PRABHU C P *****@****.*** 678-***-****
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpprabhu22
EDUCATION
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, emphasis in Networking
GPA: 3.40
Dec 2016
Relevant Coursework: Internet & High Layer protocols, Computer Network Design and Analysis, Computer Networking Laboratory, Network Security and Management, Network Architecture protocols, Information Security
SKILLS
Technical: NS3, OPNET, Wireshark, VOIP Mgmt, VMWare, Firewalls, VPN, AWS Cloud, OpenStack,, F5 LoadBalancers
Software: Solaris, Nagios, Cisco Prime
Languages: C, C++, Javascript, Python, Chef, Ruby (DevOps / Infrastructure Configuration Management)
Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Linux, Unix, Windows XP/7/ 8.1/ 10
Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Professional (Routing, Switching), CCNP (Troubleshooting- Current), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) with score of 1000/1000 Cisco ID: CSCO12981596
EXPERIENCE
Network Operations Engineer, ExterNetworks, Piscataway, NJ (Sept 2016 - Present)
Project Sponsor: CenturyLink, Inc.., USA
Creating Help Desk and Technical support tickets in BMC Remedyforce and Incident Response Management.
Configuring Layer 2 & 3 Cisco devices, Windows Servers & Active Directory.
Network performance management and monitoring using SOLARIS & Nagios.
Test and Turn-up of customer circuits; Technical Leadership of coordinating with 6 Junior Network Engineers.
Network Design Engineer, Center for Student Success, NJIT (March 16 – Sept 16)
Researched about trending Network Architecture Design practices in real-time enterprise infrastructures.
Worked with 3 Network Design team members to analyze design processes, identify inefficiencies and recommended improvements based on Software Designed Networking principles.
Co-managed $5,000 project budget, ensured all project deliverables were completed on-time to the client.
Developed and presented project deliverables and final recommendations to project sponsor staff.
Network Support & Maintenance Intern, Transport Corporation of India (TCI), Chennai, India (Jan 15 – May 15)
Assist Network Administrator in Infrastructure maintenance, upgrades, and testing for high availability.
Plan and coordinate a series of events including a leadership seminar and hosting weekly networking team meetings.
Troubleshoot and resolve tickets on desktop support and communicate on ticket progress and resolution with end users.
PROJECTS
Internet Of Things applications in Data Security
Finding the vulnerable insecurities in web interface, md5 hash cryptographic authentication and data integrity verification.
Using Cisco Ransomware Defense including Umbrella Roaming, Advanced Malware Protection and TrustSec to implement effective solutions in DNS Layer protection and transport encryption at cloud interfaces.
Data Center Test Simulation (Windows Server Modelling)
Using Smart Software Selection, an initiative for online feature research and download purposes
Utilizing Lucene to perform quick search based on index database
Implemented using JAVA technologies along with Apache, Lucene and SOLR tools
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Placement and Testing Coordinator – Placement and Disability Services, NJIT (2015-16)
Served as liaison between NJIT first year students and college administrative members
Planned engineering outreach events and helped for successful student placements
Data Implementation Engineer, OpenGov USA (Sep 2016 - Present)
Expert in Data Refining & Deployment in web-based financial visualization software for state and local governments.