Headline

Senior Project Manager | Telecom, SDN/NFV, Cloud-Native & Broadband Solutions| Program Management | Focusing on AI-enabled Digital Transformation

About

I am a technology leader with 15+ years of experience in Telecom, Broadband Access & SDN/NFV, passionate about driving AI-driven digital transformation in next-generation networks. At Radisys, I have led cross-functional agile teams to deliver FTTH broadband management solutions, including the Connect Broadband Access Controller (CBAC) that helped global operators like Sony Japan and Reliance Jio reduce CapEx/OpEx through virtualization and open-source SDN adoption. My expertise spans SDN, NFV, cloud-native platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack), and large-scale program delivery. Alongside, I am pursuing a Professional Certificate in Data Science & AI from IIM Kozhikode, enabling me to bridge the gap between traditional telecom and AI-powered predictive analytics, automation, and performance optimization. I thrive on building high-performing teams, engaging stakeholders, and creating solutions that shape intelligent, software-defined networks.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

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gemini

github copilot

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Work experience

Senior Project Manager at Radisys Corporation, Dec 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 10 mos, Bengalor, SDN solutions

Staff Engineer at Radisys Corporation, Apr 2015 - Apr 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo, Spearheaded the design and implementation of core management plane modules (SDPON-MP, CBAC-Device Manager) Led architecture, development, and scrum operations for SDN-based network device management and control

Technical Team Lead at HCL Technologies, Aug 2014 - Apr 2015 · 9 mos, Bangalore

Senior Software Engineer at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Apr 2012 - Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Implemented customer-specific SNMP MIBs for Cisco platforms, addressed field issues, and maintained OAM applications for Nortel optical platforms Contributed to development, enhancement, and testing of topology and connection validation modules

Network Engineer at Mindtree, Apr 2012 - Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Designed and enhanced advanced packet processing applications (PFRING, DPDK) and led management-layer development for network platforms Conducted independent release testing, documentation, and team coordination for Radisys’ telecom modules

Module Lead: Telecom application development at Mindtree, Feb 2012 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Siddaganga Institute of Technology

Widia Poorna Prajna School