Nishant Bhargava

Current

IP NOC Technician at Level 3 Communications

Past

IT Intern at Level 3 Communications
Student Assistant for Network Security Lab at University of Colorado at Boulder
Student Assistant at CAETE Studios at University of Colorado at Boulder

Teaching Assistant at University of Colorado at Boulder
Community Assistant at CU Conference Services at University of Colorado at Boulder
Lab Assistant at Telecommunications Lab at University of Colorado at Boulder

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Education

University of Colorado at Boulder
Osmania University

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Connections

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Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

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Nishant Bhargava’s Summary

Being a fresh graduate and having a brief exposure to the technical as well as management side of Telecommunication industry, I am motivated and ready to explore the Telecom industry and pursue it as my career.

• Over a year experience programming routers and switches (Cisco 2500, 3600, 3500, 2960 and 1800), and performing troubleshooting tasks for connectivity and speed issues
• Over one year of experience designing, installing, and configuring Local Area Networks and designing and simulating Wide Area Networks in a lab environment
• Ability to design hierarchical network structures and assign sub-networks over various physical media
• Knowledge and experience of using Routing Protocols - Static Routing, RIP, OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP, BGP and WAN technology - Frame Relay, on Cisco equipment
• Advanced Router/Switch knowledge such as managing and configuring VLANS, VTP and Spanning Tree and writing Access Control Lists, Route Maps and Route Filters for security purposes
• Wireless LAN configuration
• Administration of PCs using Windows Server 2003 (Active Directory) and Ghost for Linux
• Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) 5505 GUI Configuration
• Network Security – Vulnerability Reconnaissance & Assessment (Tools: NMAP, Wireshark, tcpdump, Nessus, Metasploit), Network Intrusion Detection and Incident Response (Snort), Malware Analysis and System Hardening

Computer Skills
• Operating Systems- DOS, Windows 9X/’00/XP/Vista, Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows Server 2003
• Technical documentation - Microsoft Visio for Network Design and Microsoft Office

Nishant Bhargava’s Specialties:

Networking (Switching and Routing)
Network Security

Technical Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

Future Certifications
Cisco Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (Cisco BCMSN) in June 2009

Nishant Bhargava’s Experience

IP NOC Technician

Level 3 Communications

(Public Company; LVLT; Telecommunications industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)

Support Level3’s Global IP backbone, 24x7x365.
Provide surveillance, maintenance, and break/fix activities for all aspects of the IP backbone and the services that ride on that backbone.
Tools used: Clarify and Remedy trouble ticket system, Micromuse Riversoft and Netcool products
IT Intern

Level 3 Communications

(Public Company; LVLT; Telecommunications industry)

October 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)

• Support of stakeholder testing for new development projects.
• Assisting in managing projects across portfolio platform (Primavera)
• Working with End to End Project Managers.
• Working in Clear Quest and Requisite Pro for RUP methodology of software development.
Student Assistant for Network Security Lab

University of Colorado at Boulder

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)

• Configuring lab setup according to instructors needs for 40 students
• System administrator responsible for 40 Windows/Linux computers with experience using Active Directory and Ghost
Student Assistant at CAETE Studios

University of Colorado at Boulder

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 5 months)

• Provided technical support for recording lecture(s) for distance learning students
• Managed the recording studio from time to time
Teaching Assistant

University of Colorado at Boulder

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)

• Scheduled lab sessions for students and configured the lab setup for 45 students
• Graded assignments and provided feedback on them
• Maintained scores and updated course website
Community Assistant at CU Conference Services

University of Colorado at Boulder

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

• Managed reception desk for summer conferences at the University
• Assisted Administrative Assistants in office duties
• Prepared check-in and check-out packages for conferences
Lab Assistant at Telecommunications Lab

University of Colorado at Boulder

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

July 2008 — August 2008 (2 months)

• Administration of lab PCs and tested equipment for lab use for 22 students
• Arranged the lab for performing experiments

Nishant Bhargava’s Education

University of Colorado at Boulder

Masters , Telecommunications , 2007 — 2009

Pursuing Masters in Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (ITP)

Internet Protocol (IP) Networking
• Telecommunication Systems Lab (CCNA Based)
• IP Routing Protocols (CCNP Routing Based)
• Wireless LANs

Network Security
• Network Security Lab
• Applied Network Security

Policy and Business
• Telecom Policy (Spectrum Management)
• Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers
• Business Simulation

Activities and Societies:

Runners-up for Spring Challenge 2008 in which I worked with a team of three to present a recommendation(policy and business challenges) for the Broadcast Flag.
Osmania University

B.E , Electronics and Communication , 2003 — 2007

Additional Information

Nishant Bhargava’s Websites:

My Website

Nishant Bhargava’s Groups:

IEEE

Alumni of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado
CU Business Networking
Telecom Jobs
Level 3 Alumni
University of Colorado Boulder Alumni
Level 3 Communications
Career Services, University of Colorado at Boulder
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