Kunal Bhagchandani

About Kunal Bhagchandani

SUMMARY• Experienced professional in the Wireless / Automation domains with sound understanding, familiarity with TCP / IP protocols, Network / Wi-Fi Protocols, and a proven track record of leadership, initiative, creativity, analytical thinking, and adaptability.• Public Speaking: Presenting technology and ideas to a wider audience and communicating technical concepts effectively.• An enthusiastic and committed individual who thrives in challenging, growth-oriented work environments.• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and quickly adapt to fast-paced, challenging, and ambiguous environments.TECHNICAL SKILLS• Programming / OS: Python, C#, C, Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android.• Tools: Octobox, Veriwave, Ixia Chariot, Iperf, Visual Studio, Perforce, Gerrit, Jenkins, Wireshark Packet Capture, Aruba Airwave, Aruba Central, Nyansa.• Technologies and Concepts: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Ethernet, MAC, IP, TCP, UDP, ARP, VLANs, WLANS, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, IPSEC, VoIP, 802.1x, LTE, Subnetting.INTERPERSONAL SOFT SKILLS• Public Speaking: Conducted presentations, demos, and training sessions for the wider team to educate and effectively communicate technical concepts related to Wi-Fi protocols and Technologies.• Mentor: Mentored new hires and interns in the team with technical training, work culture, and career guidance.• Served as a Qualcomm San Jose Region Board Member for the group responsible for organizing events/meets for New Grad Hires to foster a positive work environment promoting the company\'s global inclusion and diversity objectives.• Build trusting relationships with customers while closely working with them to root cause and resolve issues.

Experience

1. Technical Marketing Engineer

   Cisco

   Jun 2023 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Proficiently understand the latest wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, 5G, Proprietary Cisco Ultra Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) and requirements from the field in order to collaborate closely with product management, global hardware and software engineering, supply chain to develop effective go-to-market strategies and wireless products positioning delivering technology from ideation to launch.• Engage with customers as subject matter expert for proof of concept and deployment designs to automate tasks in various mission critical applications for industries like Manufacturing plant, Oil and Gas fields, Railways and Transportation, Mining, Ports and Terminals• Deliver technical workshops, webinars, and presentations to educate and empower developers to build innovative solutions using Cisco Wireless products to educate customer and partners and help them build successful design and deployment. • Own the crafting and publish engineering documentation, tutorials, and configuration guides for customers ease of deployment and understanding.• Represent Cisco in various events like roadshows, Cisco Live etc. demo of wireless technologies for executive customer briefings impacting the marketing strategy for the wireless products.• Technically deep competitve analysis of the market with Cisco products helping enhance the product features and be the market leader for wireless solutions requires broad knowledge of different vendors and the products in the market.

Education

• San José State University

  Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering

  2016 — 2018

• CHARUSAT

  Bachelors of Technology, Electronics and Communications

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• C++
• Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
• C
• Border Gateway Protocol (Bgp)
• Python