Amol Potdar

Email: ogqcw7@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 202-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position as a Network engineer within a highly respected enterprise where my skills are aptly utilized to make strong contribution towards organizational goals.

EDUCATION:

• Masters in Telecommunication and Computer Engineering May 2011

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Concentration: Telecommunication Network Security.

• Bachelors in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering August 2006

University of Pune.

• Comptia Network + Certified April 2010

• Certificate Course in Java and Advanced Java May 2008

• Writing CCNA Certification in May 2011.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

George Washington University Division of Information Technology August 2010 - Present

Intern – Network Security Associate

Description:

• Worked extensively on Computer and network forensics making use of tools like EnCase, FTK, Snort and URL Snarf. Duties included incident response, forensic analysis of compromised machines and generating a report.

• Worked on an independent project titled “Plotting gaps in GWireless WAPs and detecting rogue access points within GWU network” using software tools like Kismet, NetStumbler, Google Earth and KNSGEM.

• Responsible for generating Remedy tickets and addressing escalated tickets.

gCaptor IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. May 2008 - May 2009

Trainee Engineer - Java Application Developer.

Description:

• Responsible for software development and testing.

• Worked on a Java based application project titled “Netlog” that helps to keep the session information of every user of an internet café. Key features include user identification, session maintenance, user log history and billing details.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Languages : C, HTML, Java, SQL.

Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista, Linux, UNIX (basics)

Tools/Software : Guidance Software EnCase, Access Data Forensic Tool Kit, OPNET ,Remedy, Kismet, NetStumbler, Snort, Dragon IDS, Adobe Dreamweaver, Wireshark.

Database : Oracle 10g/11g, MS Access.

Virtualization Tools : Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation.

Networking : TCP/IP v4/v6, DNS, BGP, VLAN, VPN, RIP, FTP, LAN/WAN, Ethernet, DHCP.

Extensive experience in Cisco 2900, 3700 and 6500 series switch configuration.

Knowledge of Cisco router configuration.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

IPv4 to IPv6 Migration Using Configured Tunnelling:

The project used OPNET to create an IPv6 network within an IPv4 backbone network. Characteristics such as Delay, Throughput under different load conditions were studied to see the effects of Configured tunnelling.

Security as a Service:

Case Study on providing comprehensive security to cloud infrastructure. The approach was divided into five modules: Email Security, Web Security, Database Security, Identity and Access Management and Antivirus as a Service.

TCP/IP Protocol Suite Vulnerabilities and Attacks:

Research paper focussed on discovering vulnerabilities and possible threats to TCP/IP protocol suite. It covered SYN/ACK flood, session hijacking man-in-the-middle.

Secured Data Transfer Using DTMF:

The project was sponsored by BSNL India to help users send secure text data using DTMF. The text to be sent was first to BCD form and fed to the microprocessor. The microprocessor then converts this BCD form of text into its DTMF equivalent before transmitting it onto the telephone line. To make the transfer secure, the text is encrypted.

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