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Chaitanya Salaka

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Director, Platform Ops Engineering at Qumulo
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Chaitanya Salaka is a Director of Platform Ops Engineering with over 13 years of experience in enterprise storage and consumer electronics. He has a track record of driving growth and shipping products on schedule, with previous roles at Google and EMC. He holds a Masters from the University of Houston and an NVIDIA AI certification.

Outside of his direct professional responsibilities, Chaitanya shows interest in fostering strategic industry partnerships, as seen with his engagement around Qumulos collaboration with Cisco. He thrives in fast-paced environments that encourage action and provide opportunities for growth.

He received "Excellence at Dell-EMC" awards for his contributions to product revenue and quality.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director, Platform Ops Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Data Center Platforms
His current role as Director at Qumulo focuses on leading data center storage and compute hardware platforms.
Enterprise Storage
He has extensive experience in this area, having worked at both Qumulo and EMC's Isilon Storage Division.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Director, Platform Ops Engineering
Qumulo
4-2016 - 7-2024
Senior Manager, Platforms
Qumulo
1-2015 - 4-2016
Hardware Quality/TPM
Google
9-2010 - 12-2014
Manager, Sustaining Engineering
EMC
1-2008 - 12-2009
Electrical Engineer
MCC Computer Company
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Education
2006 - 2007
Masters
University of Houston
2001 - 2005
Bachelors
Osmania University
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