OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position as a System Controls Engineer that will allow me to use my current skills while building new skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Network Administrator

• Worked and got familiarized with the concept of advanced switching called Virtual Switching System VSS
• Knowledge of MPLS and working knowledge of VRF tables
• Participate in identification of root cause analysis, resolution, outage mitigations, testing and implementation of vendor/IT fixes or design changes.
• Performed network design and configuration
• Traveled to domestic and international sites to configure setup and replace switches, routers and access points and tested connectivity.
• Upgraded IOS for switches and routers
• Worked with Cisco switches such as 4510, 4500 and 3560
• Worked with Firewall Fortinet and provisioned access per user's request.
• Familiar with WAN circuits and protocols Ethernet, MPLS, SONET .
• Coordinated with customer and get the necessary infrastructure access to implement the change
• Liaised with MPLS service provider to deliver the circuit and tested connectivity between home office and remote sites.
• Managed cabling with single/Multiple mode fiber between core, distribution and access layer devices.
• Familiar with POE devices
• Used monitoring software such as Opmanager to monitor the network devices
• Developed technical plan in driving solutions through demos, POC
• Used Visio to create detailed documentations.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, VRRP and HSRP
• Network routing protocol troubleshooting skills in BGP and OSPF
• Familiar with Palo Alto Firewall

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

• Worked as a team with Configuration Engineering, Technical Review, Design Engineering, and the Network Operations Center NOC to ensure that the network is reliable and performance levels meet or exceed service level requirements
• Maintained routers, switches and Cisco ASA/Firewall of tactical SIPRNET network.
• Working experience with Cisco routers 2901, 2800, 7906 and 7909 series and Cisco switches 2900 and 3750 series
• Upgraded and loaded IOS software on CISCO routers and switches
• Provided specifications and detailed schematics for different network structures.
• Worked actively in a classified and unclassified networks of Cisco device environment and based on that obtained a complete familiarity with Black and Red devices configurations
• Professional with Visio to show the network diagram for trouble shooting and implementing the data flow.
• Kept network devices DISA STIG compliant
• Supported, Upgraded and maintained the INET Network devices
• Responsible for updating, documenting and verifying the physical network diagram of numerous radar and sensors such as:

• a. Mobile Early launch tacking System
• c. Large Area Tracking Range
• d. Portable command and Control Units
• e. System for Naval Target Control
• f. Portable Underwater Tracking Range
• g. Naval Gunfire Scoring System
• h. Launch Control
• i. Electronic War

• Working Network trouble shooting tools such as Wireshark and Whatsup Gold
• Familiar with network security features such as VPN and GRE with a focus on CISCO platform
• Achieved Retina Scanning on multiple devices such as routers, switches and firewalls on black and red networks.
• Received training and obtained working knowledge of encrypting devices such as Taclane KG-175B
• Working knowledge of Cisco Firewall, upgraded several ASA 5510 5520 IOS and ASDM and knowledge of IPS/IDS
• Setup and upgrade Cisco routers 2800, 2909 series and switches 3750 series
• Setup VLAN and configured switches for trunking
• Setup port security on several switches
• Presented new network design to have a more redundant, cost effective and scalable network
• Knowledge of traffic engineering, MPLS and VRF table
• Used Wire shark to determine the data flow in the network
• Familiar with ATM switches such as AX1000
• Familiar with SONET hardware such as OC3 and OC12

Confidential

Network Engineer, Tier III

• Provided support to Savvis customers in a complex multi-platform network Cisco, Nortel, Juniper and Foundry and hosting solutions environment by executing change requests and troubleshooting systems and network incidents to provide the maximum network availability and optimal Mean Time-To-Repair
• Troubleshot and resolved problems with routing issues for customers
• Troubleshot and resolved issues with latency and packet loss
• Worked and completed scheduled maintenance on a timely manner such as add, delete and change routes, Fail-over test, moving interface configurations, testing multicasting packets for upstream and downstream feed from different source and groups, VLAN tagging and adding trunk.
• Working knowledge of CLI commands of Cisco, Juniper and Nortel Shasta and Foundry.
• Working knowledge of BGP and OSPF routing protocols and resolved numerous cases regarding updating the BGP filters, bouncing BGP dealing with connectivity issues on Cisco and Juniper devices.
• Identified, resolved and/or escalated network issues according to procedural documentation and training
• Maintained network stability through advanced troubleshooting, timely resolution of customer incidents, and proactive maintenance
• Hands on experience on Network LAN and WAN STP, QOS and Logical and physical ATM and Frame Circuitry
• Good analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Provided timely response, escalation, and resolution to promote the rapid restoration of services for all incidents
• Assist as needed in Root Cause Analysis efforts to identify underlying cause and provide a solution as a corrective action.
• Working knowledge of protocols such as IPSEC, VRF, HSRP and VRRP
• Knowledge of MPLS
• Participated in F5 load-balancing training class

Confidential

Network/System Administrator

• Performed administrative services and installs service packs, security patches, firmware updates and other updates applicable to maintain servers and network infrastructure.
• Assisted as needed in Root Cause Analysis efforts to identify underlying cause and provide a solution as a corrective action.
• IP and subneting, also setting up WAN name resolution WINS , DHCP and DNS.
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, domains and various IP based applications
• Investigated HTTP, FTP, SMTP and DNS issues and provided customer support for these applications by performing the root cause analysis.
• Working knowledge of switches, routers and hubs, Hands-on experience with routers, bridges, switches, storage area networks, network security, and network management in a UNIX and Windows XP environment
• Experience in installing, testing, debugging and troubleshooting networks with a variety of network peripherals to include routers, switches, and fiber cable on TCP/IP networks
• Gained Familiarity with using Ethereal protocol Analyzer
• Actively involved in migration of NT3.5 to NT 4.0 and NT4.0 servers to WIN 2000 and WIN 2003
• Setup, administer and support nationwide network that utilizes NT server to handle critical business support systems in an environment of over 1500 users.
• Install, test, and maintain Microsoft Exchange 5.0, 5.5 and Exchange 2000 server
• Installed and actively involved in setting up active directory design including site design, group policy management, migrating Exchange accounts from Exchange 5.5 to get them merged with active directory.
• Administered nine HP9000 machines in HPUX platform using SAM through X window and Character mode.
• Created Unix accounts and setup permissions for new users
• Managed to write several scripts using Shell language in order to have better performance and being more alert in case of any unusual activities and scheduled them to run using an automated harness.
• Participated in 2 training classes for Exchange 2007 and Active directory of windows 2003 and recently upgraded our Exchange server from 2000 to 2007 and our domain controllers from version 2000 to 2003.
• Responsible for the backup of all servers using Veritas software for differentials and full backups
• Disk management setting up and maintain Raid 5 and/or mirroring for redundancy in case of disk failure.