Assistant Network

Nishant Bhargava http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhargavanishant

abg3kp@r.postjobfree.com, (585) 732

7071

Technical Skills

. Experience in programming routers and switches, and performing

troubleshooting tasks for connectivity and speed issues

. Hands-on experience in designing, installing, and configuring Local

Area Networks and designing and simulating Wide Area Networks in a lab

environment

. Ability to design hierarchical network structures and assign sub-

networks over various physical media

. Knowledge and experience of using Routing Protocols - Static Routing,

RIP, OSPF, ISIS and BGP

. Advanced Router/Switch knowledge such as managing and configuring

VLANS, VTP and Spanning Tree and writing Access Control Lists, Route

Maps and Route Filters for security purposes

. Worked on the following platforms: Cisco - 12xxx, 75xx, 72xx, 5xxx,

35xx, 36xx, 2xxx,19xx series routers and 6509 switches (including 6509

with SUP720); Juniper - M20, M40, M120, M160, M320, MX960 & T640

routers; Force10 E1200, S50, S25; Brocade, Tellabs 8860, Overture

5000, Laurel and Alcatel Lucent 7750, 6850 routers

Work Experience

IP - Global NOC Technician - Level 3 Communications Jun '09 - Present

. Monitored and triaged network equipment across North America and

Europe

. Handled proactive and reactive outages individually or escalated

accordingly to higher tier support/vendor to minimize customer

downtime

. Resolved network and performance issues within SLOs - for customers

and internal groups

. Co-ordinated between multiple internal groups and Vendor to resolve

Outages; and sending out updates based on SLOs

. Observed and controlled the status and performance of routers,

switches, WAPs and troubleshot network events to determine root cause

and mitigation plans - (Cisco, Juniper, Force10, Laurel, Tellabs,

Alcatel Lucent, Brocade and Overture)

. Conducted maintenance work on multiple Vendor equipments -on a day-to-

day basis - for hardware related trouble as well as upgrading the

network infrastructure using pre-described methods and procedures in

pre-designated windows

. Worked as a team, effectively communicating and handing-off issues in

a 24x7x365 environment

. Provided on-job-training to new hires during the graveyard shift

. Used Clarify and Remedy trouble ticket system to document issues in

the knowledge base

IT Product and Sales Intern - Level 3 Communications Oct '08 - Jun '09

. Working in Integration & Development Services - Project Management

Group

. Training on time tracking tools for resource allocation and management

(Primavera)

. Technical documentation for Business Use Cases, training manuals for

UATs

Student Assistant - Network Security Lab Jan '09 - May '09

. Configuring lab setup according to instructors needs for 40 students

. System administrator responsible for 40 Windows/Linux computers with

experience using Active Directory and Ghost

Teaching Assistant - Applied Network Security Course Aug '08 - Dec '08

. Scheduled lab sessions for students and configured the lab setup for

45 students

. Graded assignments and provided feedback on them

. Maintained scores and updated course website

Lab Assistant - Telecommunications Lab July '08 - Aug '08

. Administration of lab PCs and tested equipment for lab use for 22

students

. Arranged the lab for performing experiments

Technical Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - Routing and Switching

Education

M.S in Telecommunications (ITP), University of Colorado, Boulder Aug '09

GPA - 3.61

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India May '07

Relevant Coursework

Internet Protocol (IP) Networking

. Telecommunication Systems Lab (CCNA Based)

. IP Routing Protocols (CCNP Routing Based)

. Wireless LANs

Network Security

. Network Security Lab

. Applied Network Security

Policy and Business

. Telecom Policy (Spectrum Management)

. Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers

. Business Simulation

Computer Skills

. Operating Systems- DOS, Windows 9X/2000/XP/Vista, basic Unix

experience

. Technical documentation - Microsoft Visio for Network Design and

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), MS Project

Course Project

SSL VPN (WebVPN) on Cisco ASA using ASDM April 2009

Authentication of users via webpage login

Defined group policy for WebVPN users to access the authorized internal

network

Implementation constraints of a Wireless Network in a crowded Wi-Fi

environment April 2008

Aim of this project was to find what configuration the wireless networks

ideally have when existing in a dense Wi-Fi environment. NetStumbler, the

Wireless Recon tool was used to determine the signal strength of various

overlapping network and adjusting the channel of the wireless network

accordingly.

Activities

Runners-up for Spring Challenge 2008

o Worked with a team of three to present a recommendation for the

Broadcast Flag

o Presented the policy and business challenges related to the issue

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