TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: Orange Systems, Gaithersburg Maryland. Cisco CCIE, CCNP, CCNA; Cisco router configuration, advanced Cisco routing & configuration, Cisco LAN switch configuration, Cisco internetworks troubleshooting. Juniper Networks Technical /Support; Routers, JUNOS, policy, VPN s, MPLS, ScreenOS, SSL, IDP & Firewalls. Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) 3.12/4.1 1/97. Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) . Technical courses: Netware 3.12/4.1 administration, advanced administration & support, networking technologies, TCP/IP transport, installation and configuration.a

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Cisco Networking Security Design Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Cisco Nexus Series Switches experience with Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 6000, 5000, 4000, 3000, 2000, 1000V Switch, Cisco Prime Date Center Manager, and Cisco NX - OS Software
• Designed, configured & implemented Cisco Juniper Networking Switches, Routers, Wireless, Networking Management, Interfaces & Modules, Optical Networking, Cisco Mobility and Wireless, Indoor Access Points, Outdoor and Industrial Access Points, Controllers, Cisco Security Next-generation Firewalls, Advanced Malware Protection, Policy and Access, VPN Security Clients, Email & Web Security.
• Security, advanced Security Engineering using Next Generation Firewalls, Advanced Malware Protection, Policy and Access, VPN Security Clients, Email Security, Web Security.
• Designed and Architected Security Engineering, Cyber Security Engineering using Advanced Malware Protection, Cloud, email security, Network Visibility & Enforcement, Next-Generation Firewalls, Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems, Policy and Access, Router Security, Security Management, VPN Security Clients & Web Security to detect and stop threats with Cisco Cyber Security products.
• Experience in Design, Configuration and Implementing Cisco Juniper Edge Routers for Enterprise to grow density, resiliency with programmability for a scalable network edge using Cisco ASR 1000 Series and Cisco ASR 9000 Series. For WAN aggregation performance and security for WAN, Internet, and M2M interconnectivity using Cisco routers NCS 5000 Series, NCS 5500 Series, and ASR 1000 Series. For branch levels designed secure connectivity, cloud managed security and machine learning using Cisco 800 Series ISR, Cisco 4000 Series ISR, Cisco Meraki MX, WAN Aggregation.
• Configured & Implemented Cisco Firepower Services with Cisco ASA 5500-X advanced security defenses. Cisco Firepower NGFW appliances combined with proven Cisco network firewall with the industry´s most effective next-generation IPS and advanced malware protection. Configured Cisco 5500-X with Firepower Services, Firepower 9000 Series, 4100 Series, 2100 Series.
• Deployed Cisco ASA Firepower Services on two Cisco ASA 5525X´s. Deployed IPS, URL Filtering and Malware Protection. Setup and deployed multiple Cisco ASA 5505 to large scale government agencies & branch offices with redundant links using IP SLA. Configured OoS on Cisco ASA 5505 at branch offices to maximize bandwidth and protect VoIP traffic. Implemented Cisco ASA Firewalls and VPN, Cisco Sourcefire FIREpower Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) sensors and Defense Center. Cisco Access Control Server (ACS) and Identity Services Engine (ISE). Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) and Security Management Appliance (SMA). Cisco Meraki security appliances, switches, and Aps. Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC) and Lightweight Access Points (LWAP). Cisco routers and switches, F5 load balancers LTM, GTM-DNS, EMC, RSA SecureID, Brocade Stingray/SteelApp application Delivery Controller (ADC), Packet captures, Wireshark, tcpdump, Solarwinds (NPM, IPAM, NTA, NCM).
• Extensive experience with Cisco Endpoints & Phones, Conferencing Meetings (webex), Customer Collaboration, Unified Communications, Cisco Data Center, Servers - Unified Computing, Cisco Data Center Management and Automation, Data Center Security, Data Center Switches, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Storage & Virtual Networking, Data Analytics, Data Center Analytics.
• Extensive experience with Cisco Video Collaboration, Entertainment, Video Intelligence, Digital Signage. Cisco Internet of things Connectivity, loT Analytics, Embedded Networks, loT Management, IOx and Fog Applications, Cisco software IOS & NX-OS, Cisco ONE for Access, Cisco ONE for Wan, Cisco ONE for Date Center Networking, Data Center Compute and Cloud, Cisco ONE for Advanced Security.
