Paavan Shanbhag has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Paavan started their career as a Senior Software Engineer at NSN - Nokia Solutions and Networks in 2003, where they worked until 2006. In 2007, Paavan worked as a Software Intern at VMware for three months. Paavan then joined the Data Science Lab at SUNY Stony Brook as a Research Assistant, where they worked on the Lydia project until 2008. From 2008 to 2014, Paavan held the position of Software Engineer at VMware, focusing on host profiles and simplified management and configuration of ESXi hosts in the data center. Since 2014, Paavan has been working at Platform9 Systems, where they hold the role of Director of Engineering.
Paavan Shanbhag completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University between 1999 and 2003. Paavan then pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, which they completed between 2006 and 2008.
January, 2014 - present