Aakash Kumar
Software Engineer at Cisco
Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area Canada
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolAakash Kumar is a seasoned firmware and embedded systems engineer with a decade of experience building production-grade firmware for wired networking switches and HVAC/building systems, most recently at Aruba (HPE) and now at Cisco. He combines deep C/Linux firmware expertise with practical systems thinking from roles spanning firmware, analytics, and application engineering, and holds an MS in Embedded Systems from CU Boulder. Comfortable in cross-functional teams, he has led analytics initiatives that automated fault detection in building systems and contributed to firmware development for safety-critical devices during internships. Recently certified in Linux Kernel Debugging and Security, he pairs low-level troubleshooting skills with an appetite for new tools and complex distributed environments. Based in the Ottawa area, he brings both product-focused delivery and an uncommon blend of building controls domain knowledge alongside networking firmware experience.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Kendriya Vidyalaya SangathanBachelor’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at SDM College of Engg and Tech, DharwadMaster of Science - MS Embedded Systems, Master of Science - MS Embedded Systems at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Hindi, Malayalam
Github Skills (5)
java2
python2
embedded1
cpp1
interface-design1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
aakashpk/ecen5013-004_PCB_Design
Apr 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
aakashpk/project1_ecen5013-002
Sep 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:1 push in 6 months
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