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* Key member in the definition and development of Cloud Services Router (CSR 1000v), a virtual router that runs IOS-XE software on VMware, Xen, KVM hypervisors and Amazon Web Services(AWS) EC2 cloud* Worked on Linux kernel and kernel device drivers for ASR1000 platform* Lead efforts on bringing up the kernel and IOSXE infrastructure onvarious Intel chipsets including San Clement and JasperForrest platforms. * Worked on designing and implementing FAT32 and EXT2 file… Show more * Key member in the definition and development of Cloud Services Router (CSR 1000v), a virtual router that runs IOS-XE software on VMware, Xen, KVM hypervisors and Amazon Web Services(AWS) EC2 cloud* Worked on Linux kernel and kernel device drivers for ASR1000 platform* Lead efforts on bringing up the kernel and IOSXE infrastructure onvarious Intel chipsets including San Clement and JasperForrest platforms. * Worked on designing and implementing FAT32 and EXT2 file system support in BIOS/rom monitor for the ASR1K platforms* Modified x86 BIOS to support PCIe memory requirements of the Quantum flow processors * Worked with various cross functional teams to define, design and bring up new platforms for ASR1000 platform series* Worked on GigEthernet/FastEthernet, POS and serial interfaces and on various components like I2C driver, environmental monitoring, and flash programming for c7304 platform. Show less

Marconi SystemsNew Edge Router Design & development; Details Involved in the study & design of a new Router switch. Worked in the Vxworks driver design for the product. * Software sustenance of ESX Switch Product seriesWork involved support and enhancement for the core fabric software and firmware running on the ESX switch.

Development of manufacturing diagnostics HP and other OEMs. The diagnostics were shipped as AMIDiag. Worked on diagnostics to be run in PXE (PreBoot eXecution Environment) before OS is loaded. Also worked in the porting of BIOS for VIA 570M chipset. The features of the BIOS include the following Desktop Manager, detection of memory, cache and programming of setup options. Onboard IDE node programming is also part of this.

Work involved in designing, installing and maintaining networks based on Novell Netware, Unix, Windows NT. Diagnosing Hardware and software problems on PC based systems.