# Vishal Verma (vishalverma.me)

> Official portfolio of **Vishal Verma**, a Cloud, Network & Systems Engineer based in **Sydney, NSW, Australia**. Master of Information Technology (Internetworking) graduate from the **University of Technology Sydney (UTS)** with **9+ years of enterprise IT operations and systems administration experience** across AWS, Microsoft Azure, VMware vSphere, Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS network automation, and Linux/Windows server infrastructure.

## Canonical Identity (Entity Disambiguation)
- **Full Name:** Vishal Verma
- **Primary Domain:** https://www.vishalverma.me
- **Role:** Cloud, Network & Systems Engineer / Systems Administrator
- **Location:** Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia
- **Alma Mater:** University of Technology Sydney (UTS) — Master of Information Technology (Specialisation in Internetworking), 2024–2026; Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) — Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, 2008–2012
- **Email:** vishalvr28@gmail.com
- **Phone:** +61 422 552 209
- **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/in/imvishalverma
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/vishalvermauts
- **Resume / CV:** https://www.vishalverma.me/Vishal_Verma_CV.pdf

## Core Technical Specialties
- **Cloud Infrastructure & IaC:** AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM), Microsoft Azure (Availability Zones, Traffic Manager, Hybrid VPN/ExpressRoute), VMware vSphere/vCenter, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes (99.98% uptime SLA).
- **Network Engineering & Automation:** Cisco IOS-XE, NX-OS, IOS-XR, Python 3.8+, Netmiko, YAML decouple inventories, `concurrent.futures`, Grafana + Prometheus/InfluxDB observability, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, STP, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, BLE 5.0 Coded PHY.
- **Systems Administration:** Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL) and Windows Server administration, Active Directory, Nginx API Gateways, automated Backup & Disaster Recovery, cloud migrations.
- **IT Operations & Leadership:** 9+ years leading technical operations, risk assessments, SLA governance, and digital workflows for 110+ personnel with a zero-incident safety record.

## Certifications & Honours
- **Silver Medalist** — Cisco APJC NetAcad Riders Competition 2025
- **Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA):** Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation
- **Google IT Support Professional Certificate** (Credly verified)
- **UTS SOUL Award & Leadership Program Completion** (University of Technology Sydney)
- **NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Recognition** (Sydney, Australia)
- **Standard Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Accreditation**

## Professional Experience
1. **Admin & Logistics Officer (IT Operations)** — *Dubai Petroleum Establishment* (Jun 2018 – Jan 2024, Dubai, UAE)
   - Managed IT-enabled operational workflows, risk assessments, and digital documentation for 110+ personnel with a 100% zero-incident safety record.
2. **Systems Administrator** — *Webgloremedia Solutions* (Jul 2014 – Aug 2017)
   - Administered hybrid Windows/Linux servers, Nginx web infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and disaster recovery pipelines with 99.98% uptime.
3. **Administrative & Logistics Officer** — *Paragon Offshore* (Sep 2015 – Mar 2016)
   - Coordinated technical operations, enterprise asset tracking, and SLA reporting.

## Featured Engineering Projects & Case Studies
- [Multi-Vendor Network Automation & Observability Engine](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/network-automation-framework): Python 3.8+, Netmiko, PyYAML, `concurrent.futures`, and Grafana observability pipeline for Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS networks (80% reduction in network audit time).
- [MeshMap — Off-Grid BLE 5.0 Tactical Mesh](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/meshmap): Infrastructure-free P2P tactical mapping & messaging app in React Native, Kotlin, and Java using raw BLE 5.0 Coded PHY advertisements and custom Base36 payload compression (47% size reduction).
- [HubHop — Real-Time Sydney Transit Telemetry](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/hubhop): Real-time Transport for NSW (TfNSW) train routing & telemetry dashboard built with Next.js, TypeScript, and direct binary GTFS-Realtime Protocol Buffer decoding.
- [SmartV Hybrid Cloud Architecture](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/smartv-hybrid-cloud): High-availability (99.99% SLA) hybrid cloud bridging on-premises VMware vSphere with Microsoft Azure using Terraform IaC.
- [Peermindful Cloud Kubernetes Backend](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/peermindful-ai): Auto-scaling, security-hardened AWS EKS (Kubernetes) and Python microservices backend.
- [Edumap.io Containerized Microservices Migration](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/edumap-location): Monolith-to-Docker microservices migration with Nginx API Gateway on Linux (-70% deployment time).
- [TrueNode Astro — Full-Stack AI & Ephemeris Workspace](https://www.vishalverma.me/projects/horoscope): Next.js, Supabase (PostgreSQL Row-Level Security), and Google Gemini AI web platform.

## Key Site URLs
- Homepage: https://www.vishalverma.me/
- About & Experience: https://www.vishalverma.me/about
- Technical Skills & Certifications: https://www.vishalverma.me/skills
- Engineering Projects: https://www.vishalverma.me/projects
- Awards & Achievements: https://www.vishalverma.me/achievements
- Contact Vishal Verma: https://www.vishalverma.me/contact
- Full AI Context File: https://www.vishalverma.me/llms-full.txt