TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cisco routers: 7500, 7200, 3800, 3700, 3600, 2821, 1700, and 1600

Juniper: M120 Router

Alcatel: 7750 Router, Lucent - Alcatel-Omni Switch 6400, 6850

Cisco Catalyst Switches: 3560, 1900, 3750, 4000, 5000, 5500, and 6500(MSFC2), SUP2, SUP720

HP Procurve Switches: 5400, 5300, and 4000

Hardware/Media: Metro Ethernet, Fujitsu, Cisco 15454, Nortel 5200, and Ciena 5400 OC3 & OC12s AT&T OC48 optical Multiplexers, Sun Workstations, Twisted Pair Coaxial, Fiber Optics, and Ethernet

Routing and related protocols: RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, VPN, MPLS, IPVPN, VPLS, VOIP, NAT, IPSEC, Access-list, Spanning Tree, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP, Ether channel, IP, IPX

Security Tools: Cisco Secure Pix 515, 525 and ASA 5500

Monitoring Tools: Smarts, Concord, Solar Wins, SNMPc, Remedy, Spectrum

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NJ

B2B Global Network Services Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform network design testing/as per CATE and GNAST standards prior to production implementation in a simulated lab envireonment. Complete all changes task and obtain approval from all necessary change teams.
• Implementation of new and existing Data Center network infrastructure, including the installation and configuration of Cisco routers and switches, Fiber Optic Cabling, Cable Infrastructure and Cat 5 Cabling along with large-site wiring.
• Responsible for opening up change request per Service Now application and proving all required config data, backout data, along with test/verification plans. Must attend weekly BPR review call to discuss all high risk changes with network review team.
• Perform installation and configuration of Cisco switches, routers, terminal servers, DSU/CSUs, and network management tools for all B2B data center related conectivity and EOL devices.
• Complete turnover documentation and update all companies systems with the new install information as well as clean up all legacy devices and insure all systems in the environment have been cleaned up.
• Perform system level documentation on client platforms and assist in project tracking and documentation as well as any new updates to exsiting data center platforms
• Generate test plans or scripts detailing network related configurations along with verification

Confidential

IPSA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Test and turn up customer activations for all MPLS IPVPN, VPLS, and EVPL sites as well as validate all
• Engineering designs, per customer’s specifications
• Responsible for all configurations of Cisco, Juniper, and Alcatel including Q-in-Qing dot1Q, VRFs, VPRN, and
• VPLS instances, as well as resolve any issues that may come about prior to install.
• Must ensure Layer2 Layer 3 access and visibility using Overture and T-Marc switches to see the entire path of circuit to ensure connectivity prior to test and turn up with customer. This includes Metro Ethernet, DIA(Direct Internet Access
• Creating and maintaining documentation for network configuration / mapping / processes / records network diagramsand prep work to ensure smooth transition during turn up
• Leading problem resolution and root cause analysis efforts with Project engineering and customer as well as other resources to address any outstanding issues or future concerns
• Documentation (logical and physical network diagrams, configuration and firmware image archiving,

Confidential, NJ

Network Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for interpreting network design testing/ prior to production implementation for major MPLS rollout of existing frame relay infrastructure to accommodate current business needs of branch ffices.
• CBNA Tech Refresh - Voice SRST Testing/VOIP cutover. Responsible for the configuration of Voice FX0 ports on the routers for SRST. (Survivable Remote Site Telephony).
• Perform installation and configuration of Cisco 7500, 7200, 3600, 2600, 2800, Catalyst 6500, 5500, 4000, 3500, 2900.router and switches, for WAN dedicated, ATM, Frame Relay, VPN, GRE/IPSEC tunnels.
• Implementation of new and existing Data Center network infrastructure, including the installation and configuration of Cisco routers and switches, Fiber Optic Cabling, Cable Infrastructure and Cat 5 Cabling along with large-site wiring.
• Responsible for all functions relating to the planning, installation, configuration and operation of banks WAN infrastructure - Monitor network links for performance within set thresholds.
• Implement configurations into companies change management system and insure that all approvals and processes are adhered to compliant with audit.
• Complete turnover documentation and update all companies systems with the new install information as well as clean up all legacy devices and insure all systems in the environment have been cleaned up.
• Perform system level documentation on companies platforms and assist in project tracking and documentation.
• Generate test plans or scripts detailing network related configurations.
• Provide 3rd level support for Troubleshoot and repair network related problems - Identify network configuration and/or performance irregularities. - Develop procedures to respond to these irregularities in a timely manner

Confidential, NY

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of overall performance, security and Availability of the company's entire LAN/WAN, enterprise data centers
• Install Cisco 3750 access switches and Cisco 6509 Core switches to accommodate floor moves. This would include ensuring proper IOS codes on switches as well as proper configurations for VLAN, MSTP, VTP, and Dot1Q trunking. This process also includes patching fiber SC<-->LC and copper up to the Core Switches on 16th Floor data Center.
• Build and maintain Site-to-Site VPN IPSEC tunneling from company’s main data center location to various remote locations as per specific needs.
• Build and test out MSTP Switch network along with Ether channel. Responsible for Firewall migration project and testing Pix515, and 525 Failover scenarios in Lab environment before bringing to production network. Also responsible for maintaining all documentation, as well as design and implementation in Visio and other MS Office software.
• Participate in weekly engineering meetings to speak upon current projects, strategies long term and short term, as well as possible permanent solutions to prevent potentially incidents that may result disruption of network services or poor performance.
• Responsible for monitoring network performance using tools such as Solar Wins, and SNMPC to keep track of network health of Core Routers and Switches as well as access layer devices throughout entire network
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support to network operations using Alteris ticketing system to monitor, track and update incidents through out company’s infrastructure.

Confidential, NJ

Wan Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project lead for the design, implementation, and configuration of various WAN ATM, Frame-Relay, MPLS and Point-to Point office sites across the U.S, These circuits would include Frame Relay T1, ATM NxT1, DS3, and OC3 orders
• Develops methods, policy and procedure in support of the firm's network and telecommunications systems, including the monitoring, maintenance, fault detection, problem solving, and acceptance testing of such systems
• Coordinate, configure, install, maintain, and support various models of Cisco Routers and Switches. This includes high end routers such as 7500, and 7200 that serve as hubs as well as 6509s that serve as core and distribution switches.
• Use tools such as Concord to develop Utilization and other statistical reports regarding network health
• Meet and communicate with various vendors and Telco’s including Cisco, Netsolve, and Sprint to support and improve upon the firms existing infrastructure.
• Coming up with proactive as well as reactive solutions to events that could potentially damage the Enterprise network. This would include access-list filtering, traffic manipulation using EIGRP, and BGP as well as HSRP for both internet routers
• Responsible for maintaining the latest IOS releases on all router platforms to support current and future technology such as QOS and VOIP
• Work with the security group to ensure that the proper ports are open on Cisco Pix firewalls to allow specific applications for client needs

Confidential, Dayton, NJ

Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Remotely test and troubleshooting of Nortel and Lucent OC3, OC12, and OC48 Multiplexers, Terminal Servers
• Test and turn up of new DS1, DS3 and OC3 circuits, as per due date of customer in a timely manner
• Keep track of all new jobs assigned to Queue and provide essential detail of actions performed from the beginning process of order until turn-up of order until turn-up
• Interpret and input engineering specs into remote systems as per Telemetry Group documentation and design
• Verify digital cross connects remotely in Dacs IV using Sun Sparc 20 workstaions
• Lab simulation of Sentinel Project which is a project set up to emulate and test the response time of a real life alarm from a
• Piece of equipment in the field such as a Multiplexer over small star network environment