PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 14 years of professional experience in Network Planning, Engineering and Implementing of CISCO products.
• Experience in designing - high performance Juniper network.
• Strong hands on experience on ASA (5505/5510) Firewalls. Implemented security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS. ACL's, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP, HSRP & GLBP, Spanning Tree, Frame-relay, MPLS
• Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4.
• Strong hands on experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt wif Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2K series, Cisco router models like 7200, 3900, 3600, 2900, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3650, 2900 series switches
• Worked on ACE load balancers. Experience wif F5 load balancers - LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability
• Dealt wif Cisco IP phones and VOIP devices
• Good understanding of security infrastructure including Antivirus, Encryption, DLP, SIM, IDS and IPS
• Working noledge of Cisco UCM, VCS-C, VCS-E, TMS.
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks wif proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, excellent customer service focus and analytical problem solving abilities, interpersonal and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

LAN Technologies: Ethernet - fast Ethernet, gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet, Port - Channel, VLAN, VTP, Inter-VLAN routing, STP, RSTP, PVST, 802.1x.

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines, T1/T3, SONET.

TCP/ IP: Subnetting, VLSM, NetBUI, IPX/SPX

Routing Protocols: Static, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, MPLS, HDLC, PPP, X.25.

Network Security: NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, Load Balancing, IPSec, ACL, Switchport port security, Firewalls, Internet Content Filtering, Load Balancing, IDS/IPS, Dynamic, Reflexive ACL and autantication AAA

Infrastructure Services: DHCP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, TFTP.

Administration and troubleshooting: CDP, TELNET, SSH, ICMP, PING and TRACEROUTE, SNMP and SYSLOG, CISCO IOS software and configurations.

Network Analysis Tools: Packet Sniffer, Vitalnet, NetQoS, Net screen Manager(NSM), Wireshark, Netcool Monitoring and Infinistream Mgmt Console, What’s-Up Gold, Netbrain, Solarwinds, Remote Access Server Nortel (1680) administration, Nagios, Splunk

Operating Systems: Windows server 2003, Windows server 2008, Windows server 2012, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Novell Netware, Red Hat Linux 7.x and Unix.

CISCO and other vendor equipment: CISCO 1900 2900 Series routers and 2960, 4507, 6509 switches, ASA 5500X, Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K & 1K, Cisco routers Cisco GSR 12416 (7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series) & Cisco Catalyst switches (7600, 6500, 4900, 3750, 3500, 2900 series). PIX Firewall (506/515/525/535), ASA Firewall (5505/5510), Cisco ACE Load Balancers. Juniper M/MX, Juniper SRX/SSG, Juniper EX Series and MAG Series VPN Gateways. Cisco FWSM/PIX/ASDM, Nokia Checkpoint NG, Palo Alto network, ACE Module and F5 Load Balancers

Other hardware support: Server / PC/ Printers - all hardware support.

Other: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Outlook) 2003/2007/2010/2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago

Sr. Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) and in-depth noledge across multiple technical disciplines including but not limited to; network routing/switching, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and Network Access Control.
• Provide expert level Solutions Architecture support for all technology insertion and integration projects.
• Hand on skills in strategic planning, network architecture design, vendor negotiation and budget management.
• Use customer gatheird technical information, requirements, and analysis to develop a best fit vendor agnostic solution, including project implementation plans and post implementation design documentation to meet information security requirements.
• Utilize in-depth noledge of networking, network security, virtualization, storage, server, data center services, and other leading-edge products and technology in conjunction wif business skills to halp customers visualize the solution and influence their decision.
• Assist LOB in developing ‘fit-for-purpose’ use cases for the end users.
• Provide innovative approaches to customer challenges.
• SME technical expert to drive T2/T3 staff and vendors to resolve complex problems.
• Technical leader for incidents, diagnosis and determining the most TEMPeffective way of resolving problems.
• Lead, manage and develop strategic relationships, service, quality and costs wif service vendors in collaboration wif the Global Management team.
• Work wif other internal groups to design and deploy new offerings.
• Forward thinking in audit and compliance efforts including risk review, business monitoring, documentation of policies and procedures.
• Manage and contribute to Vendor service performance and account/domain reviews
• Review and audit projects documentation for project delivery team.
• Consult on issues dat occur during reviews.
• Meet all agreed-upon turnaround times for deliverables, deliverable reviews, or deliverable sign-off.
• Validate builds for cost savings and driving optimization projects to meet cost objectives.
• Initiate and lead ‘productivity’ programs for the simplification, consolidation, standardization and optimization of the platforms.

