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Manish Mehta M.S., CISSP, Ph.D.
1405 Marshall St. #408, Redwood City, CA
94063 ▪ (816) 616-6699 ▪ jobs@manishmehta.com
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Objective
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Seeking a research and development opportunity in Network
Security and Cryptography.
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Profile
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Extensive knowledge and experience with Networking
protocols, Internet security paradigms, Application Security, and
Cryptography.
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Several research papers in prestigious research Journals
and Conferences.
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7+ years of work, research, and teaching experience in network
security related fields.
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(CISSP)
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Ph.D. in Computer Science at UMKC with Network
Security and Cryptography concentration.
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Recipient of several honors for outstanding academic and
research records.
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Excellent interpersonal, written communication, and verbal
communication skills.
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Skills |
Protocols: |
TCP/IP
suite, OCSP, SMTP, HTTP, OSPF, BGP 4, IGRP, RTP, H.323 suite. |
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Security: |
Web Application Security, PKI, IPSec, VPN, SSL/TLS, SSH, RSA, ECC,
Diffie-Hellman, PGP. |
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Tools: |
OPNET, CSIM, CPLEX, Maple, Matlab. |
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Platforms: |
Linux, Unix, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. |
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Languages: |
C, C++, Java, Assembly x86, Perl, Shell Scripting. |
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Web: |
PHP, JavaScript, JDBC, RMI. |
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Certificate: |
CISSP, Java
programming. |
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Education
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Ph.D. in Computer Science,
Sept. 2006, University of
Missouri –
Kansas City, USA.
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0.
Research interests: Network security/Cryptography,
Application Security, Protocols, Software Engineering.
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M.S. in Computer Science, May 2002,
University of
Missouri –
Kansas City, USA.
GPA: 3.93 / 4.0
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B.E. in Computer Engineering, May
1999. University of Mumbai, India.
GPA : 4.0 / 4.0
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Selected Publications
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Journal Publications
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Huang, D.; Mehta, M.; Van de
Liefvoort, A.; Medhi, D., Modeling Pairwise Key Establishment for Random Key
Predistribution in Large-Scale Sensor Networks, IEEE/ACM Transactions on
Networking, Oct. 2007. |
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Mehta M., Harn L., Efficient One-time Proxy
Signatures, IEE proceedings of Communications, 2005. |
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Harn L., Mehta
M., Hsin W., Integrating Diffie-Hellman
Key Exchange into the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), IEEE
Comm. Letters, March 2004. |
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Harn L., Hsin W., Mehta M., Authenticated Diffie-Hellman
Key Agreement Protocol using Single Cryptographic Assumption, IEE
proceedings of Communications, August 2005. |
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Conference
Publications
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Mehta M., Huang D., RINK-RKP: A Scheme for Key
Predistribution and Shared-Key Discovery in
Sensor Networks, IEEE IPCCC, April 2005. |
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Huang D., Mehta
M., Medhi D., Harn L., Location-aware Key Management
Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, ACM SASN' 04, October 2004. |
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Huang D., Mehta
M., A Secure and Energy-efficient Pairwise
Key Establishment Protocol for Sensor Networks, IEEE IPCCC, April 2005. |
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Experience
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Sr. Software Engineer II, Tumbleweed
Communications, Redwood City, CA. (Oct. 2006 –
Present)
Design and
development of Digital Certificate Validation suite in mainly C++ on
Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms. Key contributor to FIPS 140-2
certification for the crypto module of the software suite.
Security Research Consultant, Fishnet Security,
Kansas City. (Mar. 2005 – Dec.
2005)
Consultant for all aspects of network and
applications security issues. Performed a number of network and web
application security assessment. Research and development of security
tools.
Instructor, UMKC (Jan. 2001 – May 2005)
Teaching courses covering all aspects of
networking, system and network administration, and network security to
undergraduate students with senior standing.
Graduate Intern, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City (May 2001 – Dec.
2001)
Single-handedly designed and developed a
protocol for secure transfer of healthcare data.
Visiting Lecturer, University of Mumbai, India. (Jul. 1999 – Dec.
1999)
Conducted Classes and Practical Lab
sessions for course Computer Methodology and Algorithms.
Systems Engineer, Salinkar Consultants,
Mumbai, India. (Jun. 1997 – May
1999)
Setup, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of
Computer Networks. Installation and maintenance of Network Operating
Systems and Network Software.
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Major
Projects
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FIPS
140-2 Certification
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Contributor, Tumbleweed Communications,
Redwood City (Jan 2007 – Oct. 2007)
Prepared the crypto module of Digital
Certificate Validation suite to meet FIPS 140-2 certification requirements
and managed the module during the certification process.
Secure Data Transfer Protocol
Project Leader, Saint Luke's Hospital,
Kansas City (May 2001 – Dec. 2001)
Designed and Implemented a proprietary
protocol for secure data transfer between two networks. Also developed a
Digital Certificate Server to manage the Certificates required for
authentication. Implemented a Proxy server to deal with firewall and NAT.
Secure BINGO Game Project
Project
Leader, UMKC (Sep. 2000 – Dec. 2000)
A secure multiplayer online game
implemented in Java, involving Cryptographic Commitment for secure
communication. Project was developed to highlight the security related
problems in online gaming.
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Presentations
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Web Application Security, UMKC (Feb. 2006)
Presented
various security aspects of web applications, demonstrated a number of real-life
attacks, and discussed future research opportunities in the field.
Authentication and Key
Establishment, UMKC (Apr. 2004)
Presented the solution to authentication
and key establishment problem in Wired, wireless, and sensor environment.
Intrusion Detection, UMKC (Feb. - May 2003)
A series of presentations on various
aspects of Practical Intrusion Detection.
Web Security, UMKC (Apr. 2003)
A presentation summarizing the issues in
web security.
IPSec, VPN and Key Management in the
Internet, UMKC (Apr. 2001)
Basics of Internet Protocol and need for IPSec, IPSec Architecture.
Illustrated IPSec modes, Virtual Private
Networking, IKE architecture, ISAKMP framework, IKE key exchanges.
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Honors
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Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship, UMKC (2005-2006)
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Dean's Doctoral Fellowship, UMKC. (2004 - 2005)
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Dean's Outstanding Student Award, UMKC. (2002 - 2003)
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Dean's Doctoral Fee Waiver Fellowship, UMKC (2002 - 2003)
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Affiliations
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ISC2 (2005 - Present)
President, India Student
Association, UMKC. (2002 - 2003)
Student Member, IEEE. (2002 – present)
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References
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Available upon request.
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