Aachala Singhan
Network Engineer Team Lead at Cisco Meraki
Network Engineer Team Lead at Cisco Meraki
TECHNICAL SKILLS                                             
•	Programming Languages: Python, JAVA, MySQL, Bash script, Batch Script, HTML, CSS, MATLAB, 
•	OS: Windows, Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu
•	Software & Tools: VMware, GNs3, JUNOS, JIRA, GIT Bash, Tableau, SQL SMS, Excel Analytical solver, Atom, Spyder, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint) Selenium, Chrome Driver, NumPy,
•	Protocols: TCP/IP,UDP,DHCP,IPV4, IPV6, ARP,RIP,OSPF,BGP4,EIGRP, VoIP, HTTP, FTP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G
•	Cloud and SDN: Iaas, Paas, AWS EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, IAM, ELB, CloudFront, RDS, Lambda, OpenStack, Mininet, OpenFlow, POX, REST API
•	IDE: Eclipse, Anaconda
Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco-meraki
Responsible for leading a team in the delivery of world-class customer support on a line of products or for a targeted group of customers. 
Provide technical consultation and leadership to a team of Network Support Engineers who are
diagnosing and troubleshooting network-related issues reported by customers and partners. 
Act as a subject matter expert in highly advanced networking technologies including but not limited to firewalls, routers, wireless access points, layer 2 switches, layer 3 switches, mobile device management systems, and video surveillance cameras. 
Assist Network Support Managers in driving growth and performance of team by mentoring Network Support Engineers on professional goals; scheduling and facilitating team meetings; collaborating in establishing, monitoring, and reviewing key performance indicators (KPIs); and handling escalations as a resource of deep technical knowledge and troubleshooting methodology. 
Provide continuous targeted training to Network Support Engineers to close technical, methodical, and soft skills gaps.
Provide radically candid and constructive 360-degree feedback to all Network Support team members. Apply advanced theoretical knowledge to perform job duties.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Network Engineer Team Lead
Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco-meraki
Designed and build a program structure for the 2021 interns by leveraging existing NetAcad curriculum to deliver and instruct interns on the NetAcad Explorer Path, Introduction to Networks (ITN), Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE), and Enterprise Networking, Security & Automation (ENSA) courses. Outline the internship program to new recruits, highlighting expectations and deliverables Introduce interns to email and phone cases and teach interns how to manage their queue, how to handle the caseload, and solve problems Monitor the intern’s case queue daily to ensure cases are being handled properly Ensure cases are handled and projects are performed at a high level while providing guidance and feedback throughout Expand the intern’s technical skillset throughout their internship by ensuring they have a dynamic experience with exposure to a variety of real problems Identify strengths and weaknesses and delegate tasks accordingly Conduct 1:1 meeting and provide regular feedback, both critical and positive, highlighting clear growth opportunities Perform midpoint & endpoint performance reviews with each intern Provide performance documentation to the internship hiring committee Escalate any concerns appropriately to recruiting, leadership and/or HR
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Intern Mentor lead
Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco-meraki
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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High Touch Network Engineer
Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco-meraki
•Troubleshoot and provide support for enterprise level networks with issues in Wireless Access Points, Switches, Firewalls, Cellular Gateways, sensors and Mobile Device Management.
•Troubleshoot the following protocols on layer 2 and layer 3 devices
Management Protocol (IGMP), OSPF, BGP, TCP, UDP, FTP, Active Directory Integration, Group Policy Application and other issues.
•Assist clients in pre-staging, stacking, configuring and troubleshooting issues on Switches like Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), layer 3 routing, Switch virtual interface (SVI), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), ARP inspection, multicast and broadcast storm control.
•Assist Cisco Meraki clients in configuring Stateful firewalls and troubleshooting Advanced IPSEC features, Intrusion detection system, Advanced Malware Protection along with authentication and encryption technologies like AES, DES, 3DES, digital signatures, etc.
•Analyze customer’s RF/radio environment and provide recommendations for deploying enterprise wireless network. Troubleshoot Wireless issues on Access points including channel utilization, channel width, wireless performance, Gateway/Repeater inconsistencies and splash page.
•Write Linux based scripts to increase the efficiency of troubleshooting where deeper analysis is needed on large enterprise networks.
•Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Developers on high priority cases for large enterprise networks with severe business impact.
