SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Offering over 19 years of Telecommunication IT Network Engineer and extensive hands-on experience in network engineering, Windows Systems Administration, troubleshooting and repair. Designed, installed, configured and maintained complex routed LAN and WAN networks. Provide extensive consulting in network architecture, cloud computing, data center architecture, virtualization, and storage area networks. Detail-oriented, resourceful, self-motivated engineer with proven ability of creative problem-solving with strong written and verbal communications skills.

Networking and Technical Skills

• IOS and CLI switches, VLAN trouble shooting, f5 Big IP load balaners, Linux, fiber, and Copper patching.
• Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPnG, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGPv4, MPLS, IPv6, Traffic Engineering, Policy Based Routing PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization
• Cisco Routers Series- 7500, 7200, 6500,5300, 4000, 3750,3800, 2800,2600, 2500

Switching Bridging

• Catalyst CatOS and IOS based Switches, VTP, STP, RSTP, Trunking, VLANs, Layer 3 Switches, Logical Etherchannels
• Cisco Switches Series - MDS 9000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 7000, 6500, 6100, 6120, 3500, 2900, Cisco Nexus
• Alcatel Lucent: 7705, 7745, 7750
• 1000v Servers and Virtualization
• Cisco Unified Computing System UCS Chassis, Cisco Nexus 1000v Switch
• VMware, VSphere Client, VSphere Server, ESX, and ESXi,
• VMWare ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.1/5.1, VMWare vCenter, VDI, VEEAM Backup Tool,
• VMware View, vCenter Converter, SRM and vBlock100, 200, 300 700
• Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS, Sun Solaris, UNIX, DNS Servers, DHCP Servers
• LAN Local Area Networks
• Media: Ethernet, FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet, FDDI, CDDI, Token Ring, ATM LAN Emulation Network Analyzers: Ethereal, Paketyzer, Radcom, Etherpeek and others Load Generators: Spirent Smart Bits, iperf, IPTraffic
• WLAN Wireless LAN
• Cisco Aironet APs and Bridges 350, 1010, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500 , 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g standards, WLAN antennas, RF site surveys, Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine WLSE , Wireless L2/L3/Fast Roaming, WLAN Security WEP , WPA / 802.1x, EAP, PEAP, LEAP, TKIP
• WAN Wide Area Networks
• Leased lines 64k - 155Mb PPP / HDLC , Channelized lines E1 / T1 / E3 / T3 , Fibre Optic Circuits up to OC-192 speed, Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, xDSL, Load Balancing, Multi Homing, Satellite links, MPLS
• SAN Storage Area Networks
• iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE , NetApp, Brocade, Network Attached Storage NAS , LUN creation, Zoning, WWPN, WWNN
• Various Features Services
• IOS and CatOS Features, HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, TFTP and FTP Management, IPv6
• VoIP Voice over IP / IPT IP Telephony
• IP Telephony utilizing Cisco routers, Call Manager
• Network Monitoring and Management Systems
• HP-Openview, Netcool Omnibus, IBM Tivoli Netview, IBM Tivoli Argus, IBM Tivoli NMC, Cisco NAM, Cisco Works Suite, Cisco SDM, Solarwinds
• Ticketing Systems
• Remedy ARS, Clarify, SMARTS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Data Engineer

• Installed new software migration and new turned up for Alcatel Lucent 7450, 7750, 7705, and SAM5620 to AT T U-versed.
• Provided highly visible customer support with major change, move, chassis swap or delete for all ALU equipment for AT T.
• Configured IP routing, MPLS, VPLS, and L2/L3, for new ALU equipment.
• Strong network troubleshooting and very well versed in Alcatel Lucent 7750, and service router and 5620SAM management system product.

Confidential

Network Data Engineer

• Configured of Cisco Nexus network equipment and deployment of UCS Software consisting of LAN/SAN/Blade Servers and VMWare.
• Migrated Servers from 6509 Platform to Nexus without any applications outage.
• Configured of Verizon Wireless networking equipment routers, ASA firewalls. F5 load balancers, Bridges, Gateways, Multiplexes, packet switches, and switched Ethernet.
• Configured, Created, Modified, and disabled rules in the rule base in Palo alto firewalls
• Used IPC to trace IP route, IPV4, IPV6, and IP Networking to a specific VLAN on the networks.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

