SUMMARY:

• Currently specializing in the design, troubleshooting, and security of mobile Wireless Network (WLAN), Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Wireless Cloud Technology.
• Proven ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignments.
• Establish and cultivate corporate and government business relationships to achieve desired results.
• Strong interpersonal skills honed in a variety of settings among diverse populations.
• Implementation of system policy on Network Security systems.
• Remote administration of Wireless Sites including extensive site visits (traveling) if required.
• Wireless Site Surveys (Pre - Site, POST-Site surveys) and Wireless Troubleshooting.
• Configuration, migration, and installation of Wired/Wireless Network System’s Enterprise-Wide.
• Broad skills include: concept of operations, architecture of wired/wireless networks and security design, development, baseline assessments, network management, documentation and .
• Re-Certifying in Cisco’s Wireless CCNP .
• Attend meeting with customers to review Wireless design reports.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SYSTEM: Cisco Routers; 2610, 2640, 2800 S, 3810, 3840, 4000, 4500, 4700, 7000, 7200 and 7400. Cisco Catalyst; 1200, 2900, 3000, 3550, 3560, 3650, 3750, 5000, 5509, 5513, 6500 s, 6800 s and nexus series switches Cisco 1131/1242/1300/1400/1510/3500/3600/1702 i/1702e/2702i/2702e/3702i/3702e/1832i, 2802i, 2802e, 3802i, 3802e AP access - point and Mobility Express access-point, Cisco 4402, 4404 WLCs, 5508, 5520 WLC, Cisco s wireless controllers ver. 6.0, 7.0, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 3350 and virtual Mobility Service Engine (MSE) v8.0, Meraki Dashboard Cloud Management Platform, MR-18 s, MR-32 s, MR-34 s Access-Points, MS220-8 Switches, MX64, MX80 Security Appliance. And Cisco s Converge Wireless systems, 5760, 3650 and 3850 controllers. Aruba AP-60 access-point, RAP2 and RAP5 remote access point and 620, 650, 6000 and 7000s controllers.

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS versions 9.1, 10.0, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3,12.4 Mac OS/X version 10.3.8, 10.4 Red Hat linux version 9, Fedora Core - 11

LAN/WAN/Wireless Protocols: LAN protocols IP v4, IPv6, IPX/SPF, Netbios, NBT, Spanning Tree protocols, and Vlans. WAN protocols ATM, Frame - Relay, ISDN, X.25, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv1&2, BGP4 and MPLS. Circuit speeds 56k, 64k, 128k, FT1, T1, 10mbits, T3, OC3, OC12, and OC48. LANs FDDI, Ethernet, FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet, ATM-Lane Wireless speed 802.11b(2.4 GHz-11Mbps), 802.11a(5.0 GHz-54Mbps), 802.11g(2.4 GHz-54Mbps), 802.11n(2.4 GHz & 5.0 GHz 300Mbps), 802.11ac Wireless standards (802.11) a/b/e/g/i/r/x/n/s /ac (Wi-Fi), (802.16, 802.16a, 802.16d, 802.16e) Broadband Wireless (WiMax), Cisco s,wireless protocol LWAPP & CAPWAP Wireless security protocols WEP, WPA (PSK/Enterprise), WPA2 (PSK/Enterprise), 802.1x, EAP-PEAP, EAP-FAST

Video Solution: IP/TV video on - demand, MBONE application VAT (Video-Audio Conferencing), VIC (Video-Conferencing, SDR (Session Directory), WB (WhiteBoard)Diagnostic/NMS/Wireless Tools Airmagnet Tool Suite v9.2, Wireshark, Wi - spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, VisiWave 2.0, Ciscowork 2000. Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer 3.3., Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 (PI), Cisco Network Control System (NCS), Cisco Wireless Controllers (WCS), Network General Sniffer, RouterPM, FireBird 6000 Firewalls and Security Systems Protocols, Cisco PIXs Firewalls, CiscoSecure ACS system. IPSec, Tacacs+, Radius servers, Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) 5500 series. EAP-802/1x, EAP-FAST, AES, WPA/WPA2 PSK and Enterprise, FIP 140-2 Compliant.

Network Documentation Systems: Visio - Enterprise v5.1., Visio-Enterprise 2002, Visio-2003, Visio-2007, Visio-2010, Visio-2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Wireless Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Wireless Engineer responsible for the planning, designing, deploying, and resolving issues of Major Wireless Projects worldwide. Duties includes creating responses to customers RFP’s, conducting and analyzing site surveys such as Predictive
• Passives, Actives and Propagation Testing using AirMagnet Products and AP-on-a-stick. Create presentation slides for providing Wireless technology overview to clients, presenting solutions to customers and creating scope documents for wireless services and deliverables.
• This includes determining and designing best wireless Architect to meet customers’ requirements and it’s implementation. Final stop for all wireless problem resolution.

