CHIRAYU N. PARIKH
2707 Portland Street,Apt#310,Los Angeles,CA-90007,Cell No.-4088329397 •
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Objective 
Hardworking and motivated individual seeking a fulltime position as a
Network/Software Engineer in your Company. 

Education 
MSEE (Computer Networks)								            May 2010
University of Southern California                                               
                                                                       
Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Probabilistic Methods
for Computer Modeling, Wireless Internet and Pervasive Computing, Broadband
Network Architectures, Analysis of Algorithms, Computer Communications, Optical
Fiber Communication Systems 

B.E Electronics						           				            July 2007
University of Mumbai, India  
Relevant Coursework: C, C++, Computer Organization, Data Communication and
Networking Microwave and Fiber Optic Communication, Digital Communication, Image
Processing  

Certification
•	Cisco Certified Network Associate (2008)                          
•	Cisco Certified Network Professional (Routing   , Switching ) 

Professional Experience 
Network Engineer, Magnum Networks Pvt. Ltd.                                     
        		      Feb.2008 - May2008
•	   Placed as a Resident Engineer at Citi Group India
•	   A key individual in the networking team, responsible for requirement
analysis and WAN Support
•	   Monitoring of Networking tools and preparing various status reports.
•	   Coordinate with the ISP providers in case of any network outages.
•	   Knowledge of Cisco Switches & Routers.
•	   Maintaining a Leased Line, ISDN Line & VPN Line
 
Academic Projects
Operating Systems:  Implemented Thread Synchronization, Multiprogramming and
System Calls, Virtual Memory and Basic Networking, Distributed Nachos using
C/C++.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing System: Distributed file sharing system using
Peer-to-Peer technology.
M/M/2 Model: Emulated M/M/2 queue using multithreading within a single process.
Socket Programming:  Implementing TCP and UDP sockets in client-server
architecture.
Network Architecture: Design and Cost Analysis of a Hypothetical Broadband
Network (NAPNet). 
Technical Paper Presentation: Comparative study of 3G iPhone and Competitors.
Coupling Filter Design: Designed coupling filter components for High voltage PLC
applications at ABB Ltd.  

Technical Skills 
•	Languages: C, C++
•	Networking Software: Wireshark, Opnet
•	Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Extra Curricular Activities
•	Professional Memberships: Members of IEEE , Computer Society of India
•	Represented TERNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE at the National Essay Competition-2005
held by the Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
•	Qualified for robotics race challenge organized by IEEE and CSI