SUMMARY:

• Network Engineer with 7 Plus years of experience in the industry, with expertise in the areas of Routing and Switching.
• Design, configuration, and support of Cisco Nexus Platforms (Nexus 2000/5000/7000 ).
• In - depth knowledge of Nexus Fabric Extenders( FEX) installation and configuration.
• Technical Knowledge on Cisco ASA 5500 series Routers.
• Cisco Routers 1800, 2800, 3800, 3750, 4500, 7600, (6500- sup5), ASR.
• Expert level knowledge of troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Implementation traffic filters on Cisco routes using Standard, extended Access list.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• In-depth expertise in the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST.
• Responsible for testing and analyzing computer applications by using knowledge of Perl programming.
• Hands on experience on test equipment’s like Solarwinds, Netscout, IRIS View and JDSU.
• In-depth of IP packet capture tools such as Network Physics, Ethereal, etc.
• Expert knowledge of cable connectors and replacement as RJ-11, RJ-45, V.35, RS-449.
• Experience in configuring HSRP and redistribution between routing protocols troubleshooting them.
• Experience with Implementing Security policy by configuring PIX firewalls.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers: Cisco 17XX, 18XX, 26XX, 28XX, 37XX, 38XX, 39XX, 72XX, N7K, N5K and Juniper MX960

Switches: Cisco 3550, 3750, 45XX, 65XX series

Load Balancer: Cisco CSS, F5 Networks (Big-IP)

WAN Optimization: Cisco WAAS, PPP Multilink

Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP-2, PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static Routing

Switching: VLAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing & Multi-Layer Switching, Multicast Operations, Layer 3 Switches, Ether channels, Transparent Bridging

LAN: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, CDDI, Token Ring, ATM LAN Emulation

WAN: Leased lines 64k - 155Mb (PPP / HDLC), Channelized links (E1/T1/E3/T3), Fiber Optic Circuits, Frame Relay, ISDN, Load Balancing

Features & Services: IOS and Features, HSRP, GLBP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, TFTP and FTP Management

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS

Monitoring: Wireshark, NetScout, JDSU, IRIS View

Language: TCL, EXPECT, C, C++, JAVA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administer and ensure standardization of all network integration and to ensure delivery line for different applications
• Implementation and integration and end-to-end testing of multi-vendor LTE Evolved Packet Core networking equipment in Mobile Lab (LTE ePC components - Routers, servers).
• Providing the End to End mobile Integration support to the Confidential &T Network Architecture
• Responsible for provisioning various simulation tools in to the Confidential &T lab data centers to validate proof of concepts of various technologies
• Worked Extensively on Nexus N7k/N5k routers with various M1/M2/F1/F2 modules and Fabric Extenders as well as Juniper MX960.
• Responsible for Designing, configuring, and implementing OSPF, BGP (Layer3) and Layer 2 Protocols.
• Responsible for creating various automated test script for pre/post checks during but not limited to hardware/software upgrades.
• Responsible for creating daily automated health check scripts for various routers in Confidential &T Lab.
• Worked extensively on Virtualization of ATT EPC lab.
• Responsible for configuring, maintaining and planning of constant upgrades of hardware/software of Nexus 7k/5k series in various Zones of Confidential &T EPC.
• Worked in various packet capture tools such as JDSU, IRIS View, Wireshark and NetScout.
• Troubleshooting various Routing issues in Confidential &T EPC Lab.
• Responsible for maintaining Routing from Test beds to various end-to-end services
• System Integration and end-to-end testing support in a real network test lab.
• Support troubleshooting of interoperability and end-to-end service related integration and test activities for Cisco products and related elements in the lab.
• Build the required lab test beds with the SuT (system under test) nodes from Cisco, Ericsson, NSN and bring-up the nodes with the required software release, integrate and configure the nodes for all the supported interfaces
• Responsible for firmware and configuration updates to the multi-vendor EPC products.
• Maintain and update as-built documentation and annotated call flow, testing and troubleshooting guides for use by other lab testing and support teams.
• Raise defects from system integration testing perspective and Anchor the triage meetings between multi-vendor, test team and Confidential &T.

