Chad Yates
Senior Solutions Engineer -Cisco Networking- US Commercial
Aurora, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChad Yates is a seasoned Senior Solutions Engineer at Cisco with 25+ years of hands-on networking and systems experience and nine years focused on delivering Cisco technical solutions. He architects enterprise-scale networking and digitization outcomes across Catalyst, Meraki, and SD-WAN portfolios, serving as the lead Meraki SE for US Commercial accounts and driving POCs, demos, and partner enablement. Chad’s background spans wireless, carrier and enterprise mobility (WiMAX, 802.11), service provider alliances and large-scale deployments, giving him rare fluency in both technical design and executive-level business conversations. Outside of Cisco, he contributes to open-source projects—most notably improving audio accuracy in the FNA XNA reimplementation—and tightens technical documentation, reflecting a developer’s attention to detail. Based in Aurora, IL, he blends systems engineering rigor with creative side projects (retro indie game development) that keep his software and firmware skills sharp. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex networking constraints into measurable business value and practical, deployable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
bs Business, bs Business at Eastern Illinois University
Github Skills (9)
rs10
audio-processing10
game-development10
csharp10
fn10
xna10
documentation10
dotnet-core10
cmake5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
FNA-XNA/FNA
Nov 2016 - Feb 2021
FNA - Accuracy-focused XNA4 reimplementation for open platforms
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 21 PRs, 49 comments in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Chad primarily contributed to the audio component of the FNA project, focusing on the XACT (XNA4) reimplementation. Their work involved implementing and fixing various audio-related features, including pausing/resuming of audio categories and subcategories, handling of audio events, and fixing pitch issues. Furthermore, the user implemented support for more track event types in the XACT audio system, adding functionality like stop events and support for volume/pitch control through RPC variables. Additionally, they corrected several bugs and errors in cue processing, making the audio system more accurate and robust.
windowsgamedevplatformslinuxsteamos
ruslo/hunter
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:7 commits, 7 PRs, 5 comments in 27 days
Contributions summary:Chad primarily contributed to improving the documentation of the `hunter` repository. The commits involve fixing grammar and spelling errors across various documentation files, including overviews, customization guides, and other supporting documents. Their work ensures the accuracy and clarity of the project's documentation, making it easier for users to understand and utilize the software.
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