• Extensive configuration, design and implementation of Cisco Switches LAN Access Switches Catalyst 4500E, 3850, 3650, 2960-X/XR, 2960-L, Meraki MS Series Switches for strengthen security, and simplicity for network. Compact LAN Switches Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX, 2960-CX, Meraki MS220-R Series, LAN Core and Distribution Switches for extended deployment outside the wiring closet. Cisco Nexus 7000, Catalyst 6800, 6500, 4500-X, 3850, Meraki MS400 Series, Data Center Switches for powerful campus switching solutions with uncompromised scale and services. Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000, 3000, 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Virtual Switches, Industrial Ethernet Switches meeting the stringent requirements for the next generation data centers and to build cloud infrastructure for programmability and scale. Cisco Industrial Ethernet 5000, 4010, 4000, 3000, 2000, 1000, Virtual Networking deploying scalable and secure switching for network. Application Virtual Switch, Nexus 1000v Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V, Nexus 1000V switch for VMware VSphere, Nexus 1100 Series Cloud Services Platforms, Virtual Security Gateway for Nexus 1000V Switch for highly secure multitenant services for the data center network. Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches, 300 Series Managed Switches, 220 Series Smart Plus Switches, 200 Series Smart Switches, 110 Series unmanaged Switches for ideal combination of features and affordability for growing company.
• Migrated VoIP Infrastructure from CUCM 7.X to CUCM 9.x, 10.x, 11.x. Deployed Cisco UCS Servers, Cisco Unified Presence Server and Cisco Jabber client, Cisco Expressway MRA (jabber remote access), UCCX (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express). Setup UCCX cluster. Designed and deployed multiple call scripts for over 50 agents. Designed and facilitated the install of two SIP trunks for corporate and co-location sites.
• Designed, configured and Architected Cisco Juniper Service Provided Core, with scale for future with strong ROI using Cisco NCS 5500 Series, NCS 6000 Series and ASR 9000 Series. Designed and Architected Industrial Cisco routers delivering enterprise-class features in rugged harsh environments using Cisco 800 Series, 900 Series and 1000 Series connected Grid Routers, 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers and 500 Series WPAN Industrial Routers. Configured and Deployed Cisco Virtual IOS XRV 9000, CS for multi-tenant network services for public, private & provider-host clouds.
• Senior Cyber Security lead scripting languages such as bash and python, install, configure and troubleshoot vendor provided tools and provide to junior engineers. Deploy, implement and manage VMWare environment ESX, vSphere. Installed Cisco Catalyst 2960x Switch Stacks on multiple floors. Designed and installed redundant p2p links between our corporate site and co-location site. Deployed Cisco Meraki wireless solution.
• Install, configure, manage and troubleshoot Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco Firepower, Sourcefire IPS appliances and Defense Center, Cisco WSA proxies and reporting, Cisco ISE Servers and policies, Riverbed Stingray/Steel App Traffic Managers, F5 LTM and GTM/DNS load balancers, Ubuntu servers used for TACACS+, Linux server management (Puppet), Cisco ASA´s for LAN-to-LAN tunnels and software client access. Recommend and design network, security goals and solutions.
• Monitor LAN´s and WAN´s with Solarwinds Orion and syslog, work with circuit providers to resolve outages.
• Install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches (all Cisco & Catalyst Nexus makes/models), Cisco 5500 WLAN Controller and LWAP´s. Migrated VoIP Infrastructure, deployed Cisco UCS Servers, Cisco Unified Presence Server and the Cisco Jabber Client. Deployed Cisco Expressway MRA (Jabber Remote Access), UCCX (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express). Setup UCCX cluster. Designed and deployed the install of two SIP trunks for corporate sites.
• Deployed Cisco security ASA Firepower services on two Cisco ASA 5525. Deployed IPS, URL Filtering and Malware protection. Setup and deployed multiple Cisco ASA 5505 to corporate offices with redundant links using IP SLA. Configure OoS on Cisco ASA 5505 to maximize bandwidth and protect VoIP traffic.
• Operate in Cisco NX-OS standalone mode or Application Centric Infrastructure mode. Include vast switch-level and fabric-level software-defined networking and programmability features. Support the Cisco Tetration Analytics Platform with built-in hardware sensors for line-rate packet and flow telemetry data collection. Deliver 1, 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.
