Vishal Nigam is seeking a challenging position in systems and network security across the IT industry. He has over 5 years of experience in network engineering and administration. He is Cisco certified and has expertise in technologies like Cisco UCS, server virtualization, Linux administration, and network security. Currently he works as a Cisco TAC server virtualization engineer providing technical support for Cisco UCS systems.

1. VISHAL NIGAM
Contact: +91-9555531327● E-mail: vishalnigam1234@gmail.com
Seeking challenging assignments across the domain of Systems & Network Securities and Administration
across the IT industry
PROFILE
 Qualified Cisco Certified Network Associate.
 Excellent Communication Skills
 Server Virtualization Experience : - Vmware, Cisco UCS B Series and C Series Servers,
 Cisco UCS Product Experience
 Experience in Cisco Products & Technologies, configuration & troubleshooting of network devices and
application through Remote administration; knowledge of Configuration including Routers, L2 & L3 ranges
of Switching. Good experience in remote management,
 Functional experience of handling Installation, Maintenance and troubleshooting, web services
administration, backup and disaster recovery operations, ensuring uninterrupted operations
 Understanding complex network Routing Protocols such as RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, Static Route, Default
route, Route redistribution, Route summarization, ISDN, HDLC, PPP; knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack, IP
addressing and conceptual understanding of Ethernet based networks.
 Result oriented professional with excellent reasoning and analytical skills and an exceptional talent for
problem solving through logical thought processes; ability to work independently with minimal
supervision.
Core Competencies:
Complete understanding of TCP/IP ● UCS Troubleshooting ● Server Virtualization ● Physical Network
Maintenance and Upgrades ● Basic Switch and Router Maintenance ● Encryption ● Computer Hardware and
Operating Systems
Technical Proficiency:
Operating Systems Red Hat Linux 6,Pinguy,Scientific Linux, Windows Server2008,
Windows 2003, Windows 7
Hardware & Network Devices Cisco Router (1700/1600, 2500, 2600, 2800 3600), Switches (1900,
2900xl, 2950, 3560)
Networking Technologies Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, ISDN, MPLS VPN, IPSEC VPN, WI-
FI
Monitoring & Remote Access
Web-based Tool
Wire Shark
Cisco Routers Configuration of static routes, RIP, IGRP & OSPF, LAN & WAN; IP Traffic
Management with Access Lists & troubleshooting on ISDN and WAN links
Others  Server Virtualization
 Cisco UCS
 Configuration & maintenance of routers, switches & other networking
peripherals.
 Installation & Configuration of CISCO routers & switches.
 Good knowledge of all WAN medium and technologies.
 Switching – STP, VTP, VLAN, Trunking, Ether Channel (load sharing).
 Routing Protocols - EIGRP, OSPF & BGP Routed Protocol (TCP/IP).
 Implementation of traffic filters using Standard & Extended access-lists.
 Designing IP addressing scheme for different topologies.
 Shell Scripting
 Linux Administration
 VMware vSphere
 System Security, Backup and Recovery

2. Publication :
 “Enhanced Comparative Study of Networking Routing Protocols”
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering (ISSN : 2277 128X)
http://www.ijarcsse.com/docs/papers/Volume_4/2_February2014/V4I2-0188.pdf
March 2014
 “Evolution of the Routing Protocols from RIP (1969) to OSPF (1998)”
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering (ISSN : 2277 128X)
http://www.ijarcsse.com/docs/papers/Volume_4/2_February2014/V4I2-0467.pdf
March 2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARICENT Septemeber 2014 – Present
 Cisco TAC Server Virtualization Engineer
 Cisco UCS B and C Series technical assistance
 Providing Level 1 technical support on Cisco UCS blade and rack mount series systems;including
server hardware failure, installation, configuration, firmware upgrade, RAID configurations,
OS/Hypervisor installations, Driver updates, boot order configurations,CIMC configuration.
 Conversant with both CLI and GUI based support on blade and rack-mount servers including UCS
managed rack-mount, Fabric interconnects.
 Hands on experience on Onboard/mezzanine/PCI based RAID controllers including LSI
9240/9260/9261/9266/9271/ and LSI SAS 1064/1068. Good experience on RAID controller
management tools LSI WebBIOS, MegaCli, StorCLI and MegaRAID storage manager. Managing VDs,
implementing Hot Spares, rebuilding HDDs and configuring RAID levels, through BIOS and storage
utilities.
 Operating system/Hypervisor (ESXi, Windows server, Linux, Citrix) installation on servers after
verifying the support on specific server hardware and firmware code, which includes local storage
and SD cards.
 Collaborating with internal Cisco teams of different technology to ensure a working system of the
customer on single service requests.
 VMware understanding.
LIBSYS Pvt Ltd. Gurgaon May 2014 – August 2014
 To manage IT infrastructure [desktops, laptops, scanners, printers, LAN, WAN, Barcode, Antivirus
security. Internet connectivity & communication equipment such as switches, routers, modem including
servers.
 Support to ensure service level agreements are met, System performance, Backup & Restoration,
Applying patches, Disk space management, user management, job scheduling, LVM configuration, File
system. The overall job is related to Linux Operation & system administration.
 Monitor and manage Linux servers (Hardware profiles, Resource usage, Service status etc)
 Server backup and restore.
 Site and application access monitoring and reporting.
 Manage and troubleshoot issue related to Linux OS(Cent OS/Red Hat Linux)
 Handling internal calls of IT related issues of employee.
 Installation and maintenance of Software, Hardware , Printer & antivirus Security.
 Resolving issues with emails / email server / firewall
 Management of proxy server for internet sharing

