Pratik Pande
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Education
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Candidate for Master of Science in Telecommunications Management Systems Aug 2016
Relevant Courses: Data Networking, Fundamentals of Computer Networking, Telecommunications
Systems and Architecture, Fundamentals of Communication Systems, Network Security GPA 3.76/4
University of Pune, Pune, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications May 2011
Relevant Courses: Computer Networks, Digital Systems, Signals and Systems, Analog Communication
Technical Skills
Languages: C, Python, Linux
Protocols: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, SSL, TLS, IPsec, DNSSec, VLAN, STP, NAT, GRE, ARP
Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP
Networking Tools: Cisco Packet Tracer, Wireshark, Microsoft Visio
Certifications: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Work Experience
Technical Solutions Engineer, Akamai Technologies (Boston) Jan 2016 – Present
- Worked to resolve technical issues related to Akamai’s products and infrastructure as reported by customers’.
- Configured Web Access Firewall rules and resolved complex customer issues by troubleshooting on Luna Portal.
- Investigated technical issues involving complex data analysis from Akamai's distributed network and in-depth examination of interaction between Akamai and customer's Origin infrastructure.
Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University (Boston)
Course: TELE 5330 Data Networking, Prof. Rajiv Shridhar Jan 2016 - Present
- Held lab sessions to guide students on networking topics and also helped them in CPT and Linux Projects.
Course: CS3700 Networks and Distributed Systems, Prof. Cristo Wilson Fall 2015
- Helped students writing modular code and Graded Assignments, Exams and Projects.
Network Engineer, Tech Mahindra (Pune) Feb 2012 – Jun 2014
• Configured and installed various network devices like Cisco catalyst 2900 and 3500 series switches.
• Provided Tier 1 support and troubleshooting to quickly resolve routing and configuration issues.
• Implemented basic configuration of firewalls using ACL along with its troubleshooting.
• Coordinated with vendors and schedule outages for installation of network devices such as Routers and Switches.
Academic Projects
Secure Instant Messenger Nov 2015
• Designed and implemented a secure instant messaging system in Python providing Perfect Forward Secrecy, End Point Identity Hiding, protection against DoS attack & weak passwords.
Design of Content Delivery Network (CDN) Apr 2015
• Implemented a DNS redirection technique to send clients to the replica server with the fastest response time.
• Implemented a HTTP server that served content requested by clients, either from its cache or from the origin.
• Developed a mapping code that uses information such as geolocation and cached data at servers to determine the best replica server for each client request.
Performance Analysis of TCP Variants Mar 2015
• Implemented a tickle script for given network topology and generated the trace files by running the scripts.
• Developed a python script, which will parse all trace files and calculate throughput, latency and drop rate.
• Analyzed the results of script and wrote a scientific paper on performance of each of the TCP variants.
Web Crawler Feb 2015
• Developed and implemented a web crawler program in Python that gathers data from social networking site.
• Implemented HTTP GET, HTTP POST methods and analyzed HTTP status codes returned by the server.