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Austin, Texas Area

Austin, TX

• Managed team of 5 engineers
• Executed and enhanced software development process (including project planning, requirement docs, design docs, test docs, reviews, bug tracking and prioritization, and release management)
• Led customer interfacing (including requirements negotiation, planning, scheduling, and support coordination)
• Led development of control and systems software for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Carrier Etherneto Protocols and features included: OpenFlow, Carrier Ethernet (bridging, routing, OAM), MPLS-TP (VPWS, VPLS.
• Led development and productization of control and datapath software for LTE base stationso Protocols and features included: GTP, PDCP, ROHC, IPsec, eMBMS, air interface securityo Optimized for scaling, code size.
• Served as SDN standards body representative at Open Networking Foundation (ONF)o Received ONF’s “Outstanding Technical Contributor” award for contribution on autonomous functions for OAM and protection

Austin, TX

• Managed team of 8 engineers (3 in Austin, 5 in India)
• Led system architecture and software development for wireless base station products (WiMAX and LTE), including:o Signaling stack development (including runtime logging for interoperability debug)o PHY interfacing and.
• Served as primary technical interface with partners (e.g. PHY device providers, upper-layer control stack providers)
• Coordinated and participated in customer support
• Led participation in interoperability testing sessions (e.g. WiMAX Plugfests)
• Served as standards body representative (WiMAX Forum)

Austin, TX

• Designed and developed driver API for WinPath network processors concurrent with chip developmento Collaborated on architecture definitiono Prototyped initial drivers in co-simulation environment
• Designed and developed control and datapath software for WinPath network processors for various protocols and features o Packet protocols (IPv4/IPv6, ML/MC-PPP, routing, bridging, tunneling)o ATM (switching, IMA, OAM)o.

Austin, TX

• Provided design collateral (application notes, user’s manuals, and reference application code) for QUICC/PowerQUICC multi-protocol communication processors
• Developed microcode for ATM protocols (IMA, AAL2) for PowerQUICC communication processor
• Developed Verilog for interface glue logic between PowerQUICC2 and PCI bridge device
• Provided technical support for hardware and software for customer designs, both remotely and on-site
• Trained sales force on new PowerQUICC products

Osaka, Japan

• Developed transceiver circuits for 100BASE-T Ethernet
• Tracked standards development of 100BASE-T and 100VG-AnyLAN (802.12)
• Analyzed and modeled transmission characteristics of cable plants for building automation networks