Confidential, VA

Sr. Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Providing Technical / Presale support for selling network solutions.
• Worked for ASCOM (planned, designed, implemented and co-ordinated the completion of the project) migrate their network from CISCO to Juniper devices wif minimum downtime and 24/7 technical support at various locations - Irvine, Bahrain, Dubai, India, Sweden, Switzerland, Hong Kong and UK
• Configure IPSEC VPN (Site -Site to Remote Access, site-site VPN using juniper platforms) on SRX series firewall.
• Involved in Migration of SSG firewalls to Juniper SRX firewalls, as well as experience working directly wif customer in a service/support environment. Configuration and troubleshooting on Juniper SRX via Juno space JA2500. Migrated Check Point 680 to juniper SRX 650.
• Hands on experience on Juniper MAG-SM360, 4610, SRX, MX and EX. Configuration and troubleshooting of SRX 1400 and SRX 3400.
• Daily exposure to IP based network security protocols wif Juniper SRX and SSG firewalls, Operating Systems and security configurations LAN/WAN/Security solutions.
• Extensive implementation of firewall rules onJuniper SRX 3600,SRX 3400, 650 SRX and SSG140on a daily basis, using NSM.
• Coordinate wif Network Engineering/ Planning team of Dimensional Data on their Data Center, to migrate to MPLS to improve delivery of services and new/emerging business requirements at various locations like New York, Texas, Los Angeles, Singapore and India
• Design, and Implementation MPLS VPNv4 ( MP-BGP), including development of VRF & RD/RT Import/Export configurations
• Design, and Implementation Load Balancing and Application Acceleration Services.
• Implement and configure HSRP, IPSEC/GRE, FW/DMZ( Internal/external)
• Consult and negotiate wif application owners, project managers, vendors, consultants, and contractors to design and implement network solutions.
• Perform network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
• Make use of standard operating procedures and applications for service, change, and incident management.

Confidential

Pre-sales Engineer Regional

Responsibilities:

• Develop and recommend workflow improvements to streamline the delivery of solutions
• Involved in Switching, Routing, Security, VPN, Wireless, IP Telephony, VOIP CME, Call Manager 8.5, Cisco Contact centre 8.0
• Hands on experience on Cisco Gold partner Tools experience and Tandberg telepresence
• Full solution BOM and Diagram for project submission and on active and passive including fail over redundancy using 6509 core switches and 3945 routers and Juniper security wif F5 LTM 3600 wif ASD Bundles Load Balance for Air Arabia Data Centre.
• Worked on a project for Arabtech - The entire 51 Floor network connectivity for 5000 nodes each floor using Cisco multi core switching solution 6807 switches for core switching and 3750X for distribution, 2960S for Access switches, ISR 1000X router for WAN connection, and ASA 5585 for internal and external security, F5-3600 LTM Load Balancer Network diagram, BOM, preparation for the both active and passive.
• Designing and implementing network wif Juniper Firewall, Fortinet Firewall, Load balancer
• Experienced wif Websense, blue Coat, Riverbed, F5 Load Balancers LTM, Packeter Load Balancer
• Cisco Video IP Surveillance
• Responsibilities always included include 99% uptime of LAN, Wan and IP telephony.
• Implemented Checkpoint GAIA R76 Interface, NAT and VLAN using SmartDashboard
• Configuration, troubleshooting Checkpoint Firewall using R76 SmartView Tracker and Monitor
• Worked on Cisco Multilayer switches such as 4500X, 6500 and 6509.
• Strong Knowledge and extensive experience on enterprise change management process and tools.
• Responsible for procurement and installation of Hardware, network drives and other IT infrastructure. Documented the design, implementation and troubleshooting procedures wif Method of Procedure (MOPS).

Confidential

Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

• Network Architect for datacenter consolidation project. Consolidated 16 global datacenters consisting of Cisco 6500, 4500, 2800, ASA 5540, F5 BIG-IP 3600,. Consolidation was in preparation to upgrade datacenters to Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000, and ASR 1000 backbone infrastructure.
• Worked wif other Network Services Project team members to complete the requested site/device refreshes on a per site basis (me.e. Coordinated wif Design and Engineering, Field Engineers, Project Manager, etc),
• Worked for a project for US Navy Data Center and wireless solution for US Base - Us navy Project 3800 series cisco routers wif 2 ASA 55520 through leased line and channelized connection PRI to RO to head office as ISDN as backup .Two 6500 Chassis and 24 No’s 3750 Distribution and 40 No’s of 2960 Access switches.
• Project for MoH (MOH Colege of nursing 2800 routers and 4500 Chassis wif HA .48 No’s of access switches Campus wide wif 100 No’s internal and external Wifi access points wif 4400 series controller) was handled.
• Operated as the remote Cutover Engineer directing and managing the Field Engineers for each of the site/device conversion events.
• Update the Configuration Management & Asset Inventory databases required to maintain our operational inventory and physical asset inventory records.

