Network Operations Center Tier Ii Resume Profile
Wake Forest, NC
Professional Summary
Network engineer with background in routing and switching protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, STP, VLANs, 802.1Q, QoS. As a NOC Engineer at CenturyLink, I have experience in a 24x7x365 environment providing proactive network monitoring provisioning and fault, change, performance, and configuration management.As a Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco, I have two years of experience maintaining, and troubleshooting a large service provider's regional customer network comprised of over 6,000 Cisco devices. Fully engaged in customer-facing discussions to offer recommendations, deliver external documentation, and provide guidance on future projects.
Technical Competencies
- Cisco Campus Router and Switch platforms
- Routing and Switching protocols
- Cisco Software upgrades
- IOS operating system configuration and troubleshooting
- Network monitoring tools including SolarWinds and Network Profile
- Ticketing tools such as OneRemedy and SolarWinds
Professional Experience
Confidential
Network Operations Center Tier II
- Provided circuit and equipment provisioning and testing
- Assisted with circuit and network migrations and emergency alt-routing
- Inventory management
- Maintenance notification including service impact, risk assessment, and alternate schedule dates
- Reported on network and circuit performance, trouble tickets, and incident reports
- Monitored networks using real-time alarms on customer circuits and CPE devices
Confidential
Network Consulting Engineer
- Provided proactive network support by analyzing deployed IOS versions and campus platforms
- Planned and executed network upgrades and network migration activity
- Provided support to senior Network Consulting Engineers by reproducing networks in lab environments
- Responsible for maintaining over 6,000 Cisco devices across the network
- Assisted in troubleshooting network outages while coordinating with involved internal and external groups
- Delivered weekly configuration and software audit reports to achieve device standardization
- Operated directly with client engineers in various locations to gain trust and achieve results
- Technical Assistance Center Student LAN Switching Team
- Gained invaluable Cisco IOS troubleshooting skills concerning hardware crashes and memory leaks
- Provided solutions to various customers IOS upgrade issues
- Kept precise logs of daily case status and final solution, available to all Cisco engineers for review
- Provided recommendations to the client based on personal investigation and previous sample cases