Experience Summary:

Extremely motivated and dedicated network engineer with over 12 years of experience in networking, data communications, telecommunications and system engineering. In-depth understanding and experience of multi-service IP networks, data network strategies, multi-vendor equipment and network protocols. Extensive experience leading and managing complex inter-networking solutions from design to implementation.

Technical Skills:

• Routing Protocol: MPLS, traffic engineering, L2/L3 VPN , BGP-4, ISIS, OSPF/OSPFv3, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP-1/2.
• Network Protocols: TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, Unicast/Multicast, VoIP H.323, MGCP, SIP , SS7, IPSec, QOS, IPX/SPX.
• WAN: SONET w/APS OC3-OC192 , ATM, Cable DOCSIS , Frame Relay and Terrestrial/Satellite Leased line fracT1 OC3
• LAN: 802.Xx, Gigabit Ethernet, TenGig Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, VLAN/Trunking 802.1q and ISL , VTP, EtherChannel, FDDI, Token Ring, Wireless 802.11 a/b/g, Spanning Tree STP , HSRP, VRRP. DHCP
• Security: PIX Firewall, Netscreen, Nokia Firewalls, EAP PEAP, LEAP , 802.1x, Intruvert now McAfee IDS systems

Hardware:

• Core: Cisco 12xxx GSR , 75xx, 76xx, 65xx, routers running IOS 10.2 12.3, Juniper M40 and M60 JUNOS 7.2.
• Access/Distribution/CPE: Cisco 65xx, 76xx, 37xx, 36xx, 25xx, 26xx, Juniper M5, M10, M20, FRADS Frame Relay Access Device , Cisco CSS load balnacers
• WAN switches: Lucent FR-Switches

Software:

• Microsoft Products: Microsoft MS Word, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Excel
• Management/Support Application: Solar Winds, Visual Up-Time v1.2 Now Fluke , SMARTS, HP Open View, InfoVista, CiscoWorks2000, TACACS , Sniffer Pro, Network General Infinistream, Ethereal, Remedy, Cisco Call Manager v4.x, Cisco WLSE
• Network Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Juniper JUNOS, Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Operating Systems.
• Operating System Environment: DOS, Windows XP, Vista, ME, 2000 and, UNIX, HP-UNIX.

Professional Experience

Confidential

• QOS Networking consultant for the NYS Office for Technology / Data Center Network
• Critical member of project team to migrate all the old legacy equipment onto a new networking platform, including Cisco routers, switches and firewalls. Role involves project planning, coordination and precise implementation with no service interruption during migration cutovers.
• Support day to day operation of data center, including creation of new networks, troubleshooting problems as they arise, and completing all service requests.
• Create VPN tunnels to other state agencies needing access to certain networks in the DCN domain.
• Implemented a new user authentication scheme for users to be able to log in from home and authenticate to a SiteMinder server using an LDAP database. This enables user authentication and single sign-on, policy-based authorization thereby making user login seamless without the need for users to remember multiple passwords.

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential

• Integral member of the network engineering team which helped design, configure and install new networking equipment at their Columbia Data Center. Equipment includes 6509 switches, Cisco CSS content service switches , 48xx switches. At the time I was there, BlueCross BlueShield was undergoing a 100 million dollar network expansion in effort to support an employee telecommuter solution.
• Engineered new solutions to help integrate a newly acquired company, including configuration and installation of new WAN routers, FW configuration, adding them to network management software, and documenting the solution with Visio and MS Project.
• Level 3 support for day to day operations. Helped employees with network-related problems including network slowness, IP connectivity problems and IP voice issues.
• Ran constant bandwidth Internet, and backbone links utilization reports to upper management using SolarWinds.

Network Engineer

Confidential

• Performed level-3 support to resolve complex and chronic network problems and vendor interoperability issues on a global network with MPLS, BGP, OSPF, GigE LANs, SONET links and satellite links.
• Provided engineering support for Intelsat's 53 in-orbit geostationary satellites, including design and implementation of satellite and terrestrial data and voice networks that provide satellite telemetry and tracking information back to Intelsat's Satellite Control Center. Intelsat's overall network infrastructure consists of 10 TTC M sites and more than 200 earth stations.
• Project lead for designing and implementing a new VoIP IP Telephony solution using two Cisco Call Manager 4 servers and four MGCP-enabled routers. Solutions enabled company to push out more than 500 IP phones around the world leading to a significant decrease in operational expenditures. Engineered a remote office VOIP solution for South Africa office utilizing a Cisco 2800 ISR router using Call Manager and Unity Express solution.
• Engineered and implemented multiple OC-3 links connecting a number of sights using Juniper M40 and M60 routers as member of GXS Global Connex team. This network was put into place to offer IP trunking ISP service and dedicated leased line service to countries with limited amount of fiber and IP infrastructure.
• Integral member of team that engineered a new disaster recovery site equipped with the latest networking LAN/WAN hardware i.e. Cisco 65xx, 37xx, Wireless 12xx AP, Cisco Call Manager 4 IP telephony solution and EMC SAN solution.
• Project lead for designing and implementing new Cisco Wireless 12xx AP solution using WLSE management software and PEAP Protected Extended Authentication Protocol . Provided wireless and secure log-in to users through the MS Active Directory account from any Intelsat office around the world.
• Lead support engineer for CLASS Commercial Launch Services , enabling Intelsat customers to use TTC M Telemetry Tracking Control Monitoring sites around the world to send customer satellite telemetry data back to customer HQ location. Built network solutions for customers including Sirius Satellite Radio, Echostar and CNES French version of NASA .
• Provided support for eight spacecraft launches Intelsat IX and X series .
• Troubleshoot SONET, frame relay and leased line network related problems utilizing network support applications like Visual Uptime, HP-OpenView and Smarts.
• Member of the networking integration project team to integrate Intelsat and Pan-Am Sat networks.
• Traveled to and engineered network solutions for Intelsat offices/earth stations around the world.

Network Specialist

Confidential

• Offered PC and Network support for more than 800 employees.
• Configured and maintained all Bay Network switches using HP-OpenView.