Hari Narayanan possesses expertise in device drivers, embedded systems, linux, embedded software, debugging and 45 more skills. He is proficient in C++, Perl, Python and C. Colleagues describe him as "Hari is an excellent group member, contributor and leader. I have often seen Hari volunteer to take the difficult tasks and push other group members to push themselves as well." and "I met Hari Narayanan while we were both at Cisco Systems in San Jose, California. In addition to his proven technical skills (he was a Tech Lead at Cisco at the time), he demonstrated true leadership skills in terms of advising and providing various kinds of career guidance to a number of his peers and less seasoned than himself Silicon Valley professionals, including myself. Hari is genuinely friendly, communicative, compassionate and willing to share his rich experience and help others grow professionally. Whether as an individual contributor who mentors his junior peers in a management role, in my opinion Hari has what it takes to be a leader in today's challenging world of corporate high-tech industry. It was a pleasure interacting with him, and in my new role I'm gladly referring my graduating MS students to Hari for both opportunities with his current employer and career guidance."