SUMMARY:

• To obtain a long - term position within a diverse environment where my knowledge, skills, and experience are aptly utilized and challenged to meet the needs of a growing global company.
• Solution oriented, detailed professional with networking experience. Skilled in Local Area Network, Wide Area Network, Wireless implementation, advanced troubleshooting

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Specific Hardware: Cisco 3800, 3900 and ISR Routers, Cisco 3750, 3850, 6500, VSS Core, Nexus 5000 and 7000 Cores, Cisco 1200, 1400 Access Points and wireless Controllers, Aruba 7010 Controllers, Cisco ASA 5540 and 5560, Juniper ISG 2000, Riverbed WAN Optimization, Palo Alto firewalls, Tipping Point IDS/IPS, T1, T3, DS3, MPLS, VPLS, Opte-WAN and DSL Lines.

Specific Software: Amazon Web Services, EC2, S3, VPC, HTML 5.2, Word Press, Web SEO, Netflow, Solar Winds/Orion, IPAM, Cisco Works VMS, Infoblox, Spectrograph, Remedy, Visio, Air Magnet, Remedy, Splunk and Service Now.

Technology/Protocols: EC2, S3, VPC,IP, TCP, UDP, Swiching, Routing, VLAN, STP, VTP, EIGRP, Opt-e, MPLS, VPLS, Metro-e, TACACS, DNS, SMTP, DHCP, SNMP; Ethernet (10, 100, Giga), IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, xDSL, T1/E1, T3/E3.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuration and maintaining15 Palo Alto firewalls.
• Successfully migrated over 20 standalone Juniper SSG firewalls to NSM.
• Working with Juniper SSG and SRX firewalls to add, modify and delete rules in NSM.
• Responsible for troubleshooting firewall access issues in core, front channel and QA test environments.
• Responsible for addition, deletion and changes to the firewall rules on daily basis in Panorama.
• Working on implementing new Vsys in Palo Alto firewalls.
• Successfully designed and implemented Cisco Client based VPN solution.
• Responsible for troubleshooting VPN and firewall issues.
• Providing backup documentation in Service Now on any firewall rule implementations.
• Working with Splunk Database to troubleshoot firewall rule’s access issues.
• Proving support to Cyber Security team by troubleshooting web site access issues.
• Involved in NIST project by following it’s guidelines for IP/Application whitelisting/block listing.
• Working with daily implementations of IP/domain blocks/unblocks in Palo Alto firewall.
• Setting up rules for URL filtering per specified categories in Palo Alto firewall.
• Participated in TSA exit project to migrate 25 Juniper firewalls.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing network support to over 15,000 employees worldwide.
• Responsible for configuration of layer II switches campus wide.
• Responsible for network design, configuration and implementation in Western Digital’s new campus.
• Responsible for management, installation and troubleshooting Cisco networks at access, distribution and core layer in virtual context environment.
• Responsible for performing wireless survey using Air Magnet solution to get a heat map for access point locations campus wide.
• Responsible for managing a pair of Aruba wireless controllers to control wireless access for campus users and guest access.
• Successfully Deployed Amazon Web Service. This project included rolling out several EC2 instances with full security feature and remote access capabilities.
• Working with S3 module to manage storage space for Network Group Company wide.
• Supported Salesforce application integration from network/firewall standpoint.
• Responsible for managing and installing VPN connections globally.
• Responsible for managing and installing MPLS, VPLS connections corporate wide.
• Successfully configured and implemented Cisco’s Nexus 7000, 5000 and 2000 switches.
• Responsible for managing and configuring corporate firewalls US wide.
• Successfully Deployed Amazon Web Service. This project included rolling out several EC2 instances with full security feature and remote access capabilities.
• Responsible for managing and deploying over 2200 VOIP phones in corporate headquarters.
• Assisted NOC team with issue on Solar Wind monitoring application.
• Working on implementing multiple contexts in Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Responsible for deploying Tipping Point IPS unit on corporate network. This included installation and configuration from Nexus 7K edge VDC to making a connection to dual internet routers.
• Enabled monitoring and blocking certain traffic and protocols on IPS unit to enhance security.
• Provided weekly reports to NOC on device availability, CPU usage and uptime.
• Deploying Virtual Route Forwarding instances in business partner VPN routers.
• Managing global WAN connection which include; T1, T3, VPLS, MPLS connections worldwide.
• Successfully configured Riverbed Steal head to optimize WAN traffic globally.
• Responsible for design and implementation of QOS and Voice over IP in the new campus.
• Working with management team to enhance Solar Winds monitoring alerts and SNMP traps.
• Responsible for performing audit report on corporate firewalls on quarterly basis.
• Collected and prepared audit reports on IDS/IPS appliances for security team.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Technical Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided network support to 20 customers US wide.
• Responsible for configuration and installation Cisco switches and routers.
• Responsible for firewall changes.
• Worked with NOC to provide weekly reports.
• Working with management team to enhance WAN connections supporting company’s business partners.
• Documenting network design changes.
• Utilizing Solarwinds Orion application for network performance monitoring.

Confidential, Newport Beach, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing Network support to 4500 users as well as 15 remote sites.
• Responsible for configuring Cisco Switches, Routers, Cisco Access Points, APC backup power and InfoXstructure manager.
• Upgraded the previous network structure to a multi-layered, multi-VLAN IP network infrastructure for a faster and highly reliable network.
• Installed and supported several IDFs with Cisco Switches, Routers and T1 lines. Also responsible for upgrading T1 lines to DS3 lines at remote locations.
• Assisted in configuration of distribution layer switches and core routers.
• Successfully upgrades 11 remote locations from Cabletron switches to Cisco.
• Utilized networking protocols (DHCP, DNS, WINS, etc) to maintain a notable stable network for its end users.
• Designed and implemented customer office networks to their specific requests.
• Documented network structures and topology with Microsoft Visio.
• Fully utilizing CiscoWork to manage access layer, distribution layer and core layer switches and routers.
• Configuring customer’s PC to connect to wireless network and responsible for fully testing wireless network in various locations.
• Utilizing AriMagnet Software to perform wireless survey.
• Working with Solar Winds to monitor routers, switches, access points and remote devices.
• Utilization of REMEDY Help Desk ticketing system to track and document solutions to problems.