SUMMARY:

• I is a proven Network Engineer with Telecommunication, NOC Management break fix support and Leadership experience who has trained supported and achieved s from multiple vendor platforms including Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Brocade, Citrix, F5 .
• My experience ranges from planning and designing Cisco powered data centers, to extending voice, data, wireless, security, and video services over a layer 2 VPLS and SDWAN.
• My security, routing, switching, SIP, TDM, and Voice - Over-IP configuration ability has contributed to the manufacturing and other businesses becoming strong market contenders. I is just as TEMPeffective onsite or in a remote work from home office engineering scenario.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technologies: DMVPN, EVPN over BGP,Wireless Gateways Networking, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, UDP, xDSL, ADSL, SHDSL, ISDN, Ethernet, Directory ServiceProtocols:(TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, DNS, STP, RSTP, IPSec, LWAPP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF)

Networking: (TCP/IP stack, routing, Communication protocols, Link-Level protocols, Modems, High-Speed Internet access, LAN/WAN, Physical cabling, Network planning and design, Troubleshooting)

Internetworking: (NAT, PAT, Proxy Access, FTP, Email, Traffic and Bandwidth Accounting, User Management and Auditing, Messaging Solutions, Sniffing)

Wireless: (Wi-Fi, 802.11b, 802.11g, WEP/WAP, Bluetooth, GPRS, Roaming, Wireless Security)

s; CCNA (R+Sw); CCNP(R+Sw) in progress; MCSA 2003

Bachelors of Science; Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI 48102

IP Routing: TCP/IPv4/ EIGRP, OSPF, IBGP/EBGP, BGP Attributes/Communities., SDWAN

MPLS: LDP, RSVP, L2VPN, VPLS, L3VPN, VRF, MP-BGP.

LAN Switching: Ethernet802.3, 802.1q VLAN, ARP, STP 802.1d, RSTP 802.1w, MST 802.1s, 802.3ad LACP, HSRP, VRRP, BFD, DHCP.

WAN Protocols: PPP, MLPPP, HDLC, Frame Relay, SONET interfaces, APS, DS1/DS3/E1/E3 interfaces

Multicast Protocols: PIM-SM/DM, IGMP.

Forwarding: QOS, queuing, policing, shaping, marking, ACL.

Hardware: Cisco CRS-1, GSR, 7600/7200, Cisco Catalyst 6500/3750, Nexus 7010, Juniper M320.

Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOX, JUNOS.

