More about Neha Shah
Neha is a technology leader in product innovation and operational excellence.
She brings over 20 years of international work experience in Networking, Security, and Data Analytics. Prior to co-founding Crest Data Systems, Neha led the engineering operations team for Qmetry product-line.
Prior to Qmetry, she held several engineering leadership positions at Cisco where she was responsible for delivering large cross-functional projects in Layer 2/3 switching, security, and telemetry/analytics that were responsible for bringing multi-billion-dollar revenue for Cisco’s Catalyst series Enterprise Switches.
Neha holds a bachelor’s engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University and a Master’s degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University. She has received several engineering awards including Cisco’s Pioneer award and holds a patent in networking security.
She brings over 20 years of international work experience in Networking, Security, and Data Analytics. Prior to co-founding Crest Data Systems, Neha led the engineering operations team for Qmetry product-line.
Prior to Qmetry, she held several engineering leadership positions at Cisco where she was responsible for delivering large cross-functional projects in Layer 2/3 switching, security, and telemetry/analytics that were responsible for bringing multi-billion-dollar revenue for Cisco’s Catalyst series Enterprise Switches.
Neha holds a bachelor’s engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University and a Master’s degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University. She has received several engineering awards including Cisco’s Pioneer award and holds a patent in networking security.
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