Career Objective: To obtain a challenging position where I can utilize my knowledge and experience and also given an opportunity for advancement in Computer Networking.

Educational Qualification:

Master in Computer Application (MCA)

Information Technology Expertise

CCNP : Cisco Certified Network Professional (Cleared Routing paper only) VIEW SCORECARD

CCNA : Cisco Certified Network Associate (Cisco ID: CSCO11045769)

MCP : Microsoft Certified Professional (windows server 2003 infrastructure, MCP ID: 3609041)

• Routing Protocols: BGP v4, OSPF v2, ISIS, RIP v1, v2.
• Security and Tunneling Protocols: IPSEC, IKE.
• Switching Protocols: 802.1q Trunking, STP, PVST, MSTP, RSTP
• Aggregation Protocols: LACP, PAGP.
• Router Redundancy Protocols: VRRP, HSRP.
• Multi cast Protocol: IGMP v2.
• Management protocols: SNMP v1, v2.
• Other Network Protocols: DNS, DDNS, DHCP, LDAP v2, RADIUS.
• Optimization Techniques: Route Aggregation, Redistributing, Policy Based Routing, NAT.
• Packet Capture and Analysis: Wireshark/Ethereal, tshark, Tcpdump, Commview.
• OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2000 & NT, Windows XP, Linux, Cisco IOS 12.x.
• Configuration: DHCP, Ms Active Directory Services, WINS, VPN, and RAS in Windows Server.
• Services: Syslog, FTP, TFTP, LDAP, Ms AD, Radius, SSH, RSA Tokens, CA.
• Applications: Ms Office, Visio, Adventnet Application Manager, WhatsUp Gold, various VOIP clients, Windows Netmeeting, VNC Server and Client, RAdmin.

Hardware Platforms

• Routers: Cisco 2800, 3600, 7000, 7200 Series.
• Switches: Cisco 3750, Cat 6k.
• Security Devices: Nortel or Contivity VPN Router 1010, 2500, 2700, 5000.

Additional Qualification:

Computer Diploma from APTECH, Bangalore, India

Diploma in Computer hardware from Capital Computers, Bangalore, India

Experience Summary:

6+ years of rich experience into computer networking domain

• Experience in various roles like "Network Engineer", "Testing Engineer", and "Test Analyst".
• Experience in various technologies like Routing Protocols, Switching Protocols, Tunneling protocols, "Deep Packet Inspection" (DPI), Lawful interception Management.
• Experience in configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of large networks and in multi vendor Network environment.
• Experience on various operating systems like Windows, Linux.

Professional Experience:

Employer: Confidential

Period:

Position: Senior Testing Engineer

Project: Confidential

Client: Confidential

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Test Analyst for one of the feature for upcoming security product.
• Working under Agile test method, writing user stories, test cases & participating in daily scrum meeting.
• Analyzingproduct requirement and documenting them.
• Provide value inputs for automation team to ease automation.
• I'm a value add resource by creating test bed for all teams.
• Contributing towards End to End testing of the product.
• Technologies include 802.1x wired and wireless, SNMP v1 v2, Radius, switching, routing.
• Configuring devices like Cisco Switches (Cat6k, 3750G etc.), Cisco NAC, Cisco ACS, & VMware ESX.
• Reporting and logging bugs/change requests at initial stage of testing, coordinating with development team and customer for faster and better results.

Employer: Confidential

Period:

Position: Senior System Engineer, Product Verification Engineer.

Client: Confidential

Project: Nortel or Contivity VPN Router

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Creating Test bed for several test scenarios with various OS (Fedora Linux, Windows server 2000,2003, Vmware), Hardware (NVR, PIX, routers, switches).
• Testing: VPN IPSEC, PPTP, L2TP peer to peer, ABOT, user tunnels with static and dynamic routing.

DHCP, DNS and address - pools system features, user authentication using LDAP proxy, RADIUS, RSA (soft & hard) tokens, RIP, OSPF v2, BGP Routing Protocols, QOS features, statefull firewall, Interface filters (ACL), NAT, ALG, FWUA, 802.1q feature.

• Developing new test strategies and updating it when required on Mercury Quality Center & Nortel Clarify.
• Automating testing process using various tools like Spirent Smartbits and packet replay.
• Regression, sanity, feature, interop testing for every new release of the product.
• Reporting and logging bugs/change requests at initial stage of testing, coordinating with development team and customer for faster and better results.

Employer: Confidential

Domain: Confidential

Period:

Position: Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• End user testing in client place/onsite at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between
• Testing products like Internet tap 100Mbps, 1Gbps and 10Gbps capture project
• Internet tap description: Interception or capturing data on ISP side and reconstruction of protocols like HTTP, POP3, and SMTP, E-mail attachments, Messengers Yahoo, Hotmail, ICQ, Paltalk, FTP, 25 various VOIP (SIP & RTP, H323) clients and reconstruct them and present data on GUI.
• Designing network for new interception functions (new site/product implementation).
• Packet capture and extensive analysis using tools like Ethereal, Wireshark, and Tcpdump.
• Contributed towards R & D and Reverse Engineering of various protocols.
• Testing, Deploying, Configuring, Troubleshooting and Monitoring of various CT products.
• Written basic scripts for health monitoring of the product using batch and WMI.
• Configuring OpenVPN Server on Windows server.
• Installed and configured Squid proxy server on Fedora core Linux.
• Developing new Test Plane, test strategies and updating it when required.
• Automating testing process using various tools and packet replay.
• Regression, Sanity testing for every new release of the product.
• Reporting and logging Bugs at initial stage of testing, Coordinating with development team and customer for Faster and better results.

Employer: Confidential

Domain: IT services, Computer Networking, Help desk Management.

Employee Type: Retainer and Franchise (TechWave Info Systems)

Period:

Client Locations: Confidential

Position: Help desk Engineer, Network Engineer.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monitoring and managing network throughout India remotely (Telnet), troubleshooting of leased line, ISDN, PPP, Routing Issues.
• Configuring, troubleshooting and maintenance of Multi Area OSPF Network (ING Vysya Bank), EIGRP Network (UBI), ISDN, NAT, ACL, DDR, HSRP.
• Configuring of BRI, PRI, Channelized E1, OSPF Multi Areas, and ISDN Backup.
• Configuring time based Dialer Policy across the network to reduce the ISDN dial up costs.
• Responsible to give minimum downtime for network.
• Link Monitoring through GUI applications like WhatsUp Gold, Solar winds.
• In Wipro Technologies responsibilities included Level1 troubleshooting of LAN, configuration and troubleshooting of Internet Information Server (IIS), mail clients, Anti virus, RAS client, VPN Client, Network Printers.
• Remote Administration of servers & desktop using CF1,Net meeting, VNC.

Employer: Confidential

Domain: IT services, Computer Networking and system administration.

Period:

Position: Desktop Support Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring performance and connectivity of network and servers.
• Hardware, software and network troubleshooting.
• Administration and maintenance Router, Switch, Windows Servers and Desktops.
• Installing and configuring Active directory, DHCP server.
• Configuring and troubleshooting of "Annex Gate" firewall.
• Install, upgrade computer hardware and software applications.