- CSR/C8000V virtual router platform developer, performing critical platform development in cloud support, infrastructure (systemd, init scripts), and bootstrapping, in particular- Leads public cloud development and bootstrapping support for our platform, including architecture oversight, code reviews, documentation, and mentoring junior engineers- Designed and led migration away from distributed, redundant per-cloud bootstrap code to a converged Python implementation with per-cloud libraries as abstraction and AUT- Oversaw feature development to incorporate support for AWS Marketplace Metering service to our product, requiring changes up and down the platform stack, and opening up a new potential revenue source in hourly billing. Worked with product owner and team to set requirements, plan the feature, and then led a small team to implement the changes- Played critical role in delivery of SDWAN support for CSR platform, enabling new business opportunities for next-gen customers- Collaborate with product owner, customer support, sales, test teams, and engineering teams all around the world as a platform subject matter expert to set requirements, design features, address customer escalations, and resolve bugs- Instrumental in developing agile methodology that works for our team, including time as scrum master

- Platform and dataplane engineer for the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v (aka CSR)- Public cloud experience in AWS, Azure, and GCP, though focused on AWS, building solutions using primarily Python and AWS services (CloudFormation, Lambda, S3, EC2, and VPC) to accelerate customer adoption of our products- Introduced AWS Enhanced Networking support to CSR at a critical time, contributing to our team's Cisco Pioneer Award win for Product Innovation- Private cloud experience with VMware, KVM, et al. with focus on performance tuning- Developed training materials for fellow engineers, customer support, test, and customers covering virtualization technology basics, advanced performance tuning, and our product- Implemented dataplane performance improvements, primarily in C or makefiles, to maximize virtual router performance on Intel chipsets

- Worked for Global Certification Team within the Global Government Solutions Group- Learned about government certifications for products, such as the UC APL, FIPS, and CC- Created a testbed for Unified Communications certification/regression testing and documented the process- Installed Cisco UC Manager and used VMware vCenter/vSphere

- Developed web GUI components of a network management application- Developed new UI features and resolved UI bugs with Java, JavaScript, Java Server Pages, HTML, and CSS- Experienced working with a software engineering team that had direct contact with customers- Used ClearCase for version management

- Created an AutoEasy (an automated testing environment) file tree in Linux for test execution under a new testbed configuration and documented the process for repetition- Built a testbed using knowledge of networking and Cisco IOS- Executed router performance tests in a Linux testing environment- Developed a TCL library for performance testing using a new Spirent traffic generation tool, enabling the team to move to new equipment sooner