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Designing, configuring, and implementing EIGRP
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support
• Supporting EIGRP and BGP based PwC network by resolving level 2 &3 problems of internal teams & external customers of all locations.
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to point site.
• Upgrading VOIP Call Manager and by implementing Cisco WAAS
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPSec encryption standards as well as configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Worked extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525/) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series.
• Designed implemented and supported Cisco Nexus Switching Platforms (Nexus 2000/5000/7000 ).
• Load balanced the HTTP traffic by installing the F5 load balancer and the ACE load balancer
• Load balanced the HTTP traffic by installing the Cisco CSS 11000.
• Experience with advanced applications like (prompt and collect “screen pops”, Skill based routing, expected wait time, priority queuing, IVR, XML parsing, HTTP triggers, eNotification services, TTS, vXML and ASR
• Configured STP for switching loop prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.
• Worked on ASAfirewallsfor building the ACL rules for the extranet connectivity and implementation of the rules on the corporate firewalls and monitored logs for the issues
• Worked as Network Engineer for Client projects, by providing support for Network deployments
• Worked on commissioning and decommissioning of the IMS circuits for various field offices.
• Network Cabling, dressing, labeling and troubleshooting various network drops onsite.
• Developed documentation, system standards and SOPs within the organization.
• Supported and lead implementation of Joint Task Force (JTF) growing network infrastructure.
• Worked as Network Engineer for Client projects, with hands on experience on Solarwinds, Netscout, Infinsteam
• Hand on experience the configuration and implementation of various Cisco Routers & L2/L3 Switches.
• Supported core network consisting of Cisco 7200 series routers running multi area OSPF.
• Configured EIGRP and OSPF as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route redistribution, installed and maintained Cisco 3600, 2600 and 7200 backbone routes with HSRP
• Implemented stub/Totally stub areas. Implemented various OSPF features like route-summarization and SPF throttling
• Experience on IP packet capture tools such as Network Physics, Ethereal, etc
• Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients
• Configured and installed multi-protocol (IP, IPX) multi-interface Cisco routers
• Demonstrated the migration benefits from HSRP to GLBP. Successfully upgraded the existing network to GLBP for high availability and load balancing between distribution layer switches.
• Performed configuration of SNMP, RADIUS, and TACACS along with other standard global configurations on existing client production routers and switches.
• Design, configure, and implement SSO for sup720 redundancy within the core

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating, modifying, removing VLAN configuring as per the need.
• Worked on Checkpoint NGX R65 firewallsfor building the ACL rules for the extranet connectivity and implementation of the rules on the corporate firewalls and monitored logs for the issues.
• Worked on Checkpoint Provider -1/Smart Domain Manager (R75).
• Extensive knowledge of network design, implementation & infrastructure
• Planning and upgrading Check Point infrastructure including Smart Centers and enforcement points.
• Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting routing protocols such as SDP, RTP, EIGRP and BGP.
• Deploying Cisco routers and switched such as 7200, 3800, 3600 and 3500,4500, 5500.
• Management tools, SNMP, Syslog, Sniffer, and Wireshark.
• ICM scripting or similar scripting experience preferred Knowledge of voicemail, unified messaging, ACD and IVR systems, integration to CRM packages
• Engaged in office moves, helped in identifying network requirements of new building, installed new networking hardware, and coordinated with vendors for cabling/wiring
• Identifying the worst performing VoIP calls and their analytics
• Extensive experience on layer 4 protocols like TCP /UDP
• Configuring Wireless utility for all employees.
• Trouble-shooting end-user reported problems, thoroughly and accurately documenting problem in trouble management tool.
• Analyzing and resolving a high percentage of initial customer contact in the areas of PC/LAN.
• Escalating customer problems to management and support groups utilizing standard escalation model.
• Troubleshooting IOS related bugs based on past history and appropriate release notes. Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients'network.
• Monitors VoIP call Quality of Service (QoS) metrics including jitter, latency, packet loss, and MOS
• Correlates call issues with WAN performance for advanced troubleshooting
• Configuring SIP issues and wall jack issues while troubleshooting IP addressing problems.
• Configuring ReliaTel Monitors issues and wall jack issues while troubleshooting VoIP QoS issues .

Technical Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuring DNS /NIC card issues and wall jack issues while troubleshooting IP addressing problems.
• Responsible for creating, modifying, removing VLAN configuring as per the need.
• Tracking overall network traffic and capacity issues that are impacting throughput, bandwidth, and quality
• Pinpointing physical network conditions that are contributing to call quality issues
• Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP and BGP.
• Engaged in office moves, helped in identifying network requirements of new building, installed new networking hardware, and coordinated with vendors for cabling/wiring
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external
• Escalation procedures and customer notifications.
• Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, IGRP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route.
• Worked on HSRP and GLBP for first hop redundancy and load balancing.
• Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATting.
• Prepare, update, and maintain technical and logistical network documentation
• Configuring Wireless utility for all employees.
• Trouble-shooting end-user reported problems, thoroughly and accurately documenting problem in trouble management tool.
• Analyzing and resolving a high percentage of initial customer contact in the areas of PC/LAN.
• Escalating customer problems to management and support groups utilizing standard escalation model.
• Troubleshooting IOS related bugs based on past history and appropriate release notes. Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients'network.

Confidential, New York, NY

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating, modifying, removing VLAN configuring as per the need.
• Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP.
• Deploying Cisco routers and switched such as 7200, 3800, 3600 and 3500, 4500, 5500.
• Management tools, SNMP, Syslog, Sniffer, and Wireshark
• Engaged in office moves, helped in identifying network requirements of new building, installed new networking hardware, and coordinated with vendors for cabling/wiring
• Trouble-shooting end-user reported problems, thoroughly and accurately documenting problem in trouble management tool.
• Analyzing and resolving a high percentage of initial customer contact in the areas of PC/LAN.
• Escalating customer problems to management and support groups utilizing standard escalation model.
• Troubleshooting IOS related bugs based on past history and appropriate release notes. Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients' network.
• Configuring DNS /NIC card issues and wall jack issues while troubleshooting IP addressing problems.