SUMMARY:

• Project Manager/Cisco Certified Network Engineer with 5+ years professional experience in efficient project delivery, training and management, IP Networking, Routing Protocols, and Network Security Design.
• Areas of expertise include risk management, system development, business analysis, and IT planning/strategy.
• Team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills and comprehensive problem solving abilities.
• Organized, keen attention to detail, and highly self - motivated. Experience with project documentation tools, implementing network monitoring systems, and developing design presentations using Visio.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management: Microsoft (Visio, Dynamics CRM 4.0, PowerPoint, Excel), MS Project, Rational Clear Quest and ETL, Jira, salesforce, sql

Cisco Platforms: Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K & 1K, Cisco routers (7600,7200, 3900, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series) & Cisco Catalyst switches (6500, 4900, 3750, 3500, 4500, 2900 series)

Juniper Platforms: SRX, MX, EX Series Routers and Switches

Networking Concepts: Access-lists, Routing, Switching, Sub netting, Designing, CSU/DSU, IPSec, VLAN, VPN, WEP, WAP, MPLS, VoIP, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Firewall: ASA Firewall 5505/5510), Checkpoint, Cisco ASA

Network Tools: Solar Winds, SNMP, Cisco Works, Wireshark

Load Balancers: Cisco CSM, F5 Networks (Big-IP), Riverbed

WAN technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, MPLS, leased lines & exposure to PPP, DS1DS3, OC3, T1 /T3 & SONET

LAN technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, & 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Port- channel, VLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, 802.1Q

Security Protocols: IKE, IPSEC, SSL-VPN

Networking Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, STP, RSTP, VLANs, VTP, PAGP, LACP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, TACACS+, Radius, AAA, IPv4 and IPv6

Operating System: Windows 7/XP, MAC OS X, Windows Server 2008/2003, Linux, Unix

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure troubleshooting of dynamic routing protocols: BGP, OSPF & EIGRP, route redistribution, distribute lists, route-maps, offset-lists, prefix lists, route summarization, route-feedback, BGP attributes on Cisco Routers 7613 and 3945 E,2960.2650, nexus switches, and dell 4064,3048p, dell power connect devices
• Manage maintenance of Dell switches, ASA firewalls, inter mapper, open DCIM and wireless cloud network
• Involved in ACL on Juniper and Palo Alto firewall for network routing on the B2Bnetwork connectivity
• Design networks using routing protocols, RIP, OSPF, BGP and manipulated routing
• Supported operation of Orion Solar Winds platform including network performance, NTA, and server application monitoring, along with configuration and IP address management

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of dynamic routing protocols. Assisted in point to point OSPF connection on Cisco and Juniper routers, MX, ISR, ASA, QFX devices
• Configured networks using routing protocols, manipulated routing updates using route-map, distributed list and administrated distance for on-demand infrastructure
• Collaborated with a team 5 engineers, solving customer network complications, managed data center and networks using solar winds NPM, NTA, NCM and F5 load balancer, citric
• NetScaler load balancer working on troubleshooting, implementing and configuring new devices
• Managed security devices, ASA, juniper, Palo Alto firewalls, routers, switches. Configured rules and maintained Palo Alto Firewalls and analysis of firewall logs using various tools
• Implemented traffic engineering of MPLS network using Frame Relay and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Assisted in network upgrade to Juniper Layer 3 EX4200, EX3200 switches, and ex2200, SRX

Network Security Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical support for Cisco’s premium clients with different series service routers and switches
• Solved complex network issues involving Hardware/IOS, WAN, security, VPN, routing and switching, priority 1 severity calls, and TAC lab, simulating customer networks and finding comprehensive solutions
• Established in-house technical desktop support for PC and Apple systems, Microsoft Active Directory, and Exchange environments
• Solved CAP issues, TACACS TCP hang, CPU hog, implemented JSRP, DHCP, DNS, FTP, TFTP, and managed the migration of 7200 to ASR1004/1006 for clientele
• Designed VPN-ANYCONNECT, deployed Cisco ACS using TACACS+ for authentication, authorization and accounting to access network devices Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, EIGRP)
• Implemented security policies on SRX firewalls, solving customer network complications

Project Manager / Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured dynamic routing protocols: BGP, OSPF & EIGRP on Cisco Routers 7613, 7201, and 3945E
• Implemented Virtual Switching System for user and server segment using 6509-V-E catalyst switches
• Supervised project implementation using of Jira, clearly communicated with client service teams
• Facilitated retrospective meetings between all teams, managing the completed end to end site solutions
• Eliminated team obstacles, projected timelines via Gantt charts, reported weekly status updates and maintained healthy business communication with enterprise level partner companies
• Analyzed and designed new system based on Rational Unified Process methodology, SDLC and Agile, created Use Cases Diagrams and Use Case Narratives using UML modeling tools such as MS Visio.
• Inspected virtualized servers and appliances, delivered flow analysis and content processing

Project Manager / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Converted Branch WAN links to MPLS, IPsec /GRE to Get VPN, settling trouble tickets with F5 Load balancer
• Managed troubleshooting of routers and switches with various account parameters and security firewalls
• Designed deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA, configuring rules and maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using various tools
• Transformed BPG WAN routing, converted routing from OSPF to BGP, involving new WAN links
• Oversaw project implementation using Jira, communicating and facilitating meetings between all teams
• Organized Joint Application Developments with end-users and IT team to re-engineer existing process
• Analyzed and designed the requirements for a new system, using UML modeling tools