•Document reports discovered during troubleshooting, collaborate with internal sales and development team to periodically update all the stake holders while ensuring that Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met for all the cases.
•Study and train on new features, protocols etc. to stay updated with the latest networking trends and be able to troubleshoot multi-vendor network devices. 
•Work with the product management team on testing new beta features for our product suite.
Greater Chicago Area
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Cloud Network Engineer
University of Maryland
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-maryland
•	Diagnose and troubleshoot Linux and Windows processing problems - applied solutions to increase system efficiency
•	Ensured CPU upgrade for staff by imaging with the latest Windows OS
•	Performed installation, configuration and testing of LAN/WAN devices
•	Providing operational support and project implementation for network infrastructure, including switching, cabling, load balancing, routing, firewall security and site-to-site VPN
•	Analyzing and evaluating network security threats and vulnerabilities
•	Co-developed scripts to automate back-up/restoration of files for staff on newly imaged systems.
•	Create an automated testing framework and managing test cases to perform software quality assurance, API testing, and data validation tests on traffic analytics tool using JIRA and confluence
Washington D.C
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IT Intern/Graduate Assistant- VPR, Division of Research
University of Maryland
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-maryland
•	Improved existing algorithms for insertion, merge, count and quick sort to reduce data comparisons and swaps and enhance
Efficiency in C++
•	Provide technical support, troubleshooting, maintenance and upgrades the official website of Smart and Small Thermal Systems Laboratory (S2TS) 
•	Installed and configured Linux and Unix based systems for all the members of S2TS lab
•	Operated in a datacenter environment with IT infrastructure for procurement of software and hardware for S2TS
Collge Park, Maryland Area
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Administrative Assistant
Paradyme Management Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradyme
•	Deployed a multi-tier(Application, Load Balancing, Storage and Database tier) e-commerce Django based application on AWS.
•	Utilized Perl and Python for cloud engineering
•	Worked as an integral part of the development team with troubleshooting development and maintenance of systems
•	Created appropriate cloud solutions for client needs with the Customer Relationship Management team
•	Developed a filterable News Feed feature to keep track of all the actions performed, leveraging Python/Django
•	Detected and fixed UI and data entry related bugs providing appropriate feedbacks to the users
•	Good hands-on knowledge of Source Code Management (Version Control System) tools like Git and Git workflows
•	Proficient in AWS services like VPC, EC2, S3, ELB, Autoscaling Groups(ASG), EBS, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudFront, CloudTrail
United States
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Intern
Techno Print
https://www.linkedin.com/company/techno-print
• Worked on wiring channel of Hot Stamping and printing machines, learned basics of Programmable 
   Logic Coding and basic manufacturing of printing machines.	
• Designed and Programmed a prototype of Automatic Car Washing Centre and presented it as an 
   academic project in Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai University, India.
• Secured 3rd position in (TECHNOMANIA) a national level project exhibition by IEEE CRCE and WIE 
   CRCE.
• Youtube Link:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcxeW4k8GU
Mumbai Area, India
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Project Engineer Intern
Master's degree
Telecommunications Engineering
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University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering
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Master's degree
Telecommunications Management
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University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Master's degree
Telecommunications Engineering
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University of Maryland College Park
https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-maryland/
Bachelor's degree
Electronic and Telecommunications
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Thakur College Of Engineering and Technology
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Bachelor of Engineering - BE
•	Received a Scholarship for excellent academics in the year 2014-2015 from J.R.D. TATA TRUST
•	Won 3rd prize in inter college project exhibition called IC the future
•	Secured 3rd position in ‘TECHNOMANIA’ a national level project exhibition organized by IEEE CRCE and WIE CRCE.
