Bhavin Bakhada

Bhavin Bakhada is an Engineering Manager at Cisco, where they have worked since 2013, contributing over 15 years of experience in Physical Design on advanced technology nodes and multi-million gate networking and graphics ASICs. With a strong background in RTL-GDS implementation and timing-driven physical design, Bhavin has specialized in various aspects of digital physical implementation, including floorplanning and static timing analysis. Prior to their role at Cisco, Bhavin held engineering positions at SmartPlay Technologies, nSys Design Systems, and Freescale Semiconductor. They earned an M.Tech in VLSI Design from Nirma Institute of Technology and a B.E. in Electronics from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.