Summary:

Over 6 years of IT experience working on different technologies.

6 years of Network Engineering experience.
Experienced at implementing and troubleshooting LAN and WAN infrastructures, including Cisco routers,
switches, Firewalls.
Experience supporting a wide variety of networking components including Cisco Routers, Switches, Wireless
Access Points, MPLS, Frame-Relay, ATM, ISDN, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and RIPv2.

Experience working with enterprise class switches-router management (Cisco 6509, Nexus 5000, 2800,
2900, 3800, 3900, 7200, and 7300 series).

In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, IP Routing, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, IS-IS, OSPF, SSL VPN, SNMP, PPP,
NAT/PAT, TACACS+, BRI Channels, IPSEC, GRE and WAN routing protocol (BGP).

Thorough understanding of LAN Switching (L2 -L3) including VLANs, Private VLANs, Trunking, Ether
Channel, VTP, and Spanning Tree.

Good working knowledge on Cisco ASA firewall devices, IPS, ACE Load Balancers, Checkpoint Firewall,

Configuring VPNs, GRE tunnels, IPsec, IPS Modules, etc.

Lead a team on the Network Management platform implementations.

Excellent skill in architecting solution for Enterprise Network Management solutions.

Experienced at implementing and administrating Network Management Platforms which include HP NNM
platform, Solarwinds, CA Spectrum, CA Ehealth, CA IM 2.0, NETQOS and Application Delivery Analysis
platform(super agent).
Experienced at integrating and configuring Enterprise Network Management solutions with 3rd party tools.
Excellent skills in analysis, design, implementation and system integration of different Platforms.
Ability to create network designs and/or understand network designs and system designs in order to create and
implement root cause models and implement monitoring at critical points.
Experienced at creating policies, custom events and reports based on monitoring in various Network Monitoring
tools such as HP NNM platform, Solarwinds, CA Spectrum, CA Ehealth, CA IM 2.0 , NETQOS and
Application Delivery Analysis platform(super agent).
Experienced at working with different databases and SQL Queries to provide customized reports for customers
and to create customized portal for network management solution.
Experienced at creating Perl and Shell scripts.

Experienced at implementing and administering Linux (RHEL, Centos), Solaris operating systems.

Experienced at configuring and administering NFS, NIS, DNS, FTP on Linux environment.
Experienced at performing LAMP Configuration on Linux systems.
Knowledge on EMC Clarion Storage and Netapp Storage solutions.

Good Knowledge on Cloud computing (Amazon Web Services (AWS)).

Experienced in planning and documenting all the stages of the project.
Good knowledge on IT Infrastructure Management and currently hold ITIL Foundation Certification.

Experienced at Project planning and executing the project.

Experienced at leading a team in project implementation.
Capable to work independently with minimal supervision and managing multiple tasks.
Proven experience in learning and working with new technologies.
Collaborative contributor who is equally capable of working as a team member or as a team leader.
Strong work ethics and willingness to work hard to fulfill companys objectives.
A team player, strong interpersonal and communication skills, Professional demeanor and analytical skills
with a high learning acumen to adopt new tools and technologies with ease and seamlessly integrate skill
sets into the project implementation lifecycle.

Skills Summary
Networking

Databases

Network Protocols: Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP, IGRP,

EIGRP), TCP/IP, FTP, DHCP, PPP, HSRP, VRRP, IS-IS, VPN,
IPSEC, and GRE.
Network Technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Frame
Relay, Fiber, T-1, Token Ring, Multicast, Routing, ATM.
Network Topologies: LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN.
Network Devices: Routers, Hubs, Multiplexers, Bridges, VLAN Switches,
Firewalls.
HP OpenView Tools: HP NNM 7.x/8.x/9.x, HP Network Engineering Tool,
HP openview performance insight (OVPI), HP NNM ispi performance for
metrics, HP NNM ispi performance for traffic, and HP NNM ispi performance
for QA.
CA Tools: Spectrum, eHealth, CA IM 2.0, NETQOS Reporter Analyzer and
Application Delivery Analysis.
Other Monitoring Tools: Solarwinds.
Solaris release 2.10/2.9/2.8/2.7/2.6, RHEL 3/4/5, Windows NT4.0, Windows 95,
98 & 2000, XP, ME and VISTA.
MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SYBASE, SYBASE_IQ