Environment: Cisco’s Aironet 1832i, 2802i, 2802e, 1702i, 2700i, 2700e, 3500i, 3500e 3702i, 3702e, (Universal access-point), 3802i, 3802e . WLC’s 4404, 5508, 5520, 8500 WLCs, Meraki’s MR42, MR33 Access Points, MS120s, MS220s switches, MX64s security appliances, SM system manager, Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0, 2.2, 3.0 (PI) NMS, Cisco’s 3350 MSE (7.4), (8.0),vMSE, Cisco vISE ver 2.0, Airmagnet Pro v8.7-v9.2, AirMagnet XT, AirMagnet Analyzer, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Cisco’s Spectrum Analyzer.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Wireless Consultant to conduct varies wireless testing from penetration testing to wireless performance.
• Task includes providing Confidential to clients in resolving wireless network problems and testing wireless network for vulnerabilities, and issues customers may not be aware of such as using weak security perimeter (WEP, TKIP)
• High numbers of retries, vulnerabilities to DOS attacks, MITM attacks etc.

Cisco Prime Engineer/Architect

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• To install and customize Cisco Prime Infrastructure (2.2) on PI-UCS-APL Platform for New York City Transit Authority’s Headquarter and remote sites. A single management point to control and monitor its entire Network Infrastructures both wired and wireless environment.
• This also includes customizing it to monitor the Health and Performance of critical Applications and a central point to manage and store all device configurations, images and to do automatic discovery of newly installed equipment.
• To provide a centralized location for troubleshooting and performing problem isolation including automatically archives prior/present systems configurations and configure personnel roles of authority and Jobs Approvals process.
• Responsibility also includes presenting a presentation on Cisco Prime Infrastructure (2.2) features and providing knowledge transfer to customer.

Sr. Wi-Fi Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• WI-FI Engineer supporting Kaiser Permanente Wi-Fi facility Nationwide. Reviewing, and approving all WLAN designs. Duties include Planning, Designing, Implementing and troubleshooting
• Enterprise Wide Wi-Fi solution. Built a Wi-Fi Test Lab for evaluating medical devices compatibilities and Wi-Fi performances. This also will be used for testing current and future Wi-Fi devices and application before deployments.
• Determine and resolved all RF issues from clients connectivity issues to wireless controllers malfunctions on two different vendors products Cisco’s and Aruba platforms. Additional duties include conducting wireless surveys, analyzing
• HeatMaps, wireless assessments (for new wireless sites) and cable walks. Install, troubleshoot and configure wireless network devices, including making modification to Cisco Prime Infrastructure(PI), Wireless Access-Point using clear Air Technology
• Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) setup for High Availability (HA)and AirWise for Aruba devicesTechnologies: Cisco’s 6500, VO-Wi-Fi, Cisco 3500i’s & 3500e’s access-point, Cisco 4404, 5508 WLCsCisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 (PI) NMS
• Cisco’s Spectrum Analyzer, Cisco’s 3350 MSE, Cisco ACS server, Aruba RAP-2, RAP-5 Remote Access-Point, Aruba 6000 controllers, Aruba 7210 mobility controllers, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet XT, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer.

Chief WI-FI Engineer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Chief WI-FI Engineer heading the development of United Airlines WI-FI internal and external wireless services. Upgraded United Airlines existing legacy Wi-Fi system to an AP SSO Architect utilizing the most current
• Wi-Fi devices that offered a stable environment with newer Wi-Fi features and providing a foundation for future growth (like utilizing 802.11ac technology). Duties include Planning, Designing, upgrading
• Implementing and troubleshooting Enterprise Wide Wi-Fi solution. Built predictive virtual simulation of proposed network designs, showing require number of Access-Points that is needed for services.
• Resolved all RF issues from wireless outdoors baggage services for planes to internal wireless services for customer and employee. Review all design spec for current and future Wi-Fi devices and application.
• Develop guidelines for conducting site surveys, troubleshooting steps and company enterprise Wi-Fi overview and naming standard. Make decision on Global standard setting that affect enterprise wireless services.
• Conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology such as voice over WI-FI and multimedia services. Additional duties include conducting wireless surveys
• Wireless assessments (for new wireless sites) and cable walks. Install, troubleshoot and configure network devices (Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 (PI) Network Control Systems (NCS)
• Wireless Access-Point using clear Air Technology and High Availability (HA) Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs).

