PROFILE

• 20 years of networking/software technology experience ranging from Cloud Computing Solutions, Virtualization, Data Center Design, Network Management, application development
• Multiple patents, publications and Book author
• Executive level, interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
• Deep understanding of cloud market segment, industry trend and customer needs and Software Development Lifecycle
• Experienced in Network Management design and deployment of large-scale and distributed systems
• Cloud computing experience with OpenStack, CloudStack, BMC, Cisco CIAC, Amazon AWS, Azure, XEN, VMWare, SDN, MANO, public/private/hybrid cloud designs, overlay networks, OVS, SaaS, PaaS, NFV, SDLC, Xenserver, VMWare

Leadership Skills

• Passionate Technology Evangelist
• C-level negotiation and presentation experience
• Team builder, motivator, good listener Multiple startup experience
• Pre-sales
• Conferences, Publications

Patents

• Proximity Data Import
• Data center resource usage and cost determination

Publications

• VoIP Performance Management and Optimization
• Automated Unified Service Level Agreements SLAs in Next Generation Data Centers
• Managing IaaS for Cloud environment
• VoIP Health Management and Trend Analysis for Service Providers
• Managing and Deploying Cloud Services
• Monitoring and Trending Application Performance in Data Center Services
• Cloud Deployment Strategy
• VOIP Switch Monitoring and Traffic Management
• Transforming Data Centers to Public and Private Cloud

Technology Skills

• Cloud Management Platform
• Data center technology Networking, SDN, L4-L7, Switching, Virtualization
• Linux, Unix, Shell scripting, Perl and Python
• Mobility, CDMA/TDMA
• Network Management
• SDLC for large Scale Software Product Development
• Book Cisco Press
• Cisco Networkers 2010 2011
• Cisco Networkers 2010 2011
• Cisco Networkers 2006 through 2009
• Cisco Networkers 2012
• Cisco Networkers July 2009
• Cisco Networkers July 2012
• APRICOT Perth Australia 2006
• Book Wiley Press

WORK EXPERIENCE

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Chief Technology Officer and VP of Engineering

• Responsible for innovation and creation of disruptive next generation Cloud Management Platform and SDN solution
• Responsible for product vision, value-proposition and alignment with customer needs
• Created Intellectual Property Patents for the company, Submitted 100 Connectloud Cloud related patents
• Defined Cloud Product Requirements and Product Architecture, with follow through to complete platform implementation and deployment
• Responsible for Product development, leading and managing a team of software developers and Network Architect
• Actively involved in pre-sales, technical demos, product documentation and C-level engagements
• Manage team spread across U.S, Europe and Asia
• Open source technology advocate for cost effective product delivery and industry standardization, Worked with Gartner for Product validation
• Developed Technical Papers for Product sizing and scalability, developed SWOT for the Cloud product

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Cloud Technology Leader Senior Manager

• Manage and lead a team of Architects for Cisco cloud, BMC cloud, OpenStack deployments
• Created Advanced Services cloud delivery practice for Openstack and Cloud Content Development and re-use
• Provided cloud monetization strategy and roadmap
• Aligned with channel partners to create joint deployment and engagement strategies
• Created and deployed Cloud Business Use Cases and solutions utilization Orchestration technologies and CMPs OpenStack, BMC CLM and Cisco IAC
• Published deployment Architecture, Design and Deployment document deliverables for Cloud and Data Center customer engagements
• Developed a methodology to develop, deploy and maintain customized content for Cloud solution, Cisco Application Software Development CASD
• Designed and Developed tools in Perl/Python/Awk to perform Application Profiling using Network traffic data for large Data Center migration projects
• Designed and Developed tools in Perl/Python/Awk to perform Data Center Performance analysis using Network traffic data across Cisco Load Balancers, Core/Aggregation and Access Switches and Firewalls
• Published technical papers and presented in Conferences on Cloud and Data Center technologies
• Architected and implemented Layer 4-7 deployments for major US IT Data Centers
• Collaborate with Cloud teams globally on and delivered on international Cloud deployment projects

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Network Consulting Engineer

• Worked with US MSOs providing technical support for VoIP technologies
• Published papers and presented in Conferences on VOIP technologies
• Service Provider Voice Over IP architecture, design, deployment and management of US Tier 1 Cable providers
• Developed Perl/Python/Awk based tools for VOIP deployments and Network Management Capacity Planning, Performance
• Architected and implemented VoIP Class 4 and Class 5 switch deployments for USA cities. Lead Software projects to derive critical City live migrations for Tier 1 Cable SPs and SIP based VoIP technology deployments

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Technical Yahoo

• Developed application software and tools for Yahoo Mail, AntiSpam Photos development and Operations teams using Python and C
• Performed Scalability analysis for Mail and AntiSpam Data Centers

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Senior Software Engineer

• Concept to implementation and deployment of DWDM Optical Transport Network Management Software NMS/EMS , implemented extensions in Python -Linux/Unix environment
• DWDM Optical Transport and Cross Connect Software Management Architecture, Design Development
• Customer Pre-sales and Post-Sales technical support

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Lead Software Engineer

Software Architecture, Design and Development - Network Management O for CDMA, TDMA Mobile Wireless Systems in C - Linux/Unix environment