SUMMARY

• Business - minded, results-oriented IT professional, committed and focused with over fifteen years of experience and proven success in the IT industry within multicultural teams and environments, leading IT infrastructure personnel and international projects with a high technological component in them. High level technical and methodological competencies, whose value is focused on being a factor of positive change for the organization through influence and joint work with multidisciplinary groups.
• Skilled & technically proficient with multiple firewall solutions, network security, and information security best practices and industry standards.
• Strong hands-on experience in installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco Routers, Switches, Wireless, Security and IP Telephony products and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Networking Protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IPv4/IPv6, FHRP, Frame Relay, MPLS, QoS, VTP, VLANs, IPSEC VPNs and VoIP.
• Experience in problem solving on IP Core networks including routing convergence issues, routing configuration issues, WAN protocol issues.
• Architecture Design and Implementation of Cisco ASA appliances as per the business requirements.
• Expert in Data Center Technologies such as Virtual Networking, Server Virtualization, Routing Protocols, STP, Stackable Switching, HSRP, GLBP.
• Took a scheduled downtime and production cutover using the Change Management Process for the migration and performed post conversion audit, reporting, and best practices documentation.
• Work to monitor the network traffic post migration and validate the Cisco configuration meets you needs as well as a complete fine-tuning and optimization of the configuration and features.
• Knowledge in planning, design, implementing and troubleshooting complex networks and advanced technologies; manage the firewall deployment, rules migrations, and firewall administration.
• Fully versed in the syntax of security platforms, and rule verification, installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of a variety of Firewall platforms.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows Server (2003/2008/2012 ), LINUX Ubuntu/SuSE/RedHat, Windows 10

Protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, FTP, BGP, OTN, OSPF, MPLS, FR

Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP, MP-BGP, EIGRP

Switching: VLAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing & Multi-Layer Switching, Layer 3 Switches, Ether channels, VSS.

Network Devices: Routers/Switches, Repeaters, ISR Routers (1000/2500/3600/4000 ), Nexus Series 2k, 5k, 7k and 9K, Cisco ASR 1K and 9K, Catalyst 6500, 3750, 2960; Wireless LAN Controllers, Access Points, Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls, Cisco ASA appliances, Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IP phone sets.

Software Applications: VPN, NAT, ADS, Docker Win NT (WINS/DNS/DHCP), Print Servers (Hardware & Software), Cisco Prime, and Experienced with VMWare ESXi on Windows 2012 Servers.

Tools: Ping, tracert, Powershell, Telnet, Wireshark Network Analyzer, PuTTY.

Security: Ping, Ipconfig & other utilities, Wireshark, Solar Wind Network Performance Tool, Network Trouble Shooting Tools - Performance monitor, Network Monitor (HP Open View), Cisco Secure ACS.

Monitoring: HPOV, SmartsIC, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Novi, MI

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support IT Project Managers, IT Architects, or other business stakeholders during project planning by providing subject matter expertise in networking.
• Act as project manager for various initiatives. Work closely with team members to develop and maintain project plans and monitor adherence to project schedules and budgets.
• Manage the implementation of solutions and/or manages vendors responsible for solution configuration.
• Develop test plans and perform post-installation testing to verify performance. Identify, isolate and rectify performance issues.
• Document architectural designs, standards, requirements and related dependencies for networks, monitors and their integration relationships with applications and infrastructure. Develop appropriate technical diagramming and interconnectivity with interacting systems. Record changes, configurations, incidents, problems and processes.
• Lead teams including project leadership, task assignment, and day-to-day direction of less experienced engineers.
• Maintain and ensure maximum sustained performance of the Company’s networks.
• Manage system security through the installation and monitoring of appropriate network elements. Ensure appropriate security controls are in place.
• Respond to reports of network failure or diminished performance according to published SLAs. Identify and troubleshoot systems and isolate the source of the failure.
• Ensure appropriate communication between teams to identify and/or work on ongoing issues to a resolution.
• Install new hardware/ software/connectivity, configuring components. Follow industry best practices, principles, quality assurance, and innovation in implementation.

Environment: Arista Core/Distribution Switches at the Data center (MLAG). At the campus, Cisco 2960X, 9300 access switches and 4500X, 6807, 9500 at the core (VSS). Cisco 5500 Wireless LAN Controllers combined with 3500, 3700 and 3800 series LWAPs for the Nextgen WiFi solution. At the corporate network level SD-WAN implementation is Cloudgenix (ION 3000 & 7000). FortGate Next-Generation firewalls. Tools/Management: Cisco Prime, Cisco Secure ACS, Cisco ISE, Wireshark Network Analyzer, FortiManager, CloudVision, Solarwinds, MS Visio, Secret Server, ServiceNow PuTTY.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Senior Wireless Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in balancing Information Security requirements by having a broader perspective on the business process of security administration.
• Gather requirements for implementing new methods for enhancing performance and reliability for processes and procedure while also creating and maintaining detailed documentation and metrics.
• Create and communicate weekly status updates to project team and senior management.
• Configuring and installing IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless LAN WiFi, Access Points
• Use and strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, MAC, TCP, Network Congestion.
• Strong understanding of OSI and TCP model and across-layers interactions, Energy, Propagation and Error models affecting wireless.
• SSID configuration, cleanup, securing and policy enforcement.
• Assist in the development of reporting to address management requirements to obtain information.
• Identify legacy systems integration and migration problems and provided suitable answers in terms of models and practical implementation solutions for the wireless network.

