Sohail spent his early career working in integrated circuit (IC) design engineering and marketing at LSI Corporation and Actel Corporation[REF] During Sohail's tenure, Actel developed breakthrough technology in the form of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductor chips.
In 1999, Sohail became CEO of Cadabra Design Automation and oversaw its acquisition by Numerical Technologies where he served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations [REF].