VaibhaV Sharma

Current

• Linux Consultant at Cisco
• Manager - Team FOSS.IN and Past Speaker at FOSS.IN
• Infrastructure Specialist at Ishi Systems Inc.

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Past

• Chief Telephony Engineer at Cellecast Inc.
• Speaker and Organizing Team member at Linux Bangalore 2001, 2003 & 2004
• Network Consultant at Exocore Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

• Systems Administrator and Team Lead at Ebot Technosoft Ltd.
• Freelance Network Consultant (Self-employed)

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Industry

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VaibhaV Sharma’s Summary

Over a decade of experience with Open Source Software, Computer Networks, Information Systems, VOIP, Infrastructure and Operations management.

VaibhaV Sharma’s Specialties:

Open Source software, Computer Networking, VOIP, Network Security, Linux, Asterisk, Systems Administration, Server Hosting

Business Continuity on a Budget, Public Speaking, Marketing Ideas

http://vsharma.net/resume

VaibhaV Sharma’s Experience

• Linux Consultant

  Cisco

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

  December 2007 — Present (8 months)

  Part of Cisco's AON Software team, helping them deliver the next generation of AON software and devices.
  
  http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6692/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html

• Manager - Team FOSS.IN and Past Speaker

  FOSS.IN

  (Non-Profit; Computer Software industry)

  August 2005 — Present (3 years)

  http://foss.in/2007/info/Team
  
  FOSS.IN is one of the biggest Open Source and free software events in India and the Asian region. The event is made possible by contributions from hundereds of people all across the globe.

• Infrastructure Specialist

  Ishi Systems Inc.

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2002 — Present (5 years 9 months)

  My roles at Ishi
  
  * End to End Infrastructure management
  * Chief of security
  * Technical Operations management
  * Overall, an IT Manager role

• Chief Telephony Engineer

  Cellecast Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)

  * Architecture, implementation and maintenance of an "audio on demand" application
  - Built a scalable, secure and cost effective phone application platform using Asterisk, PHP-AGI, Shell scripting and various Open Source tools on Linux
  * Manage datacenter infrastructure
  - Helped managed and improve various pieces of the web hosting business

• Speaker and Organizing Team member

  Linux Bangalore 2001, 2003 & 2004

  (Non-Profit; Computer Software industry)

  December 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Topics of my talks in 2004 -
  * Asterisk - The Open Source PBX
  * Open Source alternatives to MS Exchange
  
  Topics of my talks in 2003 -
  * J2EE server Infrastructure with Linux
  * Installing and Running Linux on an iPaq
  
  Topics of my talks in 2001 -
  * Linux based email services
  * Low Cost Cable ISP - a case study

• Network Consultant

  Exocore Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)

  As part of the "Exocore team", which used to be considered "elite" in our field, I have managed several complex networks ranging from an Internet Service provider with 700+ machines to a cell phone company's backend infrastructure. My role allowed me to design networks from the bottom up, implement them using a mixture of OpenSource and commercial software and subsequently maintain them for optimal business performance.

• Systems Administrator and Team Lead

  Ebot Technosoft Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2000 — December 2000 (10 months)

  * Infrastructure manager
  
  * Team Lead for a large networking project
  - Connecting a client's 1000 locations on dialup using a custom linux distribution
  
  * Part of the core team that handled company operations

• Freelance Network Consultant

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 1996 — April 2000 (3 years 7 months)

  * Worked with various industries around Indore, India helping them install and maintain their internet connectivity, security, VPN and email infrastructure.
  
  Engagements also included -
  
  Software Engineer at D-Iris consultants and Vartika Inc.
  * August 1999 – November 1999 ( 4 months)
  
  Faculty and Person Incharge at HELP Indore
  * September 1998 – August 1999 (1 year)
  
  Part Time Lab Assistant at Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar
  * September 1997 – January 1998 ( 5 months)

Additional Information

VaibhaV Sharma’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Company

VaibhaV Sharma’s Interests:

Aviation (Currently hold a US FAA Private Pilot Certificate), Amateur Radio(US FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator - W7VAI), Technology in general, Open Source Software, Computer Networks and related technologies, VOIP, Linux and Unix

VaibhaV Sharma’s Groups:

AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association),
AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics),
OMAS (Oregon Miniature Aircraft Squadron),
ARRL (American Radio Relay League),

FOSS.IN,
BarCamp Portland,
Asterisk Users Group New York,
Linux Bangalore,
Linux Users Group Indore (India),
Bangalore Linux Users Group (India)

•    silk-list member
•    Choithram School Indore member
•    FOSS.IN member

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