PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Exceptional verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and fields of work
• Client - focused mentality to understand and appropriately respond to customers’ business needs

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

IT Security: Risks and Vulnerability Assessment, Network and Operations Readiness Assessment, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery and Next generation Data Center, Security Plans, Guidelines, Policies and Risk Mitigation plan development.

IP Routing and Switching: TCP/IP (MPLS, OSPF, BGPv4, EIGRP), Voice Over IP Protocols andSS7

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 &2012, CentOS 6.x Linux and Solaris 10.x UNIX OS, IT Asset Management and Inventory, IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Hardware and software.

Project Management Tools such as: Oracle Primavera Project Management Tools, Comindware, Redmine, MS Project and MS SharePoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Roselle, NJ

Senior Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed Enterprise level Network Infrastructures, User Desktop Applications, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 Operating Systems, System Security patch/Updates distribution and installations.
• Managed testing, migration and deployment of Cisco Call Manager from version 6.0 to version 10.0
• Participated in the High level development, design, planning and deployment of Cisco Call Manager 10.0 distributed call processing multisite architecture by leveraging customer’s existing network infrastructure, applications and equipment.
• Provided technical assistance in Network architectural design, development and planning phase which includes: hardware provisioning based on: ports connectivity requirements, software provisioning based on security, routing and switching requirements.
• Collaborated with equipment deployment teams in order to ensure timely and complete installations within estimated time frame.
• Worked directly with multiple Telco/MSO vendors for provision of SIP services.
• Experienced deploying IP Routing and Switching protocols, TCP/IP (MPLS, OSPF, BGPv4, EIGRP), Voice Over IP Protocols, SIP and H.323
• Created and developed Project Planning tools such as: Charter, Work Breakdown Structure, Work Packages, Network Chart, Project schedule, Project Plan, Cost Estimates, Risk Management Plan, Risk Response Planning, Risk Identification and Mitigation and change Management Plans
• Tracked and monitor project milestones, risks, issues, performance, vendor status and deliverables using PMIS/Project Monitoring Tools such as: Oracle Primavera.

Confidential, Florham Park, NJ

Advisory Senior Technology Consultant/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of Network Architects and Engineers from Confidential to conduct network and security assessment, asset/inventory discovery, risk and vulnerability identification for Confidential Network Infrastructure which involved conducting initial face to face, one-on-one workshop and assessment sessions with Avaya stakeholders, IT directors and managers in order to provide necessary recommendations for their North America and European locations.
• Managed multiple Tyco projects involving several Acquisitions and Divestitures, Data Center Migration, Applications migration and Network infrastructure migration by collaborating with software developers, IT and equipment vendors to resolve any project in-flight issues.
• Managed and supervised and conducted network and security assessment for Cogeco Canada video on demand network infrastructure to determine cause of VOD Servers/session problems.
• Created and managed deployment roadmap for Oracle, Microsoft SQL and SharePoint Applications.
• Created vulnerability assessment documentation and project roadmap while working on US Bank engagement to determine and classify vulnerabilities on their network infrastructure by analyzing their critical network infrastructure, Assigning values, Identifying threats, cost benefits analysis and defining mitigation countermeasures.
• Provided business development, management and technical support to Joint business relationship between Confidential and HP which acts as a third party vendor for Converged Infrastructure and Next Generation Data Center switches and servers.

Confidential, Shrewsbury, NJ

Lead Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed Testing and Deployment of End User and Desktop Application Software
• Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery and Next generation Data Center.
• Managed Network Operations Readiness Assessment and testing.
• Managed Deployment of SIP and H.323 protocols enabled devices.
• Collaborated with Systems and Application Developers on Software Quality Assurance issues during product validation process in order to document issues relating to Service Delivery.

Confidential, Mt Laurel, NJ

Project Manager/ Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tracked and Validated CMTS/Broadband equipment Implementation milestones, deliverables, documentation of progress status and other related fielding/ Service Delivery issues.
• Managed the operations of Test lab procurement and inventory management function.
• Implemented VoIP soft switches such as: Cisco 10200, Siemens HiQ8000, Nortel CS2k, Safari and Pearl Soft PBX for Packet Cable voice devices provisioning and testing.
• Developed Configurations for Broadband Routers/CMTS: Arris C4, Arris/ Confidential BSR64000 and Cisco uBR 10000
• Developed Configurations for Cisco devices such as: Cisco Routers 2800, 4000, 4500 and 7200; Cisco; Juniper Multi service 120 and 320 series routers.
• Conducted Test on End devices using OpenCable Application Platform ver 1.0 & 2.0, DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS 2.0, DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1
• Installed cabling systems such as: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (100BaseT), Fiber over Ethernet (FCoE) and Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (RG-59 and RG-58)
• Tracked software bugs using Clear Quest and Bugzilla Software.

Confidential, Horsham, PA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with Product Development team, marketing, software quality assurance and product management from the initial phase to final implementation by focusing on services and enhancement to Confidential Connected Home solution voice, video, and data products.
• Conducted systems testing using SIP Trunks, SIP, MGCP and NCS protocols
• Conducted TCP and UDP Throughput Studies and Traffic Analysis using IXIA and Sniffer Packet Analyzer
• Developed Configurations for Cisco Routers 28xx, 72xx,10xxx, Catalyst 29xx, 35xx, 4000, 4500 and 7200; Cisco; Juniper Multi service 10i and 120 series routers.
• Developed Configurations for Broadband Routers/CMTS: Arris C4, Arris/ Confidential BSR64000 and Cisco uBR 10000
• Provisioned eMTA for Packet Cable/Non Packet Cable testing using Incognito provisioning server
• Implemented and Installed cabling systems such as: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (100BaseT), Fiber over Ethernet (FCoE) and Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (RG-59 and RG-58)
• Conducted Test on End devices using OpenCable Application Platform ver 1.0 & 2.0, DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS 2.0, DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1

Confidential, Sterling Heights, MI

Consultant Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided systems engineering support and conceptual design for the on-going network architecture on the US Army DoD/ Future Combat Systems and Stryker programs.
• Provided Management support on FCS technical proposal efforts, scope of work, program schedules and plan development and preparation for major technical program reviews.
• Manage RFI/RFQ and vendor offerings, analysis and selection process.
• Analyzed customer’s business needs/requirements and conducting customer sites surveys on the existing network infrastructure by collecting technical data relating to user applications, network protocols, network management VPN/security issues, traffic loads, performance/bottleneck problems, hardware and cabling.
• Developed Network Architecture based on Engineering Rules and Design documentation for device interconnectivity.
• These include Gigabit Ethernet cables, Fiber Optic Cables, Cisco Catalyst Switches 2924, 3548, 6509, Cisco Routers 2800, 3624,7200, 10000 and Cisco ATM switch LS 1010 and, Cisco PIX firewall 520.