Vinod Yadav
About Vinod Yadav
Vinod Yadav is a Technical Lead at Arista Networks with extensive experience in networking and software testing, holding a Master's degree in Computer Networking from Wichita State University.
Current Role at Arista Networks
Vinod Yadav currently serves as a Technical Lead at Arista Networks in Santa Clara, California, United States. He transitioned to this role in 2022, where he has leveraged his deep experience in testing networking devices and creating performance reports. His extensive background includes working with various silicone merchant ASICS, including platforms from Broadcom and Intel.
Previous Experience at Arista Networks
Before becoming a Technical Lead, Vinod Yadav worked as a Software Test Engineer at Arista Networks from 2015 to 2022. During his seven years in this capacity, he tested and created performance reports for features like Internet Route Scale on Arista 7280R3 and 7280R3A. He also contributed to the Jericho2 platform bring-up effort and developed expertise in both platform-independent and platform-dependent features such as PBR, ACL, MPLSoverGRE, QoS, and PFC.
Educational Background
Vinod Yadav has a Master's degree in Computer Networking from Wichita State University, where he studied from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Electronic and Telecommunication from the University of Mumbai, which he completed between 2008 and 2012. His robust academic foundation has significantly contributed to his technical expertise in the networking field.
Additional Professional Experience
Vinod Yadav has also worked in various other roles before joining Arista Networks. He was a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Student Assistant at Wichita State University from 2014 to 2015. Earlier in his career, he served as a Network Engineer at Wipro from 2012 to 2013 and as a Desktop Support Engineer at Avinash Enterprise from 2011 to 2012. These roles helped him build a solid foundation in networking and IT support.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Vinod Yadav possesses extensive technical skills and expertise. He has in-depth knowledge of routing protocols such as RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS, and basic BGP, as well as switching protocols including VLAN, STP, RSTP, MST, HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP. He is experienced in implementing servers on Linux (RedHat) OS and is proficient in using networking tools such as Ixia, Spirent, GNS3, Cisco Packet Tracer, Network Simulator 2 (ns2), and Wireshark.