Tapan L.

About Tapan L.

Innovative, leader loves new challenges and being accountable in accomplishing strategic and tactical goals without excuses. US citizen, with DoD SECRET clearance.• Chaired, Moderated, and presented in the 2021 5G World Forum panel on Edge networking, AI/ML and Security. CO-chair of 5G Edge Computing future roadmap. Active contributor in tech std WG: std P1915 on NFV/SDN virtualization Security + Cloud Native Computing Foundation Security WG, Past tech editor of Comm Magazine for about a decade. Vice chair of SV Consumer Electronics Society • Founder of a cybersecurity startup + exec/advisor to SV incubators. A leader with rare fusion of experience from silicon valley innovative start-ups to commercial organizations (ATT Bell Labs, NEC, Motorola, Fujitsu, Hitachi, 3Com) and world’s leading Defense contractors (Mitre, Rockwell Collins, BAE Systems)• General and Exec Management: Proven turn-around expertise. Managed and built complete engineering development and operations from ground-up with engineering and business and marketing professionals. Led and formed start-up organizations. Well experienced in managing internationally collaborated development. LEAN Sigma trained and implemented CMMI –level 5. INCOSE certified ESEP (Expert Sys Eng prof), Senior Member of PMP certified Proj Mgmt professional. Expert in budgeting, cost, risk management. Feature tech editor of Communication magazine + invited conference reviewer. Active in MIT/Stanford venture activities.• Technical specialties:(networking and security tech)- Bell Labs veteran, Cloud + virtualization, ML/AI and AR utilization. • Technology Mgmt: Well-rounded hands-on expertise in System/software/Hardware Development: Linux, JS, C++, C, Web technologies, cloud, virtualizaiton/containerizaiton, cybersecurity, IoT, wireless (LTE, 5G, 802.11, Bluetooth, Wimax 802.16, 802.11) and 802.x, storage net,TCP/IP, SDN, NFV and Access Net, Bell Labs technology, Regulatory Policy. Several VPN/Network security patents. Long time contributor of Tech std (ANSI T1, 802, ATMF, ADSL, IETF) and consortiums. DoD Active protection System, DoD/NSA IA, RMF/FedRAMP, Security certification.

Experience

1. Executive

   Vlab

   Jan 2012 — Present

   Currently Executivepreviously active member

Education

• Queen's University

  M.S., Electrical Engineering

• The University of Toledo

  Pursued Doctorate Ph.D.E.E, Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Communication and Networking Technology
• Engineering Management
• Systems Engineering
• Product Marketing
• Mobile Devices
• Embedded Software
• Integration
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Network Security
• Earned Value Management
• Information Assurance
• Embedded Systems
• Tcp/Ip
• Dod
• Aerospace
• Software Engineering
• Communication
• C4isr