Satish Salagame

Leading the Engineering team responsible for the platform software, including core cloud-native components that enable GPU acceleration in Containers/Kubernetes and NVIDIA Fleet Command, a managed cloud service purpose-built for AI that securely deploys, manages, and scales AI applications across distributed edge infrastructure.

Led a strong engineering team responsible for all networking aspects of Mirantis Cloud Platform (MCP) including: - MCP/OpenStack networking (Neutron/OVS and OpenContrail SDN) - MCP/Kubernetes networking (based on Calico) - NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) components, data-plane acceleration techniques (DPDK, SR-IOV) - VNF on-boarding/validation pipeline, Cloudify/ONAP integration etc. - MCP Edge Cloud

Led a strong engineering team responsible for design, development, deployment and performance benchmarking of networking solutions for rack/multi-rack level reference architectures based on Openstack, SDN, and NFV. Responsible for working with strategic technology partners (Mirantis, Mellanox, Big Switch Networks, Accton, Cumulus Networks) on cloud networking technologies.

Worked as a Product Manager in TIPBU (Tele-presence and IP Phones BU), mainly focused on Android-based enterprise video desk-phones and next generation Wireless Phone strategy Drove Mobility strategy for Small Business Technology Group (SBTG) for on-premise and hosted deployment models Wrote PRDs for SBTG MPhone (Android desk-phone for SMBs) and SPA UC mobile client products. Successfully completed Business, Concept, and Execute Commit processes for these products

Software design and development for Cisco’s data center switching platforms Responsible for designing and implementing security features - 802.1x and Role-based ACLs

Played a key role in the architecture, design and development of embedded software for Infinera’s 40 channel optical transport DWDM system Involved in the design and development of DLM PIC (Digital Line Module Photonic Integrated Circuit) controller software

Technical lead in designing and implementing MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) Mirror Control/Calibration software for Calient’s all-optical photonic cross-connect

Team lead in designing and implementing a programmable signaling state machine for VoIP media gateway card. Involved in designing and implementing Network Element Management modules for various StrataCom Frame relay & ATM service modules Designed and developed an object-oriented simulator for the StrataCom AXIS (ATM Access Interface Shelf) platform to support all Network management interfaces (TFTP server, SNMP agent and trap manager)

Network management applications for Cascade and StrataCom switches, ATM Forum network management working group meetings, M3 Class 1 functions for StrataCom and Cascade NEs.