Mission Log // Experience

Apple - Satellite Connectivity Group

San Jose, CA

• Designing and developing a production-grade wireless protocol for satellite communication, enabling Emergency SOS and Messages via satellite services
• Architecting highly scalable scheduling and resource allocation mechanisms to support large-scale device connectivity in constrained, high-latency environments
• Implemented performance-critical C++ components for real-time protocol execution and optimized throughput, latency, and reliability
• Built large-scale simulation and validation frameworks and resolved complex Layer 2 (MAC) issues in production to ensure robust system integration

Hughes Networks

Germantown, MD

• Spearheaded the design, development, and deployment of a proprietary multiple access protocol for HughesNet VSAT, resulting in a remarkable 25% increase in carrier bandwidth utilization using C and C++
• Engineered and implemented optimizations to significantly reduce RF gateway switchover times by 40%, enhancing service reliability during adverse weather conditions for Jupiter 3 connectivity
• Led comprehensive efforts in troubleshooting and resolving layer 2 (Satellite Link Layer + MAC) challenges within Hughes' flagship Jupiter 3 system, ensuring seamless operation and optimal performance

Office of Chief Information Security Officer, ITS, USC

Los Angeles, CA

• Designed an architecture that aggregates 6 data sources into a single data lake on AWS for risk assessment and visualization
• Conducted series of 6-month phishing campaigns for 25 USC departments resulting to 55% decrease in phishing failure rate
• Presented 5 Year Risk assessment and mitigation strategy to chief Information security officer and got it approved

SharkStriker Inc.

Ahmedabad, India

• Built security agent installers responsible for automating security log pipelines on Windows, Debian, Redhat and Macos systems
• Integrated logs data from 12 Endpoint Management Platforms, Firewalls & SIEM systems to a standardized Elastic schema
• Developed 7 log parsers with Python and Logstash for organization of the firewall and endpoint security logs on Kibana