Modernizing and scaling the largest enterprise network in the world. Some key projects include1. Whitebox Network Hardware & NOS dis-aggregation using SONiC2. AI-Network Architecture3. WAN & Backbone Modernization

ONUG is a community of IT business leaders who exchange ideas and best practices for implementing Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architectures and designs.ONUG prides itself on being one of the only strictly user-based groups that focus on an audience and speakers where you'll hear from IT business leaders sharing their motivations, results and concerns so that IT executives can make informed SDN based decisions within their own industries and companies.

Lead Global Network Architecture for Kenvue's Global Network. Lead major initiatives like - Cloud Network Architecture for AWS and Azure, Long term Network Architecture roadmap, Network separation from Johnson & Johnson due to divestiture.

Lead Cloud Network Architecture for Gap Inc.'s public cloud multi-cloud deployment across multiple regions.Lead Network Architecture for Gap Inc.'s global network across all the areas - 3000+ Stores, WAN & Backbone, Data Centers, Distribution Centers, and Campuses.Lead Telecom Architecture for Gap Inc.'s Voice Network across Stores, Campuses and Contact Centers.

I lead Gap Inc.'s Global Network and Cloud Architecture. Responsible for Network Architecture for Public Clouds, Data Center Network, SD-WAN & Backbone Network, Store Network, Campus and Distribution Networks.Network Architecture for Public Cloud - Designed a multi-region Cloud Network that connects to Global Backbone and Data Centers to support multi-billion dollar revenue streams. - Designed and implemented Network PoP to connect to Cloud via Cloud Exchange. - Designed Cloud Network Services like Load Balancing, DNS, Security Groups, etc. to meet Application and Security requirements. - Partnered with Security team on Cloud Network Security Architecture and implementation. - Created Cloud Network Automation templates for Network deployments.Next-generation Data Center Architecture - Designed highly scalable SDDC in a Spine-Leaf architecture for E-commerce and Enterprise Data Centers to meet the business requirements. - Laid out a migration plan for migration from existing data center with old hardware to the new data center. - Next-gen design using VxLAN and BGP EVPN. - Next-gen and highly scalable Load Balancing Architecture to support traffic growth for E-commerce and Enterprise applications.Architecture of next-gen Store Network - Laid out the next-gen Store Network Architecture strategy for Global Store Network. - Lead a multi-million dollar project to implement the new Architecture across 3000+ stores. - Implemented new network technologies like SD-WAN & AI based Wireless considering hardware refresh cycle timelines.Network Innovation - Thought leadership in the area of Networking and next-gen solutions. - Constantly on the lookout for modernized solutions to solve business problems.SkillsAzure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Cloud Exchange, Virtual Networks, Kubernetes, Docker, Routing, Switching, Load Balancing, DNS, Peering, Backbone Networks, SD-WAN, WLAN, Firewalls, Ansible, Python, CI/CD.

Responsible for designing and implementation of Gap network comprising Data Center, WAN, Stores, Distribution Centers and Corp offices.

Advisory Board member at the WAN Summit Conference.http://www.wansummit.com

Working as a Network Operations and Automation engineer, mainly responsible for managing Yahoo production andenterprise network, and responsible for automation of manual repetitive tasks to reduce human efforts and human errors.Responsibility:· Involved in troubleshooting of day to day network problems to meet the SLA.· Involved in expanding Yahoo Production and Corporate Network.(Cisco, Juniper, Brocade and A10).· Participate in Oncall rotations to provide live support for Network issues for a huge Yahoo network connecting many colos globally, connected via a huge backbone network.· Primary contact for Network load balancer related issues.· Configuring Virtual IPs(VIPs) and real-servers on the Network load balancers (Brocade and A10).· Deploy and support corporate Wireless Network (Aruba).· Automation to reduce repetitive manual work for e.g VLAN Change.· Write automation framework to detect the configuration discrepancies in Yahoo network gear.· Meet once a week with Yahoo load balancer vendors (Foundry and A10) to discuss the current issues.· Work on backbone issues while being oncall (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, L2VPN and MPLS).

• Work on troubleshooting tickets in Yahoo Corporate Network.• Write script to automate repetitive manual work.• Converting old shell scripts into perl scripts.

Responsibility:· Transmission network (Microwave & Optical Fiber) planning for Gujarat State.· Planning of RF parameters for new sites.· Lease line Opex (Operational Expenses) Budget Planning.Skills:· Cellular Transmission - NetAct, Pathloss, Traffic calculation for NLD/ILD backbone· Switching protocols - STP, RSTP, Vlan, VTP· Routing protocols - BGP, OSPF, ISIS. Wireless - Cisco Controllers