Summary
Ravi Honnavalli is a Senior Technical Expert in information security with over two decades of experience architecting and shipping application and network security products, currently leading cryptography modernization at Walmart in Sunnyvale. He has driven multiple security products from concept to widespread adoption, including containerized and Kubernetes-orchestrated crypto stacks that meet PCI DSS and PCI P2PE requirements. His background spans embedded and cross-platform DRM, email/web gateway security, and low-level frameworks, reflecting deep C/C++ and OpenSSL expertise informed by threat modeling and secure design. A holder of multiple USPTO filings, he pairs hands-on engineering with mentorship and product guidance to teams making high-stakes data security decisions. Notably, his career blends carrier-grade appliance development with large-scale retail payment security, a combination that anchors pragmatic, compliance-forward cryptographic engineering.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at UVCE
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at National University of Singapore