SUMMARY:

• Proven Network Engineer with extensive experience designing and maintaining communication networks for Fortune 500 enterprises.
• Demonstrated skills monitoring network performance, solving technical issues, updating job knowledge, upgrading network equipment, ensuring network security, and providing customer service.
• Exceptional problem solving, customer service skills, proactivity to resolve technical issues. Collaborative leader capable of working with cross - functional internal and external teams to drive successful projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Lucent GX-550, CBX-500, BSTDX-9000 Switches. F5 Big-IP, Cabletron, Cisco routers ASR1006, C4500X, C4506, C6509, ISR4400, Nexus 9396PX, Switches-Routers Nexus 93180YC-FX, ASR 9000, 1006, 7600 CRS-1&3 and Paloalto firewalls and fiber switches. Juniper EX4500 and BNT 8052, 8124 and 8264 Routers and Switches Adtran CSU|DSU, channel bank, T-1, E-1, J-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48 OC-192 switches and router. T-1 tester (T-Bird) Verizon 4G and Cisco 4G WIC Cards.

Platforms: Python 3.9.0, Cisco Prime Server, Microsoft Server 2013, standard and enterprise, Microsoft Terminal Server. Citrix Metaframe XP, Microsoft Windows XP, SolarWinds NPM2019, 10 standard and professional, Checkpoint 80.10, NX-OS, Cisco-IOS Cisco 4G WIC Cards.

Protocols: Experience includes TCP|IP, WINS, VSS, VRRP, HSRP, OSPF2, SMDS, SNMP, ATM, MPLS, SONET, IGRP, VLANS, RIP2, ICMP, P2P, Ethernet, XDSL, HDLC, BGP, Spanning-Tree, LACP, CDP, Ether-Channel and Frame-relay, IPv4.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Security Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured PaloAlto firewalls and routers at 300 sites plus installed 2nd firewall for HA. Provided specific detailed information for hardware and circuit for the east coast power grid, also coordinated the implementation of cutover, from the present to the new devices. Conducts testing of network design. Maintained routers, switches, and firewalls, performed software updates and implemented hardware upgrades according to NERC CIP standards. Evaluated new technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Confidential , Charlotte, NC

Sr. Tier-III / Security Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created detailed Visio drawings for network architecture. Configured PaloAlto firewalls at 8 sites plus installed 2nd firewall for HA, setup global protect for remote users. Provided specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, coordinated the implementation of SDWAN & DIA circuits for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, included present and future capacity requirements.
• Conducts testing of network design. Maintained routers, switches and firewalls, performed software updates and implemented hardware upgrades. Evaluated new technologies to enhance capabilities of the network. Installed and maintained the Meraki wireless network.

Confidential, Durham, NC.

Sr. Tier-IV / Security Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Enterprise to interconnect users to applications quickly and securely by virtualizing the network edge (DMZ) and extending it to colocation centers, the crossroads of Internet traffic. SAE provides orchestration and automation of Cisco products like CSRv and ASAv, along with third-party VNFs using Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP), SD-WAN, PaloAlto 8.1 & 9.1 also Trained user on Python 3.9.0 from 2.0.
• Designed configured and installed Performance HUB’s, that allowed traffic TCP & UDP Traffic to pass after inspection thru Service chains. Meraki, Nexus 9k’s & 3k’s, Monitoring with PRTG.
• Consult with Cisco, Palo Alto & Panorama, Amazon AWS to support integration of various hardware platforms resulting in seamless service support for clients.
• A pair of Nexus 9000 series (Nexus 9K) switches reside at the core of SAE to provide advanced routing and switching functions.

Confidential, Morrisville, NC.

Sr. Tier-III / Security/Architect Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and maintain internet services to the internet gateway services via BGP, VRRP, HSRP and OSPFv2 protocols including MPLS double and triple Tagging ipv4.
• Consult with Cisco, Palo Alto& Panorama, Juniper and Amazon AWS to support integration of various hardware platforms resulting in seamless service support for clients.
• Performed the cutover from Confidential to Confidential of all LAB data services.
• Troubleshoot Single-Mode, and Multi-Mode fiber-optic cabling being terminated and certify fiber optic cables. Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Switch uplink ports configured as 40 and 100-Gbps Ethernet or FCoE ports
• Monitored all network connections with SolarWinds/Orion NPM.2019
• Installed and configured Cisco Prime and Cisco ASR1006, 4500X, 4506, 6509, ISR4400, Nexus 9396PX
• Performed audit of Network devices, install device in NAGIOS and Traffic usage on network servers improving network reliability, Also eliminated Unscheduled Network Outages.
• Researched new products for Confidential Labs, checked cross platform capability and installed or implemented the product after debugging in lab into production.
• Diagnosed duplicate IP’s, MAC address on multiple VLAN at Layer II and III, implemented multiple spanning - tree protocols.
• Travel to China to do the initial installation of the core and fix existing network troubles in Beijing, Wuxi, Shanghai and Shenzhen China.
• Designed and configured fully meshed IPSec tunnels across all 15 LAB networks worldwide improving network connectivity and communications.
• Installed, configured and managed the Paloalto firewall 10 PA-3020 and 24 PA-5050 with HA for Confidential .
• Installed, configured and maintained F-5 load balancer in all 15 countries.

Confidential, Manchester, NH

Sr. Tier-III Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained FIOS, DSL, T1's T3's and OC3's OC48's and OC192's & OC768’s Networks, Fiber Optics, LAN, WAN, Data, Voice and Wireless for small to medium-sized Large-sized businesses. Consulted with Cisco, ADTRAN, Occam, HP and Lucent to support integration of various hardware platforms.
• OSP - outside plant & ISP - inside plant
• Performed troubleshooting and maintained internet services to the internet gateway services via 6 OC192's, BGP, ISIS and MPLS protocols including double and triple Tagging.
• Performed the cutover from Verizon to FairPoint of all data services, Voice and Video.
• Installed, repaired and certified Single-Mode, Single-Mode long haul and Multi-Mode fiber-optic cabling additionally being certified by 3M to install, splice, terminate and certify fiber optic cables.
• Installed and configured Cisco phone system to include VOIP.
• Configured and installed Motorola and Tellabs OLT's for Fiber to the Home and Business.
• Researched new products for FairPoint, checked cross platform capability, installed or implemented the product or products after debugging in lab.
• Installed, configured and maintained Cisco CSR-3’s C12K, C9K, ASR1009, Lightspan, Ciena light wave routers Switches-Routers