SUMMARY:

• 8+ years of professional experience in Networks with Voice, Data & LAN/WAN and Packet Core ( Cisco / ALU / Ericsson / NSN ) as a designer/tester/technical support role.
• Experience in designing and managing datacenters.
• Hands on: Cisco Nexus 5k, Nexus 7k, 2K FEX, Cisco UCS,, Nexus 1000v, Cisco MDS 9500 series, VPC, fabric path, OTV, Storage, virtualization, VMware ESXi, vCenter, NX - OS: L2,L3,Securityy Feathers, VSANs
• Technically sophisticated and seasoned Network/Test Engineer with Master s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Managing and troubleshooting of Confidential & Confidential network comprising of Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent and Cisco equipment.
• Experienced in writing scripts for test cases / management.
• Maintenance of existing network for day to day activities like link utilization and traffic monitoring
• Experience in managing complex routed networks providing technical support, troubleshooting and configuration.
• Experience in Cisco Routing, Switching and Security with Strong hands on Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Network and Systems Virtualization enthusiast
• Intuitive analytical ability for design, development, implementation, documentation to attain network, system and application level solutions.
• Team player with interpersonal skills; Managed teams of 6+ individuals.

NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Datacenter Technologies: Cisco Nexus 5k, Nexus 7k, 2K FEX, Cisco UCS,, Nexus 1000v Cisco MDS 9500 series, VPC, fabric path, OTV, Storage, virtualization, VMware ESXi, vCenter, NX-OS L2,L3,Securityy Feathers, VSANs.

Network Routers: Cisco 1700, 1800, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700, 3800, 7200, 7600, ASR 5000A, ASR 9000, 12000, CRS-1 series configuration and troubleshooting.

Network Switches: Cisco Catalyst 1900, 2100, 2600, 2800,3650 3750, 4500, 5000, 6500 series switches configuration & troubleshooting.

Network Firewalls: Cisco ASA 5520, 5540, 5560, and Cisco Firewall Services Modules, PIX (535,525), ACS, IOS firewall feature set configuration, support, and management.

Cisco IOS: Issues and configuration of Cisco IOS

Routing Protocols: Working Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS, IGRP, RIP, RIP v2, G.703, SIP, H.323, PIM, SONET, Static routing, and policy routing design, configuration, and support. Good understanding of OSI, TCP/IP, Subnetting, VLSM.

Security Protocols: AAA, IPSec, IKE, ESP, PKI, Radius, TACACS, 802.1x, PKI, SSL encryption, TLS

LANs and WANs: ATM, LDP, Frame Relay, PPP, ISDN, Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet) FDDI, Token Ring support, VLANs, Private VLANs, VPN, STP, VTP, RSTP configuration and support, IP Addressing, Sub netting, Ping/traceroute/telnet and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, DSL/Cable, hubs, routers, cabling.

Network Services: DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH,SMTP, RMON, DNS, FTP, TFTP, RDP, HSRP/VRRP, GLBP, WCCP, IP SLA, Performance Routing ( OER/PfR) NAT,PAT ARP, POP3, Telnet, UDP, ICMP, IPv4 to IPv6 migration.

Testing: knowledge of Layer 2/3 testing. Knowledge of L3 Test Sets from Agilent/IXIA and Spirent (STC), black box /white box testing

Network Management: Cisco Works, Solar Winds, MRTG, ASDM, SDM, Wire Shark, SnifferPro, Ethereal, SNMP, Whatsup GoldWireless Access Points Cisco 1100, 1200, and 1300 series wireless access points. Configuration of 802.11 a/b/g /n

Network Security Sensors: Cisco IPS, IDS, IDSM signature configuration, support, and management.

