Experience
24 years building carrier networks.
From IP/MPLS and Segment Routing to AI Data Center fabrics and agentic AIOps — a service-provider career spanning Juniper/HPE, Cisco, Reliance Jio and beyond. Download full CV (PDF) →
Oct 2015 – Present
Senior Principal Solution Architect — HPE Networking (Juniper), APJ
- Drive service-provider solutions across APJ — technology-advisory workshops, new-solution incubation, and YoY services-revenue growth.
- AI-for-Networking and Agentic AIOps for APJ — integrated a JUNOS MCP server (mcp-server-junos) with Claude on a live SRv6 lab and built LLM-driven workflows that auto-generate design documents, MOPs and RCA, materially reducing documentation and troubleshooting effort.
- Hands-on lab work on AI Data Center (AIDC) fabrics — GPU backend networks, RoCEv2 lossless Ethernet (ECN/PFC), GPU-as-a-Service networking — exploring SRv6 to unify AI Data Centers with the SP backbone.
- Designed and implemented Juniper’s first production SRv6 network for XL Axiata (XLSMART); advised regional Tier-1 operators on AI-era transport and AI Data Center strategy.
Apr 2012 – Oct 2015
Solution Architect & roles — Cisco, FixStream, Reliance Jio
- Cisco Advanced Services Solution Architect & Migration Practice Lead — architected and scoped migrations for global SPs (BT, Optus, PT Telkom, Sprint, Netflix, Google).
- AVP IP Network Planning at Reliance Jio — Internet peering strategy and national LTE backbone design for one of the world’s largest greenfield deployments.
2001 – 2012
Earlier — Juniper (EMEA), Cisco, Tata, Reliance, SIFY
- Juniper PS Consultant (Middle East) — key architect for the Saudi Aramco MPLS network (HLD/LLD).
- Cisco Advanced Services / CRS-1 Tiger Team — IP NGN migrations for AT&T, BT 21CN, SAVVIS, REACH, and others.
- Foundational IP/MPLS architecture and operations roles at Tata Communications, Reliance Communications, and SIFY.