Ananth Kumar:Ananth Kumar:  Network AdministratorNetwork Administrator

E-mail : ananth.nandigam@gmail.com ananthkumar_1982@rediffmail.com

Mob : +91 - 9731046494

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

B.Sc Electronics graduate having 9 + years of experience with 7 + years of relevant experience in Networking. Seeking for a challenging position in a progressive environment, which provides ample opportunity of career growth using my Technical & analytical skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Working as Senior Network Engineer for THOMSON REUTERS, Bangalore from May ‘12 to till date. Worked as Senior Network Engineer for NETWORK SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, Bangalore, India from Oct

‘10 to May ‘12 Worked as Network Engineer for ALP Management Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India from

Feb ’10 to Oct ‘10. Worked as Network Engineer for NETWORK SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, Hyderabad, India from Dec ’06

to Feb ‘10.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

THOMSON REUTERS : Senior Network Engineer (NOC operations)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Troubleshooting issues related to Routing / Switching / Multicasting / HSRP / BGP / MPLS / L2 & L3 VPN by providing break-fix solution

Involve internal Engineering teams (or) Cisco & Juniper TACs if required for deep troubleshooting Working knowledge on Multicast / HSRP / BGP / OSPF / EIGRP / MPLS / RIP / VPN / L2 & L3 VPN HSRP implementation / BGP / MPLS - failover testing / IOS upgrades / Satellite links establishment are the

tasks handled individually Configure routers for new sites to establish network connectivity. OSPF authentication / TACACS configuration / applying ACCESS LIST / providing PRIVILEGES are day-to-day

job responsibilities Maintain network links of Frame-Relay / MPLS / Leased Lines / PRI / BRI & SATELLITE Monitoring links using Network Management Tool (NETCOOL) HP-SERVICE MANAGER 9 is the Ticketing system used for tracking incidents Follow Incident / Change / Problem Management using ITIL process Attend Bridge calls (TRT / IRT / PIR) with Internal & External Clients over the Network impact Attend meetings with Engineering teams for on-going & upcoming projects Working on High Severity tickets over the Circuit / Site outages by providing timely updates to Client Perform weekend activities through Pre-approved / Break-fix CHANGE by informing the Network impact to

the Business Units / Clients Provide training to L1 engineers on existing network setup & guide the process to be followed Maintain CISCO : ASR9k, 7600 series, C6509, 3560, 3845, 2951, 2800

JUNIPER : EX9208, EX4550-32F, QFX3500 FIREWALLS : PIX / ASA

NETWORK SOLUTIONS PVT LTD: Senior Network Engineer (Project: ING VYSYA BANK)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Maintain ING network connected over multiple access & Distribution Locations across country. Configure & Maintain Cisco 7600 / 3800 / 2800 / 1700 / 6500 / 4507 / 3750 / 3560 / 2950 / Firewalls: Cisco

515E – PIX Routing protocols : OSPF / MPLS / BGP Troubleshoot problems related to Routing / Switching Troubleshoot connectivity related problem of Leased Lines / CE-1 / MPLS / VPN / ISDN (PRI/BRI) by

coordinating with multi vendors Maintain all ASSET details & provide Hardware support for Commissioning and replacing faulty parts Maintain Configuration backups & Network Diagrams BMC-REMEDY was the ticketing tool used for tracking the incidents

ALP Management Consultancy: Network Engineer (Project: ING VYSYA BANK)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Maintain ING network connected over multiple access & Distribution Locations across country. Configure & Maintain Cisco 7600 / 3800 / 2800 / 1700 / 6500 / 4507 / 3750 / 3560 / 2950 / Firewalls: Cisco

515E – PIX Routing protocols : OSPF / MPLS / BGP Troubleshoot problems related to Routing / Switching Troubleshoot connectivity related problem of Leased Lines / CE-1 / MPLS / VPN / ISDN (PRI/BRI) by

coordinating with multi vendors Maintain all ASSET details & provide Hardware support for Commissioning and replacing faulty parts Maintain Configuration backups & Network Diagrams BMC-REMEDY was the ticketing tool used for tracking the incidents

NETWORK SOLUTIONS PVT LTD: Network Engineer

Project : BHARTHI AIRTEL

Monitor network using WHATSUP GOLD Maintain Nortel 5111 Firewalls, Cisco 3845 / 2811 / 4507 / 2960 at Data Center Worked on Routing Protocols : BGP / OSPF/ HSRP Troubleshoot issues related to LAN / WAN issues / Inter-VLAN routing Update Site & Network diagram Modify configuration as per user request using RFC (Request for Change), PCR (Policy Change

Request) Ticket logging (based on incident & problem) with BTSOL (BHARTI TELE SOFT LIMITED)

Project : ANDHRA BANK

Implement, Maintain & troubleshoot banking network connected over 1500 Access Locations / 17 Distribution Locations across the country

Maintain Cisco 7600 / 4507 at A End & Cisco 3845 / 2811 /1750 / 2960 network devices at B End Configure new Routers & upgrade IOS using X MODEM protocol Method & using TFTP Testing backup connectivity (PRI / BRI) on weekly basis & troubleshoot if any network outage observed Maintain Configuration backup & Network Diagrams Monitor network & update customer about network health & send the Device Availability Report to the

Global Monitoring Centre on daily basis.

Project : KARNATAKA BANK

Maintain network of 28 Leased Lines / 2 PRI‘s / 23 BRI’s links Manage Cisco 3600 / 1760, Nortel Passport / ARM at the Hub Location Testing ISDN (PRI / BRI) lines on weekly basis Coordinate with Field Engineers to ensure seamless connectivity of network Maintain Site documentation / Diagrams / Configurations etc..

EDUCATION PROFILE

BSc Electronics graduate from ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY in 2003 with 50% MPC from BORAD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION in 1999 with 54.5% Matriculation from BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION in 1997 with 70%

CERTIFICATIONS

CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate-(640-801) / Cisco Id: CSCO11307796 MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000server SCSA - Sun Certified System Administrator (Solaris 10) – Part 1

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routers : Cisco : ASR9k, 7600, 7200, 3845, 3600, 2600, 1760 Juniper : EX9208, EX4550-32F, QFX3500

Switches : Cisco 4507, 2960, 2900, 1900 Firewalls : Cisco PIX / ASA Operating System : Windows Family / Solaris / Linux Data Base : Oracle / SQL Server Programming Languages : ‘C’, UNIX Shell Programming

PERSONAL PROFILE

S/o : Nandigam Ramesh Date of Birth : 01-04-1982 Languages Known : English, Hindi & Telugu Passport Number : N6110934 PAN Number : AFJPN4536N Present Address : Sri Venkatewsara PG, Near BBMP Office, Bellandur, BLR – 560103 Permanent Address : D.No:24-16-24A, Bavajipet, 3rd lane, Vijayawada - 520003

(N. Ananth Kumar)