Vaishav Shah

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Summary

Accomplished Network Engineer who excels at advising clients on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and dependencies. Skilled at ensuring assigned clients are working toward information technology standards. Adept at working with vendors to obtain the proper solutions, software, hardware, and ISPs. Dedicated to researching and improving problem solving skills.

Education

Master’s in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Toledo, Toledo OH Expected May 2020

Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication, Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India Sept 2013 - June 2017

Certifications and Training

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Valid: Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

Advanced Leadership Academy – University of Toledo Jan 2020 – March 2020

Dale Carnegie Training – Time Management, Collaborations, Presentation Skills, Foundations for success Sept 2019 – March 2020

Technical Skills

Network Protocols: TCP/IP, 7-layer OSI Model, UDP, HTTP/S, Ethernet, STP, IPv4/IPv6, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, NAT, VTP, VLAN, LACP, IPsec/SSL VPN

Tools: Packet Tracer, GNS3, Wireshark, Splunk, Eclipse, Ansible, PuTTY, TFTP Server, SecureCRT

Networking skills: Cyber Security, Network Security, Network Management, Full Stack Networking, Network Documentation and Technical Writing, Network Automation (Python Scripting), LAN/WAN, VoIP, Wi-Fi

Work Experience

Full Stack Network Project – NexGenT Oct 2019 – March 2020

Planned, designed and deployed a robust network infrastructure supporting an HQ location and 2 branch offices hosting 55 LAN users

Worked on IT operations, architectures, network infrastructure design, configuration, and management to create a network solution with the specifications set by the client

Presented project manager with SoW that included the network topology, basic timeline for project delivery and BoM

Logged more than 100hrs of command-line configurations on routers and switches that included VLANs, VTP, HSRP, BGP, QoS, DHCP, and STP to ensure proper functionality of the network

IT helpdesk Technician – The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio May 2019 - Present

Eliminate problems by investigating issues and walking customers through service scripted protocols using Active Directory

Collaborated with Network Operations Environment and solved issues regarding VMWare Horizon Client and used troubleshooting skills to resolve network issues by using Splunk in a 24/7 work environment

Resolved software, hardware, and connectivity issues collaborating with Telecommunications and using Windows/Linux administration

Graduate Teaching Assistant – The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Jan 2019 – May 2019

Implemented new routing protocols and security and tutored more than 20 students

Developed networking labs including Routing and Switching, ASA Firewall, NMAP, Wireshark, TCPDUMP

Network Engineer Intern - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Ahmedabad, India June 2016 – Dec 2016

Ensured multivendor network devices were installed, configured, and maintained using technologies like MPLS and BGP

Resolved bandwidth problems and avoided outages by working in conjunction with the customer

Optimized performance by monitoring, troubleshooting, and upgrading networks and designing complex architectures

Network Engineer Intern - Microlink Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India Dec 2015 – May 2016

Configured and maintained Cisco Routers and Switches and applied routing and switching protocols

Demonstrated expertise in L2 and L3 Switches, Routers, Firewalls, DHCP, and QoS

Administration in Linux/Windows environment and installation of various computer software

Academic Projects

Network Monitoring System: Developed a network automation tool using scripting in Python, to analyze changes in the network, extract data, and send detailed reports to network admins.

Network Security: Created a network to deflect and defend against security attacks like MAC flooding, ARP spoofing, DHCP starving and spoofing, and MITM attacks.

Data Transfer (REDCAP): Collected data from clinical databases and transferred it to REDCAP via SQL.

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