- Lead the IOS-XE BGP team in developing Enterprise BGP SDWAN and BGP EVPN solutions, focusing on programmability and serviceability to enhance network functionality and performance.- Spearheaded the creation of network telemetry and assurance solutions for a hyper-scale enterprise network, encompassing both on-premises and cloud-based network management platforms, and ensuring seamless integration with Cisco Enterprise Networking devices for comprehensive network oversight.- Investigating the potential of AI/ML to enhance network automation, performance optimization, and predictive analytics for Cisco Enterprise Networking Solutions.- Utilized the OpenConfig telemetry model for real-time collection and analysis of BGP data from IOS-XE devices, enhancing the EVPN overlay network's health monitoring and issue resolution processes to prevent production impact.- Defined BGP-SDWAN requirements and played a pivotal role in the development of key SDWAN features, such as route redistribution, BGP attribute propagation in the SDWAN overlay, and route replication.- Made significant contributions to the enhancement of IOS-XE BGP EVPN capabilities, including the development of BGP EVPN Route Policy and RT5 reorigination features.- Addressed core BGP feature enhancements, managed customer escalations, and led early engagement feature testing to ensure robust and reliable network services.- Orchestrated the IOS-XE BGP Programmability team, developing BGP configuration models and transformation code to integrate OpenConfig models with Cisco's IOS-XE native models, streamlining network configuration and management processes.- Designed and developed the IOS-XE BGP Operational models, establishing native IOS-XE BGP operational and telemetry models and integrating them with the existing IOS-XE serviceability module to enhance network monitoring and operational capabilities.

I was working as Team Leader - IP/MPLS Control Plane Development, Calix AXOS Software Solution• Led the development of the IP/MPLS control plane, including extensive work with Broadcom chips.• Contributed to the design and development of multiple core BGP features, including leading the development of a BGP VPLS solution.• Successfully integrated the Metaswitch IP/MPLS protocol stack with Calix AXOS.• Defined layer-3 network requirements for small-scale tier-3 customers, resulting in the implementation of MPLS-TP support and a PWE-based L2VPN solution with BFD-based OAM for Calix AXOS.• Implemented multiple Layer 3 protocols such as BGP, ISIS, and Static Routing.• Spearheaded the development of data models for the routing modules, supporting the company's programmability goals.• Defined the layer-3 network requirements for small scale tier-3 customer. This include adding MPLS-TP support with PWE based L2VPN solution with BFD based OAM for Calix AXOS.• Implement multiple Layer 3 protocols like BGP, ISIS, Static Routing.• Leading the programmability effort to design and develop the data models for the routing modules.

• Worked as a team member in Cisco IOS-XR forwarding team.• Worked with team in Enhancing the Cisco IOS-XR routing and forwarding infrastructure components to support different Centralized Platforms.• Worked on multiple enhancements in packet forwarding module to support uRPF and new packet filtering capabilities in IOS-XR Forwarding engine.

Tellabs (Feb 2010 – June 2012)• Ported and integrated FreeBSD v7.2 TCP/IP stack for Tellabs 8600 routers. Enhanced the TCP/IP stack to support IPv6.• Worked on multiple MPLS-TE requirements which include developing support for RSVP-TE Point to multipoint LSP support, GMPLS support, MPLS-OAM support.Nokia (June 2008 – Feb 2010)• Worked with the routing development team to port and integrate IP Infusion ZebOS IP/MPLS routing stack for NSN GPON Solution.• Design and developed the L2VPN solution using ATM PWE for the GPON solution• Worked on the development of multiple MPLS-TE modules which include RSVP-TE FRR and RSVP-TE non-stop forwarding support.

• Working with GMPLS Control Plane Development team to develop multiple MPLS features.• Develop the feature to support GMPLS RSVP-TE signaling extensions to support label switched path (LSP) segment and end-to- end protection in accordance to RFC 4872 and RFC 4873• Worked on enhancing the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) Graceful Restart. This involve middleware application development and changes in Metaswitch stack to add support for RFC 5475.