Pravin Bhandarkar

Pravin Bhandarkar has extensive work experience in various roles and positions. Pravin co-founded and served as CEO of RtBrick Inc from October 2015, where they managed product and sales, driving $6M ARR. Pravin also played a significant role in developing BNG and Routing Functions on Q2c, Q2A, QAX, and x86 platforms at RtBrick Inc. Additionally, they led the development of high availability for BNG on J2 chipset and the implementation of Rtbrick's Fast Convergence at Internet Scale.

Prior to RtBrick Inc, Pravin worked at Juniper Networks from August 2010 to September 2015. Pravin held the position of Director of Product Management and Senior Product Manager, where they oversaw product strategy and management. Before that, they worked as a Management Consultant at Safer Cosmetic Innovations for a short period in 2009.

Starting from April 2005 until March 2009, Pravin served as Manager of Mobile IP Software at Juniper Networks. In this role, they built a team from scratch and delivered Mobile IP on the MX platform. Pravin also designed and developed home agent service on ERX and E-Series platforms and contributed to product management efforts.

Pravin began their career at Infinera in February 2004, where they worked as a Member Technical Staff. Pravin later joined Tellium in June 2001 as a Senior Software Engineer until January 2004, when it was acquired. Pravin also worked at Cisco Systems as a Software Engineer II from November 1999 to May 2001, where they developed IPSec and MPLS-VPN provisioning software.

Before entering the industry, Pravin worked as an Assistant System Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services from March 1996 to July 1997.

Overall, Pravin Bhandarkar has gained extensive experience in product management, software development, and leadership roles across various companies in the technology and telecommunications industry.

Pravin Bhandarkar has a diverse education history spanning different fields of study. Pravin pursued a Bachelor of Engg in Electronics & Telecom from Savitribai Phule Pune University, followed by a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Rutgers University. Pravin also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with a focus on Finance & Strategy from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

In addition to these formal degrees, Pravin has obtained several certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. These certifications include "Learning From Data" from edX, "Mining Massive Datasets," "Functional Programming Principles in Scala," "Machine Learning," "Computational Neuroscience," "Cryptography I," "Computational Investing I," "Financial Engineering and Risk Management," and "Algorithms: Design and Analysis I" from Coursera. Pravin also holds certifications such as "Juniper Certified Associate- E (JNCIA-E)" from Juniper Networks and "Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP 2.0)" from Cisco Systems.

This combination of academic degrees and certifications suggests that Pravin Bhandarkar has a strong educational background in multiple disciplines, including computer engineering, finance, and strategy.