Shell Languages: Tcl/Tk, Unix Scripting, tool development

Network Documentation: MS Visio, MS Word, MS PowerPoint

Networking Simulators: knowledge of OPNET, good knowledge of NS-2

Storage area networks: Understanding of SAN switches, Fiber Channel and Gigabyte Ethernet Protocols

VoIP: Knowledge of VoIP technologies such as VoIP Switch, Asterisk

Juniper routers: Knowledge of Juniper routers M-320, Confidential -640 and MX-960

Computer Skills / Programming/Scripting:

Programming: C language programming, Visual Basic

Software: VMware workstation, Active Directory; Microsoft Office; Visio; Apache HTTP/HTTPS servers, POP, IMAP, IMAPS, PPP, Access 2000, Front Page, Ghost 9.0, Acrobat 5.0, Norton's Antivirus, VNC 3.3, Carbon Copy, PC anywhere, Drive Image Professional, Seagate Backup,, CuteFTP, Dream Weaver 4, Norton Ghost Backup, Microsoft Internet Information Server(IIS), Confidential & Confidential connect, TeamViewer, Xshell, SecureCRT, Putty

Operating Systems: Windows XP / 7 / 8, Windows 2008, Windows 2003 Server, UNIX, Linux (Redhat, Ubuntu), MacOS X (Desktop)

Packages: MS-Office 2007, Adobe, Anti Virus tools

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Redmond, Washington

Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• EMBMS Solution development and deployment with Ericsson for Confidential & Confidential ; Involved
• Storage Area Network deployment for the Virtualization project.
• Responsible for Node specific engineering, implementation & test planning involving Juniper, Cisco, Ericsson, HP and Confidential hardware.
• Provide technical guidance & oversight of inter-vendor certifications
• Design, develop and validate solutions based on 3GPP specifications
• Develop and execute detailed plan and procedures for lab and field execution
• Provide guidance and support during field execution of lab certified procedures
• Support Field team for common technical requirements and design for dependent features & functionality
• Provide technical leadership specific to Packet Core Nodes around the lab work (LEP, BoM, TOL, etc.)
• Formalize detailed technical requirements and design criteria in support of LTE/ EPC architecture
• Provide technical input and co-authorship of key documentation: NDR, JRD, HLA, DA, TOL, MOP etc
• Represent packet core team in cross functional meetings with internal Confidential & Confidential organizations and vendor community as needed

Packet Core Validation Engineer

Confidential, Redmond, Washington

Responsibilities:

• Strong support for a Network Function Virtualization ( NFV ) MME & MME/SGSN combo product in the Confidential
• Commissioning, integration, system verification, acceptance and troubleshooting of of the MME/SGSN functionality
• End-to-end IP connectivity validation between various network nodes
• Design, develop and validate solutions based on 3GPP specifications
• Formalize detailed technical requirements and design criteria in support of LTE/ EPC architecture
• Execute the Test Object List ( TOL ) and resolve issues with the R&D team in Richardson, Texas
• Provide technical guidance & oversight of inter-vendor certifications.
• Worked on Juniper MX-960 and Contrail/OpenStack based NFV solution.

LTE SGSN/MME Design Engineer

Confidential, Redmond, Washington

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing System Requirements, capacity, cost and customer needs to determine feasibility of project and develop system plan
• Support role for SGSN - MME IPv4 and IPv6 packet core validation including platform certification and integration, Feature Testing and Troubleshooting.
• Support Development of a detailed and comprehensive Quality Center test suite for the IPv6 Projects based on the Confidential & Confidential Labs standard regression test model and support new feature and functional test set development, defined by the Confidential & Confidential labs architecture mode.
• Develop and perform operational, maintenance and testing procedure for electronic products, components equipment and systems;
• Engineering, configuration/feature and regression testing
• End-to-End IP connectivity validation between various network nodes
• Designing and building of a lab;
• Planned and develop applications and modifications for electronic properties used in components, products and systems to improve technical performance; Oversaw IOT; Managed validation timeliness
• Prepared Test plans based on Functional Specifications.
• Support in FFA and participated actively in FFA TOL preparation.
• Monitored traffic captured and analyzed traces on JDSU Signaling Analyzer and Tecktronics probe.
• Tested MME S1 and S11 interfaces using Packet Storm IP network Emulator
• HP Quality Center 10.00 and Load Testing using Spirent landslide.

