Deepak Salwan
About Deepak Salwan
Deepak Salwan is a leader in Service Orchestration Strategy and Development at TELUS, with extensive experience in the telecommunications and software development sectors.
Current Role at TELUS
Deepak Salwan is the Leader of Service Orchestration Strategy & Development, Analytics, and Intent-Based Networking at TELUS. Based in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, Canada, he has led the development efforts and strategy for a portfolio of cloud-native applications. These applications focus on zero-touch provisioning and end-to-end orchestration of TELUS’s business services, significantly boosting team productivity since late 2018.
Past Experience at Wipro Limited
Deepak Salwan served as the Delivery Head for NFV/NFV-O & NMS products for Packet Core & Radio at Wipro Limited from 2016 to 2018. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, he was responsible for overseeing delivery operations and ensuring the products met the necessary standards and client expectations.
Achievements and Team Development
Deepak Salwan has a notable track record in boosting team productivity and ensuring effective transformations in various roles. At TELUS, he improved team productivity by 30%, delivered four high-quality telecom service orchestration products, and developed reusable assets that resulted in millions of dollars in future savings. He also achieved the lowest attrition rate among all teams in the portfolio, showcasing effective team leadership and development.
Educational Background
Deepak Salwan holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Mysore, where he studied from 1990 to 1995.
Career Highlights at Various Companies
Deepak Salwan's career includes key roles at several prominent companies. He worked as a Group Manager - Product Development at Altisource Labs in Bangalore from 2014 to 2015. At Nortel Networks, he held the position of Engineering Manager for Data Center Virtualization, VoIP & L2/L3 orchestration apps from 2008 to 2014. His earlier roles include Sr. Program Manager at AOL (2005-2007), Engineering Manager at Lucent Technologies (2002-2005), and Lead Engineer at Ascom Holding AG in Switzerland (2001-2002). He began his career as a Senior Software Engineer at Wipro Limited from 1996 to 2001.