# Ankala Shreekant > Hands-on software tinkerer Location: Dublin, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ankala I am an Engineer with 15+ years of experience in Virtualization, Networking and Product Development gained during my work with companies like CA, Kana and Intersect software where I have designed and developed products from scratch. As a Staff Engineer II, I am currently responsible for the architecture and design of a Virtualization based Product. Some of the key accomplishments include design of Distributed Management Component, Flexible and pluggable component architecture, auto discovery. I am well versed with Distributed Technologies, Networking & Application Security, and Agile Methodologies. My combination of Enterprise IT, Security knowledge and Software Architecture experience uniquely positions me to solve complex IT problems. I strongly believe in iterative and agile development and give a lot of importance to Time To Market. My colleagues find a strong mentor in me and look up to me to help solving any kind of technical problem. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Dremio Jan 2020 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Consulting Member Of Technical Staff @ Oracle Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara ### Staff Engineer II @ VMware Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, CA ### Staff Engineer @ HCL Technologies Jan 2000 – Jan 2012 | Sunnyvale, CA ### Engineering Consultant @ VMware Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ### Engineer @ Intersect Software Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 ### Engineering Trainee @ Hexaware Technologies Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 ## Education ### Master of Technology in Machine Design Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ### Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering R.V.R College of Engineering ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ankala-shreekant-ba67a37 --- Source: https://flows.cv/ankala JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ankala/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11