Sugandha Venkatachalam has extensive experience in software development and engineering, with a career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as Senior Director of Software Development at Verizon since September 2012, Sugandha has previously held positions including Director of Software Engineering, Senior Software Development Manager, and Lead System Architect within the same company. Sugandha began a career at MCI as a System Engineer from September 1997 to November 2002, and subsequently worked as Systems Architect and Team Lead at Verizon Business until September 2012. Early career involvement included a role as a Software Engineer at Esri in 1996.