SHREY PATEL

[email protected] • (678) 689-4574 • US Citizen

EDUCATION

• Georgia State University
  Bachelor of Computer Science - December 2020
• Certifications
  Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - January 2024
  Google Cloud Professional Network Engineer (Training In-Progress)

PROJECTS

• IOT Cloud Deployment
  Network Engineer - August 2021 – July 2023
  
  
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive VIF and VPC configurations, facilitating BGP peering to cloud resources
  • Managed AWS, Google, and Azure services to optimize user experience through SD-WAN Cross-Connect solutions
  • Integrated AWS resources into Azure AD, utilizing Federation Metadata and Auto-Provisioning based on user roles
  • Implemented SASE components, including Radius, MS LDAP, and Single Sign-On, and FWaaS, and SD-WAN
  • Engineered a multi-point VPLS ELAN solution utilizing Accadian NID to facilitating MultiSite-to-Cloud monitoring
  
  
  
• IPv6 Adoption
  Network Engineer - April 2021 – May 2022
  
  
  • Collaborated closely with firewall vendors and backend application teams in troubleshooting sessions, ensuring a smooth transition to IPv6 while maintaining the functional and authentication requirements of Cisco ISE.
  • Guaranteed the IPv6 network compatibility of diverse devices and applications, such as smart battery backups, IP Phones, IP-TV, etc., through meticulous collaboration with vendors on DHCPv6, SLAAC, and routing.
  
  
  
• Parallel Processing
  Software Optimization - August 2020 – March 2021
  
  
  • Research and development of a refined sorting algorithm that takes advantage of Merge-Sort and adds the structure to concurrently read and write with the use of POSIX threading library in C++ to take advantage of multiprocessing
  • Conducted tests using varying VM Specs and datasets to compare runtimes with that of less optimized algorithms and define minimum set size and system requirements to have improved execution times with maintained accuracy

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Cox Business - Cognizant Contractor
  Network Engineer - April 2021 – Present
  Sandy Springs, Georgia
  
  
  • Certified devices, layer 2/3 tags, and integration of multiple services over common Docsis/Fiber transports
  • Presented full end to end implementation demos, designs, and support documents to impacted product and app teams
  • Deployed and maintained a production-like environment for integration testing on upcoming authentications methods, firewall rules, and provisioning defect management
  
  
  
• Pyramid Consulting
  QA Testing/Contractor - August 2020 – April 2021
  Alpharetta, Georgia
  
  
  • Strategized test plans for voice and data customer edge devices to certify the implementation and support process
  • Designed test scenarios to mimic customer needs and environments. The designs later become the guidelines for sales
  • Developed strong agile skills through the working with POs, PMs, & Eng via weekly checkpoints and defect triage
  
  
  
• Topgolf
  Facilities Technician - May 2016 – June 2019
  Midtown, Georgia
  
  
  • Explaining game interface and safety regulations to employees as changes were made to the system
  • Troubleshooting interface malfunctions within the local network with over 300 active tracking devices
  • Fixing and replacing chip recognition sensors based on daily hit reports and client reported errors
  
  
  

SKILLS

• Platforms: Python, AWS, SQL, Azure, Wireshark, Putty, Java, Git, CLI, FortiGate, Meraki, Visio
• Interpersonal: Self-motivated Learner, Creative Problem Solver, Public Speaking