Jan 2015 – Nov 2022 · 7 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Architected Cisco Intersight, Cisco’s new game-changing SaaS platform which is a highly scalable, resilient cloud-native Manageability platform from ground up. It provides Management as a service for UCS devices including UCS Manager domains, and standalone UCS Servers, , delivering enhanced operational efficiency and reduced complexity.
• Built and led multiple high-performance squads from the ground up, providing mentorship and guidance that significantly enhanced efficiency and productivity delivering exceptional results within tight deadlines

Aug 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Architected and implemented key features for Cisco UCSM, which is the converged infrastructure Management platform that powers Cisco's UCS servers.
• Unified Computing System (UCS) is the fastest growing Cisco's flagship product. Currently leading the UCS team which owns the firmware management for Chassis, Rack servers and blade servers. This is across various server/chassis platforms and involves various endpoints like Adaptors/NICs/CNAs, Storage controllers, Local Disk, SAS Expanders etc. in UCS ecosystem. I have expertise in areas of policy design and software defined infrastructure and preserving statelessness of the servers & chassis. Designed multiple features from scratch on firmware and storage management in UCS
• Major features that I have contributed include:
• 1. Architected & Implemented Chassis Profile & Chassis Profile templates - Infrastructure for storing the Chassis personality, for seamless reconfiguration and stateless provisioning of Chassis
• 2. Designed and Implemented Chassis Firmware Packs for efficient management and upgrades of endpoints.
• 3. Architected & Implemented Firmware management features for Blades & Rack servers
• 4. Architected & Implemented Storage provisioning for Blades & Rack servers
• Demonstrated exceptional customer focus by effectively managing and resolving customer
• escalations

Feb 2012 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• SnapDrive for UNIX daemon: SnapDrive enables NetApp customers to efficiently provision storage, capture application-consistent snapshots, and recover data from failures. Seamlessly integrating with Logical Volume Managers and Filesystems, it provides a robust data protection and management solution.
• Achievements:
• 1. Drove multiple customer wins through successful PoCs
• 2. Significantly reduced customer escalations by owning product technical leadership
• 3. Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by promptly resolving escalations and implementing effective workarounds
• 4. Collaborated with MA1 customers to identify and address critical issues, including memory leaks and performance optimizations and prioritize the product features and PVRs
• 5. Integrated with ZVM to enhance product stability and performance

Feb 2007 – Feb 2012 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

• Worked as Module Lead working across various modules of Brocade Data Center switches
• Integrated ZVM runtime memory analysis tool enhancing qualify significantly by identifying/fixing significant memory leaks, corner case corruptions (applications and kernel space drivers)
• Achievements:
• 1. Spearheaded cross-functional teams across geographies, addressing critical memory leaks and inconsistencies
• 2. Achieved significant improvements in product stability and performance through effective troubleshooting and resolution of customer issues
• 3. Recognized by senior leadership for exceptional contributions to project success and customer satisfaction.

Jul 2003 – Feb 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Verismo Digital Media Player is Linux 2.6 kernel-based embedded Media player which supports playback of digital media files (audio, video or images) from the network on a TV.
• Key contributions:
• 1. Extensive knowledge of the entire Media Player framework and codecs
• 2. Implemented Digital Rights Management functionality for the Media Player