Takashi Higashimura
Technical Leader, Engineering at Cisco
Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolTakashi Higashimura is a technical leader and triple-CCIE with nearly two decades of global experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting resilient carrier and data center networks. Currently leading engineering efforts at Cisco, he blends deep protocol-level expertise (BGP, MPLS, IPv6, L2VPNs) with hands-on software automation—contributing test coverage to Cisco’s popular Genie parser within the pyATS ecosystem. His background spans field service to senior escalation roles, giving him a rare combination of customer-focused troubleshooting and large-scale deployment leadership. Known for turning complex designs into repeatable go-live scripts and training materials, he elevates team capabilities while minimizing operational risk. A pragmatic programmer versed in Python, Perl and C, he proactively adopts new technologies to keep networks current and defensible. Based in Ontario, Canada, he pairs strong communication skills with a demonstrated track record of stabilizing global networks under pressure.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology and Business, GPA 3.87, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology and Business, GPA 3.87 at Cyber University
Japanese, English
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Github Skills (8)
nxos10
unit-testing10
automation10
automations10
python10
test-automation10
network-automation9
ats8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CiscoTestAutomation/genieparser
May 2017 - Feb 2022
sub-component of Genie that parse the device output into structured datastructure
Role in this project:
Test Automation Engineer
Test Automation EngineerContributions:416 reviews, 372 commits, 73 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Takashi's commits primarily focus on adding and modifying tests for the `genieparser` repository. Their work involves writing and updating test cases in Python, specifically for the `iosxe` and `nxos` platforms, to validate the parsing of device output data. The commits demonstrate a focus on creating unit tests for new features, and addressing bugs, improving the coverage and accuracy of parsing. The user is also demonstrated in test related code changes across multiple files.
datastructurepythontest-automationtest-automation-frameworkstructured
CiscoTestAutomation/examples
Feb 2020 - Sep 2022
pyATS | Library Usages, Examples & etc
Contributions:6 reviews, 53 commits, 17 PRs in 2 years 7 months
pythontest-automation-frameworknetwork-automationjuniperautomation-framework
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