Sr. Voice/Video and data Engineer Resume

SUMMARY

Extensive hands - on experience in designing, installing, implementing, troubleshooting, and managing multi-media voice, video and data networks.
Strong areas of expertise include IP Telephony and Unified Communications, VMware, IPSec, Intrusion Detection Systems and Firewalls, such as Juniper Firewalls, and Cisco ASA.
Thorough knowledge of VoIP, H.323, MGCP, and SIP. OSPF, BGP, and other routing protocols.
Design and install complex and secure multi-media Data Center infrastructures over MPLS, T1, Fiber Optics, and ISDN.
Utilize routers and switches as well as Network Management Systems such as SolarWinds and Cisco LMS to monitor and manage efficient and scalable networks.
Upgrade old data centers to the new paradigm of FlexPod, i.e., Virtualization, UCS, NetApp, Load Balancers, and Fabric Extenders.
I also specialize in video conferencing and web casting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Voice/Video and data Engineer

Responsibilities:

Design and build secure test beds for server consolidation in a virtualized environment, utilizing Cisco UCS and load balancers.
Implement approved designs in production.
Provide engineering support to Infrastructure and Security services.
Develop secure solutions for IP and ISDN audio/video conferencing based on Cisco/Tandberg TMS, and Telepresence.
Presenting engineering plans to Change Control Boards for approval.
Build test beds on Cisco Nexus VDCs for data and multi-media applications.

Confidential

Sub Contractor

Responsibilities:

Designed and installed Cisco Unified Communications consisting of voice, messaging, Tandberg video integrated with Cisco CUCM, MeetingPlace, Presence, Emergency Responder, Unity Connection, and UCCX
Design Data Center Upgrades based on Cisco UCS B & C Series, Cisco Nexus Switches, ASR Routers, VMWare, Fibre Channel, and NetApp products
Design and Install Web Multi-Casting applications, e.g. VBrick.
Develop migration plan to upgrade the VoIP infrastructure and applications to UC 8.x and Cisco UCS in a virtualized environment

Confidential

Sr. principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

Design and build Unified Communications systems in a virtualized environment, utilizing Cisco UCS and UC 8.x Applications
Design and implement video conferencing systems
Design Data Center Upgrades based on Cisco UCS B-Series, VMWare, Fibre Channel, F5 load balancers, and NetApp products
Develop migration plan to upgrade the VoIP infrastructure and applications to UC 8.x and Cisco UCS in a virtualized environment
Provide technical and presentation consultation to proposal and market development teams supporting multi-million dollar contracts

Confidential

Sr. VoIP and data consultant

Responsibilities:

Using Cisco Communications Manager, Unity Connection, IP Communicator, Cisco phones, IPSec, VPN technology, and other IP telephony applications and appliances, designed and deployed an IP Telephony system to be used for secure, inexpensive communications around the world.
Redesigned a two-tier, single VLAN network into a three-tier multi-VLAN infrastructure utilizing OSPF dynamic routing.
Designed a load balanced and firewall protected distribution layer for a virtualized environment using Catalyst 6500 switches and their service modules.
Redesigned, Optimized, and Maintained a Multi-location OSPF-based wide area network.

Confidential

Sr. IP Architect

Responsibilities:

Tier III support for Managed Data Services, including support and troubleshooting of large multi-national MPLS networks
Design and implement QoS and the Packet Data elements of Confidential ’s Lab
Evaluate SIP as a signaling protocol for VoIP
Certified infrastructure as compliant with vendors’ jitter budget, packet loss, and delay.
Project lead for the Network Readiness testing of various system releases, including Confidential ’s nation-wide Push-to-Talk service, and Content Switching/load balancing for Mobile Internet connectivity. Developed Test Strategy and wrote test cases
Developed pass or fail criteria for a battery of tests
Used traffic generators such as SmartBits to emulate various classes of traffic
Design a comprehensive Network Security Solution for the Confidential ’s LAB
Design and build test beds for Confidential ’s new service offerings such as QoS for VoIP, E911, and Location Services.

Confidential

Network Architect

Responsibilities:

Played key role in designing, staging, and implementing a 250-node Cisco-based TCP/IP WAN for LA County.
This project included the integration and redistribution of multiple routing protocols, policy routing, extended access lists, Firewalls, and NATs
Designed, implemented, and maintained WANs and LANs for law enforcement agencies and dispatch centers across the country
Supported marketing personnel in their pre-sales efforts
Designed and developed a 25-node IP Telephony trial run for Confidential Utilizing Call Manager
Designed and developed an IP/TV multicasting architecture for Confidential