| Contact Information | |
| Name: | Rajesh Gwalani |
| Email: | gwalani (at) gmail (dot) com [email concealed] |
| Location: | Sunnyvale, California, United States |
| Resume | |
| Position/Title: | Security Product Manager |
| Resume: |
RAJESH K. GWALANI 232 Acalanes Dr., Apt 10, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)636-8408 Email: gwalani (at) gmail (dot) com [email concealed] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ----------------------- * Juniper Networks, Inc (Sunnyvale) Member of Technical Staff Dec 2006 – Present - Worked on designing and implementing various components for network Intrusion Detection and Prevention system. - Involved in complete release cycle process of multiple product lines of standalone and integrated security devices. - Wrote functional, design and unit test specifications based on MRD and PRD and helped with user manuals. - Interfaced with technical support team to handle critical show stopping customer escalations. - Acted as a liaison between US and off-site teams (India and China) to manage the integration processes. * Qualys, Inc (Redwood Shores) Sr. Software Engineer July 2005 – Dec 2006 - Developed signatures for the QualysGuard vulnerability scanner to detect network and computer security defects. - Implemented new functionality into the vulnerability scanning engine by writing modules using C++. - Conceptualized, designed and developed a web-based automated signature generator system. - Mentored new engineers to bring them up to speed with signature writing methodologies. * Citicorp Development Center (LA) Intern (QA and Integration) Sept 2004 – May 2005 - Designed test cases and tested Citibank Online products developed with the Java Financial Platform. - Worked on regional customizations, server configurations, deployment strategies, bug analysis and defect fixing. * Distance Education Network (USC) Web Application Developer May 2004 - Aug 2004 - Developed a student web portal featuring live web cast of lectures and archiving of notes using the LAMP platform. - Implemented Single Sign-On integration of content management and live presentation systems using web services. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS -------------------------- Master of Science in Computer Science GPA - 3.42 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2005 Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology GPA - 3.45 Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India May 2003 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE --------------------- * Vibha (Bay Area) Dream Mile 2007 Event Lead Jan 2007 – July 2007 - Led a team of 50 volunteers to organize a run/walk event to raise funds for the non-profit organization Vibha. - Successfully executed the event plan, raised $37,000 and achieved the goal for E/R ratio and served 600 patrons. - Currently mentoring the Dream Mile 2008 team and leading the innovation committee. * Association of Indian Students (USC) Vice President May 2004 – Dec 2004 - Managed the event programming team for the largest foreign student body and organized socio-cultural events. - Created incentive programs to increase student memberships and community participation. TECHNICAL SKILL SETS -------------------- Programming Languages : C, C++, Java, PHP, Perl, Visual Basic, HTML, XML/XSLT, JSP Operating Systems : Windows, Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu), Solaris, Mac OS, AIX, HP-UX Databases : Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, Sybase Security Tools : Netcat, Nmap, Nessus, Sam Spade, Sara, Snort, Ethereal, LC3, Tripwire, Nikto Reverse Engineering Tools : IDA Pro, Win Debugger Miscellaneous Tools : CVS, Rational ClearCase, Bugzilla, Mercury Test Director Certifications : Preparing for CISSP, Qualys Certified Specialist ACADEMIC PROJECTS ----------------- * Dynamic Code Deployment - Developed a distributed network of components in Java to support dynamic code architecture and discovery of services. - System implemented using a set of middleware components and deployed on mobile hosts like PDA’s and laptops. * Graphical Internet Relay Chat - Implemented a relay chat messenger for sharing text messages, image, audio and video files using VC++ and MFC. - Added JPEG like compression of image files, DPCM compression of audio files with error detection and correction. * BGP Oscillations with Delayed Convergence - Designed and coded a simulation of BGP routing oscillations using socket programming for IPC on UNIX. - Developed a discrete-event simulator to study the delayed BGP convergence using C++ and virtual time constructs. * Security Lab - Hands on experience with Ethical Hacking, Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Detection, Application / Network Firewalls, Authentication and Access control mechanisms, Cryptographic protocols, PKI Management, PGP and Steganography. * Railway News Ticker - Developed an interactive desktop news ticker application that provided live status of trains and daily news. - Implemented in Visual Basic using the 3-tier model along with Win32 API and windows sockets. RELEVANT COURSES ---------------- Web Technologies Software Engineering for Embedded Systems Computer Networks Advanced Operating Systems Database Management Systems Multimedia System Design Software Architectures Managing Information Systems Security Systems |
