Unal Patel is a senior software engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc., a multinational technology firm headquartered in San Jose, California. He works from home but is also based in the San Jose area. He enjoys working as a Silicon Valley professional in software development and other high-tech services. He is a rising star at Cisco with over a decade of experience who continues to receive promotions and increased responsibility. He has been recognized for individual and team awards such as Customer Service Excellence and Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations on multiple occasions, and he has also been invited to attend client-facing meetings as a subject matter expert.