Programming: C, Perl, TCL and Expect.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured and managed efficiently SDN,SDWAN, WLAN & wireless access points for network users and Data Centers.
• Maintain facility infrastructure including design, installation, maintenance and support of servers, networking and phone equipment
• Define and maintain requirements for network wiring, wireless access points, switches, & phone equipment. Aruba wireless solution for international company. Virtual Controllers’, Clustered AP's Access points, Airwave management
• Aruba Clear Pass autantication solution for guest and corporate connectivity internationally Dot1q
• TACACS autantication and RADIUS autantication Aruba / Cisco ACS
• Created HP-UNIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux build hardening documentation to move the client Lennox Intl to CIS Level I compliancy.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation, design, development and maintenance/support of best practice procedures for Citrix networking products and network architecture.
• Additional responsibilities included maintaining network infrastructures for various national and international sites consisting of Cisco 6500, 4500, 3700, 3500, and 2900 switches, Nexus 7K, 9K, and 5K architectures.
• Participated in the design and implementation of Cisco Unified Communication. Configured BFD for OSPF and BGP interfaces on Cisco CRS-1.
• Upgraded the capacity and bandwidth by upgrading the Routing Engines and Line cards.
• Configuration of VLAN's, VRF's on CE side for logical separation of high bandwidth interfaces and LACP for increasing the bandwidth.
• Configuration of OSPFv3, BGPv6 on Juniper M and J Series Routers.
• Generated traffic using test tools Spirent Test Center, IXIA XM12, and Adtech AX 4000.
• Worked on Packet Over Sonet (POS), ATM, IP Frame Relay (FR) and Gigabit Ethernet WAN Technologies.
• Extensively worked on BGP peering, redistribution and deploying Route reflectors.
• Familiar with IPV6 addressing schemes and Configurations.
• Configured of MPLS L2 VPN's, VPLS on Juniper M and J series Routers.
• Created & documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.
• Engineered BGP routing attributes (Routemap, AS-path, MED, local p) to load balance between multiple links.
• Installed and maintained network hardware and software; routers, switches, modems, printers and network peripherals.
• Maintained network servers such as file servers, VPN gateways, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
• Configured and managed efficiently SDWAN, WLAN & wireless access points for network users.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation, design, development and maintenance/support of best practice procedures for Citrix networking products and network architecture. Worked with a Remote NOC break Fix environment supporting, Cisco, Juniper, F5, Fortinet, and Aruba environments. Additional responsibilities included maintaining network infrastructures for various national and international sites consisting of Cisco 6500, 4500, 3700, 3500, and 2900 switches, Nexus 7K, 9K, and 5K architectures.
• Configuration of Juniper MX960’s as PE’s Cisco CRS-1 as Core, Cisco Catalyst 6500/7600 and Nexus 7010 as CE's.
• Implementation and troubleshooting issues with NetScaler load balancing, including SSL Offloading, GSLB, Content Switching.
• Participated in the design and implementation of Cisco Unified Communication.
• Installed and maintained network hardware and software; routers, switches, modems, printers and network peripherals.
• Maintained network servers such as file servers, VPN gateways, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
• Configured and managed efficiently WLAN & wireless access points for network users.
• Project Description: Migration of back bone to consolidate the network resources and reduce the operational costs. Deployment of new network elements as a result of increase of bandwidth and applications.
• Pre-deployment Testing and Certifying Network Elements, Code and Network Design and post-deployment Production Support.
• Provided Tier IV support for production networks and involved in troubleshooting issues.
• Configuration of Juniper M320s as PE's, Cisco CRS-1 as Core, Cisco Catalyst 6500/7600 and Nexus 7010 as CE's.
• Configured Cisco 7200, Juniper M10i Routers as Route-Reflectors in the IP Core Back Bone.
• Hands on experience with multi vendor equipment like Cisco and Juniper gear.
• Configured OSPF, BGP, LDP, MP-BGP on Juniper MX960 and Cisco CRS-1 in the Core.
• Configured VLAN's, HSRP, VRRP, LACP on the Cisco 6500/7600 and Nexus 7010.
• Deployed CRS-1 as the Mobility PE to increase the capacity and bandwidth.
• Migrated L3VPN Traffic from Juniper M320's to Cisco CRS-1 with minimum disruption.
• Replicated the issues in the production networks in the lab and provided solutions for them.
• Configured LACP, HSRP, NSR, for High Availability.
• Configured BFD for OSPF and BGP interfaces on Cisco CRS-1.
• Upgraded the capacity and bandwidth by upgrading the Routing Engines and Line cards.
• Configuration of VLAN's, VRF's on CE side for logical separation of high bandwidth interfaces and LACP for increasing the bandwidth.
• Configuration of OSPFv3, BGPv6 on Juniper M and J Series Routers.
• Generated traffic using test tools Spirent Test Center, IXIA XM12, and Adtech AX 4000.
• Worked on Packet Over Sonet (POS), ATM, IP Frame Relay (FR) and Gigabit Ethernet WAN Technologies.
• Extensively worked on BGP peering, redistribution and deploying Route reflectors.
• Familiar with IPV6 addressing schemes and Configurations.
• Configured of MPLS L2 VPN's, VPLS on Juniper M and J series Routers.
• Created & documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.
• Engineered BGP routing attributes (Routemap, AS-path, MED, local p) to load balance between multiple links.
• Configured BGP features like local-as replace, as-override to avoid loops when using redundant data center designs.
• Configured BGP with different attributes like Weight, Local P, MED, AS-path, Community, Origin, Next-Hop.
• Writing Test plans and executing test cases for convergence testing, feature testing, failure testing and protocol testing.
• Worked with vendors (Juniper, Cisco, etc) when issues arise and see it through all the way until issue is resolved or a bug has been identified and turned over to development.
• Configured troubleshoot QOS involving policing, shaping, shaping and queuing towards Core and towards CE and PE routers.
• Build the Customer Infrastructure with the halp of Redundant 6509 switches with L2/L3 Redundancy (HSRP and LACP).
• Created & documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.

