Swapnil Hendre – Director of Solutions Engineering and Design, VMware
Swapnil is responsible for architecting solutions for public and private clouds and for leading solution architecture from inception to production. With 16+ years of IT experience, he is one of VMware IT’s resident experts on the design and implementation of NSX micro-segmentation and VMware Cloud on AWS in IT’s Infrastructure and Cloud Operations. Previously, he worked for Symantec, HP, CSC and Nortel. Swapnil holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering.
Shamika Mukane – Lead Solutions Engineer, VMware
Shamika is currently leading projects such as global rollout for SD-WAN WFH Service and network segmentation, various multi-cloud initiatives, and the NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI) rollout—in addition to her contributions to automation of VMware products including NSX-T, VMware Cloud, and vSphere. She holds master’s degree in computer science and engineering from VIT University.
Nick Ford, Senior Solutions Engineer, VMware
Nick is responsible for the evaluation of emerging technologies at VMware. He has created the reference architecture and led VMware IT’s first SD-WAN deployments to the branch offices and data centers. Nick possesses a core skill set in networking, complemented by a passion for networking, security, and automation. He has 8+ years of technology experience that includes leading new initiatives while at multiple publicly traded global companies.
