Shakila Chaudhry

Shakila Chaudhry is an experienced professional in systems engineering, currently serving as Associate Director of System Engineering at Verizon since April 2016. Chaudhry has held multiple titles at Verizon, contributing extensive expertise in systems architecture and integration services, particularly for vRAN, and leading cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle. Previous roles include Principal Member of Technical Staff at Samsung, where Chaudhry provided leadership on LTE RAN and 5G network elements, and various positions at Ericsson, where management responsibilities included overseeing integration projects for Sprint's network vision. Early career experiences at Nortel and MCI further established Chaudhary's technical foundation in wireless networks and service logic development. Chaudhry earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Houston and pursued education at the University of Connecticut.