SUMMARY

• I am a PMP certified senior network engineer & project manager with 7 years of experience in working for global organizations.
• I have been working for IT companies and have experience in multiple domains like data, security, wireless networks and IT infra project management.
• I have been majorly accountable for designing, implementation, troubleshooting and optimization of networks in diverse environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Implementation of Cisco Switches, Wireless Controllers Access Points
• Switches: 2950, 2960, 2970, 3560, 3750, 4500, 6500 and Cisco Meraki.
• Wireless Controllers: 2500, 3850, 4402, 5508, 5520, 5760, 7500, WISM & WISM2.
• Access Points - Aironet (LWAPP & CAPWAPP): 1140, 1240, 1500, 1600, 2600, 2700, 3700 and Cisco Meraki APs. 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Standards.
• Configure Cisco WLC 2500, 3850, 4402, 5508, 5520, 5760, 7500 in standalone, HA (High Availability) and Flexconnect mode.
• IOS upgrades of Cisco Switches, WLCs in live environment with minimal downtime.
• Deployment and Management of Cisco ISE server for RADIUS (802.1x) authentication, Cisco ACS server 4.2 and above for TACACS authentication, Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 and above for monitoring network devices.
• Management of WLAN, VLAN, Trunk, Spanning-tree (STP), VTP, RSTP, Ether-Channel, Port- Security, 802.1x, Stacking, VSS, AAA, Access-List, NAT, PAT, Telnet and SSH, SNMP protocols.
• Routing & switching protocols - TCP/IP, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, DHCP, VTP, STP, and DNS.
• Fibre Optics - Single Mode/Multi-Mode (SM/MM), with LC-LC, LC-SC, SC-SC connectors using GBIC/SFPs modules.
• Experience deploying QoS in LAN/WAN environments in support of multimedia and voice application.
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and site-survey tool Air Magnet.
• Load Balance Traffic using F5 load balancers - LTM & GTM.
• Security Firewalls - Checkpoint & Fortigate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Consultant Network & Security

Responsibilities:

• Conducting theoretical surveys for Sites (warehouses and Office) using Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 and above.
• Validating the surveys conducted by onsite engineers using the Air-Magnet Survey Tool.
• Configuring Cisco wireless controllers (WLC) - 5500, 5700 & 7500 series in HA, standalone mode.
• Configuring Cisco Aironet APs (LWAPP or CWAPP) in Flexconnect, local, Bridge, Mesh and Rogue Detector Mode.
• Configuring enterprise WLAN with RADIUS (802.1x) authentication using Cisco ISE and Cisco ACS 5.4 and above.
• Implementing Guest Wi-Fi solutions using Anchor Controllers to isolate Enterprise Network Traffic.
• Configuring SSID's for PDA devices with WPA, WPA2-PSK authorisation and AES, TKIP encryption.
• NetFlow analysis of L2 and L3 switches using Solar Winds to provide accurate usage of Network and its bandwidth. - SNMP port 160, 161.
• Researching, analysing, evaluating and monitoring network infrastructure to ensure networks are configured to operate at optimal performance using WCS, Cisco Works.
• Configuring DHCP scopes with Aironet DNS options (43, 60).
• Configuring thresholds for critical alarms/alerts in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 and above
• Generating installation and acceptance survey reports using Air Magnet tool.
• Capacity planning of the wireless network so that it is scalable. Coordinating with the onsite PM for Bill of Materials and tracking of inventory to prepare an installation schedule.
• Responsible for providing Network diagram using excel, Visio and Word.
• Preparing and maintaining procedures and documents for network inventory, recording diagnosis and resolution of network faults, enhancements and modifications to network and maintain instructions.

Confidential

Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design and implementation of IT infrastructure projects for enterprise offices.
• Collect business requirements and convert it into technical needs.
• Prepare project charter, project plan, budget and co-ordinate with all concerned entities to ensure efficient project implementation.
• Preparing Bill of Materials and take budget approval from management.
• Prepare standardized procedure for all the project execution.
• Preparing Documents, Standard operation procedures (SOPs) to troubleshoot network faults and maintenance instructions.
• Handling LAN & Wireless network operations.
• Evaluate, recommend and implement solutions to enhance the IT Infrastructure services.
• Prepare daily and weekly project reports and send it to stakeholders for overall status.
• Prepare and handover documents to operation team.

Confidential

Sr. Associate

Responsibilities:

• Cisco 6509 switch in VSS mode and provision of LAN using STAR topology.
• Cisco 4500-X switch in VSS mode. Upgrading IOS of 4500-X switches.
• Cisco WLC 5760 in HA mode with more than 500 Cisco Aironet APs 2702I-EK9
• Upgrading of the Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches on the Hospital Premises.
• Cisco ACS 5.4 server for TACACS authentication to access the switches and RADIUS authentication (802.1x) for users to access enterprise network via WLAN.
• Cisco Prime Server2.0 in HA mode for alert based device monitoring.
• Cisco ISE server for RADIUS (802.1x) authentication of wireless users and medical equipment, using authorization policies, authentication profiles and VLAN tagging.
• Cisco ASA 5545 Firewall with CX module (context aware) in HA (High Availability) mode for content filtering.
• Applying Firewall policies on ASA 5545 using network object groups, ACL, service policies and Application Visibility Control.
• Configure IPSEC site-to-site VPNs on Cisco ASA.
• Configuration of Guest Wi-Fi portal in Cisco ISE.
• Providing Fibre Connectivity between all the L2 and L3 switches on the premises.
• Coordinating with Cisco TAC engineers for IOS bug/High end configuration related issues, sending Wireshark logs for diagnosis and troubleshooting purposes.
• Deployment and Installation of Cisco 2960 XR switches with a single VLAN.
• Deployment, Installation and configuration of Cisco WLC 5508 in standalone mode registering 25 APs in local mode.
• Configuring Single SSID using WPA2-PSK security to access a web server set up locally.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting of LAN and Wi-Fi Network of RCP campus which had nearly 8000 users.
• Configuration Changes and Backups of Catalyst switches L2 and L3 switches on the campus.
• Hardening of L2 and L3 Switches, port-security, DHCP snooping, and Dynamic ARP inspection.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN issues and making changes in ACL on per VLAN basis as per user requirements.
• Troubleshooting of complex wireless issues including AAA, RADIUS and certificate based authentication.
• Configuration and Deployment of WLCs on the campus.
• Implementation of F5 Load balancers on the campus, configuring LTM and GTM.
• Installation of Cisco Meraki Switches and APs.