Environment: Cisco 6500, Cisco 3600i, 3600e, Access-Point, Cisco 4404, WISM-I, 5508, 5508 HA-SKU WLCs, Cisco network control system (NCS)2.0, Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0, Cisco 3350 MSE ver 7.4.121.0, Cisco Spectrum Analyzer,, Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet Spectrum XT, AirMagnet Wi-Fi Analyzer, Fluke XG network analyzer unit, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Chanalyzer.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Provide Confidential to clients who are interested in migrating to new technology such as IPv6, and Wireless (WiFi/WiMax). Duties include Planning,
• Designing, and Implementing Enterprise QoS solution, and reviewing Operational and Security policy/procedures.
• Built prototype/pilot of proposed network designs, conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology including conducting wireless survey and cable walks. Install, troubleshoot and configure network devices
• (Wireless Controller (WCSs, WLCs), Wireless Access-Point using clear Air
• Technology. Resolve customers ongoing network issues.

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, VOWiFi, Cisco 3500i’s & 3500e’s access-point, Cisco 4404, 5508 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS) ver 6.0, ver 7.0, Cisco’s Spectrum Analyzer, Cisco’s 3350 MSE, Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet XT, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Chanalyzer.

Sr. Wireless Network Engineering Consultant

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Duties include Planning, Designing, Implementing and troubleshooting Enterprise Wide Wi-Fi solution. Built virtual simulation of proposed network designs, conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology
• Including conducting wireless surveys, wireless assessments (for new wireless sites) and cable walks. Install, troubleshoot and configure network devices Network Control System (NCS) 2.0, Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), Wireless Access-Point using clear Air Technology.

Environment: Cisco 6500, Cisco 9971 videophones VOWi-Fi, Cisco 3600i, 3600e, Access-Point, Cisco 4404, 5508, WiSMII WLCs, Cisco wireless control system (WCS) ver 6.0, ver 7.0, Network Control System (NCS) 2.0, Cisco Spectrum Analyzer, Cisco 3350 MSE, Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet Spectrum XT, AirMagnet Wi-Fi Analyzer, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Chanalyzer.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Provide Confidential to clients who are interested in migrating to new technology such as IPv6, and Wireless (WiFi/WiMax). Duties include Planning, Designing, and Implementing
• Enterprise QoS solution, and reviewing Operational and Security policy/procedures. Built prototype/pilot of proposed network designs, conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology including conducting wireless survey and cable walks.
• Install, troubleshoot and configure network devices (Wireless Controller (WCSs, WLCs), Wireless Access-Point using clear Air

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, VOWiFi, Cisco 3500i’s & 3500e’s access-point, Cisco 4404, 5508 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS) ver 6.0, ver 7.0, Cisco’s Spectrum Analyzer, Cisco’s 3350 MSE, Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet XT, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Chanalyzer.

Senior Wi-Fi Engineer Consultant

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Review the proposed Cisco controller base wireless system and work with selected vendors in its implementation. Main responsibility was to maintain new wireless enterprise system and troubleshoot client problems (such as connectivity issues
• RF-interference, intra and inter mobility issues, locate rouged Access Points etc…) and using Cisco’s clean air technology. Work with vendors in resolving technical and design issues.
• Duties also include troubleshooting switch problems and configuring them to implement wireless AP into the new wireless enterprise solutions.
• Review Access Point placement and make recommendation. Handle escalated hardware and software issues related to Wireless system to Cisco TAC team.
• The wireless system was design to support the following services and devices, wireless QoS, Voice-over-Wi-Fi (cisco, ascom phones)
• Video over Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi -tablets, over the following wireless classes 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11n, including multicast and IPv6 support.

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, VOWi-Fi, Cisco 3500i’s & 3500e’s access-point, Cisco 4404, 5508 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS) ver 6.0, ver 7.0, Cisco’s Spectrum Expect, Cisco’s 3350 MSE, Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, AirMagnet XT, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Chanalyzer.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Provide Confidential to IS3 clients who are interested in migrating to new technology such as, IPv6, Wireless (Wi-Fi /WiMax), including building out an Enterprise QoS solutions.
• Created migration plan for IPv4 to IPv6 protocol outlining local-link, unique-local and assigned global addresses along with subnets. This also involved working with server’s administrator to implement proper configuration for DNS and DHCP. Duties include
• Planning, Designing, and Implementing Enterprise QoS solution, and reviewing Operational and Security policy/procedures. Built prototype/pilot of proposed network designs, conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology including conducting wireless survey and cable walks. Install and configuring network devices (Wireless Controller (WCSs, WLCs), Wireless Access-Point, Switches, Routers, Firewalls etc..).

