Network Engineer Performance & Reliability Expert

Jayanth Kuchipudi

Phone: +1-551-***-**** Email:******************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Network Engineering: Experienced in IP networking (Layers 2–4), traffic generators, and protocol analysis tools.

Performance Optimization: Proven ability to enhance throughput, reduce latency, and improve overall network efficiency.

Infrastructure Reliability: Skilled in strengthening network stability and resolving complex technical issues in large enterprise environments.

Collaboration & Support: Effective at working with cross-functional teams to reduce incident volumes and elevate service quality.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Root Cause Analysis

Troubleshooting Procedures

Network Architecture Design

Technology Implementation

Logical Interface Configuration

SLA Compliance

Vendor & Client Collaboration

Technical Training & Mentoring

Incident Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RIDOH – Rhode Island Department of Health

Network Engineer June 2023 – Present

Delivered technical support for Fortinet (61E, 40F, 60F, 100D) and VeloCloud SD-WAN across key accounts including Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Rite Aid, JC Penney, and Big5 Sporting Goods.

Reduced average incident resolution time by 30%, earning commendations from account managers and IT leadership.

Reproduced customer issues in lab environments and collaborated with engineering teams to implement bug fixes, leading to 40% fewer repeat incidents.

Optimized customer network architecture using industry best practices, achieving 25% throughput improvement and reduced latency.

Authored deployment workflows, configuration guides, and KB articles, cutting onboarding time for new engineers by 35%.

Monitored traffic, identified bottlenecks, and enhanced service quality ratings through proactive issue resolution.

University IT Department / Cloud-Lab Internship Sept 2021 – April 2023

Supported campus network infrastructure including routers, switches, and wireless access points.

Configured VLANs, DHCP scopes, ACLs, and basic routing under senior engineer guidance.

Provided L1/L2 support for network connectivity, VoIP phones, VPN users, and lab environments.

Assisted with cloud networking labs (AWS VPC, EC2, IAM, hybrid VPN connectivity).

Gained hands-on experience with firewalls, monitoring tools, and incident documentation.

Worked with monitoring tools (PRTG/SolarWinds) for network performance tracking.

Participated in security operations including firewall rule reviews and log analysis.

Sams Pvt Ltd, India

Network Engineer June 2020 – July 2021

Coordinated cross-team efforts to implement OFDM technology, improving network scalability and peak-hour performance.

Deployed LAG across 4 XGigE to form a 40-Gig logical interface, improving bandwidth utilization by 20%.

Contributed to Spectrum Guide over DOCSIS project enabling Netflix integration into Spectrum TV.

Utilized monitoring tools such as Drum, Rio, and Big Brother to detect anomalies and mitigate outages.

Executed upstream channel upgrades (Phase 5 6 and 6 7), expanding bandwidth capacity by 20% and enhancing VOD service throughput.

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Science – University of Dayton, Ohio April 2023

Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering – SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai May 2020

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routing: Static, RIP, RIPV2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, Redistribution, Summarization

Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, QoS, SIP, NAT, DHCP, SNMP, HTTP, SSH, DNS, PAT

Tools & Monitoring: Cisco Meraki, Wireshark, VMware, VeloCloud Orchestrator, BMC Remedy, Scope

Operating Systems: Windows 8/10, Ubuntu Linux

Switching: VLANs, STP, VTP, Port Security, CEF, HSRP, GLBP

Devices: Cisco 4431/4331, FortiGate 40F/60F/100E, ARRIS E6000, CASA 100G, Cisco UBR10K, Cisco CBR-8

Contact this candidate