SUMMARY:

• Over 18 years of experience in IT industry as network architect/Engineer for enterprise network and security design/deployment and operations.
• Design and built enterprise wide services and data centers with PoC phased approach including operational support and processes.
• In - depth knowledge of wireless networking technology and architectures for enterprise wide deployment via AD PKI infrastructure solutions including campus wireless, guest wireless, BYOD and branch wireless solutions.
• Closely worked with vendor such as checkpoint and Cisco, built Enterprise 3 Tier internet infrastructures segregating DMZ with checkpoint firewalls and Cisco ASA provided enterprise architectural design and road maps for firewall deployments and security controls.
• Designed and supported operations of capital markets IT infrastructure environment supported mission critical trading systems such as high-frequency trading.
• Hands on Network build, integration and deployment experience with advanced knowledge of deploying Enterprise routers/switches/firewalls and security platforms.
• As third line of support for network operations team, acted as technical lead on support, configuration, trouble-shooting and daily operational support.
• Experienced with vendor relationship management in regards to deploying architecture and services via building multiple data centers.
• Have written for CCIE routing and switching, CCIE VoIP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Network/Telecom architect-Infrastructure Planing

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed enterprise wireless architecture with secure financial standard operational solutions.
• Provided infrastructure design 3 Tier architecture across multiple data centers including all branch network and campus architecture by meeting the financial industry security standards and controls.
• Designed and implemented enterprise solutions for Data center disaster recovery infrastructure architect, build new DR center for business continuity solutions.
• Direct hands on planning, scheduling and implementation of major wireless and telecommunications systems for multi-platform and distributed banking /trading environments by implementing Cisco ISE, Aruba wireless devices.
• Created and designed authentication/authorization security controls via Microsoft PKI infrastructure provided secure and reliable wireless service.
• Designed multiple new Data Centers in USA connecting trading partners vendors/services, provided up to date trading infrastructure with reliable services.
• Product and Vendor Evaluation--Knowledge of process for evaluation and selection of products, tools, services and infrastructure components in line with organizations business needs and architectural principles.
• Network Architecture Knowledge of concepts, technologies, philosophies and tools for the design of organization's network infrastructure and services. Delivered and managed average 15 active projects per month work load from as small as end user client request to enterprise scale data centre designing.

Network Refresh Project-Technical Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead and managed 4 network engineers for overall design and project strategies provided secure migration architecture from existing healthcare infrastructure to upgraded high availability DWDM networks across Ontario.
• Review and evaluate over 570 Ontario hospital’s technical infrastructures provide to client one point of solutions for NRP project. Successfully cut over 180 hospitals into SSHA-Hydro One Telecom network infrastructure.
• Hands on support and administration of SSHA HOT technical network devices provided best solutions and customer support.
• Hands on Migration technical configuration and migration by organizing between SSHA client, HOT and local service providers across Ontario.
• Design and maintained clients network security infrastructure policies and setting up new secure connections with new clients.
• Reviewed and worked with high availability architecture that consist of large numbers of Cisco network infrastructure and progressed through the ranks dealing with technologies as varied content switches, checkpoint firewalls, routers and switches.
• Applied technical expertise to the continued growth of large, complex, highly availability solutions.

Technical Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the development/improvement of the Cisco Works Deployment as of MGS network management solutions. Built and maintained large scales of Cisco works SNMP database for performance monitoring and alert detecting process.
• Contributed to the technical understanding and promotion of new and existing network security standards, solutions, and tools such as Cisco works.
• Reviewed and produced Cisco works monitoring manuals for MGS network operations group for automatic accurate alert generation.
• Hand on experience on of large scales of Ontario government network infrastructures. Including 80 Cisco PIX-firewalls, 120 Nokia firewall and Checkpoint NG and NGX with provider-1 systems.
• Daily monitor and review of CISCO CSS 11500 series content switches and Cisco PIX configurations.

Network Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Global-WAN MPLS infrastructure with EIGRP and OSPF. Include Cisco Catalyst 6509 with dual MSFC and full mesh HSRP environment.
• Planed and scheduled regular Security vulnerability and risk assessment to ensure the reliability and availability of network services to daily business operations.
• Daily support and administration of VPN with Entrust RA 6.0 Digital .
• Checkpoint NG and Nokia firewall administration for internal, DMZ and external firewall related security rules and issues.
• Involved global functional VOIP infrastructure engineering team for design and implementations of Cisco VOIP services including such as global conference bridge consolidation with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 5.4.
• Implemented VOIP infrastructure for 5 regional offices across Canada with Cisco VOIP devices. Including daily support of users on CCM CME level.
• Provided reliable solutions and secure infrastructure design and managements to 55 firewalls and 300 routers and switches and CSS platforms.

Technical Network Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and maintained Confidential Canada network infrastructure, which consists of various vender L2, L3 routers and switches, maintained routing protocols such as EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP and VRRP.
• Checkpoint firewall daily policy administration that included its security policy change development and implementations with proper documentation.
• Utilized SNMP network management tools including Cisco Works, HP OpenVIew and Sniffer monitored and analyzed TCP/IP network traffic.
• Provided complete updated network topology documentations using Microsoft Visio2000.
• Designed and maintained Confidential E-Business Internet security standards by analyzing data flow and encryption methods, implemented industry recommended standard internet security policy by using Checkpoint firewall with UNIX server as OS.
• Implemented Open System-private Eye Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in a Windows NT/2000 environment, and monitored the Confidential network’s internal and Internet data traffic pattern and its security issues.

IS-Technical Service Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed network that has a size of 200 stores across Canada and is dependent on network connectivity for daily business transactions.
• Setup and installed Checkpoint firewall and Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for network Internet access security with Unix server, replacing the existing Cisco PIX firewall.
• Lead team of 3 network Analysts for support of IT operations of the company.

Project manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded existing CCAA network infrastructure throughout Ontario.
• Implemented a standard reporting system to help keep the management team informed while contractors were spread throughout the various Ontario regions.

IT Manager

Confidential, San Jose California

Responsibilities:

• Managed and maintained Cisco routers with LAN and WAN configurations and troubleshooting.
• Used Cisco technology to control network traffic, accessibility and security.