3.  Updation of OS security patches / antivirus definition etc.
 Maintenance of antivirus server / other servers
 Installation of networking components like cabling, switches, routers etc. and their maintenance
 Acceptance testing of all newly procured IT hardware components
 Provide an inviting environment by maintaining Hygienic easy tech department.
 Maintaining & monitoring Network of different departments, providing IPs & security to each system.
 Management of software licenses and their renewals
 Hardware inventory management
JETKING JALANDHAR LEARNING CENTRE. JANUARY 2013 – MARCH 2014
Network Engineer
 Part time Network Engineer
 Managing LAN and WAN network and security administration through remote & local support.
 Responsible for providing 24x7 Infrastructure Management Network support; troubleshooting on EIGRP,
OSPF, Layer 2/3 Switching.
 Carrying out scheduled activities like IOS upgrades & maintenance activity on site and troubleshooting
issues pertaining to the end-user.
 Implementing and troubleshooting LAN and WAN based networks issues; monitoring Network Devices
(Routers and switches) .
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
S.no Name of the degree
Year of %Marks
Name of the institution
passing /CGPA
1 B.Tech (E.C.E) 2014 7
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
(Punjab).
2 SSC 2009 81 Saint John’s Academy , Allahabad (U.P.)
3 HSC 2007 55 Chanakya Public School, Satna (M.P.)
Professional Certifications:
 CCNA Certified, Jan. 2014 : License Number - CSCO12557916
 Master’s in Network Administration 2014 - Jetking, Jalandhar
Internships
Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C.D.A.C Mohali)
(From: 20th
May-28th
June, 2013)
During my summer training at CDAC, under the guidance of Mr. Ajay Raghuyal, I had worked on
Graphical LCD (128X64) and interfacing it with Microcontroller 8051. I learnt about Graphical LCD
interfacing and worked on a project named as “Snake Game”.
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad and Hewlett Packard
(From : 20
th
May-30
th
June, 2012)
At HP training centre, Allahabad, I had undergone training in basic Embedded & Robotics. I learnt how
to program the Atmega 16 micro-controller in CV-AVR and its various real time applications along with its
interfacing with different type of sensors and motor driver IC (L293d).
Extra-Curricular Achievements:
 Founder and Coordinator of the Astronomy Organization of Lovely Professional University.

4.  Participated in HAM activity at college and declared successful in the restricted exam conducted by
Wireless Monitoring Station at Jalandhar and got a HAM License (call sign-VU3NID) by the Ministry of
Communications & IT, New Delhi.
 Winner of Youth Parliament 2012 organized by The Bridge, an student organization of Lovely
Professional University.
 Winner of Robotics Championship in University in 2011.
 Ranked 11th
in the Bhartiya Akhil Gyan Parkisha 2004.
 Appointed as the House Captain of Saint John’s Academy during the session 2008-2009.
 Organized a sky lantern event during the 27th
North Zone Unifest, VIRSA 2011(We had organized
the Event named as Sky Lantern in the 27th
North Zone Unifest held from 26th
Nov -28th
Nov 2011.
The event was scheduled as the opening ceremony of the Unifest and it was appreciated by most of
the delegates from various universities participated in Unifest.
Hobbies :
 Watching TV Serials (Hollywood)
 Watching Technological Videos
Reference
Gunjan Gandhi, M.Tech(IIT Delhi)
Asst. Professor at Lovely Professional University
Mo: +919779975192
Date of Birth: 27th August 1991