NISARGKUMAR SONI

ac1r5j@r.postjobfree.com 216-***-**** Cleveland, Ohio

Objective Statement:

An experienced Network Engineer with 6 years of experience in IT networking field, seeking a full-time position as a Network Engineer utilizing the competencies and strengths

Certification:

• Cisco CCNA Route & Switch (CSCO13010653)

• Cisco CCNP pursuing

Professional Experience (6 years):

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA, Ohio 08/2015 to 06/2017 Teaching & Research Assistant (2 years) (Part-time)

• Assisted professor for Lab, examinations in Computer Network related courses

• Taught CCNA and CCNP certification related topics to the students by creating actual lab in network simulation software like Graphical Network Simulator (GNS)- 3, Packet Tracer and Wire Shark

• Managed the network connection of lab including 40 desktops, 4 printers, scanners and access layer switch

• Research in Network & Security area under the professor during master’s program. Research topic was

"Improvement in AES algorithm with parallelization"

• Develop and write research reports

• Provide research support to the professor in a team of three student iGATE Global Solution, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 06/2013 to 07/2015 Network Engineer (2 years)

• Integrates network topology, hardware and communication links and protocols into configuration of network devices

• Coordinate with vendors for troubleshooting assistance and network implementations

• Manage network resources with an effective use of Active Directory.

• Proactively and re-actively monitor the enterprise WAN network nodes

• Troubleshooting customer's WAN and routing issues and troubleshooting on routing protocols BGP and EIGRP

• Maintained services and troubleshoot the issues related to WAN technology like site to site VPN, high availability solutions like HSRP, VRRP, GLBP

• Configure checkpoint firewall to mitigate the network issues of the customers in existing network topology

• Made required changes in clients’ switch or router using remote access like Telnet

• Provide initial VoIP service by accessing Voice server

• Assisted in implementing security policies using ACL and NAT to mitigate external threats

• Assisted in monitoring SNMP data using Solar Winds smart dash board

• Collaborate with support team to resolve customer's complex networking issues

• Assisted in design and documentation IP address schemes iGATE Global Solution, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 01/2012 to 06/2013 IT Network Intern (1.5 years)

Devices: Checkpoint Firewall, Cisco Routers and Switches.

• Troubleshooting, testing, operations and configuration of Cisco router (3700 series) and switch (3560 series)

• Troubleshooting in Local Area Network with connected devices like Computers, printers, phones, UPS etc. using Layer 2 troubleshooting techniques

• Assisted in implementing security policies using ACL, NAT, PAT to mitigate external threats

• Managed a network having computers and other devices situated in two buildings in a team of 5 people

• Managed port security of devices connected with switches

• Documented all server and network problems and other unusual events in detail

• Visually inspected temperature sensors to maintain health of servers

• Maintain and upgrade network devices in the existing topology

• Coordinating with Branch Office Site contact to understand the site-specific Network devices and connectivity

• Configuration & Management of VLANs, 802.1q trunks, VTP, Security policies

• ACLs management on Switches & Routers, capacity planning and VLAN communications

• Developed and documented network diagrams and procedures Arrow Power-tech Privet Limited, Vadodara Gujarat, India 06/2011 to 12/2011 Network Technician -Intern (6 months)

• Installed and removed network devises like routers and switches including required wire, device termination and mounting back boxes

• Installed newly brought devices like UPS, Inverters, printers, phones, scanners of the organization to the existing network topology with existing the Cisco Switch using required cables

• Maintained spare equipment and parts and managed inventory Technical Skills:

• Software and Tools: Graphical Network Simulator-3(GNS-3), Wireshark, Packet Tracer, Network Simulator-2, Simulator, OMNET++, SSH Secure Shell, PuTTy, Solar Winds, Fortinet, Anti-virus, Anti-Spyware

• Device configuration: First hope redundancy protocols like HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Policy based routing, Access Control List

(ACL), Network Address Translation (NAT), Port Address Translation (PAT), IP-SLA, GRE tunnel, multi area OSPF, Frame Relay, DHCP, DNS server, MPLS, Cisco ASA firewall, Vlan, VTP, Redistribution between two routing protocols, VPN IP- SEC

• Networking Protocols:

• Layer 7: DHCP, DNS, STP, SNMP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP

• Layer 4: TCP, UDP

• Layer 3: OSPFv2, OSPFv3, RIPv2, RIP, EIGRP, RIPng, BGP

• Layer 2: Ethernet ARP, VLAN, VTP, 802.1Q, LDP, CDP Networking Equipment: Cisco Routers (7200, 3800, 3700, 3600, 2600), Cisco Catalyst Switches (6500, 4500, 3800, 3700, 2900, 3500)

• Other skills: Strong knowledge of Checkpoint firewall, SNMP, NETFLOW; getting access to GAIA web portal using Solar winds; understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols and security authentication protocols with an emphasis on TCP/IP

• Programming Languages: C language

• Windows based tools: Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft visual studio, VM ware, Active Directory

• Operating Systems: IOS, GAIA, Windows, Linux

Accomplishments:

Publications:

• Published research paper in IEEE Conference on

• Header Encryption of IEEE 802.15.4 media access control

• Task scheduling in cloud computing

• Detection and Resolving Jamming in RFID Wireless Network Using Gauss Elimination Method Awards:

• Monte Ahuja Scholar for top 20 engineering student of Cleveland State University Projects:

Configured and Created an End-to-End Connection Topology in GNS3

• Created the network topology in GNS 3 and configured all the device using protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP

• Created the cloud and connected it with internet using loopback interface of the Laptop and learnt important topics related to networking

Installing network devices in the small-scale organization

• Design the network topology and basic configuration of cisco routers and switches and troubleshooting of existed LAN

• Connection of other devices like UPS, phones, printers and more than 100 computers with the switch using access layer and distribution layer concept

• Documentation of network devices and design with the help and MS Office. Education:

• Masters of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University. (GPA: 3.96/4.0) May ‘17

• Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Gujarat Technological University (GPA: 7.31/10.0) June ‘13

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