Alay Shah
adboli@r.postjobfree.com +1-201-***-**** Jersey City, NJ 07307
SUMMARY
• Cybersecurity student with strong technical and functional knowledge in Infrastructure and Information Technology fields
• Proficient in Java, IT Networking, Project Management, Kali, AWS, fundamentals of Information Security
• Winner of 2017-18 Student of the Year Award, Deans’ List Member, “Making it Happen” Award, and Best Science Tutor award
• Creative thinker and a troubleshooter with excellent analytical, written and coherent communication skills
• Leader and a motivator, with a positive attitude and approach towards challenging problems involving strategic thinking
• Organized and detail-oriented with an ability to research and analyze critical data EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ - CGPA: 3.5 Master of Science in Cybersecurity Dec 2019
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ - CGPA: 3.67 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Dec 2017
Diploma in Multilingual Web Technologies & Publishing Oct 2009 C-DAC Gist-PACE, India
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer Languages: Java, SQL
Microsoft Office Tools: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint OS: Windows, Linux
Web Technology: HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CSS
Network Tools: VMware vSphere Client, Cisco Packet Tracer Other: AWS, Eclipse, Maven
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Information Technology Intern: North Bergen Police Department - North Bergen, NJ Jul 2017 – Aug 2017
• Executed classified assignments by managing department’s IT infrastructure at the Special Services department Information Technology Intern: GoVanguard - New York, NY Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
• Researched and assembled Raspberry Pi to setup a camera and DHT11 sensor to get real-time temperature monitoring
• Configured Octablu in Pi by allowing device to send alerts when temperature reaches a threshold
• Updated client system and to verify network security is up to standards Assistant of Network Administrator: SecurView Inc. - Edison, NJ May 2015 –Aug 2015
• Assembled and configured UCS servers; and deployed virtual machines as per requirements, and performed maintenance globally
• Optimized network performance by analyzing and monitoring system performance through collaboration with network architects
• Improved network performance by updating shared switch configuration and maintaining log of devices
• Designed and maintained network layouts for multiple sites of firm in Visio ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Graduate Assistant: United States Postal Services, Stevens - Hoboken, NJ Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
• Administrative Technical Aide: Computer Science, Department NJCU - Jersey City, NJ Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
• Computer Science Tutor: The Hub, NJCU - Jersey City, NJ Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
• Success Coach & Peer Mentor: Rising Knight Peer Mentoring, NJCU- Jersey City, NJ May 2016 - Aug 2017
• Information Technology Specialist: Shah Consultant - Gujarat, India May 2010 - Jul 2014 ACADEMIC PROJECTS
• Research, design and create an Anti-Virus Sandbox in Raspberry Pi for commercial use Mar 2019 - Current
• Research and programmed Robots Nao V5 Evolution and Alpha 1s for presentations Mar 2016 - Current
• Designed a reservation website with MySQL, HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
• Migrated a community involvement website for New Jersey Campus Compact Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
• Researched and programmed a cybersecurity system using CentOS- compliance & vulnerability testing Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
• Created viruses and performed sandbox efficiency testing by executing several types of malware Jun 2015 - Jul 2015 ACTIVITIES
• Member of Stevens Language Exchange Club and Indian Graduate Student Association at Stevens Institute of Technology
• Founder and former Vice President of Computer Science Club at NJCU
• Led Computer Science teams at hackathons, workshops, meetup, symposiums, and conferences
• Volunteered at NYIT Urban Administration Department as the Lead Social Media Manager
• Participated and won in several photography competitions