Gaurav Naik

Gaurav Naik has extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Gaurav is currently serving as the Executive Director (Head of Engineering) at MachineQ, a Comcast Company, where they oversee all engineering, R&D, innovation, and IoT product development efforts. Their role includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to create impactful experiences for customers, long-term innovation, agile product delivery, engineering recruiting, and individual/team development.

In addition to their role at MachineQ, Gaurav is also a Member of the Board of Directors at LoRa Alliance since September 2021.

Previously, Gaurav held several positions at Comcast, including Executive Director, Engineering; Senior Director, Engineering; Director, Engineering; and Senior Manager, Engineering. These roles involved leading and managing various engineering functions.

Their earlier work experience includes being an Associate Research Professor at Drexel University, where they focused on researching and developing prototypes of advanced systems with a focus on inter-networking and cybersecurity. This position involved collaborations with government and industry partners such as Telcordia, NRL, DARPA, Lockheed, NSF, BBN, MIT Lincoln Labs, Cisco, Arista, Arris, NBCUniversal, and Comcast.

Prior to their tenure at Drexel University, Gaurav served as Senior Research Engineer at the U.S. Army ACIN Research Center.

Their career began with internships as a Research Assistant at Drexel University and as a Software Engineer at TruePosition. Gaurav also worked as a Network Engineer at CarrollNET.

Overall, Gaurav Naik's work experience demonstrates their expertise in engineering, research, innovation, and leadership roles, particularly in the technology and telecommunications industry.

Gaurav Naik's education history includes a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Engineering from Drexel University, which they completed from the years 2000 to 2005. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Engineering from the same university and achieved it with Magna Cum Laude honors, covering the period between 2005 and 2008. Gaurav Naik then embarked on an Incomplete PhD (ABD) program in Computer Engineering at Drexel University in 2008. The completion status and end year for the PhD program are not provided.