OBJECTIVE:

• To pursue a challenging and rewarding career in a position where I can couple my abilities and experience in the field of computer networking and project management.

SUMMARY:

• Network Engineer with 7 years of experience specialized in LAN/WAN and Data Center Technologies.
• Thorough understanding of TCP/IP stack, routing & switching protocols and networking technologies.
• Experience on Networking products: Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus Switches.
• Fair knowledge about Amazon Cloud (AWS) and Cisco Meraki Dashboard/ Meraki MX64 Firewall and Cisco ACI.
• Active team player and strongly believe in teamwork with a can - do attitude.
• Fast learner and a gifted ability to adapt new environments and technologies quickly.
• Organized, result oriented and focused individual.
• Excellent communication and customer facing skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing & Switc hi ng: OSPF, EI GRP, Stati c Routi ng, M PLS, ARP, VLANs, STP, RSTP, HSRP, VRRP

Security Pr ot oc ols: IPSec, I KE, Ra di us, 802. 1x, Acces s Lists, NAT,

Servers and Services: Microsof t Activ e Directory, DHCP, DNS, HTTP etc.

Planning and Management: MS Vision

.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NETWORK ENGINEER

Confidential, NEWYORK 

Responsibilites:

• Configured and setup 2950/2960 user layer switches 24 or 48 port, 2960G-24 or 48 port distribution fiber switches for the Cisco (6500, 6800, 4500, 3650/3850, 3750, 2960, and 7600) series.
• Developing solutions for the customer to reduce problem impacts.
• Working very closely with service management to help in communicating problem analysis and solutions to the customer.
• Maintain ACI data center lab utilized by the global support team.
• Installed different Network Architecture: VLAN, Designed and Configured LAN and WAN using RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and BGP.
• Provided Network VLAN support for operations on setting up PCs, Printers and Cisco AP’s Vendor Management over Infrastructure for voice, data, fiber and phone system support Net wor k cabling and dressing in c ompli anc e with CAT 6 standards, installing new hardware & s wappi ng wit h ol d har dwar e.
• Experie nc e i n I P a ddressi ng & updati ng I OS on de vice s.
• Perf or mi ng tr oubles hooti ng on sl ow net wor k c onnecti vit y iss ues, r outi ng iss ue s t ha t i nvol ve s OSPF a nd i de ntif yi ng t he r oot ca us e of t he iss ues.
• Expertis e in m ai nte na nc e of L2 s witc hi ng tasks whic h i ncl ude VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, E t he r c ha nnel s and i nter- VLAN r outi ng.
• Experience with Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5512 and 5540 series firewalls.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot wireless, security, switching and other various network-related issues reported by Cisco Meraki customers and partners.
• Other responsibilities include configuring IPSec VPN tunnels, AWS VPC Configurations and Virtual Gateway configurations.
• Juniper and SonicWALL Firewalls updating and adding new firmware and importing/exporting configurations etc.
• Responsible for the administration of the F5 Load balancer clusters.
• Installed and configured Cisco VoIP phones.
• W or k on i n- hous e net wor k monit ori ng s oft war e t ha t monit or s net wor k traffi c a nd net wor ki ng de vice s such as Cisc o s wit che s & r outer s a nd use d i n tr oubles hooti ng ge nera l LAN/ W AN pr oble ms.

NETWORK ENGINEER

Confidential

• Worked as a Network Engineer at the Head Office of Confidential .
• Maintaining and supervising company's network infrastructure and dealing with day to day technical issues.
• Installation, Configuring, and Troubleshooting of Cisco routers (1800, 1900 and 2900 Series) & switches (2960, 3560 and 3750 Series).
• Worked in data center on routing, switching, troubleshooting, managing and monitoring network devices.
• Assisted with new data center design and provided consulting with equipment and ACI implementation strategy.
• Performed platform network testing for Catalyst 6500 series switches.
• Experience with IP & IPv6 Addressing & subnetting concepts, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, HSRP, VLANs, STP, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, IPv6.
• Install servers, routers, switches, racks and all physical layer components.
• Install, test, and label fiber optic, cat5, and cat6 cable, terminate RJ45 plugs.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues, replace faulty components in servers and network equipment.
• Implement Access Sever using Tenet, And SHH.
• Implement management VLAN Using HP Switch.
• Implement VTP name Domain, Password over Core Layer, Disruption Layer, Access Layer, using
• Implement Trunk Native VLAN across over Core Layer, Disruption Layer and Access Layer.
• Implement Ether-channel over Core layer, Disruption layer, and Access layer.
• Implement PVST on Core SW for Redundancy using Primary and secondary command line
• Implement Port Cost on Disruption SW for traffic forward over Ether-channel by requirement.
• Implement 801.X1, AAA on Access layer.
• Implement spanning tree portfast for uplink fast on Access layer.
• Implement BPDU guard, BBDU filer, Root guard and Loop guard by requirement.
• Implement HSRP on Core layer, And HSRP Core Router using Line protocol interface track for maximum Redundancy.
• Monitor network performance and bandwidth issues through SolarWinds.
• Created detailed documentation of all nodes and equipment on the network using Visio plus daily report of tasks performed throughout the day.
• Troubleshooting various Microsoft OS (XP, Vista, 7).
• Repairing, Replacing & Troubleshooting various Cisco hardware and software.
• P erf o r m software testing & v erif y i n g the infrastructure components in company’s Operating System.
• Install, maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls and other network devices.
• Job role includes developing standards, procedures, and updating VISIOs to document changes to the network infrastructure.
• W o r k w it h d e v el op er s t o a n al y ze, d e bu g a n d fi x i n ter n a l d efect s f oun d wh il e feat u r e testi n g a n d s ugge s t wo r ka r oun d me t hod s i f any .

NET WORK ADMINISTRATER

Confidential

• Worked as a network administrator for university’s LAN/WAN network.
• Maintained a reliable network between 3 campuses and worked break-fix scenarios like bandwidth issues and
• Did test and turn up with ISPs for new circuits.
• Well versed with routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and switching technologies like Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), ether channels etc.
• Act as an escalation point for our NOC for any ongoing network related issues for testing purposes.
• Reported to network manager with detailed bi-weekly reports on network utilization, down times, trouble resolutions etc.

NETWORK ENGINEER

Confidential

• Started off as Operations Team Leader but was promoted to a Network Engineer after few months
• Provide on call technical support to patrons of known technical issues.
• Troubleshooting common networking scenarios like LAN problems & wireless LAN connectivity issues around campus.
• Main duties included maintaining and troubleshooting HomeBase's internal network and perform break/fix as needed.
• I also carried out various new equipment deployments as our network expanded to include new sites.
• I also monitored the performance of the overall network and conducted audits to ensure that industry best practices were adhered to