Rickesh Ashok Kumar

Rickesh Ashok Kumar is an experienced Test Development Engineering Technical Leader at Acacia Communications, now part of Cisco, since July 2015, focusing on the design and development of next-generation products. Previously, Rickesh served as a Senior Test Development Engineer, emphasizing automated testing for high-speed optical transceiver products. Prior roles include Test Development Engineer at II-VI Photonics, Development Engineer at Photop Aegis, and various engineering positions at QD Vision, Nantero, and Northeastern University, with a strong background in optical technologies and semiconductor devices. Rickesh holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Communication Engineering from SRM University.