SUMMARY:

• Cisco Certified Network Engineer with 8 years of experience in Routing, Switching, Firewall Security and Troubleshooting.
• Hands - on experience in providing network support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN/MAN communication systems.
• Experience in Cisco: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations (Frame-relay &MPLS).
• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS, ISIS.
• Good knowledge in ACL, NAT/ PAT, Ether Channel, IP Sec and VPNs. Experience in Troubleshooting for connectivity and hardware problems on Cisco Networks.
• Experience in L2/L3 protocols like VLAN, STP, ISL, MPLS and Trunking protocols.
• Experience in set up, configuration and management of Cisco ASA Firewall in various domain such as Internet, DMZ, Business-Partner and Remote-Access VPN etc.
• Worked on network topologies and configurations, TCP/IP, UDP, Frame Relay, Token ring, bridges, routers hubs and Switches.
• Well Experienced in configuring protocols HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, PAP, CHAP, and SNMP.
• Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP server and involved in designing and commissioning WAN infrastructure for redundancy in case of link failure.
• Configuring VM's on ESX Server and installing hosts and Migrating Virtual Machines across various VMware ESX Server, Workstation and VMware servers.
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Network Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.
• Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Configuration 7500, 7200 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Configured OSPF and BGP on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Worked with Cisco Nexus, Catalyst and Aruba wireless devices.
• Implemented, configured BGP WAN routing, converting OSPF routes to BGP (OSPF in local routing).
• Technical assistance for LAN/WAN management and complex customer issues.
• Provided support for troubleshooting and resolving Customer and user reported issues.
• Worked with Network Engineer's in the installation and configuration of firewalls.
• Upgrades, installs, configuration and administration security and monitoring tools on Linux.
• Provided redundancy to the network, implemented hot standby routing protocol (HSRP) and Load sharing for effective utilization of routers.
• Configuring, implementing and troubleshooting VLAN's, VTP, STP, Trunking, Ether channels.
• Maintenance of F5 Load balancers - 6600/6800
• Performing network monitoring, providing analysis using various tools like Wire shark, Solar winds etc.

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support.
• Supporting EIGRP and BGP based PwC network by resolving level 2 &3 problems of internal teams & external customers of all locations.
• Upgraded Cisco ACI, Switches and Firewall (PIX) IOS using TFTP
• Configuring HSRP between the 3845 - router pairs for Gateway redundancy for the client desktops.
• Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-Vlan routing, LAN security, arista switches.
• Configuring STP for switching loops prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.
• Ensure Network, system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrade.
• Configured switches with port security and 802.1x for enhancing customers security.
• Configuration of Palo Alto firewalls for remote site implementation
• Monitored network for optimum traffic distribution and load balancing using Solar winds.
• Validate existing infrastructure and recommend new network designs.
• Created scripts to monitor CPU/Memory on various low end routers in the network.
• Installed and maintained local printer as well as network printers.
• Understand the JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.
• Handled installation of Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstations.
• Handled Tech Support as it relates to LAN & WAN systems

Network Engineer

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification
• Installed different software on the systems. Install and managing network devices including Hubs, Switches.
• Deployed 7613 as PE and CE router and Configured and troubleshoot the Edge Routers.
• Excellent troubleshooting knowledge on T1, T3, OC - 3 and OC-12.
• Created and delivered internal trainings for BGP.
• Configured egress and ingress queues for ISP facing routers using CBWFQ.
• Generating RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for critical issues of layer1/layer2/layer3 problems.
• Ability to analyze, configure and troubleshoot networks
• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Estimated Project costs and created documentation for project funding approvals.
• Planned resources and presented project status to higher management.
• Configured CIDR IP RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco catalyst 6509, 7613 with supervisor cards.
• Layer 2 switching technology architecture, implementation and operations including L2 and L3 switching and related functionality. This includes the use of VLANS, STP, VTP and their functions as they relate to networking infrastructure requirements including internal and external treatment, configuration and security.
• Troubleshoot traffic passing managed firewalls via logs and packet captures
• Configured and resolved various OSPF issues in an OSPF multi area environment.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Gibbsboro, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Provided estimated bandwidth requirements for data replication, to best determine adequate timing for migration service levels.
• Configuring HSRP between VLANs, Configuring Ether - Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalyst
• Switches Replace branch hardware with new 2851 routers and 2960 switches.
• Implemented WLAN Aruba Wireless Access Points and its Controllers at various corporate sites fort 11nInfrastructure and its legacy technologies.
• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus 5000 series switches for data center.
• Configured OSPF on CISCO devices with multiple routing processes and redistributed them. Tested and hands on experience in multi area OSPF topologies.
• Configuring, managing and troubleshooting networks using routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP and OSPF (Single Area and Multi Area).
• Assisted with troubleshooting all network issues with routers and switches when necessary and consulted with on call tech as needed for client.
• Wrote IOS and CAT OS upgrade procedures and Pre/Post checks for customer production upgrades.
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills and Customer Centric approach.
• Installed Hard disks, Floppy drives, CD Drives, Sound Blaster cards, CPU, Memory, Power supply unit, Network card, Video graphics card, and Hard disk controller card on PC systems.
• Troubleshooting of personal computers. On line Support to customers concerning their computer problems.

IP Technical Support

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Responsibilities:

• Perform responsibilities of supporting the daily operations of the network, telecom and troubleshooting network issues.
• Troubleshot and resolved many user issues.
• Performed network testing and base lining.
• Designed ACLs, VLANs, troubleshooting IP addressing issues and taking back up of the configurations on switches and routers.
• Provided testing for network connectivity before and after install/upgrade.
• Experience in Cisco switches and routers: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations. Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external. Responsible for creating and maintaining diagrams and documentation of network systems.