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Led software feature engineering and platform delivery for a cross-functional team across storage, networking, software, and automation for Nutanix’s storage and multi-cloud platform releases. Owned release execution, incident/CfI support, security patching (CVE/Black Duck), and prioritized technical debt while driving 20–25% CapEx/OpEx savings.

Established an SPDK-based NVMe-oF storage platform and cloud services from scratch, defining development strategy, validation approach, and operating model across CPU, storage, and networking dependencies. Led validation/automation team coordination and contributed to CI/CD and lab bring-up planning with US stakeholders.

Built and led storage software, automation, and QA teams for custom/embedded storage programs across NAND, PCIe, and ARM CPU platforms, including early organization setup with lab and budget planning. Drove Agile/Scrum adoption and CI/CD pipeline transition to improve build predictability and reduce manual validation overhead.

Led storage feature scoping and test architecture for NVMe and PCIe-connected storage, including validation strategy, hardware coverage mapping, and cross-team technical reviews. Developed test architectures spanning SAS/SATA interfaces, secure drive encryption (TCG/OPAL, DIF, FDE), UEFI/BIOS/OpROM, OpenBMC, and enterprise key management, with supporting platform and virtualization coverage.

Performed ONTAP code-line stability, triage, high-availability validation, and NAS platform testing across file and network protocol stacks. Worked across WAFL and services including CIFS/SMB, NFS, HTTP, and FTP.

Led enterprise storage software validation for MegaRAID controllers and associated firmware/driver/GUI/CLI stacks across RAID, JBOD, snapshots, and multipath features. Supported OS coverage including Windows, Linux, VMware, and Solaris, including validation of BIOS/OpROM, UEFI, and out-of-band management.

Conducted Intel/AMD server and workstation platform validation, covering compute, memory, storage, networking, and OS interoperability. Performed interoperability validation with vendor platforms and remote management support including Intel RMM.

Earned an M.Tech in VLSI and Embedded Systems at Reva Institute of Technology and Management (VTU University) from 2009 to 2012.

Earned a B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering at MAM College of Engineering (Anna University) from 2002 to 2005.

Completed a Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Government Polytechnic (Anna University) from 1999 to 2002.