SUMMARY

• Accomplish Network/Wireless Engineer with 13 years of experience with Cisco Networks, Expertise in full lifecycle network project implementations, including extensive experience with network/wireless deployments and implementations as well as troubleshooting in LAN/WAN Financial and Telecommunications environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven vendors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• BGP
• OSPF
• EIGRP
• RIP
• STP
• RSTP
• MST
• MPLS
• GRE
• NAT
• IPSEC
• HSRP
• VPN
• IPV6
• New URL adds
• INFO BLOCKS
• Net MRI
• SITE to SITE VPN
• RSPAN/ERSPAN
• QOS
• Solar - winds
• Cisco Spectrum Expert
• SSL CERTIFICATES
• LOAD BALANCER
• LAN/WAN
• Netflow
• CISCO ASA
• CISCO 6500 & 7600
• CISCO 3560-x
• CISCO 3750
• CISCO ASR
• NEXUS 7010
• JUNIPER M320
• AVOCENT
• NEXUS 6004
• NEXUS 2248 PQ
• NEXUS 9K
• Access points 2700/3800
• Cisco WLC 8540
• MX960
• PALO ALTO
• NEXUS 5596
• Cisco WLC 5508
• Cisco Meraki
• Cisco 3504
• CITRIX NETSCALER
• RIVERBED STEELHEAD
• Cisco WLC 2504
• NCS prime
• VWC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Wireless Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the development and maintenance of enterprise Cisco Wireless Network communications implementations.
• Design and implement WLAN System, perform site surveys using the Ekahau tool
• Test and Evaluate network RF and Physical systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.
• Monitor Wireless access points via Cisco prime
• Roll out an entire WLAN infrastructure in the America region.
• Test and Trouble day to day WLAN issues
• Perform necessary software upgrades
• Assisted in the Design and roll out of a new Data Center for ACI
• Configured Leaf and spine cisco switches

Confidential

Wireless Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Wireless Network engineering role involves working on taking lead on Priority projects working on high escalation issues.
• Design and roll out wireless infrastructure in the region
• Set up controller HA pair between Data centers
• Upgrade software rev to ver 8.3.102
• Monitor wireless networks for efficiency and maintenance issues using cisco prime.
• Supporting 24/7 on-call rotation
• Assisted in Nexus build out in both Data Centers
• Fabric patch build out in out Irvine California Data center
• Work on day-to-day issues that come in as a network request.

Confidential, Morris Plains, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Network engineering role involves working with Confidential Business units, daily network and connectivity solutions
• LAN/WAN infrastructure support as well as Site to Site VPN connectivity
• Design solutions based on client request implementing BGP,EIGRP and HSRP
• Connecting client to Confidential MPLS cloud test verify connectivity
• Work on migration for business unit upgrading a flat network and separating services within the business unit
• Configured Cisco switches and router ASA Firewall upgrades
• Build and configured context on the ASA firewall
• Completed daily SSL services for Citrix Netscaller
• Day to day interaction with vendors and clients
• Overnight maintenance windows
• Work on change managing task
• Support MPLS connectivity across the cloud
• Accountability for resolving projects along with account escalation Confidential client
• Manage different customer sites within the Confidential MPLS cloud
• Own accomplishment: Solution Delivery recommending a MPLS VPN solution that was cost saving for the client. I implemented the change from dual MPLS connectivity to one client and change to MPLS VPN connection
• Recommend Bandwidth changes for the business unit due to slowness that was in the network went from a 10meg circuit to 44meg Muticast

Confidential, Middletown, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Member of Confidential & Confidential cloud computing certification team responsibilities are to test real production Scenarios before it’s handed off to the team out in the field.
• Confidential & Confidential customer in the field includes MIS, AVPN, External peering. Frequent test plan preparation and configuration based on customer configs
• Various scalability testing and interoperability testing due to project requirement
• Work with group to build satisfactory certification for real-time field environment for AVPN and MIS customers. Work on Nexus 7k,5k and 2k platform in the mobility environment
• Work on juniper mx960,m320 platforms
• Cisco 6513,7206,3560x CRS1 and Nexus 5k and 2k
• Worked in an OSPF&BGP environment AOTS System

