SUMMARY:

Results - driven, certified network professional with 11+ years of experience routers, switches, firewalls, and IP routing protocol for fast-paced, high-functioning corporations. In-depth expertise in the implementation, analysis and optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of Cisco and Windows Networks. Proven ability to lead and motivate project teams to ensure success. Track record for diagnosing complex problems and delivering effective solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

• Upgrade two Core Data Center from FortiGate 800C to 900D platform, installing, implementing, administering, maintaining, and documenting all network systems.
• Migrated existing Data Center to a new Data Center at a different location
• Develop and manage information security policies, procedures, standards and practices to safeguard the electronic data and systems hosted at the credit union.
• Managed the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing rules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
• Develop and operating technology architecture roadmaps and maintain existing environment.
• Experience working and lead off-shore teams on multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain security standard and practices, and procedures for staff - both IS team and Employee.
• Share advice, guidance and direction to the team to carry out plans and procedures; And ensure product development process adherence, performance and budget targets are met.
• Use of UTM, DLP, IDS, IPS Security Appliance Management on the fortigate to provide security for the network.
• Analyzes network performance, and suggesting improvement as needed, per documented process, to ameliorate throughput and effectively utilize network resources
• Manage, execute network and firewall requests in accordance with security policies and company standards
• Interaction with both internal and external clients and vendors, managed service providers and telecom providers.
• Support network Moves/Adds/Changes to provision new services and work with IP Routing - BGP, and OSPF.
• Troubleshoot complex network and performance issues to find network resolution.
• Design and implement network connectivity solutions for new branch offices based on business requirements
• Responsible for redundancy, diversity, fail-over technologies and expandability as it relates to the network architecture.
• Configure and manage Layer-2 Technologies - Spanning-tree, HSRP, VRRP, Port-Channel, Load balancing, SPAN, 802.1Q trunk.
• Manage and load balance traffic going over MPLS Network and use BGP to influence route
• Utilized Nagios XI (customized dashboard, SolarWinds Orion NPM, CACTI monitoring and graph traffic.
• Work with FortiSiem for traffic filtering and vulnerability alerting.
• Work with ForeScout for NOC and Scrutinizer to provide NetFlow.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

IT Infrastructure, Network Engineer

• Migrate from Cisco to Fortigate platform, installing, implementing, administering, maintaining, and documenting network systems
• Use of UTM, spam, application, on the fortigate to provide security for the network
• Managed the F5 BigIP LTM appliances to include writing rules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating Virtual Server Pool and Pool Members
• Interaction with both internal and external clients and vendors, managed service providers and telecom providers
• Support and manage network Moves/Adds/Changes to provision new services and work with IP Routing - BGP, MP-BGP, OSPF, and RIP
• Design, develop, and implement network technology solutions based on business requirements
• Responsible for redundancy, diversity, fail-over technologies and expandability as it relates to the network architecture Configure and managing devices in HA Network Automation Tool
• Configure and manage Layer-2 Technologies - Spanning-tree, HSRP, VRRP, Port-Channel, Load balancing, SPAN, 802.1Q trunk NAT
• Create and maintain documentation as it related to network configuration, network mapping, processes, and service records; And enhance productivity and visibility through automation
• Working experience and configuration of Cisco ISR, Catalyst, Nexus, ASA, and operating systems

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

IT Infrastructure, Network Engineer (Contractor)

• Provide professional, responsive troubleshooting, installing, implementing, administering, maintaining, and documenting network systems and provide Tier 1, 2 and 3 Support.
• Experience working with Cisco VoIP using CME
• Configure and implement data network and routing protocols (packet trace decoding, OSPF, RIP, BGP, QoS, Multicast).
• Configure and managing devices in HA Network Automation Tool.
• Knowledge of Solarwinds NPM Network monitoring
• Manage and maintain backup of Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Implement Layer3 Protocols VRRP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IGMP, MPLS, NAT.
• Manage switching and configuration options VLAN, VTP, IGMP Snooping, STP.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Routers 3600, 3845, 3925, 7200, GSR, ASR9k, ASR1002 series.
• Manage Cisco Switches 2900, 3700, 6500, Nexus 2k, 5k, 7k,7600,4900M,4948, CGS 2520.
• Implement Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS 3.0) for Tacacs+/ Radius.
• Exercise independent judgment, decision-making abilities.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Network Engineer

• Resolved escalated network connectivity issues and identify and eliminate recurring problems.
• Implemented and upgraded network with Cisco Routers, Switches, and ASA Firewall.
• Responsible for turning up new sites this includes designing, configuring and coordinating in turning up the new circuits on Routers, switches.
• Worked on Cisco 7200, 3750, 3600, 2600 series routers and Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Configured and tested various multi area OSPF topologies along with convergence techniques such as LSA/SPF Throttling.
• Supported and resolved connectivity, redundancy and load-sharing issues on the Cisco Routers using the BGP4 protocol for multi-homed clients using route-maps, community strings and various other variables.
• Performed conversions to BGP WAN routing, which will be to convert WAN routing from OSPF to BGP, which involves new wan links.
• Implemented and configured GLBP (on core switching and for VPN redundancy), HSRP on different location of office on the switched network and managing the entire multilayer switched network.
• Involved in writing troubleshooting guidelines for MPLS VPN.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Network Engineer

• Configured routing protocols OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, MPBGP, LDP and BGPV4; HSRP between VLANs; Ether-Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalysts; OSPF on CISCO devices with multiple routing processes and redistributed them. Tested and hands on experience in multi area OSPF topologies.
• Configured various BGP attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation; Vlan’s, VTP’s, enabling trunks between switches.
• Configured and troubleshooting CISCO catalyst 6509, 7609, 7613 with Supervisor cards, Cisco 3640, Cisco GSR 12416, 21418(with PRP and RPR processors).
• Monitoring of MGX 8850, IGX 8410, 8420 and 8430 through Cisco WAN Manager 10.4 and 15.4.
• Support and maintain Cisco VoIP System
• Solved/engineered call routing, number translation, pickup groups, and call handler issues.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Network Support Analyst

• Implemented the use of VLANs, STP, HSRP and OSPF routing to optimize Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance.
• Configured OSPF on CISCO devices with multiple routing processes and redistributed them. Tested and hands on experience in multi area OSPF topologies.
• Implemented IP Routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, SSL, IPSec, MPLS, RIP1, RIP2 and other routed, routing Protocols.
• Responsible Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks

Confidential, Montclair, NJ

Network Support Analyst

• Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for Security Settings of the networking devices (Cisco Router, switches) co-coordinating with the system/network administrator during any major changes and implementation.