SUMMARY:

Experienced networking professional with expertise in providing technical and business solutions for network transformations, network infrastructure deployments and operations outsourcing. Able to clarify issues, advocate solutions, mobilize cross - functional support and facilitate decision making in complex situations.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Network Architecture & Design: Developing solutions architecture for MPLS, VoIP, SIP networking services for medium to large customers for network migration, upgrades, and green-field deployments.

Systems Integration & Delivery: Technical leadership in systems integration and phased delivery, managing equipment vendors, service providers and installers through architecture, design and deployment for complex large scale networking projects.

DETAILS OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Transport network engineering for core network.
• Focus on ACLs and policies covering 87% of network.

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Design, service analysis, incident management for LAN, WAN and Datacenter services.
• Delivered designs to support new deployments and technology refresh projects.
• Customer environment comprises of multiple small-large sites and Datacenters.

Confidential

Security Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented secure VPN connectivity to VZW business partners for access to business and infrastructure services.
• Implemented firewall zones and policies to protect wireless and wired infrastructure utilizing Cisco, Checkpoint, F5, Fortinet and Juniper firewalls. Utilized FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Provider-1, BIG-IQ, NSM, Tufin and Juniper STRM for management, network security compliance and analytics.

Confidential

Principal Sales Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided focused support to leading financial firms for networked IT services.
• Supported sales executives on RFP/RFI responses, business development and customer presentations contributing to new business revenue and growth in existing accounts.
• Interacted with customers to identify current and target IT infrastructure and define target network/IT vision followed by strategic transformational framework. Delivered standard and custom solutions for enterprise network services including MPLS and IPSec VPNs, VoIP, SIP Trunking, Conferencing, Mobile Connectivity, and Datacenter Hosting.

Confidential

Network & Communications Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led architecture, design and deployment of a large scale urban security project consisting of over 5000 Video Multicast groups over commercial VPLS network. Verified system integration and managed phased delivery by coordinating with equipment vendors, service providers and installers; supported access, aggregation and datacenter equipment; resolved deployment and operations problems; conducted training for installation of outsourced systems.
• Solution architecture, configuration and testing experience with Fortigate 3800/5000, F5, Cisco Nexus 5K/7K, ISR/ASR, Catalyst 3130X/3750/6500, ME3400 deployed in High Availability environment at remote sites and Datacenters.

Confidential

Sales Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created network architecture to deliver standard and custom solutions for MPLS, IPSec and SSL VPNs, VoIP, Mobile Workforce Connectivity, Telepresence, WAN Optimization and Firewall Services, contributing to new business revenue and growth in existing accounts.
• Provided effective post-sales customer support for problem resolution, service performance, and service modifications by changing MPLS CE/PE, BGP, VOIP and Security configurations.

Confidential

Solutions Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Improved bid-responses and product competitiveness by creating solutions architecture for RFP/RFI and pre-sales support of ATM, DSL, IMS, IP, MPLS, VPLS and VoIP products; worked with customers to understand product and network management requirements and with product houses to implement specific feature sets.
• Created multi-faceted design documents for several medium to large Layer 2/3 VPN and VoIP network deployments including service and functional specifications, solution architecture, network design, routing and trunking, IP addressing plan, APOP/POP design, QOS and CAC design considerations.
• Developed cyber carrier modular data center hosting solution to create one-stop networking and hosting services using IP infrastructure.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created secure infrastructure framework for major service provider utilizing ISO 17799, ITU X.805, SAS-70, FCAPS and ITIL standards.
• Delivered significant OA&M savings for several large service provider customers by performing operations readiness assessment; provided target operations environment including people, processes, technology and high level migration strategy utilizing ITIL, eTOM and FCAPS frameworks; authored comprehensive service delivery and operations support plans for network operations outsourcing projects and drove approvals by customers and internal stakeholders.

Member of Technical Staff

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined new service deployments by organizing First Office Application ( Confidential ), proof of concept and systems integration testing.
• Increased ticket closures at Tier 2 by providing Tier 2 technical support for ATM, FR and IP equipment and training the support staff in troubleshooting procedures.
• Increased Intellectual Property (IP) revenue by performing IP infringement studies, interpreting competitive product claims, and assisting legal teams during IP claim negotiations.
• Solution architecture, configuration and testing experience with 3Com, Avaya, Broadsoft, Cabletron, Cisco, Fore, Foundry, GDC, Juniper and Lucent equipment.