SUMMARY

• An accomplished Network Engineer with over 12 years diversified experience in Information Technology, customer service, network support, network design, network security and project management with proven ability in problem solving skills and extensive knowledge of Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN, Network Security and Windows Active Directory.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Network Experience: Cisco IOS Routers, CATOS/IOS Switches, Cisco PIX, ASA Firewalls, Sonic Wall, VPN Concentrators, Wireless Aironet, LWAP, Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Wireless Control System (WCS), Cisco GSS and CSS load balancer, Cisco Intrusion Detection (IDS), Cisco Security Agents (CSA), Blue Coat Network Appliance, Aruba Wireless Network, Airaya wireless Bridge, F5 Load balancer, Packeteer appliance, Riverbed WAN accelerator and Tipping Point IPS

Proficient Knowledge: LAN/WAN, T1, Frame Relay, DS3, OC12, SONET, MPLS, and AVPN installation

Monitoring tools: Cisco Works 2000, QPM, CSPM, Netscout, Nagios, PRTG, MRTG, SNMP, What’s UP Gold.

Troubleshooting tools: Linkview, Etherpeek, Wireshark, Network General, and Solaris.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Employed by Xerox Network Services to manage and support the Confidential Pharmaceutical network infrastructure, network security and ensure network reliability.
• Administer and support the Global Network consisting of over 78 remote sites in Asia Pacific, Europe, South America, and North America. Manage the edge routers connected to the MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, Point to Point, and IPSEC VPN. Utilize BGP for WAN routing protocol and EIGRP for LAN routing protocol.
• Responsible for the design, plan, and implementation of network and security architecture for 15 buildings in Irvine campus and 2 regional data centers located in Europe and Asia
• Manage the IPSEC VPN, Business to Business, and Site to Site VPN tunnels, utilizing Cisco ASA5520, PIX525 and 7200 VXR router.
• Completed project in the design and deployment of WAN accelerator appliances using Riverbed to over 72 remote sites, Setup route optimization, bandwidth monitoring, and management reporting tools, maintain the Riverbed appliances using Central Management Console (CMC).
• Completed project in the design and deployment of Network Security appliances using Tipping Point Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Manage the Tipping Point appliances using SMS. Setup profiles, update Digital Vaccine, and Setup reporting tools to provide management activity reports and traffic utilization.
• Completed project in the design and deployment of Cisco wireless appliance using Cisco Lightweight Access Points (LWAP), Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC), and Wireless Control System (WCS).
• Configure and deploy high speed switches throughout the Data Centers using 10Gbps Nexus5010 and 10Gbps 4900M for backup and recovery systems, databases and storage archiving servers.
• Lead 3 Network Engineers on the LAN refresh project, replace end of life switches on three Data Centers and redesign the collapsed core environment with core, distribution, and access layer switches using 6500 as the core and distribution and 3750 stackable switches as the top of the rack and access layer switches.
• Participate in the configuration and deployment of Cisco VOIP utilizing Cisco 2821 router as VOIP gateway, Cisco Call Managers, and Cisco Unity, Configure the voice VLAN and QOS on the switches and routers and setup the Call Managers for IP Phones.
• Manage the Network by utilizing tools such as Voyence, SevOne, Appcritical, and Ciscoworks applications.
• Manage multiple vendor relationships that provides MPLS and Internet connections including Orange Business Systems (OBS), Times Warner (TW), and Verizon.
• Work closely with project management teams to research, design, plan, develop, and implement best practice proof of concept labs, development environments, and production solutions to support cutting edge network and security based projects.
• Develop network policies and processes in adherence with external and in - house compliancy teams in order to stay in line with FDA regulations and governance pertaining to pharmaceutical data environments.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Network Consultant employed by Nichols and Associates
• Redesign the Corporate Data Centers in Irvine and Texas from collapsed Core Environment to Cisco’s best practice Core, Distribution, and Access layer design. Utilized Cisco 6509 Switches with VSS configuration at the Core and Distribution layer and Cisco 4900M and Nexus 5010 switches at the Access layer.
• Design and Implement IPSEC remote access VPN using Cisco ASA 5520 firewalls, configured RSA for AAA and two factor authentication.
• Utilized Cisco GSS and CSS to provide load balancing to DMZ and external file servers
• Project lead for High Availability WAN connection project, connected over 52 Wachovia remote offices throughout the US on MPLS using BGP routing protocol as the primary WAN connection and on Point to Point using EIGRP routing protocol as the secondary WAN connection.
• Team lead for several projects including new building deployment, coordinated work efforts with IT management, vendors and contractors in setting up and designing the new sites network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot network related issues and provide network support to various IT departments.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project lead for the High Availability Project, Redesign the collapsed core Data Center infrastructure and used Cisco's best practice (Core, Distribution, and Access layer) design, Implemented Cisco 6509 as the core and distribution switches and Cisco 3750G with POE as the access layer switches.
• Project lead for the Network Admissions Control project, Evaluated several appliances including Cisco NAC, Juniper Infranet, and ConSentry, Providing management with appliance features, costs and capabilities.