• Configured and troubleshot VLAN's, STP, VTP, Trunking, DNS, DHCP, Ether Channels, Access Lists, EIGRP, OSPF, NAT, MPLS and static routing.
• In-depth knowledge of LAN/WAN communications, Cisco Unified Communications platforms network hardware such as Cisco or Brocade routers, switches, bridges, gateways and firewalls.
• Installed new Cisco routers/switches/ASA's, Juniper and Palo Alto, F5 firewall
• Support global network and voice environments including firewalls, VPN devices, switches, routers from layer 1 through 7, using tracking ticketing systems
• Administrated, Configured and installed Microsoft Server 2008/2012
• Administrated vBlock platform of all series on Vision OS, which is used in vBlock platform.
• Installed new configuration of Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k switches, and Cisco switches.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Installed new Cisco routers/switches/ Juniper and check point, F5 firewall
• Participate in worldwide architecture design, growth discussions and initiatives
• Troubleshoot network devices and prefer server interactions with network layer 1, 2, 3, and 7 routing, and interaction with checkpoint, juniper firewalls, and F5 load balances.
• Installed TCP/IP networking skills to execute remediation, and troubleshooting any unforeseen issues of switch migration.
• Fixed and Diagnostics and issue resolution experience on Palo Alto Layer 7 network firewalls in enterprise level production networks.
• Extensive handed-on knowledge of Juniper SRX210, 240/Netscreen, Firewalls, as well as PaloAlto
• Designed and supported Data Center Architecture Network, Server, Storage, switch and router.
• Support global network and voice environments including firewalls, VPN devices, switches, routers from layer 1 through 7, using ticketing systems to track progress
• Worked in data center such as racking, stacking, cabling, patching and coordination between administrators, suppliers for implementation.
• Installation, Configuration, Administration and troubleshooting for VMware ESX. Working with the clients for all issues like ESX, SAN Storage, VMotion, HA, DRS VMs Analyzing the vm-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose the root cause for the problem.
• Responsible for new configuration of Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k switches, and Cisco switches.
• Responsible with change management processes and tools. Knowledge of service management processes in complex environments.

Confidential

Acting Lead Network Operation Center Tier II

• Troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 on Alcatel 7705, 7740, and 7750 routing and Omni switch.
• Configured and activated the new MDA card in Juniper 7705 router and switches.
• Monitored all the alarms are coming from 5620 Sam Networks and manage client environments.
• Support AT T SONUS Rings such as Test turn up and CO OSWF with STS-X, DS-X, OC-X testing issues for Alcatel 16XX series.
• Trouble shooting and reconfigure the routing protocols, OSPF, and BGP.
• Worked on technical skills and experienced in VOIP/IP, routing, Switching technologies, and protocol call such as: SIP, TCP/IP, H32, Active Directory, DNS and DHCP.
• Monitored all functions around US Department Networks which includes: Lucent 5ESS, Lucent ECP.

Confidential

Network Systems Administrator

• CENTEST maintenance and administration
• Support departments such as Test turn up and CO OSWF with DS-X, OC-X testing issues for Alcatel 16XX series, TELLABS TITAN 5500, 532L,
• DCS test access support and telemetry troubleshooting
• Netanalyst client, server and CENTEST software troubleshooting
• Work with JDSU on engineering and software compatibility needs and issue
• rouble shooting Ethernet Router and switches for CISCO Networks

Confidential

Network Engineer IV

• Configured and supported VOIP system, data circuit on Cisco and Juniper routers.
• Opened, updated, and closed trouble ticket on a timely basis.
• Configure Cisco and Nortel routers and switches.
• Configured and troubleshooting layer two switches such as spanning tree, Vlan and Oos.
• Configured and activated the IP address in Cisco router and switches.
• Used Cisco Communications Manager and Cisco Unity to change packet telephony network device such as IP phone, voice over-IP.
• Supported and assisted NOC field technicians in trouble shooting software and hardware issues.
• Built, test and turn up all PRI isdn, T1 and DS0' on all DMS, Lucent, SONUS switches.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Worked Hands on to setup LAN labs using Cisco 3600 series, 2600 switches while using fast Ethernet, fiber channel, gigabit Ethernet.
• Installed new Cisco routers/switches/ASA's, Juniper SSG 550,F5 firewall
• Installed routing protocols RIP, EIGRP, OSPF , WAN technologies Frame Relay, T1, ATM, DSL , and LAN technologies L2 and L3 switching, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet.
• Setup Network Security using MAC address port security, Access List, VLANs, and VPNs.
• Install, configure, test, and implement New TSM software and components, including new releases and applicable patch releases
• Document the standards and procedures for installing and configuring TSM servers and Clients across all platform
• Install and Configure Tivoli Storage Manager SM Client across all platform Windows, Unix
• Setup routing between VLANs using Router-on-stick, segmenting traffic while maintaining the network integrity.