1. TEJAS NIKAM
tejas.nikam@sjsu.edu | +1-408-663-8904 | www.linkedin.com/in/tejasnikam
OBJECTIVE
To seek Internship in a company where I can share and utilize my knowledge and my skills, assure responsibilities and
strive for collective growth and development.
EDUCATION
San José State University, CA San José, CA
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering May 2016 (Expected)
Specialization: Computer Networking, Network Security
Coursework: Internetworking, Broadband and Communication Networks, Network Security and Cryptography
University of Pune Pune, India
Bachelor of Electronics &Telecommunications Engineering November 2012
Coursework: System Programming and Operating Systems, Mobile Communications, Data Structures and Functions.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Tools : Wireshark, Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1, TCPdump, NS3, Chaosreader, Ettercap, Git, GCC, GDB, Netwag,
Mininet
Languages : C, Python 3.4, Java8, C++
Platforms : Linux, Windows, MAC OS X
Protocols : MPLS, TCP/IP, UDP, BGP, DHCP, OSPF, SSH, ICMP, EIGRP, IGMP, RSVP, DNS, VTP, HTTP, HTTPS,
ARP, STP, IPsec
Soft skills : Problem Solving, Algorithm Development, Logic Developer, Self-motivated, Ambitious, Positive Attitude.
EXPERIENCE
Project Eli Lilly, Technical Support Analyst Pune, India
Mphasis an HP Company, Pune, India Feb 2014-June 2014
 Assisted USA based customers regarding complex technical issues in software crashing, compatibility with BYOD,
Network connectivity (Wired and Wireless Network Components)
 Earned recognition for comprehensive defect documentation and technical resolutions for Salesforce in iOS devices
used by Sales representatives (problems with Secure Socket Layer certificates)
 Escalated non-resolvable issues to on site teams for customers to get better and efficient solution using ServiceNow
ticketing tool
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
ANALYSIS OF DNS PHARMING ATTACKS AND DEFENSES, Programmer Analyst San José, CA
SJSU, CA Jan2015-May2015
 Scope of project is to simulate attacks in Ubuntu and Kali Linux using Netwag105 tool, systematize defense
mechanisms, find optimized method by comparing the results based on several parameters such as efficiency, viability,
complexity
 Implemented 0x20 bit encoder using C and DNSSEC protocol prototype using Java
 Applied AES to encode the mixed query using random generated key using rand() function, making DNS protocol 15
to 40% more secure depending upon length of name of website
 Technology and Platform: Ubuntu, Kali Linux, ARP Spoofing, File Handling, C, Java
SIMULATION OF LABEL-SWITCHING NETWORKS USING NS3 TOOL, Network Programmer San José, CA
SJSU, CA Mar2015-May2015
 Analyzed flow labels to packets which are entering the network using C++ programming in NS3 platform
 Created flow rules for Ingress, Core and Egress routers to increase packet forwarding efficiency by 25% using C++
 Used libraries like ns3/mpls-module.h, ns3/ipv4-global-routing-helper.h in order to improve performance of code
 Technology used: NS3, C++
IMPLEMEMTATION OF ARP POISONING AND DOS ATTACKS, Network Analyst San José, CA
SJSU, CA Mar 2015-April2015
 Executed and observed ARP spoofing Man-in-the-middle attack using ettercap and Denial-of-service DOS attack
 Observed changes in traffic patterns in seer tool and tcpdump
 Implemented defense mechanism for DOS attack, by enabling SYN Cookies
 Technologies used: TCPdump, Wireshark, Kali Linux