SUMMARY:

A professional position utilizing my leadership and technical skills on Cisco and Juniper platforms.

EMPLOYMENT:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Network Support / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience configuring Cisco high - end routers and switches (7613/09, 6509/4, 4800, 3600, 2900….).
• Experience configuring Juniper high-end routers (Juniper M and MX Routers (M320, M120, M10i, M7i, MX960….).
• Work with the technical leadership to effectively plan and perform network support services on the International D Confidential Network.
• Performed code upgrades on the M320 and T640.
• Coordinated hardware installations on Juniper M and MX Routers.
• Coordinated hardware installations of Cisco
• Participated in meeting with project teams and management.
• Coordinated the execution of the following projects:
• Arista 7280 SE-64 software upgrade of 250+ devices
• Ciena 5150 service Aggregation Switch software upgrade of 800+ devices
• Rollout of Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection on 400+ ports between Cisco core routers.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created Site Specific Method of Procedures ( Confidential ) for M320 migrations.
• Preformed the Mobility NTP to CBB migrations of the M320s during the maintenance windows.
• Verified and configured protocols including BGP, LDP, RSVP, and OSPF.
• Verified and configured uplinks to core routers including protocols and IP addresses.
• Verified and configured COS, L2circuits, Routing Instances, SNMP, TACACS, and SYSLOGs.
• Verified and configure protocols and uplinks to the Cisco CRS-1.
• Participated in meeting with project teams and management.
• Preformed Junos code upgrades on M320 routers.
• Preformed ATM customer migrations involving Juniper M320 and Cisco 7513.
• Created Site Specific Method of Procedures ( Confidential ) for new M320 PE routers.
• Created and verified configuration for new M320 PE routers.
• Enable protocols on new M320 PE routers including BGP and OSPF.
• Verified and configure protocols and uplinks to the Cisco CRS-1.
• Participated in meeting with project teams and management.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Network Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created project procedure documents for networking equipment upgrades within financial institutional buildings.
• Planned and managed upgrades of Cisco switches including installation of Supervisor modules, fan trays, line cards, and wire management.
• Created configurations for new Supervisor 32 modules for 6500 series switches.
• Created configurations for new Supervisor 720 modules for 6500 series switches.
• Converted C Confidential lyst OS configuration to Cisco IOS for switches upgrades.
• Managed the change control process from design, approval, staging, implementation, and post implementation support.

Confidential, Twinsburg, OH

NOC Technician

Responsibilities:

• Configured and monitored Cisco routers and switches.
• Configured and monitored Juniper M20/M320/M7/M10 routers.
• Troubleshoot and resolved TCP/IP issues.
• Diagnosed, escalated, or resolved issues with the Starent PDSN.
• Diagnosed, escalated, or resolved issues with the Starent HA.
• Diagnosed, escalated, or resolved issues with SIP and Mobile IP.
• Worked remotely with Switch Technicians to install Juniper PIC cards.
• Monitor Nortel Passport Multi-service switches.

Confidential, Cary, NC

Internet Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Remotely reconfigured hundreds of customer Cisco routers and Switches to be managed by Confidential Business.
• Configured Cisco and Juniper routers.
• Documented network changes and updated Confidential d Confidential bases.
• Provisioned and troubleshooted customer issues on Confidential Business MPLS/VPN network.
• Troubleshooted and resolved TCP/IP issues.
• Configuring and Troubleshooted BGP with the customer’s VRF.
• Provided Layer 3 provisioning of vBNS+ services for Confidential Business customers. .
• Assisted with physical provisioning from the Confidential Business Network to customer networks. Assigned ports on Juniper M40/M40e routers.
• Deployed configurations using an automated tool to Juniper M40/M40E routers. Manually configured Juniper M40/M40E T1 interfaces when necessary via JUNOS.
• Upgraded USPS customer sites from VSAT or DSL to a T1 Frame-Relay connection.
• Consolidated primary and secondary WAN connections to a Frame-Relay point-to-point WAN connection for USPS customer sites.
• Troubleshoot circuits with customer third party agents as needed.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Implementation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Preformed and coordinated hundreds of bandwidth upgrades on Cisco and other brand routers.
• Configured and coordinated installation of DS0’s, T1’s, and DS3’s on Cisco routers.
• Preformed cutover of new d Confidential circuits to customer Cisco routers.
• Coordinated the moving of customer d Confidential circuits.
• Configured provider side Cisco and Juniper routers.
• Assigned customer’s LAN and WAN IP addresses.
• Updated customer information including Visio drawings and IP address records.
• Troubleshooted customers on the MPLS/VPN network.
• Migrated customers from Frame Relay networks to the MPLS/VPN network.
• Troubleshoot Frame Relay circuits.
• Troubleshoot USLEC Net circuits.
• Provisioning of USLECnet Email, Web hosting Accounts, and USLECnet Dial up Accounts.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP issues.
• Served as Tier 2 Technical Support for all USLEC D Confidential products.
• Troubleshot Multi-Link Frame Relay circuits
• Provided Technical Support for customer turn-ups.
• Troubleshoot issues on the Juniper M20 router.
• Troubleshoot issues on the Juniper ERX router.
• Troubleshoot issues on the CBX 500 Frame/ATM switch.
• Received hand-on training and instruction on the Broadsoft VOIP platform.
• Troubleshot issues on Cisco, Adtran, and Netopia routers.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Equipment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and updated accurate central office records including floor plans and Rack layouts.
• Managed the expansions of the 5ESS.
• Managed the expansions of the 1631 Digital Cross Connect.
• Served as system administrator of the 1320 Network Management System of the Alcatel 1630/1631 Digital Cross Connect.
• Tracked the Capacity of the 5ESS, 1630 and 1631.
• Performed detailed site surveys of USLEC Central offices.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Associate Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed facilities for xDSL over varying mediums including copper and fiber Optic cable to commercial and residential customers.
• Communicated with various internal departments, field forces and vendors to monitor and adjust project flow.
• Performed detailed circuit design of local loop facilities for DS1 & DS3.