Confidential

Pre-sales Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing and troubleshooting of Cisco Nexus 7k and 6500, 4500, 4000, 4300, 3900, 5500 series. Including installation, upgrades, and configuration and management.
• Upgraded distribution Switches 6509 to Nexus 7010 wif Sup 1.
• Providing design, technical support and analysis for network systems and components, LAN/WAN communications. TEMPEffectively communicates wif all stakeholders.
• Experienced in F5 GTM, LTM.
• Experienced wif CRS-1 and Alcatel-Lucent 7750 routers.
• Experience in the ISP, Wireline & Wireless Technologies
• Worked wif service providers in Installing, Troubleshooting T1 and Switched Ethernet Service (SES) circuits. Experience in Configuring Site-to-Site and Remote Site VPNs, NAT/PAT policies
• Worked on Catalyst 6509 series wif various line cards such as 24 port Gig E SFP, 48 port Gig E copper cards.
• Experienced wif Honeywell TDC 3000 and DCS.
• Configuring and Troubleshooting wif Cisco PIX/ASA, FWSM and checkpoint.
• Experienced in DDoS detection and mitigation
• Experienced in Blue Coat and Check Point Firewall.
• Experienced in spirent tools -Agilent, Ixia, Spirent Test Center.
• Experienced in designing and implementing Call Manager, 6.x, 7.x and 8.x systems.
• Hands on experience wif Cisco Unity Voice Mail systems and integration of these systems.

Confidential

Customer Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Completed a minimum of 171 cutovers wifin the first six (6) months as a benchmark wifin a ten (10) month project
• Provided real time in-depth analysis and trouble resolution of incidents associated wif CISCO, Juniper, Iron Proxy, Load balancers, Infoblox, GSS and WAE associated Operations Support Systems and Data Communications Network Technology platforms.
• Maintained the data center equipment and software and performed regular troubleshoot on the process.
• In-depth experience wif multiple IDS (Intrusion Detection System) packages such as Sourcefire 10/100 and GigE appliances and Snort.
• Initiated and Contributed to specification changes, in the Network layer of ZigBee Protocol.
• Worked wif configuring and troubleshooting of HP 5500, 5900, 12500 series switches, Cisco 2900, 3500, 3500X, 3700, 4500, 6500 series switches and Cisco 7K (7010), 5k (5548) series nexus switches and Nortel switches.
• Worked on 501 Cisco PIX Firewall and 5500 series Cisco ASA Firewalls, CSM, IPSEC LAN to LAN and DMVPN.
• Experienced wif Palo Alto Panorama management console.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Involved in testing and configuration of FCoE.
• Experienced in OTN/ROADM Technologies and Optical EMS.
• Experience wif DWDM, OTN, SONET test equipment.
• Upgrade 12K GSR’S running IOS to IOS-XR.
• Provided support for incidents wif PLS (Port Level Security) by working on platforms Juniper's Infranet Controller, Greatbay's Beacon Profiler/Auth-servers and Beacon Collectors.
• Worked on ACE load balancers 4710 (Standalone series) Ace 20, 30 (Modules) by Configuring and troubleshooting server farms, resource allocation on contexts, and related issues.
• Worked on issues related to TCP optimization on WAE devices.
• Provided in depth analysis using but not limited to Vitalnet, NetQoS, Net screen Manager (NSM), Wireshark, Netcool Monitoring and Infinistream Management Console.
• Participate in design conferences, produce network diagrams and detailed network documentation including logical and physical diagrams as required. Maintain technical and vendor product information and assisting in establishing performance standards, policies and procedures for the enterprise.

Confidential

Customer Support Engineer Trainee

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in Netbrain 5.x in network troubleshooting and network mapping.
• Proven expertise in monitoring network using Infinistream and standard unix-tcp dump sniffer.
• Hands on experience wif ASR9K.
• Experienced in Brocade routing and switching.
• Experienced in Python and Linux environment for socket programming.
• Experienced in iLO and DRAC.
• Monitored SAN connectivity of CISCO 9513's, 9909's using Cisco Fabric Manager, and Cisco Device manager.
• Manage deployment and testing of code updates for wireless systems, such as WCS, WiSM, and WLC.
• Experienced in Aruba wireless.
• Experienced in URL filtering techniques.
• Experienced working wif splunk, Solar Winds, Data Mining, Dash boarding.
• Experienced in design, test and operation of Cisco ASA 55xx Series, including IPS modules for ASA.
• Experienced working wif Netscaler VPX in application delivery services
• Troubleshooting of Radio Frequency /Leased Line /ISDN /Dialup Links