Vandit Patel

About Vandit Patel

A Network/Software Engineer with experience for design/deploy self-healing networks in the areas of routing, switching, security, wireless, automation and FullStack Network Applications.• Developed FullStack Network automation - takes input values: number of hosts and networks from React JS frontend that can auto assign values like: VLAN #, SVI, L2/L3VNI, IP for Data Net/P2P/Lo0, Route, BGP, VRFs etc. By using those values generates VxLAN config template and dynamic diagram, checks entered parameters with existing config from live device to avoid duplication errors. After success check, adds data to CRUD database MongoDB then pushes config to actual devices using API by Express JS backend• Scripting and configuration automation using Python and Ansible for devices like Cisco Nexus 9ks, Cisco wireless controllers and Palo Alto Networks Firewalls. • Configure features: vPC, VDC, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, BGP EVPN, VRF and VxLAN on the Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k, 3k and FEX.• Hands on experience in planning, configuring and troubleshooting of static and dynamic routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP on Cisco high end routers ASR 1k, 7200, 4300, 3800, 2900 series. • Expertise in implementing and troubleshooting complex L2 technologies like VLAN Trunks, Ether channel, RSTP on 6500, 4500, 3850, 3750 series & Extreme 3808.• Config automation using Python/Ansible playbooks for configure features: vPC, VDC, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, BGP EVPN, VRF and VxLAN on the Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k, 3k.• Deploy HA PAN Firewalls : Act-Act/Act-Pas, leverage Ansible playbook that automates PAN Firewall configuration : creating new vsys, AE interfaces, static routes and vsys tagging.• Design wireless solution by performing site surveys using Ekahau. Deploy Cisco WLCs and Automate configs : apply baseline, create WLAN interface, AP Group, RLAN, SSID, DHCP using Ansible.• Experience with Cisco ACI fabric, Cisco ISE, Cisco NAC, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

Experience

1. Sr Systems and Network Admin

   Blue River Technology

   Nov 2025 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

Education

• A. D. Patel Institute Of Technology, Karamsad 001

  Bachelor's of Electronics and Communications, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2009 — 2013

• DeVry University

  Masters of Networks and Communications Managements, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Switches
• Routers
• Firewalls
• Vmware
• Linux
• Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
• Border Gateway Protocol (Bgp)
• Eigrp
• Vlan
• Rip
• Ms Project
• Adobe Photoshop
• Wireshark
• Function Generator
• Ixia
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Oscilloscope
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Domain Name System (Dns)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Dhcp)
• Etherchannel
• Phy
• Ieee 802.3
• 10baset
• 100baset
• 1000baset
• Mgig
• Acl
• Nat
• Ccna
• Ccnp Certified
• Cpp Sequancer
• Labview
• Cde
• Hipot
• Jitter
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Service
• Management