Gayathri Chandrasekaran
About Gayathri Chandrasekaran
Gayathri Chandrasekaran serves as the Director of QA at Elisity, bringing extensive experience in quality assurance and engineering leadership from previous roles at companies like Cisco and Ericsson.
Current Role at Elisity
Gayathri Chandrasekaran serves as the Director of QA at Elisity, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing quality assurance processes and ensuring that products meet high standards of quality before release. Her leadership in QA contributes to the overall success of the company's offerings in the technology sector.
Previous Experience at Ericsson
Prior to her current position, Gayathri worked at Ericsson in various capacities. She served as a Technical Lead from 2014 to 2015, focusing on product lifecycle management in San Jose, CA. Additionally, she held the role of Technical Lead - SQA from 2012 to 2014, where she contributed to software quality assurance processes. Her tenure at Ericsson provided her with significant experience in the telecommunications industry.
Career at Cisco
Gayathri has an extensive career at Cisco, where she has worked since 2016. She began as a Senior Technical Lead and has been involved in various engineering leadership roles. Her experience at Cisco has allowed her to develop skills in testing appliances on cloud and virtualization platforms, as well as expertise in cloud-native controller deployments.
Educational Background
Gayathri Chandrasekaran holds a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Engineering from The University of Kansas, which she completed from 2001 to 2003. She also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, between 1997 and 2001. Her educational background has provided her with a strong foundation in engineering principles.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Gayathri possesses a diverse set of technical skills, including proficiency in test automation frameworks using Python and L7 Traffic Generators. She has extensive experience with various network services and technologies, such as DPI, routing protocols, multicast, MPLS, ACL, QoS, and wireless packet core technologies. Her strong background in security encompasses both on-premises and cloud-based solutions, including Cisco Umbrella.