KHUSHBOO HIRPARA
San Jose, CA- ***** Email: ************@*****.***
Phone: +1-408-***-**** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khushboohirpara/ EDUCATION:
San Jose State University, California August 2017 – May 2019 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (Specialization in Computer Networking) COURSEWORK: Inter-networking, Network Security, Data Communication and Networking, Voice and Data Network, Broadband Communication, Mobile and Wireless Communication.
Gujarat Technological University, India July 2012 – June 2016 Bachelor of Electrical Engineering GPA - 4.0/4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Competencies: OSI, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DNS, DHCP, MPLS, NAT, ARP, LAN, VLAN, IPV4/IPV6, 802.11, PPP, PAP, CHAP, STP, RIP, NHRP, Firewall, IPSec, TACACS+ and RADIUS.
Languages: Python, C, C++.
Cisco Networking, Data Structures and Algorithms, Cryptography Techniques.
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Kali Linux.
Tools: PuTTY, OPNET, Wireshark, Mininet, VMware, Hyper-V, GNS3. CERTIFICATIONS (Udemy):
CCNA Linux Python
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jones IT – IT Engineer (San Francisco) (November/2019 - Present)
• Manage users within organizations using G-Suite administrator consoles and Office365.
• Maintain network devices regularly including servers, Hyper-V and Printers.
• Set up Site to Site VPN using the Cisco Meraki dashboard.
• Configured L3/L7 Firewall Rules, Port Forwarding, VLANs and Traffic Shaping in Cisco MX devices.
• Configured Meraki Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) on MX security appliances with advanced security Meraki licenses.
• Use the programs LogMeIn and Addigy during deployment of computers and onboarding/offboarding of users.
• Implement multifactor authentication on accounts that lacked such system to ensure security of client information.
• Responsible for providing technical support using Zendesk, to include identification of problem incidents, implementing solutions, and developing mitigation plans.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited – Network Engineer Intern (January 2014 - July 2015)
• Designed and implemented networks using various routing protocols including TCP, STP, ARP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP.
• Worked on Cisco IOS for configuration on Routers and Switches. Experience in network security features such as ACLs.
• Worked on Layer1/2/3 Network Configuration and Test Application.
• Troubleshooting of Switching and Routing, Router Architecture and Configuration.
• Worked on Advance Security of TCP/IP, WAN technologies, Subnetting, Addressing, Static, Default and Dynamic Routing, Tunneling, VLANs and Trucking, IP Networking & Cyber Security, OSI and LAN concept.
• Maintained security in Wi-Fi Broadband Access, Digital Line Access Multiplexer VLANs. Tools: Hyper Terminal, Cisco Packet tracer.
NXC Controls – Intern (January 2017 - August 2017)
• Control panel design, Server Installation, Security System, and Industrial Automation. PROJECTS:
Design and Analysis of SDN-Based Data Center Networks
• Designed a Fat Tree Topology with 64 servers connected to Access, Aggregate & Core switches using Mininet & Floodlight Controller.
• Installed online streaming application for communication between the hosts and observed the Packet loss. Simulation of various attacks on TCP/IP
• Simulated attacks on TCP protocol such as SYN flooding attack, TCP RST attack on Telnet, SSH & video streaming applications.
• Hijacked TCP session from virtual machine to another. Created reverse shell using TCP session hijacking. Simulation of Dual-Stack Lite Technique Using IPv6 Tunneling of OPNET Tools
• Simulation of computer networks which emphasis on IPv6 tunneling through IPv4 networks using the principle of Dual stack lite.
• Observing the traffic send and receive between two nodes. Routing Redistribution between EIGRP, OSPF, RIP:
• Learning concept and comparing EIGRP, OSPF and RIP for extended understanding, implementing routing.
• EIGRP, OSPF, RIP on Cisco packet tracer in a single network to perform and understand redistribution.