• Offer BGP-EVPN control plane and VXLAN bridging, routing, and gateway support. Designed and Implemented Cisco Nexus Platform, Cisco UCS & HP Virtual Connect Flex10. Expert in Data Center Technologies such as vPC, VDC, VSS, STP, FCoE, OTV & Fabric Path. Highly experienced in Cisco Catalyst 6500 Platform and Service Modules. Implemented Load Balancing solutions on F5 BIG-IP, LTM, Cisco CSM & Array APV/TMX. Implemented Firewall Security in compliance with PCI on Cisco ASA, FWSM & Checkpoint. Demonstrated record of success in managing existing IT projects and implementing new IT projects on time. Excellent team player and quick learner. In depth knowledge of virtualization technology, Cisco UCS, and Storage Platforms. Ensuring and implementing the infrastructure as per the Design. Knowledge about different hardware Compute platforms, Storage, Network and Security. Knowledge and experience on Datacenter Virtualization Compute, Network Storage. Experience in configuration of Cisco Nexus Products Nexus 1000V, N2k, Nexus5k, Nexus 7K, MDS Switches, strong knowledge in FCoE.
• Resolve Storage issues High availability of data to all application wherever required, Data migration. Currently architecting build of UCS domains to optimally support ESX Stretched Clusters and VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager across datacenters. Cisco UCS Central expert managing 6200 & 6300 series UCS´s with Global Service Profiles.
• Cisco UCS - Architecture, procurement, build, daily administration, break/fix of 6248, 6296 and 6300 series FI´s. Managing 30 UCS Domains equaling 1, 800 servers, 2660 CPU´s, and 23782 cores. Managing VCE vBlocks k & 72 C-Series UCS Cluster.
• Configure & troubleshoot Cisco 25xx/26xx/3600/37xx/4700/65xx/7000/75xx/76xx/12xxx (GSR) series & Junos Juniper M40 and M60 routers supporting IP Routing protocols BGP-4, OSPF, RIP, IGRP, IPX routing; LAN/WAN network interface protocols. Troubleshoot LAN/WAN Cisco Series & Juniper routers interfaces configurations for Frame Relay, MPLS, T1/T3, BGP, ISDN & DDR, MLPPP, FDDI, X.25, ATM, PSTN, Token-ring/Ethernet networks, access lists & NAT.
• Project Manager responsible for Firm-wide configuration, maintenance and support of all network hardware/software including Cisco and Juniper routers/switches, Nortel/Extreme switches as well as Cisco Wireless access-points. In-depth knowledge of Cisco ASA and Juniper Netscreen Firewall security, spanning-tree, vlans, TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, QOS, VRRP and VPN technologies.
• Supervisor/Manager for NOC-Network Operation Center providing technical support for IP Security, IGRP, IPX, Routing, Extended Access Lists, IP RIP, Route Redistribution, IPX RIP, Route Summarization, OSPF, VLSM, BGP, Serial, IGRP, Frame Relay, ISDN, ISL, X.25, DDR, PSTN, PPP, VLAN, Ethernet, ATM LAN-Emulation, 802.10, FDDI & Transparent Bridging.
• Configure Juniper Networks NetScreen Series Firewall/IPSec VPN Platform & Juniper Networks SSL VPN-Secure Access Series Appliance line, Peribit WAN Acceleration WXC Platforms, E-Series Broadband Service Routing Platform, J-Series Services Routers, M-Series Multi-Service Edge Routing, T-Series Core Platforms.
• Project Manager/Supervisor in Firm-wide configuration, maintenance, and support of all network hardware including Cisco and Juniper routers, Nortel, Extreme and Cisco Switches as well as Cisco Wireless access-points. Implementing Cisco ASA and Juniper Netscreen Firewalls, spanning-tree, vlans, TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, QOS VRRP and VPN technologies.
• Manage LAN/WAN with HP Openview IT Network node manager, Solarwinds Orion NPM/NCM, Cisco Works & Cisco Secure. Provide IT network access security with Cisco TACACS+ & RADIUS, bandwidth utilization/analysis reporting using software Network General Sniffer Technologies, Concord eHealth, Info Vista, Remedy, OPNET Technologies Performance Management Tools.
• Project Manager/Supervisor in IP Engineering, create Cisco/Juniper configuration for customer equipment, remotely install and assist customer installation, guide plug-n-play customers through equipment setup, direct/facilitate on-site technicians during on-site installations. Design WAN infrastructure & Remote Connectivity to sites world-wide.
