Akash Bhatkal

Akash Bhatkal has a diverse work experience in the fields of customer success, technical account management, solutions architecture, and network engineering. Akash is currently working as a Senior Customer Success Engineer at Salt Security since 2022. Prior to that, they held the role of a Technical Account Manager and Solutions Architect at F5 from 2020 to 2022. From 2018 to 2020, Akash worked at Shape Security as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Consultant Engineer, and Security Operations Analyst. Before that, they worked as a Network Engineer at Mushroom Networks from 2016 to 2018, where they designed and developed an SDWAN orchestrator. Akash began their career as a Summer Intern at ABT Internet, Inc. in 2015, where they played a significant role in building a DLMS printer.

Akash Bhatkal holds a Master's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, which they obtained from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Gogte Institute of Technology Belgaum, where they studied from 2010 to 2014. In addition to their formal education, Akash Bhatkal also acquired several certifications, including a Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) from CWNP, a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) from Cisco, and a Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT), all obtained in 2015.