Sanyukta S Pawaskar

About Sanyukta S Pawaskar

Sanyukta pursued her B.E in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University and embarked on her journey at Cisco as a Technical Undergraduate Intern in January 2022, and now working as a Technical Consulting Engineer in the Enterprise Routing Team since August 2022.​ As a CCNP certified TAC Engineer, she works on Cisco IOS and IOS-XE enterprise routers & switches, providing expert support and solutions on routing issues. She thrives on details, stays on top of things, and is passionate about making a difference in STEM diversity.At Cisco, Sanyukta is actively involved in various EROs. Currently leads initiatives like My Inclusive Communities (MIC), previously led Discover Cisco\'s Community Track and Cisco Campus Ambassador Program 2023 & 2024, and volunteers in Cisco CSR activities. Recognized for her contributions, she received the \"Culture & Change Catalyst Recognition\" in Q4FY25,\"ETR Budding Star 2023 Award\" and was a global finalist for the NetAcad Alumni Awards 2023 in the Future Leader Category.Sanyukta has been a dedicated volunteer for the past six years. Currently serving as- Secretary, Young Professionals Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) 2024 & 2025- Member, India Council Young Professionals - Joint-Secretary, Women in Engineer AG Bangalore Section- Professional Activities Coordinator, Young Professionals AG Bangalore Section- ExeCom Member, TEMS Bangalore SectionHer commitment earned her the Women in Engineering Affinity Group Volunteer of the Year 2021 by the Bombay Section and Volunteer of the Month - October 2022 by the Young Professionals AG Bombay Section.She is a seasoned public speaker with an articulate communication style and engaging stage presence. She has been invited as a speaker for various events and has a proven record of hosting successful events at Cisco and various national and international conferences. Aside from her professional pursuits, Sanyukta holds the title of Queen of Maharashtra 2021. She loves travelling & fuelling her passion for fitness, she enjoys attending dance sessions and works out regularly.

Experience

1. Technical Consulting Engineer

   Cisco

   Aug 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Working on Cisco IOS and IOS-XE enterprise routers & switches, providing expert support and solutions on routing issues- Troubleshooting customer networks in real-time by analyzing logs, replicating topologies in labs, and collaborating with Cisco Engineering to investigate, isolate, and resolve issues, including raising product defects when required- Mentoring new joiners by guiding them through daily case handling, best practices, and effective troubleshooting approaches- Delivering process training sessions for newly onboarded TAC engineers to ensure consistent case management and operational excellence- Reviewing the team’s backlog cases to ensure timely resolution and efficient case prioritization.Skills: OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, IS-IS, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), Static Routing, NAT, DHCP, Routing Redistribution, Routing Table (RIB / FIB issues) & : HSRP / VRRP / GLBP, BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection), CEF (Cisco Express Forwarding), NSF/SSO (Nonstop Forwarding / Stateful Switchover), Graceful Restart & : ACL, Route Filtering (prefix-lists, route-maps, as-path filters), uRPF (Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding), QoS, Per-prefix load-balancing / unequal-cost load balancing & : ARP, CDP / ND (Neighbor Discovery), VRF / VRF-Lite, TCAM, Control Plane Policing (CoPP), NetFlow / Flexible NetFlow, Platform troubleshooting: Memory, CPU, Cisco Smart License on IOS-XE routers, embedded packet captures, packet trace, IXIA traffic generator for lab repros, EEM Script configuration./: LTE/5G modem registration, APN / SIM / profile issues, Dialer / / CHAP configs for cellular WAN, IP routing over cellular (NAT, VRF integration, redundancy), Throughput / signal quality troubleshooting.

Education

• ALLEN

  HSC, Science

  2016 — 2018

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics Engineering

  2018 — 2022