•	Worked as an Associate Event Manager in ENGage in 2014 and got promoted to Event Manager in 2015. I organized multiple technical workshops, recycling Drives, conducted seminars on Team Building for Don Bosco Orphanage and JUNOON- a talent show for the differently able kids through ENGage, Charitable Trust, Regd-E-29274
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
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University of Mumbai
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Scholarship for excellent performance in the academics from THE J.R.D. TATA TRUST for the academic year  Aug 2014- Jun 2015 
Course of Study: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
THE J.R.D. TATA TRUST
Scholarship
Distributed Systems in a Virtual Environment
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Networks & Protocols I & II
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Analog & Digital Electronics, Communications
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Business Communication and Ethics
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Computer Communication and Telecom Networks
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Data Compression and Encryption
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Internet and Voice Communication
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Microcontrollers , Microprocessors and Applications
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Object Oriented Programming Methodology
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Operating Systems
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Telecom Network Management
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Data Models & Decisions
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Telecommunications Marketing Management
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The Economics of International Telecommunications
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Satellite communication and Networks
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•	Configured static routing as well as protocol-based routing on network topologies designed using Juniper M-series routers
•	Altered the Firewall settings at Data link, Network, and Transport layers to make the configuration work in specific ways and increased the routing efficiency by using various routing policies for different routing protocols
Design and Configuration of Juniper Networks
•	Designed a scalable infrastructure on Amazon Web Services platform that emulates the virtual network of a small organization using VPC and created subnets within this VPC for various departments and hosted a static website on AWS. 
•	Hosted Linux and Windows EC2 instances and configured ACLs, route tables, default gateways, security groups, IAM policies and monitoring operations using CloudWatch. Experimented with EBS, S3, Load Balancers, Route 53, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFormation etc.
Deployment and Testing of Custom Cloud Infrastructure on AWS
1. Simulated a cellular network base station consisting of 1000 users in python
2. Implemented admission control to accommodate for increased traffic 
3. Writing a script to simulate a cellular network  capacity and developed modules to estimate received signal level, signal to interference and noise ratio and used them in functions for call set up and termination to ensure quality of service.  
4. Generating statics related to parameters like call drops and analyzing the data
Simulation of a Cellular Network using Python
•	Implemented a simple network security monitor tool on Ubuntu Server which uses subroutines to analyze different security aspects like network and server performance, availability of services, file integrity, unauthorized access, viruses, trojans and backdoors etc. 
•	Automated the tool to perform regular scans and created scripts to dynamically produce logs and alerts for pre-specified network scenarios and security violations.
Automation of Network Security Monitor on Linux Server using Shell Scripts
▪Created 2 instances, Auto-Scaling Group, Load Balancer and Security Groups and configured inbound rules on Security Group and connected Auto-Scaling Group and both the instances to the Load Balancer. 
▪ Using Putty and Terminal connect to the instances and migrate a website to the AWS by downloading web server in the instances (i.e. nginx). 
▪ Connected to the website using the public IP address of both the instances and the DNS name of the Load Balancer.
 ▪ Worked on a situation where even if one of the two instances fails one can connect to the website with the help of load balancer where it routes the traffic to the website with the help of second active instance.
Migration of a website on AWS (Amazon Web Services)
> Performed RF planning for GSM and LTE technologies to cover a specific area (Washington DC) incorporating GSM 1900 and LTE FDD technology for each Base Station, using Mentum Planet
> Modeled cellular sites to optimize EIRP, path loss models, antenna orientation, terrain heights, down tilting. 
> Performed optimization drive test to collect data and alter propagation models
> Executed interference analysis of the mobile network to coexist with the existing microwave on Poseidon AWS Inference calculator.
Deployment and RF planning of GSM and LTE Base Stations using Mentum Planet
•	Designed a distributed networking application in Java consisting of a client and a server that provides reliable data communication using Java's UDP Sockets and also ensured a reliable data transfer even though UDP protocol is fundamentally unreliable
•	Designed an algorithm that performs functions like Integrity check, Time-out condition, Retransmission and message format check on both the sides
•	Calculated the Round-Trip Time and Data Rate to check its efficiency under different conditions (WIFI, local host etc.)
Reliable Data Transfer Between Two Hosts using User Datagram Packet(UDP).
• Designed and constructed a 3D printer that adds material in successive patterns to create the 
  desired shape in a team of 4 
• Main areas of use: Prototyping, Specialized parts – aerospace, military, biomedical engineering, 
  dental, Hobbies and home use and Future applications– medical (body parts), buildings and cars. 
• Individually, calculated required dimensions, coded and implemented the Printrboard(derivative of 
  Arduino) using Marlin(firmware) for Arduino compatible devices and tuned the connection between 
  stepper motors, heating element, plastic filaments and various other components to enable the final 
  printing.