Microsoft office

Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio

Programming Languages

C, C++, Java, HTML, SQL, Perl and Shell Programming

Java Frameworks

EJB 3.0, Struts, spring

Tools

Visual SourceSafe (VSS), CVS, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office, BLAT, Veritas
Cluster Server, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File Systems, Veritas NetBackup
5.x, 6.x, VMware, NFS, NIS.

Network Monitoring Tools

Operating Systems

Educational Summary:
Master of Science in Computer Science
Texas A&M University, TX
Graduate Date (December 2007)
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science and Engineering

Visveshwaraih technological university, INDIA

Graduate Date (July 2005)

Certification Earned (Currently Valid)

Cisco Certifications

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Written (CCIE written)

Cisco Certified Network Professional R&S (CCNP R&S)

Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security)

Cisco Certified Network Associate R&S (CCNA R&S)

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

Cisco Data Center Network Infrastructure Design (DCNID)

Cisco Unified Computing Technology Design Specialist (DCUCD)

Management Certifications

ITIL Foundation (Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation)

Professional Work Experience:

March 2010 Current
Acuative (Telsource Corporation)
Position: Network Administrator

Cleveland, OH

Responsibilities:
Analyzing corporate LAN and WAN to determine the major problems and improvements

needed to be made to the network infrastructure.

Configuring routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, IGRP and EIGRP) on the networking devices.
Engaging in the design, staging, installation, configuration and troubleshooting of data networks.

Working on configuring routing protocols (OSPF, BGP4, RIP, IGRP and EIGRP) and enterprise
class switches-router management (Cisco 6509, 2800, 2900, 3750, 3800, 3900).

Worked on supporting a wide variety of networking components including Cisco Routers, Switches,
Wireless Access Points, MPLS, Frame-Relay, ATM, ISDN, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and RIPv2.

Worked on troubleshooting the networks, to identify the problems faced by the developers and network
engineers.

Worked on researching and documenting the new monitoring solutions in the market which would
suit the company needs.

Worked as a team lead during implementation of Network Monitoring platform.

Responsible for the engineering, implementation and ongoing administrative support for the monitoring
platform which include HP BTO software Tools (HP NNMi, HP OVPI performance insight and HP
NNMi Plugins) and CA Monitoring tools (Spectrum, eHealth, NETQOS and Application Delivery
Analysis).
Involved in implementation of HP Monitoring platform which included HP BTO Software Tools (HP
NNMi, HP OVPI performance insight and HP NNMi Plugins).
Currently working on implementation of CA IM 2.0 monitoring Platform.
Integrated 3rd party tools with Network monitoring platforms.
Worked on the multiple databases which are associated with Network Management Tools to create
customized reports and web portals for customers.
Worked on creating custom policies, custom events, custom maps and reports in Network Management
Platforms which include CA Spectrum, CA eHealth, CA Netqos and CA Application Delivery
Analysis and Solarwinds Monitoring platform.
Worked on monitoring critical applications such as citrix, Java, Apache, etc using CA Application
Delivery Analysis (Super Agent) tool to identify the application performance related problems in the
network and isolate the problems.
Worked on creating Perl scripts to mange network configuration on CA Spectrum, HP NNM, and
Solarwinds and also to implement policies in CA Spectrum.
Worked on writing SQL queries to produce reports to customers in Solarwinds.
Engineered and implemented backup strategies along with a disaster recovery plan for the CA
Monitoring platform in the event of the servers or critical network components should go down to
prevent downtime.
Work with customers to resolve problems facing with Network Monitoring platform.
Trained NOC personnels and NMS operators on using of Network Monitoring Platform.
Worked on system administration of Linux Servers (RHEL 5).
Performed installation and configuration of VMware hosts and guests.
Worked on documenting all the stages of Network Management solution implementation.
Worked on creating and documenting the process flow of Network Monitoring process.

