Dayasa Narayana
Cary, NC,NC
Summary
Successful engineering manager with more than 25 years of extensive experience in product software development, customer support, team management, and project management in the networking industry. Strong collaborative leader with a proven track record of managing complex projects, delivering products, and services as a team and partnering with cross-functional teams. Excel in motivating and mentoring diverse engineering teams and driving excellence. Seeking to join a company that values technology and provides opportunity for growth.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
Extreme Networks
Morriville, NC
01.2024 - Current
- Lead a software team responsible for delivering firmware, Kernel, and Extreme OS on new cloud-attached Extreme Universal and Summit product line
- Managing a team responsible for SW engineering lab for new product development
- Lead quarterly software release scoping the feature content collaborating with product management, resourcing, planning the schedule and delivering GA release
- Collaborate with GTAC team to deliver features for field serviceability improvements
- Led two cross-functional teams and delivered highly successful and innovative 'Secure boot technology' and "Dual-NOS capability" on Extreme Universal products
Manager
Extreme Networks
Morrisville, NC
11.2016 - 12.2018
- Managed platform software team responsible for delivering firmware, Kernel, and Extreme OS on Summit standalone and stackable switches
- Collaborated with ODM teams to deliver software for proto, beta and pilot hardware
- ISO Quality champion - Defined and revised software development processes and templates, coordinated annual internal and external software audits for ISO 9001 certification
Principal Engineer
Extreme Networks
Morrisville, NC
06.2008 - 10.2016
- Acted as a single point of contact for all critical field issues escalated to Raleigh Summit product engineering team
- Managed all P1 escalations from Extreme Critical Account customers for Summit product line
- Provided L3 support to GTAC team by participating in debug sessions for root cause analysis, replicating field issues, and engaging engineering team for issue resolution
- Supported Operations team with field RMAs to help identify failure trends and resolve the issues
- Customer defect analysis to identify the testing gaps to improve the release quality
Engineering Manager
Ericsson IPI
Raleigh, NC
06.2005 - 05.2008
- Managed sustaining team supporting customer escalations on Ericsson Ethernet Access Switches
- Managed quarterly software patch releases and emergency patches for field issues
- Led function testing and automation team
Senior Software Engineer
Ericsson Canada
Montreal, QC
03.2005 - 05.2008
- Designed and developed EAP SIM Authentication, PPPoE Access, and QoS for mobile users on Ericsson CMDA packet core switch and WAN access gateway
Senior Software Engineer
Ericsson
Santa Barbara, CA
12.2000 - 02.2003
- Designed and developed L2TP Fast Flow forwarding, Diffserv over ATM, and PVC bundling on Ericsson TIGRIS WAN Access Switches
Software Engineer
Fastcomm communications
Chantilly, VA
02.2000 - 11.2000
- Designed and developed Reset logging, VLANs on Fastcomm Frame Relay Access Devices
Software Engineer
Infosys Technologies
Bangalore India
02.1998 - 02.2000
- Tested and automated Routing protocols (RIP/OSPF/ISIS/BGP) on Lucent MAX TNT WAN switches
Education
Bachelor's - Computer Science Engineering
Osmania University
01-1997
Skills
- Cross-functional Team Coordination
- Customer Service
- Project Planning
- Staff Management
- Budget Management
- Problem-Solving
- Goal Setting
- Performance Evaluations
- Employee Coaching and Mentoring
Timeline
Senior Manager
Extreme Networks
01.2024 - Current
Manager
Extreme Networks
11.2016 - 12.2018
Principal Engineer
Extreme Networks
06.2008 - 10.2016
Engineering Manager
Ericsson IPI
06.2005 - 05.2008
Senior Software Engineer
Ericsson Canada
03.2005 - 05.2008
Senior Software Engineer
Ericsson
12.2000 - 02.2003
Software Engineer
Fastcomm communications
02.2000 - 11.2000
Software Engineer
Infosys Technologies
02.1998 - 02.2000
Bachelor's - Computer Science Engineering
Osmania University