Hello there,
In this presentation, you will learn about my background, skills, past projects, and be able to download my one-page and long-form resume.
I will start with a brief summary of my professional background. Later, you will be able to freely navigate through different parts of my resume, such as education, experience, skills, and so on.
My first video conferencing project was in 1997. I spent the next or so years in the Internet telephony and video conferencing space...
... including M.S. + Ph.D. at Columbia University under the guidance of Prof. Henning Schulzrinne, working for employers like Adobe, Tokbox, Twilio, Avaya, and Intermedia, and dealing in depth with technologies like SIP, VoIP, WebRTC and many more.
I like to build systems, try out innovative ideas, and have fun writing code. This is a story of my professional journey, and to answer your question:
Why hire me?
Top of the class with 4+ GPA
Henning: inventor of RTP, SIP and modern VoIP
10+ patents, 25+ research papers,
70+ software projects
Many open source contributions
Why hire me?
I did M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Columbia University, New York, a top-tier ivy league institute, will full research scholarship. I received A or A+ in every course work, and final GPA was 4+ out of 4.
I was university topper/gold medalist, in undergrad with degree of B.E. (Honors) in Computer Science from BITS, Pilani, one of the best and highly selective engineering institutes in India.
I have always excelled in academics. Even in school, 10th and 12th board exams I scored second highest marks among more than hundred thousand students in the local region. I got perfect scores in science in 10th, and math in 12th board exams.
I did my graduate research under Prof. Henning Schulzrinne, a pioneer in modern VoIP, and inventor of the protocols like RTP and SIP. I have published more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific papers in journals, conferences and workshops. [Talks]
I worked at Avaya Labs, and Bell Labs. Many of my projects at Tokbox, Twilio, Koopid and Intermedia were R&D driven on novel ideas. I have 10+ granted patents, and some pending. At Columbia, I mentored 35+ student projects, and got a best TA award.
I used several programming languages including C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Tcl, ActionScript, Perl, and PHP in my projects. I have practiced architecture, design, implementation, testing and cloud operations of communication software systems.
I have worked in fast paced startup environment as well as larger companies.
I have 15+ open source
projects, many related to earlier Flash-based video conferencing technology.
This article
goes over many of my earlier projects.
[Demo videos]
I have 25+ years of software development experience, including as a graduate student. Over the years, I have acquired many programming skills, and I still enjoy writing quality code.
| Intermedia | 6+ yrs | Principal Software Architect |
| Koopid | 3 yrs | Lead Architect/Founding Engineer |
| Avaya Labs | 4+ yrs | Senior Research Scientist |
| Twilio | 1 yr | Software Engineer |
| 6 Connex | 1 yr | Lead Software Engineer |
| BitTorrent, Emergent | ~1 yr | Contract/Consulting |
| Tokbox | 1.5 yrs | Senior Software Engineer |
| Adobe | 1 yr | Senior Computer Scientist |
| Columbia | 7 yrs | Research Assistant |
| Motorola | 2.5 yrs | Senior Software Engineer |
| JavaScript, C, Python | Intermedia |
| JavaScript, Python, Java | Koopid |
| JavaScript, Python, C/C++, Java | Avaya Labs |
| Java, C/C++, Obj-C | Twilio |
| ActionScript, Python, Java | 6 Connex |
| Python, ActionScript | BitTorrent, Emergent |
| ActionScript, Java | Tokbox |
| C/C++, ActionScript | Adobe |
| C/C++, Tcl, Java, PHP, Perl | Columbia |
| C/C++ | Motorola |
I have intricate knowledge of protocols and technologies used in modern communication systems - lower layers (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ...) as well as higher (SIP, XMPP, RTP, RTMP, STUN/TURN, WebRTC, ...), and have built systems using many of these protocols.
I was the WebRTC expert and the go-to person at Intermedia and Koopid, and the SIP expert at Adobe and Tokbox. I have done contract and consulting work related to SIP/VoIP and RTMP/Flash. I have implemented protocols like SIP/SDP, RTP, XMPP, and RTMP several times for various projects.
I practice clear and direct communication style at work. I encourage knowledge sharing, and I learn from others as well. I strive to express complex architectures and implementations in simple terms in my presentations and writings.
I have hosted several knowledge sharing sessions and architecture lectures at past employers - Intermedia, Koopid, Avaya. I have always been praised for my documentation style, and presentation materials.
See below what my ex-colleagues and bosses say about me on my LinkedIn recommendations. I will be happy to provide references, if you would like to get a direct feedback in a private manner.
"...taking full ownership of the work he leads."
"...a very thoughtful and considerate member..."
"He is one of the leading experts in industry in WebRTC."
My Open Source
My Blog
My LinkedIn
My 9-page CV
My 1-page resume
Thank you.
Please connect by email