Confidential, Forest Hills, NY

Network Engineer/project coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Team member in Confidential Infrastructure; Business Partner outsourcing project, which involved full life cycle transition, including physical upgrades for over 93 Confidential airport sites.
• Frequent configurations of EIGRP, BGP, STP, IPsec, and GRE, and NAT on Cisco 2811, 3845, 3750 platforms within an enterprise
• Design and implement network infrastructure
• Work on nexus 7k and 2k platforms
• LAN/WAN infrastructure support as well as Site to Site VPN connectivity
• Network with over 500 managed devices. Troubleshoot daily activity using remedy ticketing system and change control management. Help meet deadlines requirement in a timely manner
• Team member on 7-engineer team that successfully transitioned Confidential sites to Verizon Business for management and monitoring
• Performed frequent site surveys to identify technical scope for individual site upgrades; to include resiliency, adequate environmental components such as power, AC, rack space, etc
• Managed individual site projects, including full life cycle for transitioning of sites, which involved liaison and communications between various network operations centers, Telcos, project management and provisioning teams, as well as local IP and business management

Confidential, Long Island, NY

Integration Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading NYC public school network
• Rack stack and cabled Cisco switches and routers, Cisco 5510 wireless controllers and ASA, pix firewall
• Configure Cisco 3845 router along with Cisco 6500 switch adding new sup 720 mod, NAM including power supply
• Cisco wireless controller addition plus configuration with AP testing
• Adding pix firewall configured and test equipment
• Testing network connectivity throughout the school after equipment upgrade

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported and managed a Data Center migration change
• Rack and cabled Cisco access switches 3750G & E using stackwise cables
• Assisted Network team in implementing and config changes to Cisco 6500 switch
• Kept accurate spreadsheet logs of data
• Assign each gig port to its associated vlan
• Provide vlan support for all users, windows and Unix/VMware servers
• Support routing protocols such as OSPF/BGP/MPLS
• Support a project deadline of 3 migrations from Confidential bank
• VMware server support/Data center projects Multicast
• Assist getting new vendors onboard for support
• Worked on T1 and T3

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported and managed Confidential & Confidential MIS Plus and basic customer’s network, also supported concert international circuits working with the SOC and VPN related issues
• Supported DSL and DSAT customers in network troubleshooting along with the NOC
• Implemented network management and automate system troubleshooting
• Analyze complex network problems and coordinates resolutions
• Configure, troubleshoot and upgrade, 3600.7000,12000 routers and 6500 switches, Ethernet, L2/L3 Switching, L3 Routing, MPLS
• Perform network tests with different ISP’s to isolate issues
• Work with new technologies (SONET, Gigabit Ethernet)
• Interface with different network vendors (Cisco, Avici, etc) to get RMA’s to customer locations
• Manages network device configurations, logical names and address
• Utilize management SNMP tools Cisco works, Cisco View, Concord, HPOV, Remedy, BMP,Clarify to track network issues and troubleshoot network problems
• Understanding of network security, Use Radius Secure ID for authentication and VPN technology
• Understand Internet technologies and how applications interact through network
• Configure, installs and maintains Internetworking devices
• Troubleshoot T1, T3, Ds3 and dial-up access connectivity along with VPN and network security. Knowledge of NOC tools such as Smarts, HP Openview, NetCool, VitalSuite, CiscoWorks, Netscreen, and Concord eHealth

Confidential

Vo/ip/tier-3 analyst

Responsibilities:

• Monitor SIP/RTP traffic over Proxy Server
• Adjust bandwidth & jitter levels over voice communication
• Researched on Audio codec for transferring Voice over net for mobile clients.
• Researched and performed testing for data transfer speeds over the U.S using a channel
• Provides advanced technical support for all VAN related issues.
• Collaborates with system engineering, test engineering, operations support personnel, and capacity management organization to deploy VAN and VoIP related equipment to meet network expansion need.
• Writes deployment guidelines, troubleshooting guides, and perform low-level routing troubleshooting to assist Tier-3 tech support personnel

Confidential

Network Technician

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of Cisco switches for Fortune 100 company’s new locations
• Member of consultant team responsible for implementing V-LAN Management Policy Servers and VTP domains with Cisco 3550 and 6500 Series Catalyst Switches
• Set deterministic paths for all network traffic through use of Root bridge and root ports along with STP
• Implement network security and redundancy with DTP, STP, VTP with the use of trunk links between: ASW’S and DSW’S
• Ensure traffic was able to transverse entire network successfully and timely