SUMMARY

• CISCO Certified Professional with over 8 years of experience in network designing, implementation & infrastructure management. Managed Infrastructure projects along with Build & Operation procedures. Exposure to a wide range of LAN, WAN, WLAN, Firewall technologies - Checkpoint, Cisco, Routers & switches
• Planned IT network infrastructure with clients to ensure that the systems are tailored and comply with their requirements
• Implemented IT network projects consisting of installation, configuration along with maintaining Network services, hardware systems and peripheral equipment/devices
• Administered servers and server clusters which demanded managing system back-up, database and restoring protocols
• Performed network QA test through execution of system analysis and troubleshooting in order to resolve problems on servers, workstations and other network devices
• Monitored the network performance regularly to improve performance and functionality
• Monitored network/software security, controlled access to the IT network and updated security programs as a part of the security procedure
• Designed and installed LAN, WAN and security networks
• Configure troubleshoot network and security equipment’s like routers and switches, firewalls, UNIX and Windows servers etc.
• Analyzed and implemented efficient processes to improve the company LAN, WAN and security architecture
• Performed Remote monitoring and site to site VPN, Easy VPN
• Designed network topology along with the network engineer in MS Visio
• Handled troubleshooting and maintenance of the network using various tools like Sniffer and Syslog
• Worked on WASS for performance improvement
• Performed migration & optimization of WAN using Riverbed WAAS
• Migrated firewall appliances
• Performed audits as per ITIL processes
• Effective Project Management and leadership skills, working with multiple teams within the customer environment
• Delivered compliant awareness sessions to across IMS teams
• Gathered the requirements from clients on the site requirements, such as network, server, application and user base
• Participated in Change Advisory Board, Presented implementation changes for final approval

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS/CATOS, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 , Windows 2000/XP/7

Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, SSL, 802.11, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP

Mail Systems: Exchange 2000/2003/2010 , Enterprise Server, IronPort

Web Servers: IIS, SSL, HTTPS

Hardware: HP/, Dell, Cisco (Routers - 7200/3900/2900/2800 , 1900, 800; Switch 6500/3700/3500/2900 ; Firewalls: PIX/ASA) Riverbed

Wireless: Cisco Aironet, WCS, WLC

Security: IDS/IPS, MARS, CSA, ACS, IAS, TACACS, RADIUS, Firewalls (Cisco PIX/ASARemote Access

VPN, Terminal Server (2003, 2008)Utilities: VMWare, HyperV, Cisco Works/ASDM/ACS/CSM, Web SenseWire Shark, Remedy, BMC Service Desk, Nagio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed the lab & implemented complete DMVPN solution
• Maintain updated inventory/documentation
• New ISP circuit Installation, maintenance and support of LAN/WAN equipment .
• Inventory sites, specifying which SIG sites have largest bandwidth.
• Investigated IP ckts for hub sites , and getting quotes and lead time
• Create the BoM for Hubs & Branches and provide lead time , considering the future move to IWAN solution
• Tested the LTE solution on cisco 899 SAG cisco router for far end remote sites

Confidential

Senior Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked with voice and data networks environment, including: Switches, Routers, Servers, Copper and Fiber Cabling/Optics, Racks/Cabinets, Firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, VPN, QoS, dynamic routing protocols, and server load balancing
• Conducted periodic audits, testing, and remediation in accordance with IT and PCI Audit policies
• Provided high-level technical support for voice and data network systems, creating and maintaining network documentation, maintains hardware and software standards
• Maintained disaster recovery procedures for network systems
• Supported operations in their management of network equipment inventory: stock levels, spares ordering, repair, warranty management, disposal
• Gathered the details from clients on the site requirements, such as network, server, application and user base
• Designed network topology along with the network engineer in MS Visio
• Understood the client requirement, suggesting client with appropriate configuration
• Contacted Verizon team for circuit quote and installation details
• Contacted Cisco dealers in the region, getting quotes and placing orders as per requirement
• Performed Remote monitoring and site to site VPN, Easy VPN
• Performed network assessments and security audits
• Participated in the administration and maintenance of the remote monitoring and management system: update agent scripts, respond to alerts, monitor dashboard, and periodic system review

Confidential

Sr. Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported daily monitoring of issues like NAT and PAT mappings, objects groups changes and port changes
• Monitored all the traffic and loads using solar winds. Nbar mapping for web link, https sites
• Provided support to BGP gateway with multihoming BGP connection for internet service providers
• Setup MPLS at multi location to connect via service provider and then to our remote sites. Also used Riverbed/WAAS for to support fast services and some blue coat proxy application
• Migration of Pix to ASA firewall from previous acquired company and merged to central location in Atlanta data center
• Supported NOC services 24*7 basis, to support network issue and opened tickets
• BGP filter for routes from service provider and client using MED, local pref
• HSRP implementation to existing router for load balancing and high availability
• Data center migration from Germany to Atlanta
• Managed data network 100 nodes for clients
• Sales work support for client, Bill of materials, network design, hardware resources requirement for client's project
• Performance improvement by using WASS
• Cisco VOIP support 2811, 3845 cisco routers
• ASA 5540/6500 FWSM supports
• OSPF, LDP, HSRP, and ASA failover
• Data migration for client from previous IPsec to MPLS/BGP environment
• Data Center Integration and merger for client
• Weekly status report, progress and project management report implementation
• Design for hardware requirement and price margin for datacenter setup and migration Optimization of WAN using Riverbed WAAS
• MPLS and BGP implementation at different locations of client datacenter
• Disaster recovery support like power outage, Network slowness, Internet outage
• Wireless support using 5560 / 7500 Cisco wireless LAN controller

Confidential

Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the upgrade for the internal IMB network with the various Cisco catalyst 4500, 3550, 2900 series and routers 2600, 3600, 7200 along with the installation of Nortel 2000-24 switch and Nortel 1002 secure router
• Redesigning of the network for the better load balancing and redundancy
• Managing and implementing the NMIS 4.2.12 for the network management
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of the network using various tools like sniffer and syslog
• Installation and implementation of PIX 525, 515, 506 etc. and applying ACLs and Natting on the same. Used MPLS for the layer 3 routing along with CoS

Confidential

Junior Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree protocol and Creating and maintaining VLAN database and its configuration
• Configuring Security Appliances on Remote access VPN's & site-to-site VPN
• Implementation of Standard and Extended Access-lists to secure the network
• Configuring VPN (site /to /site, ca certificate, Remote access, DMVPN, EZVPN, WEBVPN,GRE-TUNNELING )
• Technologies: Routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, EIGRP), Multicast, VPN, ACLs, NAT
• Configuring Rule Base, Network Address Translation