Sandarsh Devappa

Sandarsh Devappa is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in managing infrastructure, financial operations, site reliability engineering, and security initiatives. Currently serving as Associate Director and Principal Member of Technical Staff at Verizon since March 2015, Sandarsh leads the global team responsible for the IoT platform ThingSpace, overseeing significant capital and operational budgets. Prior roles include Associate Engineering Manager and Senior Technical Lead at Sonus Networks, where Sandarsh contributed to enhancing routing intelligence in the network, as well as positions at Wipro Technologies and Tech Mahindra. Sandarsh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, awarded between 1997 and 2001.