Shakir Hussain is a seasoned Senior Engineer at Etisalat since November 2017, specializing in Deep Packet Inspection, Automation, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. Prior to this role, Shakir served as Assistant Manager and Senior Engineer at Mercantile Information & Telecommunication Technology Co. LLC (MITTCO) from October 2014 to November 2017, focusing on extending software solutions for Etisalat. Earlier experiences include Group Lead at MARS-NETGEAR HSDC, where protocol development on Embedded Linux platforms was a primary responsibility, as well as a Sr. Member of Technical Staff at MARS-Westell GDC and a Sr. Software Engineer at AppLabs, both emphasizing TCP/IP and related protocols. Shakir holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from SGGSCE&T, Nanded, obtained between 1999 and 2003.