SUMMARY

• Extensive 12+ years’ experience in designing new networks from the ground - up utilizing various technology, strategies and implementation methods. Provided evaluation of new network technologies, management, and analytical tools, as well as tool-based design verification utilizing network simulation tools.
• Expertise in the area of Networking concepts such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, PPP, L2TP, IPSec, Wi-Fi, 802.11a, 802.11b/n, VPN, MPLS, NAT, Cable modem, ADSL modem, Hands-on expertise with products from Cisco, Nortel, F5, HP Open View.
• Designed and Implemented data centers.
• Design and implemented Wireless network, include site survey, installation, post installation support and troubleshooting and Wireless Security setup. It includes both Standalone and Centralized Solutions.
• Designed F5 (LTM) and Cisco (ACE) load balancing in a geographically dispersed environment.
• Implemented security using Cisco routers/Switches/ Cisco ASA
• Experience in performing detailed technical network security evaluations and recommendations via vulnerability analysis and penetration testing.
• Experience in design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure.
• Designed and Configuring the WAN infrastructure, consisting of multiple T1 and T3 lines, Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Load balancers, Dell and Sun servers.
• Configure any Module on Cisco Routers like Ethernet, Serial, ISDN BRI, and Analog Dial-up, Channelized E1/T1 PRI, ISDN E1 PRI, and Routed protocols, Routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP.RIP, and LAN Switches for Multi-VLANs, Inter VLAN Routing, and Multi-layer Switching. QOS

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking: TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP), PPP, PPTP, L2TP, NAT, IPSec, LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, Frame Relay, Ethernet, Ether Channel, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, ACL, NAT, STP, VTP, VLAN, HSRP, GLBP, VoIP, multicast protocols, ISIS, LDP, IPSEC, L2TP, QoS, wireless LAN Network administration.

Technologies: MPLS, VPN, NAT, Multicast, Routing, ATM, Frame relay, SNMP, Broadcast.

SNMP Tools: Solar winds, HP Open View, MRTGFirewall Cisco PIX 505, 515 and 525

Cisco Tools: Cisco works, Cisco view

Operating System: Linux / UNIX /Digital UNIX, Windows NT / 2000 / XP/7

Hardware: Cisco 1841, 2100 series, 7200 series, 3550, 4000/5000, 2600, 2950, 2500, routers and switches, ISE cables, WIC cards, smart serial, ATM cards, CSU/DSU, T1, DS3 (IMA), OC3, fractional T1, ISDN, V.35, Cisco Access points and bridges, Cisco Secure ACS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New Jersey

Senior Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their framework.
• Design, test, and inspect data communications systems.
• Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning.
• Install hardware such as cables, Switches, routers, and wireless adaptors.
• Develop technology roadmaps.
• Configure network drivers for software.
• Analyze, engineer, and execute software functions.
• Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.
• Manage technology vendors.
• Stay abreast of how technology infrastructures are currently impacting and driving competitors.
• Determine production direction.
• Write functional requirements/specifications documents.
• Assess vendor development/test strategies.
• Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.
• Upgrade network hardware and software components as required.
• Solve complex problems with many variables.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Sr. Networks Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing and implementation of customer’s network infrastructure
• Redesign whole point to point network To MPLS using OSPF and BGP.
• Implemented Wireless network across the locations using centralized solutions using WCS 5500 and 4400
• Help negotiate hardware, software, and circuit contracts for customers.
• Configure and implement Remote Access Solution: VPN, MPLS, Fractional T1 and Multilink
• Configured Solar winds NFS for Monitoring and alerts managements.
• Implement Cisco IOS Firewall IDS using 2600 series router
• Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment)
• Configure Cisco ASA 5510 for site to site VPN.
• Implement Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS 3.0) for Tacacs+/ Radius
• Configure Pix to Pix, and Router to Router VPN.
• Redistribution of routing protocols OSPF into BGP.
• Network Migration from RIP and static to OSPF and BGP.
• Build and maintain Visio documentations for Clients
• Troubleshoot Windows 2008 Servers and streamlining the user policy.
• Managing User accounts using Active Directory.
• Provide pre and post-audit support for both internal/external audits
• Implementing best practices in developing and deploying security procedures to remediate virus outbreaks, network-based attacks and fix vulnerabilities through implementation of device hardening techniques

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Sr. Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implemented data center for Confidential at SunGard Colo Location at Scottsdale Arizona from scratch. The datacenter consists of Nexus 5k, 2K and 1000v series switches.
• Supported the Network from Offshore (INDIA)
• Implemented F5 Load balancer.

Confidential, White Plains, NY

Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Done the knowledge transfer of Network from Onsite to Offsite.
• Supported Network Stream 24x7 from Offshore with the help of 6 Engineers as Track lead.
• Migrated Data Center from White Plains NY to AT&T Colo location at Secaucus NJ.
• Involved in Commissioning of New office around the Globe with the help of Local resources.
• The Network Consists for High end switches (6500 Series) and Routers using BGP and EIGRP. Connectivity among the offices was provided by either MPLS or VPN.

Confidential

Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Done the knowledge transfer of Network from Onsite to Offsite.
• Supported Network Stream 24x7 from Offshore with the help of 8 Engineers as Track lead.
• The network consists of High End switches and Routers using BGP and OSPF.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Fully Involved In Data center Migration of Confidential From Boston to co-location at SunGard, Confidential Visited Customer site at Boston and worked in US for eight months with the lead role of Designing, Implementing and co-located entire Data center from Boston TO SunGard Colo at Confidential, Which include Routers, Switches, Wireless products, PIX, IDS Sensors and 600 + servers in a given Time frame.
• Supported the network of 1500+ users Onsite as well as offsite.

Confidential

Manager IT

Responsibilities:

• Gateway Routers (CISCO 7200 SERIES), Distribution Routers (3745, 2800 and 1760), Cisco PIX 515.Core Switches (4707 Series), Layer 3 Switches 3500 and layer 2 switches 2850.
• Maintaining Windows 2003 server on which critical application running like Domain controller. Active Directory. ISA 2004 for the distribution of Internet to local users and controlling the internet access. WSUS server for distribution of Patches updates and Citrix Servers
• Maintaining various Regional Offices Connectivity’s and giving Technical support to various Revenue centers located at different cites of Punjab and Haryana.
• Responsible for planning and budgeting all corporate and production computing needs.
• Managing of Team of 25 engineers both inhouse and outsources people.
• Making Backup Policies and monitoring the backup.