• Project Manager Designing and implementing Cisco VoIP (IP Telephony) solution using two Cisco Call Manager 4 Servers and four MGCP-enabled routers. Responsible for collaborating with members of the Frame Relay/ATM/IP Engineering & Operations teams to ensure consistent deployment and management of CPE-Customer Premise Equipment.
• Lead Support/Manager Engineering a new disaster recovery site equipped with the latest networking LAN/WAN hardware i.e. Cisco 65xx, 37xx, Cisco Wireless 12xx AP solution using WLSE management software, Cisco Call Manager 4 IP Telephony solution and EMC SAN solution. Extensive travel around the world engineering network solutions.
• Analyze network & device connectivity issues in a Cisco environment with network monitoring tools HP Openview, Solarwinds Orion NPM/NCM, Concord eHealth, Cisco Works, and Cisco Secure. Network Operation Center & Security experience troubleshooting LAN/WAN Cisco networks routed & switched networks, NT connectivity in a PIX Firewall environment.
• Experience with administration of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Windows 2000 Server, DNS, WINS, DHCP, hosts, & LMHOST configuration. Ability to troubleshoot/configure Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) & provide network configuration & design. Configuring, maintaining and supporting Cisco/Juniper Routers, Nortel, Extreme and Cisco Switches.
• Extensive experience with Cisco/Juniper routers using command line syntax, operating protocol & packet analyzers using Network General Sniffer Technologies software & expert-level understanding of vendor & industry standard routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP) & their integration. Citrix Metaframe server/Citrix Web-Client support & configuration. MPLS routing connectivity/GRE Tunneling support. Produce documented frameworks architectures, which describe and are used to manage the implementation of technical security environments.
• Manager responsible for ENMS Enterprise Network Management Systems Performance tools SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor, Orion Network Configuration Manager, Orion Application Performance Monitor, Orion Netflow Traffic Analyzer, Orion IP Manager & Orion IP SLA Manager.
• Cisco Wireless WiFi implementation/configuration for Aironet 1240 AG Series Access Points, Aironet 1500 Series Mesh Access Points, Cisco IP Transfer Point, 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers and Wireless Location Appliance.
• NOC-Network Operations Center technical support/troubleshooting. Identify customer network requirements, verify enterprise design of various WAN and LAN technologies and protocols (based on identified network requirements). Design MPLS triple play testing & acceptance for voice/video & Data using IX Chariot bandwidth testing software verifying latency, Jitter (real-time) & metrics. Managed & monitoring MPLS/BGP security.
• Supervisor & project lead supporting Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000/XP Operating Systems, Novell NetWare network, manage user profiles, implement system policies, DNS, WINS, DHCP, hosts, and LMHOST configuration. Remote Access support for WAN RAS-Team providing connectivity world-wide technical support.
• Supervisor/Project Manager for IP Engineering Group responsible for troubleshooting LAN/WAN switch environment, VLAN, routing & switching processes, BGP, Frame Relay, ISDN, Novell IPX, Apple Talk, EIGRP, and OSPF, Fiber FDDI & Sonet.

Senior Cisco Networking Cyber Security Design Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• High-speed Internet/Intranet broadband connectivity technical support with Sprint/Nextel, Qwest Communications, Confidential, Cox Cable Communications, DSL & Delphi
• Project Manager and Engineering support in the configuration verification, router configuration support, implementation support, traffic analysis/load balancing bandwidth & network performance management.
• Evaluate WAN using Sprint & U.S. Courts Network Management tools to optimize network traffic traversing the DCN and the Internet Data Centers. Monitor router logs & other tools to identify and eliminate errors on all Routers.
• Manager at USAID U.S. Agency for International Development supporting Sprint and U.S. Courts to insure bandwidth and hardware upgrades are planned and implemented successfully according to WANMB standard configuration templates.
• Management and maintenance of large frame-relay/MPLS/BGP/Fiber enterprise WAN & optimizing network performance on a large scale WAN network. Configure and implement Firewalls for high security.
• Project Manager for OPNET Technologies Solutions on Wide Area Network using OPNET network Engineering, Operations, and Planning solutions IT Guru Network Planner, SP Guru Network Planner, Netmapper, IT Sentinel, OPNET nCompass for Enterprises & Service Providers, ACE Analyst, ACE live, OPNET Panorama, ACE Enterprise Management Server & IT Guru Systems Planner.
