MANOJ CH
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Profile Summary
2+ years of professional experience in Network Planning, Implementing, Configuring, Troubleshooting and Testing of networking system on Multi-vendors
Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, 802.11 wireless access points and load balancers)
Extensive hands-on experience with complex routed LAN and WAN networks, routers and switches
Working knowledge on multiple projects related to Branch networks, Campus networks, extranet clients and Data Center Environments involving in data center migrations from one data center to another
Provided technical support on hardware and software related issues to remote production sites
Hands-on configuration and experience in setting up Cisco routers to perform functions at the Access, Distribution, and Core layers
Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000 and Nexus 2000 platforms
Working Knowledge with Cisco Nexus Switches, ASR 900 and Virtual Port Channel configuration
Working Knowledge with Juniper MX series Routers, EX series Switches and SRX 240 Firewalls
Experience in configuring site-to-site and remote access VPN solutions
Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Cisco devices and Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)
Implementation of DHCP, DNS, FTP, Cisco catalyst switches, VLANs, STP, Ipv4, Subnetting, IPv6, Network
Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN, Route-maps and Access Control Lists
Understanding the JUNOS platform and IOS upgrade of Juniper devices
Knowledge at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools
Experience with F5 BIG-IP LTM for performing load balancing across servers in a single data center
Experience in administration of F5 Load Balancer
Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability
Responsibilities include design and deployment of various network security & high availability products like Cisco ASA and other security products
Knowledgeable with AAA on cisco ASA, configuring Authentication, Authorization, Accounting with protocols Radius/ TACACS+ in Access Control Network
Technologies and Tools
Routers & Switches
Cisco Switches (2148, 2248, 2900, 2924, 2950, 2960, 3550, 4500, 5500, 5548, 7010), Cisco routers (2600, 2800, 3640, 3700, 3825, 7200)
Protocols
RIP, RIP-V2, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, SNMP, HTTP, FTP, MPLS, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, ICMP
LAN Technologies
Ethernet, TCP/IP, STP, RSTP, VTP, DTP, VLAN, Trunks, Ethernet channel
WAN Technologies
Frame Relay, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines
Load balancer
F5 Load Balancer, A10, ACE, LTM & GTM series modules
Firewalls
ASA, PIX, SRX, ASDM, Checkpoint, Palo Alto
Operating Systems
Windows 2000/2003/2008, Windows XP/7, LINUX, Red Hat, UNIX, Macintosh
Servers
Domain servers, DNS servers, DHCP, Mail Servers, Proxy Servers, Print Servers, Application servers, FTP Servers
AAA Architecture
TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS.
Monitoring Tools
Wireshark, Microsoft Network Monitor, Solar winds and some Sniffers
Cloud Technologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
ExterNetworks, India July 2014 – Oct 2015
Designation: Network Engineer
Responsibilities
Experience in working with Nexus 7010, 5548, 2148, 2248 devices and Catalyst 2960, 4500 Series Switches
Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card(module) for the Nexus 5000 and other series switches
Implementing, administering and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices like routers, switches, Wireless access points and controllers
Responsible for support of network security and network devices such as routers, and wireless access points
Performed wireless network design, site surveys, as well as Troubleshooting and repairing any issues that occurred on site
Design and configure OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls
Configured Cisco routers for OSPF, RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, static and default route
Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
Worked on Juniper J series J2330, M320 routers and EX 3200 switches
Knowledge in implementing and configuring F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers
Planning and Implementing New Infrastructure in the Data Center
Deployment of datacenter LAN using Cisco Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k switches
Monitoring Memory/CPU on various low-end routers in a network
Configured all the required devices and equipment for the remote vendors at various sites and plants
Working on the F5 LTM and GTM Modules
Managed 4 F5 LTM Load Balancers, and 1 F5 GTM Appliances as an assistant administrator
Configuring Nodes, Members, Pools and Virtual Servers on F5 Load Balancer and implementing different Load balancing methods on F5
