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Karan Parekh

Summary

Experienced System/Network Administrator with a strong track record of managing complex network infrastructures, optimizing cloud resources, and ensuring robust security for enterprise environments

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT System/Network Administrator

Infucare Rx
09.2022 - 11.2024
  • Involved in working on optimizing FortiGate firewall rules and policies for performance and efficiency while maintaining a strong security posture.
  • Configured network devices (firewalls, switches, routers.)
  • Assisted in implementation of the Microsoft entra connect sync with local AD
  • Azure Resource Management: Configured and maintained Azure services, including virtual networks, VPNs, Blob Storage, Key Vault, and Virtual Network Gateways
  • Worked to set up Data center and Infrastructure – Involved in design and build of new projects, including provisioning, network setup, server configuration, installation of application, running security scans and security check list.
  • Created virtualization technologies VMware, Hyper-V, for server and Azure cloud
  • Established site-to-site VPNs and Azure VPN connections
  • Assisted in implementing printer logic - cloud printing.

IT Intern

InfuCare Rx
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Developed and maintained custom dashboards and visualizations using Splunk and Datadog for monitoring and analyzing system performance.
  • Configured DNS, DHCP, Active Directory with focus on Domain Controller maintenance including Windows Servers.
  • Assisted in the deployment and configuration of security tools like CyberArk and integrated (SSO) across enterprise applications.
  • Implemented Xcitium EDR/XDR antivirus software across 500 devices,

IT Specialist

Atlantic
09.2019 - 05.2022
  • Upgrading RAM, hard drives, and batteries across multiple devices.
  • Worked on backup and recovery of critical files and data with the use of Symantec Netbackup.
  • Investigated bottlenecks and slowness in CPU, Disk, Memory and provided recommendations to improving performance.
  • Diagnosing and resolving blue screen errors promptly to minimize downtime.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology
01-2023

Associate of Science - Computer Programming

Atlantic Cape Community College
01-2020

Skills

    Networking: (TCP/IP, IPv4, firewall, switches, DNS, DHCP, OSI model, LAN & WAN, Nmap) Wireshark, Cisco Packet tracer

    Active Directory: User Management, Group Policies

    Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V

    Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Html, JS, CSS Troubleshooting & Support (Windows Server, Network devices, Printers)

    Technical Writing: emails, memos, reports

Certification

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Timeline

IT System/Network Administrator

Infucare Rx
09.2022 - 11.2024

IT Intern

InfuCare Rx
06.2022 - 09.2022

IT Specialist

Atlantic
09.2019 - 05.2022

Associate of Science - Computer Programming

Atlantic Cape Community College
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Karan Parekh