Prior to his position at F5, Manish was the Founder and Chief Software Architect of LineRate, which was acquired by F5 Networks in February 2013. LineRate Systems' core technology is based on Manish's research group's work on high-performance networking at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to LineRate, Manish dedicated 13 years studying software performance on general purpose processors. He co-authored 50 publications on processor performance in a range of fields including optimizing compiler design, on-chip optics, performance modeling, parallel programming, and high performance networking. His work has been recognized by best paper and presentation awards at top-tier conferences, support from the National Science Foundation, and support from industry leaders such as Intel and NVIDIA.