Implemented monitors on F5 load balancer dealing with Address check, Service check, Content check and Interactive checks and worked with monitor timers, health monitor status icons
Knowledgeable with different Profiles in F5 including Cookie persistence, SSL termination, FTP
Installed high availability Big IP F5 LTM and GTM load balancers to provide uninterrupted service to customers
Configured different load balancing methods on F5 LTM & GTM and worked on one-connect profiles and HTTP compression and several persistence profiles
Designing and involved in developing strategy to plan and implement new technology like Networking, Virtualization, Cloud, Application and Monitoring in core Data center and LAB
Design, execution, installation and configuration of VPN, LAN/WAN as per organizational requirements
Knowledge in Network Management tools (Solar Winds, Cisco Works)
Member of application networking team focused on Network Performance Prediction, WAN optimization
Analysis and troubleshooting of network system that include LAN, WAN, Global Datacenter, F5 firewall & DNS/DHCP
ACT Fibernet, India May 2013 – June 2014
Designation: Network Admin
Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance in recommending hardware & software equipment
Knowledgeable in Subnetting, Route Summarization, Static & Dynamic Route concepts, Floating static routing, IP SLA in static routing and default static routing
Knowledgeable in VLAN, tagging-encapsulation, creating access & trunk ports, inter-VLAN communication, SVI, VTP and DTP
Designing network considering the possibilities of the scalability, high availability, performance and future growth
Efficient in cabling as per co-location contracts with loop-back testing, including all DS1, DS3, T1, T3, CAT 6 and CAT 5 connections as per defined cabling procedures
Inspected overall health of the network, server deployment throughout the company’s LAN
Performed tasks such as routing protocols, authorized directive services and maintenance
Primarily responsible to design and deploy Network Security & High Availability products information
Designed and implemented remote dial up solution for clients including Telnet, SSH, SSH v2 with Encryption creating domain-name, generating crypto key with RSA algorithm
Created Password protection schemes enabling passwords and secretes encrypting those passwords
User admin on the firewalls, adding and deleting users as they come and go, also used ACL’s to permit and deny the users
Configured and managed networks using L3 protocols like RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP along with static and default route
Had a chance to troubleshoot various application issues with respect to F5
Student Employment & Payroll Office, University of New Haven, CT May 2017 – Dec 2017
Designation: Front Desk Assistant
Responsibilities
Oversaw daily office operations for students & staff
Created and verified student work authorization forms and data entry in google sheets and docs
Performed heavy filing and sorting
Distributed paychecks for students, maintenance and staff
Projects
Ultrasonic Transmission Sep 2017 – Dec 2017
Designed an Indoor channel to analyze ultrasonic signal behavior
Implemented a prototype which include both ultrasonic transmitter and receiver transducer modules
IoT Applications on IBM Bluemix Cloud Platform Aug 2017 – Oct 2017
Used mobile phones as sensor devices and actuators to communicate with cloud and analyze data by creating IoT applications
Graphical User Interface to Implement Image Processing Tasks Jan 2017 – May 2017
Constructed Histogram construction, equalization, linear and non-linear transforms
Introduced noises like gaussian, salt and pepper to the images and applied linear and non-linear filters to remove the noises from the pictures
Utilized edge detection techniques
Embedded Projects - Silicon Lab’s EFM32 Zero Gecko Starter kit Feb 2016 – Jun 2016
Developed blinking LED projects which requires knowledge in embedded ‘C’ using different timers
Implemented switch detection driver code that detects when push buttons are pressed and released using interrupt events
Implemented a serial console interface using USART port and USB to serial converter
Load control using Dual Tone Multi Frequency Decoder Dec 2013 – Apr 2014
Designed a module that control the home appliances using home automation techniques
Built an interface between cellular phone units and home appliances using DTMF decoder
Extra-curricular
Marching band member, part of Yale Russian Choir, Concert band, Winds, Brazilian & African drumming ensembles – Saxophone & Baritone horn player
Educational Background
Master of Science: Electrical Engineering Jan 2018
University of New Haven GPA: 3.47
Bachelor of Technology: Electrical and Electronics Engineering May 2014
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College