Datta Prasad Krishnappa

Datta Prasad Krishnappa has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several companies. Datta currently holds the position of Director of Engineering Development at Lumentum since August 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Software Engineering at IPG Photonics from November 2018 to August 2022. Datta also had brief roles as a Principal Software Engineer at Apptricity Corporation from May 2018 to October 2018 and as an Independent Consultant at their own consultancy firm from February 2018 to April 2018. Datta Prasad Krishnappa spent a significant portion of their career at Xtera Communications as a Principal Software Engineer from February 2001 to January 2018. Datta also worked as a Software Engineer at Cisco from February 2000 to January 2001. Their earlier experience includes working as a Senior Software Engineer at Future Software from May 1995 to January 2000 and as a Project Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Limited from April 1994 to April 1995.

Datta Prasad Krishnappa holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Strategy, Finance & Entrepreneurship from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas. Datta also earned a degree in M Tech in Electronics and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Instrumentation Technology from the University of Mysore.