Chaitanya T K is a project management analyst with 13 years of experience delivering complex telecom, wireless, and CCTV projects across international and US markets. Based in Fremont, CA, he combines hands-on technical knowledge of network installation and maintenance with strong stakeholder management and process optimization skills. He has led cross-functional teams, developed risk and vendor selection frameworks, and implemented ERP workflows that measurably reduced search and decision times. Unusually for a project manager, he contributes to open-source networking tooling—extending Wireshark’s 802.11 dissector—which reflects deep protocol-level expertise in WiFi. His background spans field delivery, quality assurance, and commercial management, enabling him to translate technical constraints into practical project outcomes. He holds an MS in Project Management from The George Washington University School of Business.
13 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Project Management, Master of Science - MS, Project Management at The George Washington University - School of Business
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Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Chaitanya primarily contributed to the Wireshark project by modifying and extending the IEEE 802.11 dissector. Their work involved fixing bugs related to parsing and interpreting 802.11 frames, particularly concerning Quality of Service (QoS) and Block ACK (BAR) values, and addressing incorrect interpretations of 802.11ad standards. They also extended the DMG capabilities element based on IEEE 802.11-2016 specifications. These modifications demonstrate a deep understanding of the 802.11 protocol and Wireshark's packet analysis capabilities.
Contributions:3 releases, 18 PRs, 11 pushes in 8 months
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