Paddu Melanahalli

About Paddu Melanahalli

Results-oriented, seasoned technology executive with over three decades of software engineering experience, driving disruptive innovation- Owned & drove $4B revenue-generating releases for 2 million network devices. Delivered 10 best-in-class enterprise releases, revolutionizing the industry. Spearheaded DevSecOps transformation with remarkable outcomes- Empowered 3.5K users & 70K API end points with groundbreaking DevSecOps SAAS Products & Apps. Architected cloud solutions, digitization, cutting-edge software features, and stakeholder excellence- Generated $14M+ incremental revenue, owning the game-changing WAN Optimization product- Honored 3 times - Cisco Pioneer Awards, a testament to product & process innovation- Innovated Industry Standard (ITU-T Q.1980.1), with 1 US Patent (US 8,040,916 B2), & Publication (INSPEC Accession Number: 19••••45)- Mastered full product lifecycle, KPIs, SDLC, OKRs, Telemetry & adoption strategy. Catalyst for change, an Agile & Scrum champion, leading transformation- Raised $5M donations, Philanthropy fuels my passion! President of One School at a Time (OSAAT), transforming rural education in IndiaSpecialties: Enterprise engineering, Software development, Quality, DevSecOps, Scaling Growth & Operations, Building high performing teams & Mentorship

Experience

1. Senior Director of Engineering

   Cisco

   Mar 2021 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Owned & drove $4B revenue generating enterprise releases. Adopted by 2 million network devices. Strategically planned, developed, and delivered over 10 bests in class enterprise releases and managed the DevSecOps outcomes. Managed enterprise customer base with release strategy and deliverables.• Managed the portfolio and features roadmap, SDLC and OKR – for the engineering teams.• Improved internal processes and tooling, reduced operational cost by $10M/quarter.• Engineering leader accountable for Enterprise DevSecOps, Release Management & Quality, Developer Productivity, Tooling and dashboards, Digitization and engineering transformation, Modernize product and program portfolio with Jira, Aha and Confluence• Lead multi-cultural, global software development/testing team of 150 Cisco engineers and many contract employees. Manage eight-figure operating expense and capital budgets. Negotiate domestic and international contracts. Report to VP, Software Development & Engineering operations.• Led enterprise devSecOps & central quality teams. Developed modern & automated CI/CD pipeline, lead the teams to build dashboards for devOps, buildOps and secOps to manage the IOS-XE, Wireless AP and SD-WAN release trains and quality.• Developed the quality framework, stability & maturity models based on AI/ML technology and left shift techniques for release trains. Program managed various security initiatives & FedRamp Security compliance project.

Education

• University of Mysore

  BS, Computer Science

• Cornell University

  mastering AI, Generative AI for Productivity

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  M S, Computer Science

• University of Mysore

  Post graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Skills

• Qos
• Routing Protocols
• Virtualization
• Quality of Service (Qos)
• Cisco Systems Products
• Routing
• Software Development
• Ssl
• Integration
• Cisco Routers
• Device Drivers
• Tcp/Ip
• Cloud Computing
• Distributed Systems
• Embedded Systems
• Ip
• Ipv6
• Enterprise Software
• Cisco Ios
• Cisco Technologies
• Snmp
• Ethernet
• Networking
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Linux