Confidential, Louisville KY

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Brought in to lead Engineering team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining a fault-tolerant, scalable, multisite enterprise data center and MPLS wide-area network providing core engineering services for corporate and Internet-facing applications servicing a global audience.
• Manage LAN/WAN environment, with Cisco switches and routers,
• UNIX and Windows servers, Checkpoint firewall and remote access (VPN and dial-up), as well as multiple labs doing VoIP software and hardware development. Network supported up to 150 end-users.

Confidential, Louisville KY

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built & Maintained Visio documnetwork topology. Experience in BGP/MPLS VPNs.(RFC 2547)
• Hands on Experience in deploying and configuring Cisco 12000,7200, 7600, 3800 & Juniper M320 series routers & Catalyst 6500 series switches.
• Engineered BGP routing attributes (Route map, AS-path, MED, local p) to load balance between multiple links, for the Managed Customers.
• Extensive experience in deploying OSPF, BGP, LDP, MPLS-VPN, IPV4Worked on Packet Over Sonet(POS), ATM, IP Frame Relay(FR) and Gigabit Ethernet WAN Technologies.
• Extensively worked on BGP peering, redistribution, Deploying Route reflectors in filed.
• Worked with vendors (Juniper, Cisco, etc) when issues arise and see it through all the way until issue is resolved or a bug has been identified and turned over to development.
• Thorough understanding on the hardware architecture of routing platforms like Cisco 12000, 7600, 6500, and its relevant line cards.
• Experience in configuring and supporting COS.
• Created & documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.
• Configured Routers for OSPF, EIGRP, BGP protocols. Configured them for Point-to-Point links, Frame Relay, and MPLS connectivity
• Configured routers to redistribute EIGRP as well as OSPF into the BGP routing protocol.
• Monitored WAN utilizing using network analyzer like Wireshark, MRTG.
• Scheduled, Budgeted & Managed time using MS Project 2003 with team lead.
• Used test sets like Adtech AX4000 for traffic simulations.

Confidential, New Albany IN

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Customers Legacy Core Network to a redundant Cisco 6509 Sup 720 Collapsed Core
• Migrate Customers from legacy PBX Voice system to Hosted SIP Network, Designed implemented and migrated Customers Statically Routed Network to EIGRP. Built & Maintained Visio documnetwork topology. Experience in BGP/MPLS VPNs.(RFC 2547)
• Deployed and configured Cisco 12000,7200, 7600, 3800 & Juniper MX960 series routers & Catalyst 6500 series switches.
• Engineered BGP routing attributes (Route map, AS-path, MED, local p) to load balance between multiple links, for the Managed Customers.
• Extensive experience in deploying OSPF, BGP, LDP, MPLS-VPN, IPV4Worked on Packet Over Sonet(POS), ATM, IP Frame Relay(FR) and Gigabit Ethernet WAN Technologies.
• Extensively worked on BGP peering, redistribution, Deploying Route reflectors in filed.
• Worked with vendors (Juniper, Cisco, etc) when issues arise and see it through all the way until issue is resolved or a bug has been identified and turned over to development.
• Thorough understanding on the hardware architecture of routing platforms like Cisco 12000, 7600, 6500, and its relevant line cards.
• Experience in configuring and supporting COS.
• Created & documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.
• Configured Routers for OSPF, EIGRP, BGP protocols. Configured them for Point-to-Point links, Frame Relay, and MPLS connectivity
• Configured routers to redistribute EIGRP as well as OSPF into the BGP routing protocol.
• Monitored WAN utilizing using network analyzer like Wireshark, MRTG.
• Scheduled, Budgeted & Managed time using MS Project 2003 with team lead.
• Used test sets like Adtech AX4000 for traffic simulations.