Principal at Kowshik Konsulting
September 2009 - September 2011
Focused on cloud computing problems, particularly with regard to management solutions for cloud computing infrastructure and cloud-based services, business definition. Interested in Web 2.0 front-end technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
VP, Professional Services & Support at IP Infusion, Inc., An ACCESS Company
June 2007 - March 2009
Oversight of professional engineering services, with attendant business development and pricing, involving the development of communications protocols and other necessary software foundation for network services for home, enterprise, or provider networks. The parent company has Japanese headquarters.
Part-time Salesforce administrator.
Rationalized the pricing of more than 100 software modules, by using the razor-blade model, and determining which modules were 'blades', which modules can be considered as part of the 'razor'.
Treasurer at Road to 100G Alliance
June 2007 - December 2008
Maintain the finances of the non-profit technology marketing group.
Director, Business Development at IP Infusion, Inc., An ACCESS Company
August 2006 - June 2007
Working with strategic partners and customers in furthering the business of providing networking software components for ubiquitous end-to-end applications based on IP networks.
Director, Strategic Engineering Management at IP Infusion, Inc., An ACCESS Company
February 2006 - July 2006
Engineering management of strategic engineering programs involving the development of communications protocols and other necessary software for layer 2 and layer 3 network services for home, enterprise, or provider networks.
Principal at Kowshik Konsulting
October 2002 - February 2006
Engineering, marketing and educational consulting assignments in the area of networking, both datacom and telecom. Brief descriptions of some projects:
1. Project definition of implementing layer 2 - spanning tree - protocols for an Ethernet switch device.
2. Work toward defining a outsourced engineering practice to service network equipment providers.
3. Configuration and performance assessment of the open source GridFTP software on a grid.
4. Definition of protocol implementation for improved clustering file system performance.
5. Course material creation for RFID technology.
VP, Software Engineering at Excellarc Internetworks
October 2002 - February 2006
1. Define a product idea so as to build a business, by adding value into the network, in the computer networking industry. The value add comes from increased intelligence in the network element.
2. Product definition of a video processing engine useful in various video applications such as videoconferencing, online gaming services, etc.
VP, Engineering at Cambira Corporation
January 2002 - September 2002
Chief engineer in charge of developing an application-aware appliance, targeted for enterprises and service providers. Initial target application: bulk file transfer.
VP, Product Management at Jasmine Networks
February 2000 - September 2001
Chief responsibility for creating crisp product definition for carrier-grade SONET transport networking equipment; worked with two other product managers. And, program managed the engineering development that involved, at the peak, 100+ engineering and related personnel.
Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Mayan Networks
April 1998 - February 2000
Management of software development for a SONET-based next generation IP routing/switching device. Some foray into product management in defining the Element Management System (EMS) for the device.
Manager, Software Development at FORE Systems
February 1997 - April 1998
Software development management for IP routers for the network edge, attached to an ATM core. Communication protocols included RIP, OSPF, BGP, MPoA and LANE. Managed a peak number of 16 engineers.
Director, Software Engineering at Luxcom, Inc.
October 1989 - February 1997
Oversee the engineering and development of software for a network element that had fiber on the trunk side and Ethernet, Token ring, IBM terminals towards the subscriber side. Worked with engineering and marketing professionals in Fremont, California as well as in Ericsson, Sweden. Contributed to standardization of Isochronous Ethernet (IEEE 802.9a).
Technical Manager, Software Engineering at Novell
October 1983 - October 1989
Engineering of software for networking devices including PCs, terminal servers. Management of network devices. Contributed to the authoring of several public domain standards in the IETF: CMIP over TCP/IP, SNMP.
Member of Technical Staff at ROLM Corporation
January 1982 - October 1983
Software creation for an Ada development environment product.
Software Engineer at Advanced Micro Computers
October 1980 - October 1981
Software development for a development operating system, in C.
PhD Student & Research Assistant at USC Image Processing Institute
June 1978 - October 1980
Definition and implementation of algorithms for computer vision. Produced work that was able to be published in archival journals.
Project Manager (Consultant) at Agilent Technologies
October 2011
Engineering project management in the Life Sciences Automation Solutions Business.
VP, Business Development & Product Management at Apprika Systems
May 2010
Seeking out businesses that could benefit from using Apprika's SantaFe cloud management platform. Help define product requirements. Target customers are equipment manufacturers and component makers, e.g., SSDs, and service providers.
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