• Team Lead Technical support & configuration for Juniper Networks routers, JUNOS, policy, VPN’s, MPLS, ScreenOS, SSL, IDP.
• Hardware/Software support for servers, workstations, laptops, Cisco Series/Juniper/Nokia routers, SONET, Frame-Relay, LAN/WAN design, Cisco VoIP, Cisco Call Manager & Unity Express solution, TCP/IP & Internet, T1, T3, OC-3 links, gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM/ISDN/Frame Relay, DSL, SMTP/FTP/HTML/DNS, Voice-over IP, Cisco PIX Firewall, Nokia Firewalls, Cisco Works 2000, TACACS+, Sniffer, Ethereal, Remedy, Cisco Call Manager v4.x, Cisco WLSE, Red Hat Linux, Visual Uptime, Smarts, Concord eHealth, Network General Sniffer Distributed, UNIX operating system, 3Com Superstack 10/100 switches, Nokia IP330, Netgear 10/100 hubs, Catalyst 5500 Switches, Sun Microsystems Enterprise 420R/Ultra 10, Compaq & Dell.

Cisco Networking Cyber Security LAN/WAN Design Engineer

Confidential, Arlington Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Install & configure Cisco/Juniper/Nokia routers & switches within a multiprotocol network. Remotely troubleshoot Cisco/Juniper routers, T1/T3 circuits, switches, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, MPLS, VPN, Frame-Relay, FDDI, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP.
• Design and maintain client/server-based LAN/WAN networks and various telecommunications computer systems.
• Provide remote access by integrating dial-up networking connectivity, remote LAN-to-LAN access.
• Administer Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, user & and group accounts, securing network resources with shared-folder and NTFS permissions & back-up and restore. Extensive experience with Lotus Notes/Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000 Email administration.
• NOC-Network Operation Center & remote help-desk support, implement MS Systems Management Server.
• Project Manager for End-user network support on Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000, Dial-Up networking & RAS Remote Access, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NWLink & NetBEUI protocol, mail gateway/internet link, Novell file servers, modems, Cisco 2600/3600/4700/7000 & Microsoft NT servers.
• Test and Implement VSAT interactive PC-based satellite networking solution for IP applications. Combine industry-standard Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) technology with inbound satellite access technology.
• Design and maintain client/server-based LAN/WAN networks and various telecommunications computer systems.
• Assemble and cable WAN components, configure PPP controlling network access, optimize the use of DDR interface-dialer profiles, Frame Relay connection and traffic flow control, enable backup to a permanent connection, manage network performance, scaling IP address with NAT, and remote-access.
• Team Lead/Manager in IP Engineering Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on MS Window NT 4.0. IP addressing; subnetting; implementing IP routing; dynamic host configuration protocol; netBIOS over TCP/IP; implement Windows internet name service; administer a WINS environment; IP internetwork browsing and domain functions; host name resolution; DNS system.
• Install & configure complex routed LAN, routed WAN, switched LAN networks, and Dial Access Services. Optimize WAN through Internet access solutions filtering with Access Lists, Bandwidth on Demand (BOD), and Dial on demand routing (DDR).
• RAS Remote Access Dial-Up technical support & configuration for AT&T Global Network Client/SITA Access Companion & other RAS software.
• Support TCP/IP in LAN/WAN Internet network environment, administer MS Outlook Express/Netscape mail/Lotus CC: mail/Lotus Notes install and integrate MS Exchange Server for message recipients, software/system testing.
• Designed Internet Web sites using HTML, JavaScript & Java, Microsoft Visual Interdev6.0, MS FrontPage 2000, and Netscape Composer. Perform testing of network connectivity and performance after upgrades have been completed.
• Novell NetWare 3.12/4.1/5 installation and configuration, intranet/Internet access, NDS design and integration with Windows NT. Upgrading NetWare 3.1x to NetWare 5, set up network file system optimizing network and server, back up servers/workstations & configure DNS/DHCP.
• Bi-lingual, Excellent communication skills, Team-player, sound judgment & ability to efficiently escalate.
• Expert-level understanding with industry standard Email & Windows server security practices & architecture
• Circuit testing analog DS0, DDS, Fractional T1, DS1/E1 DS3, E3, ISDN & ATM with React 2003 Testing Manageream-player, Extensive travel around the world engineering network solutions, Customer oriented.