Chintan Patel
Solutions Engineer — Technologist, Problem Solver, Relationship Builder
Cisco Solutions Engineer specializing in the Enterprise Networking portfolio. I love solving complex problems and building long-term relationships that drive results.
7 yrs
at Cisco
4x
Achiever Award
$2.6M
Largest deal
Certifications & Education
B.IS
University of Tasmania
CCNP Enterprise
+ Specialist Enterprise Core
Wireless Design
Cisco Enterprise
CWNA/D/S/AP
Wireless Professional
CWNE #597
Certified Wireless Network Expert
Beyond Networking
Python Automation
Building custom tools and integrations with Requests, Pandas, and Flask for network automation and data-driven workflows.
AI & MCP Servers
Creating MCP servers that give AI models access to network automation tools, driving efficiency across engineering workflows.
Career Journey
Solutions Engineer
Cisco · Americas Partner Organization · Chicago, IL
Lead technical advisor for strategic national partners, architecting security-first platform strategies across SASE, networking, and cloud.
Solutions Engineer
Cisco · Americas Service Provider · Chicago, IL
Architected cloud-managed platforms for Tier 2/3 Service Providers, displacing competitors and driving multi-million-dollar technical wins.
Inside Systems Engineer
Cisco Meraki · Chicago, IL
Led technical sales for US Commercial SMB, championing platform-based selling and driving SASE adoption across the territory.
Network Support Engineer
Cisco Meraki · Chicago, IL
Expert-level support for the full Meraki platform — security appliances, wireless, and endpoint management for enterprise customers.
Network Specialist II
Windstream Enterprise · Hazelwood, MO
Managed and secured a large-scale multi-vendor LAN/WAN environment, contributing to NOC security operations.
Bachelor of Information Systems
University of Tasmania · Hobart, Australia