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, 3750’s, 3750G, 2811,VOWi-Fi, Wireless Service Module (WiSM), Cisco 1131/ 0 AP access-point, Cisco 4402, 4404 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS), Cisco ACS server, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, VisiWave, Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer

Network Engineering Consultant

Confidential, Bowie, MD

Responsibilities:

• Designed and installed a wireless network connecting a central office with several remotes locations. Task includes gathering customer requirements, designing an appropriate network to meet their requirements and budget
• Conducting wireless surveys and cable-walks, schedule projects tasks, provide Confidential to clients in resolving network problems and securing wireless devices.

Environment: Aerohive, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, VisiWave, Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer, windows 2003, Ekahau site survey.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Provide Confidential to clients who are interested in migrating to new technology such as MPLS, IPv6, and Wireless (Wi-Fi /WiMax). Duties include Planning, Designing, Implementing, and reviewing Operational policy/procedures and Optimizations.
• Built prototype/pilot of proposed network designs. Conduct review of current existing network to determine required components to integrate newer technology including conducting wireless survey and cable walks. Install and configuring network devices
• (Wireless Controller (WCSs, WLCs), Wireless Access-Point, Switches, Routers, Firewalls etc...).

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, 3750’s, 3750G, 2811,VOWi-Fi, Wireless Service Module (WiSM), Cisco 1131/ 0 AP access-point, Cisco 4402, 4404 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS), Cisco ACS server, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer, windows 2003, Airmagnet, QoS, MPLS, BGP, OSPF,2509 Terminal servers, Kiwi Syslog servers. Antenna’s, Dipole, Semi-directional, Highly-directional.

Senior Wi-Fi Engineer

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Managed the deployment and testing of Cisco’s Unified Wireless Network systems, consisting of over 60,000 Access Point covering all VA Hospitals in Region 4 (from Richmond VA to Boston Mass).
• Extensive traveling required. Conducted, reviewed and approved site survey(s), review heatmap(s), conducted cables-walk through for the placement of Access-Point. Modified, implemented, and configured, enterprise wide controller base wireless networks.
• Make configuration changes as needed to resolved wireless issue. Work with vendors in resolving technical issues and was instrumental in resolving an imaging problem in Cisco’s WCS controller.
• The wireless system was design to support the following services wireless QoS, VO-Wi-Fi, mesh networks. Monitor and document network infrastructure performance for response, throughput, and availability. Resolve or escalate hardware and software issues related
• LAN/WAN. Identify opportunities and solutions for improving efficiencies with emerging technologies, including Cisco routers/switches and wireless systems. Duties also include helping to resolve wifi issues in other regions.

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, 3750’s, 3750G, 2811,VOWi-Fi, Wireless Service Module (WiSM), Cisco 1131/ 0 AP access-point, Cisco 4402, 4404 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS), Cisco ACS server, Airmagnet Pro, Airmagnet XT, Wireshark, Observer protocol analyzers, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer,, MPLS, BGP, OSPF,2509 Terminal servers, Kiwi Syslog servers. Antenna’s, Dipole, Semi-directional, Highly-directional.

Independent Consultant

Confidential, Elkridge MD

Responsibilities:

• Task includes providing Confidential to clients in resolving network problems and testing network devices for vulnerabilities, installing and configuring network devices
• Wireless Controller, Wireless Access-Point, Switches, Routers, Firewalls etc.. Duties also, include migrating existing networks to new technology (such as Wireless and MPLS). This includes conducting wireless surveys and cable walkthrough tasks.

Environment: Cisco’s 6500, 3750’s, 3750G, 2811,VOWi-Fi, Wireless Service Module (WiSM), Cisco 1131/1242 AP access-point, Cisco 4402, 4404 WLCs, Cisco’s wireless controllers (WCS), Cisco ACS server, Wireshark, Wi-spy DBx RF Spectrum analyzer, Wi-Fi Pilots, Chanalyzer, windows 2003, Airmagnet, QoS, MPLS, BGP, OSPF,2509 Terminal servers, Kiwi Syslog servers. AP’s Cisco’s 1131’s, Proxim Orinoco AP-700. Antenna’s, Dipole, Semi-directional, Highly-directional.