RaviShankar / Network Engineer
IT & Technology - Network Engineering

Route the signal.

I design resilient networks, troubleshoot layered failures, and turn topology into infrastructure people can depend on. My work spans routing, switching, security, observability and network automation.

Available for infrastructure projects
Inspect selected work
LIVE TOPOLOGY / PRISM-07
EDGE GW
CORE SW
WAN POP
DC LEAF
99.98%availability target
42sites stabilized
18network domains
7years in infrastructure
Signal profile

Calm paths.
Fast recovery.

I bridge routing, switching, security controls, monitoring and incident response with a methodical bias toward observable, fault-tolerant systems.

EDGE - CORE - WAN - SERVICE
01 / Expertise map

Read the whole path.

Capabilities presented as network layers and operating disciplines rather than generic percentage bars.

RoutingPATH CONTROL

IP addressing, route selection, OSPF concepts, summarization, segmentation and resilient path design.

SwitchingLAN FABRIC

VLANs, trunks, STP fundamentals, port configuration and structured campus or data-center switching.

Network securityCONTROL PLANE

ACLs, firewall policy thinking, secure access patterns and reduction of unnecessary exposure.

ObservabilitySIGNAL QUALITY

Latency, packet loss, interface health, logs and telemetry turned into actionable incident signals.

WAN & VPNLONG PATHS

Branch connectivity, tunnel troubleshooting, resilient paths and practical service restoration.

AutomationDRIFT CONTROL

Python, APIs, configuration standards and repeatable validation that reduce manual change and drift.

02 / Selected network work

Packets in.
Problems out.

Case studies focus on the topology, the operational constraint and the measurable result.

CASE / 001 · WAN

Branch network recovery without the midnight drama.

Reworked redundant uplinks, routing priorities and health checks for a distributed environment. The result was a clearer failure path and faster restoration during link events.

OSPFWANFailoverTelemetry
-58%incident diagnosis time
0.00%targeted packet loss
18msrouting convergence
CASE / 002 · CAMPUS

Cleaner switching, fewer surprises.

Segmented a growing campus LAN with VLAN standards, trunk controls and documented change paths.

VLANSTPSwitching
CASE / 003 · AUTOMATION

Configuration drift detector.

Built repeatable validation checks that compare intended network state with observed device configuration.

PythonAPIsValidation
03 / Route history

From alert
to resolution.

A progression built around infrastructure reliability, layered troubleshooting and operational ownership.

Lead Network Engineer · Northstar Systems

Own multi-site routing strategy, network reliability, migration planning and incident command across critical environments.

Network Infrastructure Engineer · VectorGrid

Modernized campus and data-center switching, introduced telemetry standards and reduced change-related incidents.

Network Engineer · BluePeak Services

Supported WAN, LAN and VPN environments while developing repeatable troubleshooting runbooks and configuration standards.

04 / Open a channel

Let's make the path dependable.

For infrastructure projects, network reliability reviews, migrations, troubleshooting or professional opportunities, send a note.

✉ ravi.net@example.com
◈ Bengaluru, India
in GH