He provides Technical Leadership for the Architecture, development and integration of the Evolution Middleware which is delivered to ~50 pay-TV providers serving about ~60 million subscribers. Innovated and helped to create new broadcast metadata standard (MHSI) and Hybrid/IP system end to end design. He led the creation of a number of Common middleware components which reduced the overhead of developing same technologies multiple times in each CISCO middleware. He works closely with Product management and key customers to define the direction and roadmap for products. Enjoys challenges which enable innovation, loves opportunities to get hands-on especially in crisis situations. Holds a master's degree in computers and has 18 years of experience in software architecture.