Telecom Network Engineer

Confidential, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in capturing traces and analyzing protocols on different platforms such as IXIA, Wireshark and Agilent/JDSU.
• Worked on RAN IP Backhaul Planning and Optimization using Cisco MWR 2941 and Mobile Offload Gateway solution to divert Internet bound traffic to Wi-Fi and Femtocell networks.
• Create test cases for mobility nodes and perform black box testing as per requirement.
• Used tools Wire Shark, Packet Sniffer and Microsoft Network Analyzer for monitoring Local Area Network connections (LAN’s) and Wide Area Network Connections (WAN) for Networking connection and failure issues.
• Responsible for setting up L3 IPv4/IPv6 setups for test planning and test plan execution and complex data network trouble resolution.
• Responsible for provisioning and commissioning of backhaul networks and analyzing network parameters.
• Working on the Confidential & Confidential project to upgrade T1 lines to 10/100 Ethernet for migration of the network for the Confidential & Confidential 4G LTE network rollout
• Provisioning OSPF and VLANs over the secured connection on CISCO and ALU service routers.
• Worked on Telecordia Granite Inventory
• Working knowledge of Cisco MWTM (Cisco Works), Alcatel Lucent - Service Aware Manager worked on the CISCO 2941 MWR wireless router, 7609 Service Provider Router, Cieana 3911, ALU 7705 SAR and ALU 7750 Service Router

Graduate Research Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Research on UMTS/LTE Core Network planning and optimization. Core Network traffic measurements, KPI analysis.
• Study of O&M of GSM/UMTS R99 and R4 Core Network Nodes
• Worked on Cisco 3600 and 2500 series routers and Catalyst 5000, 2900 and 1900 series switches.
• Testing connectivity between different networks and solved the problems using 7 steps of CISCO network troubleshooting.
• Support and maintain networking devices (Hubs, Switches) cabling and standalone systems.
• Worked on Layer 2 switching: configuring VLANs, STP and VTP and etherchannels.
• Layer 3 routing protocol configurations: Static Routing, RIP, RIP2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF
• Research work also included working GNU Radio, NS2, Wire shark, basic Unix commands, Shell Scripting, Ubuntu, Linux, and Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP).
• Studied various cognitive radio technologies and wireless protocols.

Lab/Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with OPNET simulator.
• Managed LAN/WAN infrastructure as a part of the Network team. The LAN consisted of Cisco campus model of Cisco 3550 Confidential access layer, Cisco 6513 Confidential distribution/core layer.
• Used network management tools Wireshark, Packet sniffer for monitoring Local Area Network and Wide Area Network
• Worked and troubleshoot T1, T3, E1, E3, DS3 Frame Relay circuits for testing & installation in routers and connectivity issues.
• Worked on UMTS tuning and optimization Project.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided 24/7 network support for various companies.
• Worked with Senior Network Engineer to provide basic secure connectivity using complex LAN, WAN networks with several VLANS using Serial Link, frame relay circuits, Site to Site VPN, ISDN, EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS on the Cisco 7206s routers, Catalyst switches.
• Regular Trouble shooting using various command tools on CISCO routers and network segments Confidential various OSI layers.
• Assisted in planning and designing of VOIP networks.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing and supporting LAN/WAN using Cisco routers and Catalyst switches.
• Responsible for installation, configuration and support of Dial-up/ Leased line and ISDN Modems.
• Created end-user VPN accounts. Installed and configured for VPN IPsec and VPN Dial-up connections for remote users.
• Configured and Worked on access-lists and PIX firewall, NAT and PAT, HSRP, Trunk and spanning-tree ( MST/PVST)
• Involved in troubleshooting of day-to-day network issues like VPN tunnels ; ARP issues; VLAN issues
• Prepared SPGW Test plans based on Functional Specifications.
• Used tools Wire Shark, Packet Sniffer and Microsoft Network Analyzer for monitoring Local Area Network connections(LAN’s) and Wide Area Network Connections (WAN) for Networking connection and failure issues
• Devices/Softwares/Applications used: CISCO Routers and Switches, NAT, PAT, HSRP. Some of the device platforms worked on include Cisco 7603/7609/7613 and 6500 .

Systems /Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed, implemented and maintained a multi-tier, fully redundant production network architecture
• Extensive formal planning and documentation for all activities
• Worked with NOC team to address performance bottlenecks and insuring maximum network performance and efficiency
• Performed IOS up gradation and network management via telnet session.
• Performed telnet sessions into routers and switches to configure and debug problems by looking Confidential router logs, interface statistics and routing tables.
• Continuous Monitoring CISCO switches 3750 and CISCO router 2800 and management of VLAN across the network.