In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, IP Routing, OSPF, SSL VPN, SNMP, PPP, NAT/PAT, TACACS+.

Environment : Routers, Switches, Routing Protocols ( OSPF, BGP4, RIP, IGRP and EIGRP), Firewalls,
HP NNM 8.x, 9.x, HP OVPI, HP NET, HP iSPI Performance for metrics, HP iSPI Performance for traffic, HP
iSPI Performance for QA, Solarwinds, CA NETQOS, CA eHealth, CA IM 2.0, CA NETQOS, CA Application
Delivery Analysis, VMWare ESX4, Microsoft HYPER-V, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SYBASE_IQ,
Sybase, Perl.
June 2009 December 2009
Position: System Administrator

Johnson Controls, Inc

Holland, Mi

Responsibilities:
Installation, Configuration & Upgrade of Solaris and Red hat Linux.
Configuration and maintenance of NIS, NFS, DHCP and DNS Servers.
Installation and configuration of Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System.
Performed LAMP Configuration on Red hat Linux servers.
Disk and File system management through Veritas Volume Manager (Solaris), Logical Volume
Manager (HP-UX, AIX, Linux)

Complete periodic checks of production and development systems; CPU utilization, memory profiles,
disk utilization, network connectivity, system log files, etc.
Installing, upgrading and configuring SUN Solaris 8 & 9 on Sun Servers using jump start,
Administrative tasks such as System Startup/Shutdown, Backup strategy, Printing Documentation, User
Management, Security, Network management, dumb terminals and devices carried out.
Created users and groups and assigned privileges to them, as a part of Network Security.
Supported class monitoring and management tools such as Openview to monitor and manage the
network.
Install and configure application such as Apache , SVN, Perl as required by the engineers.
Performed basic configuration on the Cisco routers.
Installation, configuration and maintenance of Veritas Volume Manager.
Performed the administration of the DNS and configuration of the Database Files.
Troubleshooting backup and restore problems and performed day-to-day trouble shooting for the end
users on Linux based applications.
Performed OS upgrades and Patch loading as and when required.
Backing up and restoring files across the network.
Responsible for the installation of various software components on several servers.

Environment : UNIX, HP Openview NNM, Veritas volume manager.

August 2008 April 2009

Smart Software Solutions

Pierre, SD

Responsibilities
Managed Linux servers and networking of the company
Performed LAMP Configuration on Red hat Linux servers.
Troubleshooting company networks Problems and implementing corrective measures.
Worked on upgrading the network of the company.
Installation and configuration of new routers, switches and network equipments in the company
Also worked on developing web based application using Java (EJB3.0, Struts, Spring) on the backend
and CSS, HTML, JSP on the front-end.
Worked along with the testing team fixing the issues evolved during testing the application.
Worked on creating a database on Oracle server.
Worked on documenting the use case scenarios for the client.
Worked on creating flow diagrams for the documentation.
Environment : Routers (1700 series), Switches, Linux, Windows,J2EE, Java, JSP, EJB 3.0, JDeveloper, CSS,
Oracle, spring, Struts.
Aug 200- July 2006
Network Solutions
Position: Network Administrator\Solution Engineer

Karnataka, India

Responsibilities:
Worked as a Network Administrator maintaining internal company networks and later promoted as a
network management solution engineer providing Network management solutions to customers.
Worked on troubleshooting the network related problems.
Worked on configuring the routers and switches in the network as per requirements.

Worked on documenting existing network problems and solution for resolving them.
Worked on future network development plans required for the companys network.
Provided network support for the employees.
Worked as the solution engineer providing network management solutions to the client.
Implemented HP Openview 6.x and HP Node Manager on windows and Linux platform in order to
demonstrate the abilities of the product.
Worked on engineering Network Management Solution for the customers to manage their network.
Worked in deploying HP Openview network management products on the customer site.
Engineered and implemented backup strategies along with a disaster recovery plan in the event that the
servers or critical network components should go down to prevent downtime.

Environment: Cisco Routers, Switches, HP Openview Tools (NNM, OVO, SD).