based Smart NIC IPU Hardware Accelerators using bare-metal C, exposed as a PCIe device to host servers. Redesigned legacy firmware, achieving 30–40% reduction in code store and significant performance gains. Designed and delivered UEFI/BIOS Secure Boot firmware for Smart NIC platforms. Engineered UEFI Power-On Self-Test (POST) / Known Answer Test (KAT) firmware. Led NIST FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 certification for cryptographic modules, meeting U.S. federal security standards. Implemented advanced cryptographic algorithms: AES-CTR, AES-XTS, AES-GCM, AES-GMAC, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-3 (symmetric & asymmetric, integrity, authentication, public key). Developed Admin Services including Telemetry, Heartbeat, and RAS with fault recovery. Designed Intel Quick Assist Technology (QAT) software/middleware; collaborated with customers to define API specifications.

Aug 2013 – Sep 2019 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• ▪ Development of various features software features of GPS/GNSS.
• ▪ Lead first time integration of GNSS Solution on iOS mobile platform.
• ▪ Interfacing with Customer: Apple
• ▪ Design and development of GNSS user space device driver for windows.
• ▪ Successfully passed driver certification from Microsoft corporation.

Sep 2011 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Design and development multiple location based features like AGNSS,P-GNSS features for various chipset

Sep 2011 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Developed GPS/GNSS firmware features meeting stringent performance and power targets, direct customer engagement with Apple.

Jan 2007 – Sep 2011 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

• ▪ Technical Lead responsible for software development of Sync-ML OMA protocols such as Device
• Management(DM) and Firmware update Over the Air (FOTA) for configuration, remote management
• and firmware maintenance of mobile handsets.
• ▪ Responsibilities include design, development, integration, porting and maintenance of solutions to
• Android, Linux on various mobile platforms.
• ▪ Responsible for development of OMA protocols such as OMA Push and OMA Client Provisioning.

Nov 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• ▪ Responsible for development of PDU Decoder and Encoder for messaging services like SMS, EMS and
• MMS.
• ▪ Development and deployment of various messaging solutions on numerous mobile platforms

Nov 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Built PDU Decoder/Encoder for SMS, EMS, and MMS messaging across multiple mobile platforms.

Nov 2003 – Oct 2004 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Responsible for development, enhancement of Mobile applications.