PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Branchburg NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Network Engineer for Confidential ’ Data Services Engineering over the Virginia/Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware network markets (production and nonproduction).
• Developed method - of-procedure documents of network configuration changes pertaining to an assigned network region, while providing instructions and guidance to network operation teams for network growth and repair to meet customer demands.
• Responsible for interpreting and transposing network designs into production configurations for the Confidential customer and internal networks, along with updating Visio diagrams with topology changes.
• Participated and contributed in various First Office Application (FOA) projects within the North East Confidential networks, while providing initial deployment of network configurations for new projects and designs.
• Collaborated with network designers to assist in improving present and future network designs.
• Responsible for the configuration and commissioning of new network elements for deployment in the network market (production and non-production). Updated associated documentation with necessary information once equipment or circuit activation was completed.
• Provided knowledge and training sessions to regional network operation teams, and transferred information and engineering lessons learned to improve operational excellence.
• Activated circuits within, and connected to, the VZW core and edge (MetroE, 1GE, 10GE, 100GE). Collaborated with multiple hardware and transport vendors to achieve objectives, troubleshoot network issues and exchange data and knowledge.
• Position required a strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS and MPLS protocols, HSRP, VRRP, various wireless data protocols, Spanning Tree, VRF, VDC, VTP, VLANs, VXLANs, IPv4 and IPv6 subnetting, access control lists, peering with Internet Service Providers, Cisco Prime Provisioning, Cisco Virtual Topology System and Cisco Network Compliance Manager/HPNA.
• Platforms: Cisco (CRS-3, CRS-X, NCS6K, ASR1K, ASR9K, 6500, 3845, 3945, Nexus 7K/9K/FEX), Juniper (MX480 and 960), F5 DNS load balancers
• Network OS: Cisco IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS; Juniper JunOS

Senior Technician

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and executing engineering method-of-procedure documents on network equipment residing in the Northern California, Southern California and Southwest Confidential network markets.
• Performed code upgrades on Cisco IOS and IOS-XR platforms, and Juniper JunOS platforms.
• Activated new WAN circuits within the Confidential network, and with Internet Service Providers.
• Participated with engineering teams in various First Office Application (FOA) projects within the Northern California, Southern California and Southwest Confidential network markets.
• Participated in the nationwide transition from a Cisco IOS and ATM network to an IOS-XR and MPLS network.
• Position required a strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS and MPLS protocols, various wireless data protocols, Spanning Tree, VLANs, IPv4 and IPv6 subnetting, access control lists and peering with Internet Service Providers.
• Platforms: Cisco (CRS-3, CRS-X, NCS6K, ASR1K, ASR9K, 6500, 3845, 3945), Juniper (MX480 and 960), F5 DNS load balancers
• Network OS: Cisco IOS, IOS-XR; Juniper JunOS

Technician, Data Services Operations

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed fault isolation, maintenance and implementation on Confidential ’ landline and wireless data networks, consisting of Cisco routers (2600 to 12000 series), Cisco 6500 Ethernet switches, and Cisco and Nortel ATM switches.
• Interfaced with assorted vendors on circuit problems up to OC48 levels. Resolved networking issues involving layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI model, as well as application layer issues by involving vendor-specific subject matter experts. Escalated suspected hardware issues with equipment vendors.
• Acted as an escalation point for networking issues for other departments within the company.
• Acted as the departmental lead for the network wide radius implementation project.
• Wrote procedural documents for departmental use.
• Position required shift work and familiarity with TCP/IP, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, Spanning Tree, VLANs, ATM and Frame Relay protocols, and various wireless data protocols.

Technician

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed fault isolation, maintenance and implementation on Confidential ’ landline and wireless data networks, consisting of Cisco routers (2600 to 12000 series), Cisco 6500 Ethernet switches, and Cisco and Nortel ATM switches.
• Interfaced with assorted vendors on circuit problems up to OC48 levels. Resolved networking issues involving layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI model, as well as application layer issues by involving vendor-specific subject matter experts. Escalated suspected hardware issues with equipment vendors.
• Acted as an escalation point for networking issues for other departments within the company.
• Acted as the departmental lead for the network wide radius implementation project.

Confidential

Senior Engineer, Technical Support, IP Deployment

Responsibilities:

• Worked in tandem with the Internet Hub Design group in retrofitting and standardizing Metromedia's global TCP/IP backbone. Assisted in implementing facility and router standards where none were present. Provisioned and activated circuits from DS3 to OC192 levels. Performed maintenance windows when necessary engineering actions could result in network impact. Coordinated with field engineers when physical work was required at remote locations.
• Provided documentation detailing step-by-step instructions for retrofitting Cisco and Juniper routers, and Cisco Ethernet switches to the new engineering standard. Activated new points of presence once physical connectivity was established to the network. Assigned and allocated IP addresses and subnets, and updated DNS zone files. Resolved networking issues involving layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI model. Assisted in evaluating current network status for supporting potential product offerings. Wrote procedural documents for internal use.
• Position required familiarity with TCP/IP, BGP, ISIS and Spanning Tree protocols.

Confidential

Network Operations Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed fault isolation and maintenance on Confidential 's national TCP/IP backbone and customer-facing equipment, consisting of Juniper and Cisco routers, ASC ATM switches, Extreme Ethernet switches and various multiplexers.
• Interfaced with vendors on circuit problems up to OC12 levels. Resolved networking issues involving layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI model. Activated new devices during production network upgrades.
• Position required shift work and familiarity with TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF and Spanning Tree protocols, and VLANs (802.1q).