RANJAN BHANDARI

#450/2, 15th Cross, Next to Deepti Nursing Home, Wilson Garden, Bangalore 30
Contact: +91-9880127045; Email: ranjanbb@gmail.com
Network/IT SecurityNetworkingConsultingPre SalesSystem
Engineering
Seeking a position to utilize my skills & abilities in an Industry that ofers professional growth while being resourceful
and providing the following deliverables and working hard towards achieving my CCIE (Security) certifcation.
System Administration ~ LAN/WAN administration ~ RF Engineering ~ Hardware /Software Troubleshooting ~
Network Administration / Enhancement ~ Computer / Network Security ~ Project Management /Designing ~
Installation /Confguration ~ Resource Optimization ~ Delivery Management ~ Technical Support ~ Requirement
Analysis / I.T. Infrastructure Management
Certifcations:
Juniper Networks Certifed Associate (JNCIA-JUNOS) License 0QBFBWCS9EQ4Y4GP
Checkpoint (CCSA NGX) Certifcation
Cisco Certifed Network Associate (CCNA)
Certifed Sonic WALL Security Administrator
Microsoft Certifed Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Brain Bench Certifcations- Computer Technical Support, Cisco Network Support, Network Technical Support,
Network Monitoring, Dynamic HTML, E-Commerce Concepts, Internet Concepts, MS Internet Explorer 5.5
Fundamentals, HTML 3.2, HTML 4.0, Computer Fundamentals (Win 95/98), Windows 2003 Administration
Career Prcis
Highly experience and multi-functional expert with a gratifying career span of a decade; ofering extensive
experience in the areas of: Network Security, feld trials, beta testing, trouble shooting of LAN, WAN and Internet
Technologies. Last spearheaded eforts in the capacity of Senior Field Trial Engineer/Software Engineer 3 with
Juniper Networks.
Expertise in conducting early feld trials and beta testing of new security software and hardware products
Well versed with the Presales process involving Solution Preparation/Proposal based on Customers Requirements,
Product Demonstrations, and interacting with the customers
Credentials of managing customer relationship through dedicated eforts to understand, manage & exceed
customer expectations.
Rich knowledge of System Engineering, Change, Problem, incident management, Server Administration etc
Good working knowledge of security management application like Junos Space Security Director and Log Director
and service automation applications like Junos Space Service Now and Service Insight.
Working knowledge of Juniper SRX frewall gateways, Sonicwall Firewalls as well as UTM, content flter, IPS and E-
mail flter, NAT, PAT, Firewall Policy etc
Exposure to following technologies: SCO-UNIX , Visual Basic Programming skills
Proven technical and analytical skills, with sound understanding in the domains of Networking and Network
Security. Dexterity in structuring customized hardware, networking and security solutions to meet customers
specifc needs.
Acknowledged trouble shooter with well-honed skill set in collaborating with cross-functional teams and
deploying technology to build successful solutions.
Articulate communicator who can fuently speak the language of both people and technology, blending technical
expertise with interpersonal skills while interacting with customers & teams, providing product support.
Technical Expertise
CCNA:
Working Knowledge of Cisco 2500 series Routers and 1900 Series Catalyst Switches.
Confguring Static route, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF in Routed Network
Implementing Access-list to secure the Network
Confguring VLAN and Inter VLAN Routing
Knowledge of following IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, DNS, IPsec, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF protocols
Windows 2000 &2003:
Installing, confguring and maintaining Windows 2000 and 2003 based networks for clients both workgroup and
Domain mode.
Applying system wide policies thereby defning how users and computers should operate in the network
Installing, Confguring, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting DHCP in a Windows 2000 and 2003 Network
Infrastructure
Implementing security policies on fles and folders there by allowing users to the resource based on their login
information.
Internet:
Implementing and supporting MS-PROXY server in the network for easy access to the Internet for users.
Installing and confguring a web server using MS-Internet information server and confguring DNS for the
hostname resolution for the websites
Confguring TCP/IP based networks with the help of subnetting.
Fault Tolerance:
Implementing RAID 0, RAID1 and RAID 5 using Windows 2000 and 2003 thereby optimizing the speed and
performance of hard disk storage systems.
Deploying Distributed fle system (DFS)
Exposure to Computer Hardware
Professional Abridgement
Juniper Networks June11-May14
Test Engineer/Software Engineer 3
Primarily focusing on early feld trials and beta testing of new security software and hardware products (security,
security management applications and application layer products like Firefy (vSRX), Junos space security director,
and Media Flow solution products), thereby playing a key role in Networks product development process
Adroitly working with development and test organizations, partners, and customers to validate the functionality of
and ensuring the overall quality of security gateway products.
Carrying out the responsibilities of helping in design external test strategies and quantitative models to estimate
and improve quality.
Providing recommendations regarding the release of products from the perspective of product stability and
functionality.
Ensuring the timely completion of several complexes, independent tasks and multiple projects and provide
technical direction to product teams and customers.
Making recommendations regarding the release of products based on feedback received during the test period.
Actively working independently and with customers, providing direct support during the beta phase of a product's
lifecycle.
Sonicwall March08-June11
Product Support Analyst (Level 2 Escalation Engineer)
Assumed the responsibilities of handling Issues related to Enterprise and SMB level products of SonicWALL; as
well as network Support cases for sonicwall products (UTM)
Oversaw all the aspects of confguration, implementation and troubleshooting issues related to content flter, IPS
and E-mail flter and other security services as well as confguring the wireless network with security.
Played a key role in testing the inter-operability of the products and reproducing the escalated Issues in the lab
creating Knowledge base articles and technotes.
Unisys Global Services June06-
March08
Network Design Engineer
Carried out the task of working with US Clientele-24x7 Remote Network Management Environment
Also, worked with Nokia TAC Team.
Previous Experience:
Microland Limited Nov05-June06
Technical Support Engineer-L1
CMS Computers Ltd April05-Nov05
Faculty Engineer
Jetking Infotrain Ltd Feb04-March05
Technical Trainer
Academia
BCom MES College of Commerce, SIRSI (Karnataka University) 2000
Technical Skills:
Operating Systems: Linux / UNIX, Windows,
Scripting Knowledge: Perl, JavaScript.
Networking Protocols:
TCP/IP protocol stack, UDP, IPv4-IPv6,
Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, RIP, IS-IS)
Security & Authentication Protocols ( IPSec, IKE, RADIUS),
Bridging/Switching & 802.x protocols knowledge, (MPLS, STP,RSTP,802.1x, 802.3)
DNS, DHCP, VPN and other Application level protocols (FTP, TFTP SFTP, VOIP concepts etc)
Strong in Networking and Network Security fundamentals and concepts Switching, Routing, IP Addressing, LAN and
WAN protocols, Routing Protocols, VLAN, VoIP, VPNs, Network Security, Network Management
Trainings Underwent
CCNA (2003); Jetking, Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore.
Hardware and networking (MCSE-2000); Systems Domain; Indiranagar Bangalore
E-commerce developer (DOTCOMER); Radiant, Bangalore
Personal Dossier
Date of Birth: 6
th
March 1980; Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu; References: Available on request