Saipal Reddy Kuchakuntla has extensive experience in the networking field, currently serving as a Senior Manager at Hughes since August 2013, where previous roles included Senior Network Engineer and Network Engineer positions. Prior to this, Saipal worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Cisco Networking Academy within the AIT Department at George Mason University, focusing on various networking principles and lab instruction. Earlier in 2012, experience as an Engineering Assistant at Education and Media Services, GMU-TV involved the installation and configuration of workstations and network printers. Saipal holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from George Mason University, obtained in 2013.