Sana Tariq, Ph.D.
About Sana Tariq, Ph.D.
Sana Tariq, Ph.D., is the Principal Technology Architect and Product Owner for E2E Service Orchestration at TELUS, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Current Role at TELUS
Sana Tariq, Ph.D., currently serves as the Principal Technology Architect, E2E Service Orchestration, and Product Owner at TELUS. In this role, she is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Since December 2020, she has been working on end-to-end service orchestration within the company, utilizing her expertise in optical communications, cloud computing, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Software Defined Networking (SDN).
Career Journey at TELUS
Prior to her current position, Sana Tariq served as the Senior Architect, E2E Service Orchestration and Product Owner at TELUS from 2017 to 2020. During these three years, she was based in Vancouver, Canada Area, contributing significantly to the company's service orchestration initiatives.
Experience with T-Mobile and Early Career
Before joining TELUS, Sana Tariq worked at T-Mobile as a Senior Engineer in Systems Architecture and Technology from 2014 to 2016 in Bellevue. Additionally, she gained valuable industry experience working as a Network Optimization Engineer at Telenor from 2005 to 2007, and as a Network and International Roaming Engineer at Ufone from 2004 to 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Academic Background and Research Roles
Sana Tariq holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida, where she studied from 2009 to 2014. During her academic tenure, she also served as a Research and Teaching Assistant from 2011 to 2013. She obtained her Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology, studying from 2007 to 2009.
Educational Foundations in Engineering
Sana Tariq's educational foundation is rooted in a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Software Engineering from the National University of Science and Technology, where she studied from 2000 to 2004. Her robust academic background has equipped her with the necessary skills for her extensive career in the technology sector.
Certification and Specialized Skills
Sana Tariq is a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), which enhances her capability to manage products and projects efficiently. Her specialization areas include optical communications, cloud computing, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Software Defined Networking (SDN), backed by over 10 years of industry experience.