Yogesh Ashok Powar

• https://twitter.com/yogeshpowar
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/yogeshapowar/

Professional Experience

Orowealth: 2016-

• CTO & Co-founder at orowealth.com
• Fintech, Wealth Managment
• Bringing Smarter investing for everyone

Marvell Semiconductors: 2008-2015

• Involved with 802.11/WiFi based products focusing on high-throughput, high-availability to low-cost, low-power requirement. From protocols 802.11bgn to 802.11h to 802.11ac. In target product embedded inside Laptops to IoT devices.
• Contributed to Marvell Proprietary Wireless drivers, firmwares and other WiFi software solutions.
• Contributed to Open Source Linux Wireless drivers (Mwl8k and Mwifiex) and applications (Hostapd and iw)
• Part of the Software R&D team which manged major customers from USA, Europe, China to India.

Education

MTech CS IIT Bombay

• 2005-2008
• Research Assistant
• Handoffs in 802.11
• Deployed Mesh using 802.11
• Location Determination in 802.11 networks
• Managed GNU/Linux networking laboratory

BE CS Pune

• 2000-2004
• G S Moze, Balewadi, Pune

Sainik School, Satara

• 1993-2000
• RPH & SH

Private High school, Kolhapur

• 1988-1993

Hobbies & Sports

• Free Software Enthusiast
  • Debian GNU/Linux
• Running
  • Member & volunteer at NCRunners @ Pune
  • Couple of marathons and many 30+ & half marathons
  • Barefoot Running
• Bike Riding
  • RE Standard 350: Iron cast
  • 2007 make (Old model)
  • Leh-Ladhakh, Kokan, Goa trips

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Updated on Aug 26, 2021