This document is a resume for Aseem Thottathil, who is seeking a position as a network engineer. He has over 8 years of experience in network engineering roles in Kuwait and India. He is currently a Network Specialist at Alghanim Industries in Kuwait, where he is responsible for planning, designing, administering and troubleshooting their global networks. He has extensive technical skills and experience with routing, switching, firewalls, wireless networks and more. He also has certification as a CCIE in Routing and Switching.

1. Aseem Thottathil
Network Specialist
Mobile: +96597580939 E-mail: aseemmt@gmail.com
Competent Network Engineer with 8 years of extensive experience within reputed companies in Kuwait and India.
Technically astute in routing, switching, security and data center. Capable to handle IT network architecting,
operations administration, and troubleshooting. Proven in coordinating projects and team whilst ensuring
companies targets. Carried out job profile in a consistent manner and continuously work towards the company’s
objectives and goals that helped maintain level of competency. Keenly interested to explore a challenging
network engineer role in a reputed organization.
STRENGTHS
 Gulf-experienced Network Engineer  Expertise in Routing and switching
 Rich Exposure with Network Designing  Multivendor products exposure
 Proficient with IT security in Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet  Cisco and Meraki Wireless experience
 High Sense of Commitment & Responsibility  CCIE Routing and switching
Snapshot
Companies Worked with
Network Specialist – Alghanim Industries Kuwait July 2014 – present
Multi-national company in outlook with operations in 40 countries, Alghanim Industries is a multi-billion dollar conglomerate with
more than 40 businesses. The company has been recognized as one of the Best Employers in the Middle East and one of Asia’s Best
Employer Brands, as well as having the Best Corporate Governance in Kuwait
Network Engineer – Dimension Data Asia Pacific Mar 2013 – June 2014
global company specializing in information technology services, with operations on every inhabited continent. Dimension Data's focus areas
include network integration, security solutions, data center solutions, converged communications, customer interactive solutions, Microsoft
solutions and a range of professional, consulting, managed and support services . A subsidiary of NTT
Network Engineer – Code Pro systems Mar 2012 – Feb 2013
Preferred Cisco partner company in Calicut, India.
Network Engineer – Netsec Solutions India Oct 2008 – Feb 2012
Cisco partner and service Integration Company in Calicut.
Core Competencies
Enterprise Networking
 Network Architecting: Design of enterprise networks based on the business needs
 Network Administration: Addressing performance bottlenecks & ensuring maximum network uptime;
assisting in the design & implementation of the network and troubleshooting.
 Technical Support: Providing technical support for IT applications and systems team.
 Troubleshooting LAN /WAN connectivity issues.
 IT Compliance: Ensuring application & compliance with the company’s policies in administration of IT
Infrastructure/ facilities after review of New Hardware and Accessories
 IT Security: Provides the best measures for enhancing the IT security of the organization. Includes
maintaining Palo Alto, Cisco and FortiNet firewall.
 Streamlining operation procedures and advising management to adopt modern techniques, which helps
organization to maintain flawless system.
 Managing day-to-day hardware breakdowns, preventive maintenance of the network devices by ensuring
that hardware equipment functions smoothly & control movement of equipment
 Expert level knowledge in troubleshooting Network issues using Packet Capturing Methods (Wire Shark)
 Provide training to IT operations and field engineers regarding the new projects.
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2. Aseem Thottathil
Skill Set
 Routers - Cisco ISR G1 and G2: 3900, 2900, 1900, ASR 1K.
 Switches - Cisco 6500, 4500,4900, 3750, 3560, 2960
Cisco Nexus switches- 7706, 7009, 5548, 5596, 2K series.
 Firewalls- Palo Alto 5020, 3060, 2020, 500
Fortinet 3240C, 1500D
ASA 55XX-X series firewall.
 Wireless- WLC - Cisco 5508, 2504
Access Points – 2700, 1700 CAP and SAP models. Meraki 34
 Load Balancer- A10
 Routing Protocols – OSPF, BGP, EIGRP
 Other technologies - VSS, VPC, VDC, Spanning-tree, FEX, VTP, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP
 VPN technologies - Site to site VPN, RAVPN, DMVPN, EZVPN, SSLVPN
Proven Job Role
Network Specialist – Alghanim Industries, Kuwait
 Core responsible in planning and directing activities concerning the designing, administration and
troubleshooting of networks. Responsible for all network projects in Alghanim locations across globe
 Major projects handled in Alghanim Industries
o ASA to PA migration: Migrate the perimeter firewall from ASA to PA with AD integrated policies, Application
recognition, threat prevention and wild fire analysis
o Data Center migration: Migration of existing DC with separate 6500 devices for Server farm, enterprise core and
DMZ to Nexus 7009 into different VDC
o ACS migration : Migrate ACS 4.1 to ACS 5.6 with radius and tacacs+ capabilities for Remote access VPN and
device administration
o WAN Re-Architecture in India: Alghanim Industries has eight locations in India which have connectivity over the
sify and reliance networks. A load sharing and failover was configured on the BGP routers to ensure
uninterrupted network services.
o Wireless and Network Management Integration: Implemented complete Wireless network throughout the
campus with NAC using ISE. Network management was set up with Cisco Prime
o DC Firewall Service Improvement: Implemented application control feature on Fortinet with monitoring of
threats.
Network Engineer – Dimension Data Asia Pacific
 Technical spoke for Cognizant Hyderabad. Support customers with design, implementation and troubleshooting
of cisco routing and switching products and solutions. Provide onsite assistance and consulting for planned
maintenance, upgrades/migrations activities of Network Infrastructure. Reproduce, troubleshoot and debug
customer’s issues in a lab environment. Provide resolutions, fixes and recommendations to resolve
customer’s issues
Major projects handled in Dimension Data
o Cognizant Hyderabad Raheja Office: Setup a new office for Cognizant with three tier architecture
consisting of VSS in Distribution and Core.
o WAN re-architecture Cognizant India: Based on requirement to avoid traffic through the firewall for the
internal traffic, the WAN was redesigned.
o VTPv3 Implementation for Cognizant Bangalore and Hyderabad
o UAT design for Cognizant DC
Network Engineer – Code Pro Systems, Calicut
 Field Engineer and support for cisco projects in Calicut, Kerala.
 Major projects handled in Codepro
o Media One broadcast TV network configuration: In assistance with NDTV and Harris Corporation the
network implementation for Media one TV across 14 locations was completed.
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3. Aseem Thottathil
Academic Qualification and certifications
Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering - University of Calicut, India
CCIE in Routing and Switching : 41044
CCIE in security : Course completed INE
PACE: Palo Alto Certified Configuration Expert
Technical Proficiency
 Dynamic and static routing  Network management
 Wireless deployment with Cisco  VPN site to site and remote access
 Application layer firewall deployment  Switching with MST, Rapid spanning-tree
Personal Details
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : 1st April 1986
Marital Status : Married
Visa Status : Employment Visa
Driving License : Kuwait Light Vehicle
Languages : English, Hindi & Malayalam
Reference
Available upon request with supporting documents
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