3D Printer
• Developed a prototype of reality shows on quiz- it consisted of 4 buzzers on 4 tables. 
• Working: the buzzer which is pressed first, will be start ringing and block all the others from any 
  action.
• Mounted this prototype using relay, timer 555, triac, octal latch and MOSFET. 
• Secured 3rd prize in (IC the future) project exhibition, TCET by IEEE TCET
Electronic Game Buzzer
Lynda.com
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Git Essential Training
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Lynda.com
www.lynda.com
Troubleshooting Your Network with Wireshark
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Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist
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Cisco
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CSCO13354192
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)
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Amazon Web Services
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-dime-a3b812148
United States
Simon Dime
Network Support Engineer at Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prithvidhar-r-bojja-367a323a
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Prithvidhar R Bojja
Cloud Network Security Engineer at Netskope
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabh-singh87
San Francisco Bay Area
Rishabh Singh
Network Architect at Versa Networks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akash-rakesh-sinha
Jersey City, NJ
Akash Sinha
Software Engineer III at Walmart | JavaScript | React | Node.js | Angular | Java | Redux | Web Developer | SQL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/syed-noman-kazmi-4b5033138
Glen Ellyn, IL
Syed Noman Kazmi
Network Support Engineer at Cisco Meraki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrushali-patil03
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Vrushali Patil
Cloud Support Engineer 1 at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahlonko-kokou-532a23180
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Ahlonko Kokou
AWS Cloud Engineer | AWS DevOps |  AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | Ansible | Git, GitHub |  RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) | Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal-parekh-88aa9a8a
West Chester, PA
Vatsal Parekh
Senior Cloud Network Engineer at SAP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anc189
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Ansh Chand
Cloud Network Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajkiranmpillai
Columbia, MD
Rajkiran Pillai
Software System Test Engineer at Cisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhi-banerjee-50
College Park, MD
Abhishek Banerjee
Computer Vision Engineer at Velodyne Lidar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/santosh-chakravarthy
United States
Santosh Chakravarthy
Cybersecurity Graduate Student UMD | CEH v10
https://in.linkedin.com/in/deeppatelaws
Ahmedabad
Deep Patel
Network Engineer | Cloud Support Engineer | DevOps
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bubnis-454b587
Greater Philadelphia
Jeff Bubnis
Senior Network Engineer at PTC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanchinn
San Francisco, CA
Evan C.
Incoming Network Support Engineer @ Cisco Meraki .:|:..:|:.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijitha-vijayakumar-4368ab66
Vienna, VA
Vijitha Vijayakumar
SAP ABAP Consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishit-salot
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Nishit Salot
Graduate Student pursuing Masters in Information Systems, University of Maryland,College Park
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noorjahan-shaik-0946441a4
Greater Chicago Area
Noorjahan Shaik
Network engineer at United Airlines. Actively seeking for new opportunities and open for relocation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-danowitz-20915318
Horsham, PA
David Danowitz
Cloud Platform Network Engineer at Temenos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarangshende
San Jose, CA
Sarang Shende
Actively looking for Opportunities in Networking / AWS Solution Engineering / Network Security /Product Management
Miguel Lorenzo Aviles
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        During my time at Paradyme, I truly enjoyed working with Aachala. She was a part of my team responsible for developing a customer relationship management (CRM) application for the HR department. She was an important, reliable developer for this project during the summer of 2018.

I quickly realized Aachala would be an exceptional asset to absolutely any team. She is honest, hard-working, and always eager to learn what it takes to complete a requirement. Beyond that, she is a personable, detail oriented person who is always expressing her ideas and never afraid to ask questions.

Her knowledge of Python and engineering was a huge advantage to our entire team. She put this skill set to work in order to implement various features in our CRM application. Her attention to detail allowed her to identify bugs and fix them. Additionally, she worked efficiently with the git version control.

I 100% recommend Aachala to any software engineering /IT team. As a dedicated and knowledgeable employee and an all-around great person to be around, I know that she will be a beneficial addition to your organization.

Please feel free to contact me at maviles@umd.edu should you like to discuss Aachala’s qualifications and experience further. I’d be happy to expand on my recommendation.

Miguel Aviles
Software Engineer
Infosys
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ITherm The Intersociety Conference on Thermal and  Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems
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