Environment: Cisco Aironet 1240 & 3702 Access Points; Cisco 2504 Wireless LAN Controllers; Vlans, inter-vlan routing, STP, VTP, RSTP, PVST, NAT, PAT, ACL. Tools: Cisco Aironet AP-to-LWAPP Upgrade Tool, Wireshark Network Analyzer, MS Visio, PuTTY.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Senior Network Engineer & Architect

Responsibilities:

• Design and configure WAN links for data and VoIP communications for central site and 4 remote distributed offices
• Install, test, maintain, and operate LAN switching equipment in internal networks.
• Install and Manage Fortigate Firewalls.
• Perform system administration functions on all switching platforms
• Recommend placement and configuration of LAN switching equipment.
• Administer IPv4 address space and Domain Name Registration
• Configure, optimize and maintain WAN services through IPSecVPNs
• Maintain network design documentation in detail
• Maintain Network & IP Telephony Device Inventory.
• Support Cisco IP Telephony rollouts and conduct detailed System Maintenance on IP Telephony
• Co-ordinate with service providers and specified project teams for development of IP telephony, LAN and WAN Services.

Environment: Cisco Catalyst switches: 3560, 3750; Cisco UC560 & 6900 IP Phones; Fortinet FortiGate 200 series Firewalls; WAN connectivity established through IPSec VPN tunnels. Tools: Cisco Configuration Assistant, Wireshark Network Analyzer, PuTTY, MS Visio.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Lead Data Center Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate across multiple departments and diverse disciplines to implement Infrastructure projects on a Global basis.
• Manage and report Infrastructure Specific KPI's.
• Develop Technical Architecture designs.
• Develop and maintain Technical Standards.
• Manage Tier 3 Infrastructure Escalation Support.
• Manage customized implementation of Infrastructure Services.
• Active Directory and DNS/WINS
• Cisco LAN Implementation
• Storage and Backup services
• Virtualization services
• Performed Configuration on Nexus 9000 includes HSRP, EtherChannel configuration, assigning DHCP profiles.
• Experience in configuring Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3750, 4500, 6500 series, Cisco Nexus 9000 series, 5000 series, 2000 series data center switches
• Data center and remote sites network infrastructure and servers support
• Continual network monitoring of data center support, troubleshoot and diagnose hardware problems
• Provide internal consulting/support in Networking infrastructure for data center

Environment: Cisco Catalyst switches: 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 6500; Nexus 9000 & 5000 Routing protocols: EIGRP, OSPF; First Hop Redundancy protocol: HSRP; Vlans, inter-vlan routing, STP, VTP, RSTP, PVST, NAT, PAT, ACL, Route-maps, Route redistribution; Physical and Virtual Servers; VMWare vSphere & ESXi running on HP servers in turn running Windows Server 2003. Tools: vSpehere Client, Cisco Works, Wireshark Network Analyzer, MS Visio, PuTTY.

Confidential, NY

Telecommunications Lead

Responsibilities:

• Nationwide Telecommunications infrastructure administration (LAN, WAN, Telephony and Information Security) of 200 MPLS sites all VoIP-enabled.
• Responsible for many project management related task and manage multiple projects
• Network re-engineering and re-design using new technologies implementation (IP Telephony, VPN, Wireless LAN, Security).
• Responsible for Network Monitoring/Management of Cisco CUCM, PUBs, SUBs, IPCC, UCCE, VoIP, SIP, MGCP, H.323 Gateways
• Experience with installing and configuring Spanning Tree Protocol, Trunking (dot1q and ISL) and Ether channel on Campus Network Design Architecture.
• Installed and configured Cisco ASA 5500 series firewall and configured remote access IPSEC VPN on Cisco ASA 5500 series.
• Strategy definition on cost reduction and phone billing control
• Relation and negotiations to internal clients and service providers
• Communications equipment configuration and administration
• Implemented Zone Based Firewall and Security Rules on the Cisco PIX/ASA Firewalls.
• Troubleshooting and repair of complex IP (data/voice) and telecom communications equipment hardware or configuration issues, within defined service level agreement periods
• Direct customer interface on install and repair requests related to new equipment installs and overall functionality of IP (data/voice) and telecom communications equipment
• Experience with implementing and maintaining network monitoring systems such as Cisco works and HP Open view and have experience with developing complex network design documentation and presentations using VISIO.
• Involved in the removal of Static Routing from all devices and making EIGRP the primary routing protocol.
• Mentoring/Training/Coaching of associate and junior network engineers
• Documentation of all activities per defined procedures.

Environment: Cisco Routers: 7200, 2600, 2500, 1700; Cisco Catalyst switches: 2900, 3500; Nortel PBXs, Cisco Call Manager; Cisco Aironet Standalone Access Points; Routing protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP; First Hop Redundancy protocol: HSRP; Vlans, inter-vlan routing, STP, VTP, RSTP, PVST, NAT, PAT, ACL, Route-maps, Route redistribution, Cisco ASA Firewall & VPN; VPN: IPSEC, SSL VPN; Tools: Cisco Secure ACS, Cisco Works, HP OpenView, Fluke Network Analyzer, MS Visio.