Venkat Pathapati

Lombard, IL 314-***-**** ad125a@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/reddy-network GitHub

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• I'm an Associate Network Engineer who's great at solving complex network problems. I know my way around TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs.

• I work well in a team, and I'm ready to bring my proactive and detail-oriented approach to help our team succeed in a growing company.

• Experience working with and configuring Cisco routers and L2/L3 switches, with a good understanding of IP subnetting, and experience in IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.

• Expertise in configuring switches and routers with protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, STP, VPN, VLANs, ISIS, and multicast.

• Experience with configuring various network services such as DNS, DHCP, and NAT implementations with Cisco devices.

• Efficient in designing and configuring Layer 2/3 networking features such as VLAN, access/trunking, STP, VTP.

• Created and updated network documentation, including network diagrams and configuration files, ensuring accurate records for future troubleshooting and reference.

• Proficient in Windows 10, Windows migration, Office 365, Exchange Administration, Active Directory, Group Policy, Hyper-V, PowerShell.

• Manage, monitor, troubleshoot wireless network.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Cybersecurity, May/2023 University of Missouri-St. Louis – 3.7 GPA Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Oct/2020 Osmania University - Hyderabad - 3.5 GPA Technical Skills

Network Protocols: Static, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RIP, ISIS, HSRP, GLBP, STP, RSTP, PVSTP, VTP, ARP, VLAN, DNS, SMTP, SNMP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS LAN/WAN Technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, STP, RSTP, SD-WAN Operating Systems: Linux, MacOS, Windows Network Tools: SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Wireshark, NMAP Programming and Scripting: Python, SQL, HTML and CSS Cloud Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure Databases: MySQL. Security Frameworks: NIST, ISO/IEC SKILLS

Routing Switching LAN WAN IP Addressing IP Subnetting Network Infrastructure Access Points Network Monitoring Tools TCP/IP OSI Layers Risk Management Information Security Information Technology OWASP TOP 10 IT Audit Data Networks and Security Office 365

Passionate Collaborative Motivated Microsoft Windows servers VMware Hyper-V Active Directory Group Policies Cisco Devices CERTIFICATIONS

· Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate, Security Management and Auditing - University of Missouri - St. Louis

· Web Development Fundamentals, Data Structures and Algorithms - EdYoda

· CCNA: I intend to earn this certification by January 2024. WORK EXPERIENCE

Linux Engineer – Sep/2023 to present

· Managed Linux servers in virtual environments, ensuring smooth operations.

· Collaborated with development teams, leveraging Linux programming languages for effective communication.

· Implemented firewalls and load balancing, among other security precautions. IT Consultant – August/2021 to May/2023 University of Missouri-St. Louis

· Successfully identified and resolved network connectivity issues for end-users, demonstrating a quick and effective troubleshooting process.

· Assisted in the configuration of network devices, including routers and switches, ensuring seamless integration with existing infrastructure.

· Support IT Services (such as Helpdesk support and Network support), aiding end-users, maintaining the department equipment (routers, switches, computer system, projector’s), and adhering to schedules, policies, and procedures.

· Escalate and fix network issues to the proper parties, track, and update issues in the trouble ticketing system. Graduate Assistant – June/2022 to Aug/2022 University of Missouri – St. Louis

· Developing frontend web application for UMSL Police Department for one of the UMSL internal projects using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

· This project solves the staffing issue in a long term. Data Entry – December/2018 to August/2019 Karvy Fintech – Hyderabad, India

· Digitalized Customer’s data into our database and resolved customer’s tokens. Responsible for coordinating tasks.

· I awarded with a token of appreciation from one of my clients being ABSLI. ACCOLADES

· Out of 22 teams, we took first place in the US-Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense competition. We managed to secure our machines from the red team as a five-person group.