Abhinav Pathak

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

20 years of engineering leadership experience
Expert in embedded software and platform management
Proven track record in product security and development

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Networking expert with extensive experience in Embedded Systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Platform Software ManagementLeadershipEmbedded SoftwareSoftware Design

Other Skills

CollaborationProduct SecurityResearch and DevelopmentDevice DriversDebuggingCustomer EngagementBootloadersSDMA DriversImage ProcessingLinuxGPIO DriversU-BootMatlabC++ARM

About

Engineering Leader with 20 years of experience in designing and developing world class products while motivating highly galvanised cross-functional teams to produce significant results. Distinguished background in recruiting and developing top-notch engineers with customer-centric focus. Adept at handling end-to-end product cycle and customer escalation. Exemplary communicator with the passion and drive needed to cultivate and foster professional and profitable relationships while maintaining trust. Skill Highlights • Platform Software Management • Creative Thinking • Productivity • Decision Making • Collaboration • Leadership

Experience

20 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Palo alto networks

Director

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

India site lead for Product Security
Led the Research and Development of the Next Generation Firewall platforms (PA-415-5G, PA-410R, PA-410R-5G, PA-450R, PA-450R-5G, PA-500 series)

Platform Software ManagementLeadershipCollaboration

Cisco

Senior Engineering Leader

Nov 2009 – Oct 2022 · 12 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Managed platform Software for Catalyst 9200 and Catalyst 4500 series of Switches
For Catalyst 9200 series of switches worked on end-to-end product cycle, right from inception to delivery
Supported Early field trials and worked closely with Marketing team in understanding and implementing customer challenges.
Engagement in all the high profile customer escalations.
Involvement in Technical discussions for new features, future platform and roadmap with multiple cross-functional teams.
Have supported multiple Asic Qualifications
As an individual contributor in the past have worked on Bootloaders, Device drivers, Board Bring up and Asic Qualification for platforms like Catalyst 2960x, Catalyst 3750x, Catalyst 4500 and Cisco CRS Routers
Part of Cisco University Connect Team.
Have mentored multiple people who are doing extremely well in their careers.

Device DriversEmbedded SoftwareSoftware DesignDebugging

Freescale semiconductor

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2007 – May 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Development and maintenance of Bootloader
Development and maintenance of SDMA drivers and scripts.
Design and Development of SDMA micro core assembly script for peripheral to peripheral transfers.
Design and Development of Code Coverage tool for SDMA micro core assembly scripts.
Part of the team that put forward a disclosure for reducing the flash time of the firmware.
Associated with High Assurance Boot Library project.

BootloadersSDMA DriversImage ProcessingEmbedded Software

Tata elxsi limited

Design and Development Engineer

Jul 2005 – Jul 2007 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked on processors like DM642, MPC5200 and TI-Davinci (ARM926-EJS and DM6446)
Design and Development of software handling the Remote Controller and front panel control buttons of the setup box.
Porting of U-boot for Elix-1000 (IP setup box based on TI-Davinci Processor)
Porting of Mozilla with GTK-DirectFB backend on ARM926-EJS running Linux 2.6 .
Design and Developemnt of GPIO driver for MPC5200 for Linux 2.4.

LinuxGPIO DriversU-BootEmbedded Software

Ge, john f welch technology centre, bangalore

Intern

May 2004 – Jul 2004 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of the Summer Internship Program at John F Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore.
Worked on Image Processing of shot-peened surfaces.
Development of Software for Image processing using Matlab and C.

Image ProcessingMatlab