SUMMARY

• A dedicated Professional with five (5) years of expertise in Designing, Implementation, Administration, Operations and Troubleshooting of enterprise data networks as a Network Engineer.
• Experience working with 2600, 2900, 3600, 3900, 7200, 7600 series Cisco Routers.
• Proficient hands on experience in configuring Cisco Catalyst 2900,2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500series and Nexus 2248, 5548 and 7018 switches.
• Extensive work experiences on Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Load Balancers & Cisco Firewalls.
• Worked on Nexus platform 7018, 5K series (5548, 5020 and 5010) and FEX (2248, and 2232) and deployed VPC, VDC, Fabric path and OTV and successfully implemented VSS on teh cisco catalyst switches.
• Experience in skillful deployment of Layer - 2 technologies like VLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, Inter-VLAN routing, VLAN Trunking, Ether Channels, VLAN access-maps and port security.
• Experience with working on latest cisco switches like Nexus 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 series switches while implementing advanced features like VDC, VPC, OTV and Fabric Path.
• Profound noledge in deploying routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RIP, policy based routing on Cisco routers.
• Expertise in configuring of SSH, TFTP, FTP, DNS, DHCP and Syslog.
• Knowledge gained by working on Cisco firewall technologies like ASA 5580, AAA with cisco ACS.
• Experienced in configuring and implementing load balancers like F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM series like 3900, 6900, 8900 and cisco CSM
• Worked on T1/E1/T3 technologies and different LAN & WAN technologies.
• Expertise in configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols and deployment of OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, IP Multicast and Policy routing over Cisco Routers.
• Testing different platforms using different version of codes.
• Possess strong network troubleshooting, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in using MS Office- Visio, Excel, Word for documentation.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with an ability to work in a team of large members and also with minimum supervision necessary.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers: Cisco 1900, 2600, 2800, 2900, 3600, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7600

Switches: Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500 & Nexus 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000

Routing Protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static routing.

Switching Protocols: VLANs, Dot1Q, VTP, STP, RSTP, VLAN Maps, HSRP, GLBP, CEF, DCEF, Port Security, Nexus OTV and Fabric path.

LAN/WAN Technologies: Ethernet, Frame relay, HDLC, PPP, T1, T3, OC Standard, DSL, ISDN.

Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, NAT, DHCP, SNMP, IPSEC, SSL, HTTP, SSH, DNS, PAT

Firewalls & Load Balancers: Cisco ASA 5540 series, IPSEC and SSL VPN, HTTP, IPS/IDS, IOS Firewall features, DMZ set up, F-5 LTM (3900, and 6900).

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS

Network Monitoring and Configuration Tools: CA Spectrum, Wireshark, Solar Winds, GNS3, Tera Term and Putty.

Operating Systems: Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8.1/10), Window 2003/2008, HP Blead Server

Other Tools: Oracle VM VirtualBox, VM Workstation, Team Viewer

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCES

Network Administrator

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• As part of data center refresh project, me performed migration from Cat 6513 Switches with Sup 720 and WS-X6148A-45AF Line cards of version Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXI2 to Nexus 7009 and 7018 Switches with Nexus 7000 Sup2E, N7K-F312FQ-25 F3,N7K-M206FQ-23L M2 line cards of version NX-OS Release 5.2(1), Nexus 5548UP Switch and Nexus 2232TM-E Switches.
• Also performed Dual-homing on nexus based platforms using teh feature VPC and also managed to do Virtualization on teh nexus platforms using teh feature VDC and also maintained VRF’s in those VDC’s.
• Used Fabric Extenders like 2248TP GE series for teh top of teh rack solution and used 5548P for teh end of teh row solution.
• Performed OTV to extend L2 VLANs between data centers over IP on Nexus 7018 switches using DATA CENTER Interconnect and underlying MPLS network.
• Performed FABRICPATH to enable L2 routing in Data Center’s for providing stability and scalability on F1 and F2 module cards.
• Configured OSPF and BGP for communication between teh data center and WAN.
• Designed and implemented DMZ for Web servers, Mail servers & FTP Servers using Cisco ASA5500 Firewalls.
• Implemented firewall policies on Cisco ASA.
• Applied ACLs for Internet access to teh servers using Cisco 5550 ASA firewall.
• Performed load balancing and application level redundancy by deploying F5 BIG-IP LTM 3900.
• Provided VPN services to site-to-site and, Remote access VPNs using IPsec and GRE tunneling mechanisms.
• Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, Trunking, RPVST+, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.
• Configured policy statements, and routing instances.

Network Engineer

Confidential, NC

Responsibilities:

• Network Router and Switch installation and configuration
• Documented teh company’s design, implementation and troubleshooting procedures.
• Tested teh new zone for failover capabilities and redundancy. Connected teh Distribution routers to teh Core routers via OSPF Areas.
• Provided technical assistance for LAN/WAN management & troubleshooting and complex customer issues.
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Worked on network-based IT systems such as racking, stacking, and cabling.
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Performed IOS upgrades on various catalyst series switches and maintained latest IOS versions according to company’s policy.
• Responsible for cabling and labeling based on day to day requirement and Racking & Stacking of various network equipment and made sure dat their are no connectivity issues using ping and tracert.
• Provided Helpdesk support dat involved identifying and escalating teh tickets to specific groups.
• Resolving all computer related problems, such as troubleshooting operating system failure, scheduling and updating virus checks on servers and desktops.
• UPS installation and configuration, Patch panel setup, POS (Point of Sales) installations
• Implement new sale strategy, cutting expenses by 20%.
• Respond to all customer inquiries and complaints.

Junior Network/system Technician

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, LAN/WAN, Switch/Routing protocols
• Troubleshooting complex LAN /WAN infrastructure dat include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF.
• Configured Access-lists, Distribution-lists, Offset-lists and Route Redistribution.
• Configured Ether channels, Trunks, Vlans, HSRP in a LAN environment. Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Responsible for performing administration on OSPF routing protocols. Implemented route redistribution between OSPF and EIGRP.
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Performed IOS upgrades on various catalyst series switches and maintained latest IOS versions according to company’s policy.
• Worked on installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN (ISDN, Frame relay, NAT, DHCP, TCP/IP). Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Configured Access List (Standard, Extended, and Named) to allow users all over teh company to access different applications and blocking others.
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Worked on network-based IT systems such as racking, stacking, and cabling.

IT Support/ Assistant

Confidential, Auburn Hills, MI

Responsibilities:

• Experience configuring, monitoring, upgrading and maintaining systems hardware, software and related infrastructure.
• Perform installations, repairs, system upgrades and maintenance customer computers and printers
• Troubleshoot end user hardware, software andnetwork issues
• Maintained, installed and repaired complex IT issues.
• Managed usersnetworkwith Windows based OS server
• Performed hardware and software installations, troubleshooting and Technical support
• Oversee qualitative and quantitative research for customers
• Establish and strengtan relationships with customers
• Ensure customers deliverable are adhered to at teh highest standards