• Networking Hardware Routers: Cisco 1900-7200
• Switches, Bridges, Hubs: Cisco Catalyst 2900-6500, Nexus 7000,5000,2000 and HP Procurve
• Wireless: WLC 2504, WLC 5508
• WAN Optimization: Silver Peak
• UCS: Cisco UCS C Series Servers
• Security / Firewalls IPSec, VPNs, AAA Model RADIUS, TACACS , Access Lists, 802.1x, IOS Security Features, DMZ set ups, Cisco VPN Concentrator, Cisco PIX / ASA Firewall, Checkpoint / Nokia VPN-1/Firewall-1 NG,
• Routing RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGPv4, ODR, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, Policy Based Routing PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization Switching Bridging Catalyst CatOS and IOS based Switches, VTP, STP, RSTP, Trunking, VLANs, Layer 3 Switches, LACP, PAGP LAN Media: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Ten Gigabit Ethernet

Network Analyzers

• WLAN Wireless LAN Cisco Aironet APs and Bridges 1100, 1200, 2600, 3600 , 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n standards, WLAN antennas , WLAN Security WEP , WPA / 802.1x, EAP, PEAP, LEAP, TKIP , WLAN controllers 2500, 5500 , Cisco Wireless Control System WCS , Lightweight Access Points infrastructures LWAPP ,
• Various Features Services NX-OS, IOS and CatOS Features, HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, HTTP, TFTP and FTP Management, IPv6 test projects, RAS Solutions, Cisco CNR DNS DHCP server
• QoS Quality of Service WRED, Queuing features, FRTS, CAR, RTP, MLS QoS, LLQ, Policy Based Routing, CBWFQ
• VoIP Voice over IP / IPT IP Telephony Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unified Contact Center Express, Cisco Attendant Console, H.323, MGCP, SIP
• Collaboration
• Cisco Video Communication Server VCS , Cisco Multipoint Control Unit MCU , Cisco Telepresence endpoints

Confidential

Solutions Architect

• Provide pre-sales engineering for business opportunities.
• Analyze technical needs, requirements, and state of customer's current infrastructure and operations.
• Identify opportunities and develop technical solutions to meet customers' needs and requirements.
• Review and validate all solutions to ensure compatibility and consistency with best practices.
• Communicate the role and value of the solution to the organization and present the business case for technology investments.
• Assist the Sales Group and Professional Services with requests for quotes / information, bids, proposals and statements of work.
• Assist with the definition, development, installation and administration of solution demonstrations in the labs.
• Evaluate new vendor technology offerings, providing recommendations and go-to market plans for said technology
• Participate in vendor training to maintain and grow skills and knowledge of existing and new products.
• Support local vendor relationships within the Region.
• Working in conjunction with other Solution Architects and teams create, maintain and publish a set of written procedures and best practices for the delivery of pre- and post-sales engineering services to customers.
• Participate in weekly conference calls for the Solutions Architect team.
• Present technical briefings to Client Executives and Sr. IT Staff

Confidential

Consulting Technical Architect

Worked with Sales team to write Scopes of Work to deliver solutions Provide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients

Wireless Projects:

Design and Configuration of Cisco Wireless Network for a city government, including 4 Wireless Controllers, Wireless Control System software , multiple SSIDs, Security and Authentication Design and Configuration of Cisco Wireless Network for a Law Enforcement agency for Wireless download of Video at a HQ site and 16 sub-stations.

Network Projects:

Design and Configuration of Cisco 6500 VSS in Health Care Core Network Lead Consulting Engineer on project for Global Auto Manufacturer , configuring new plant network using VRFs, FWSMs and EIGRP in Campus LAN Design of Highly Redundant Data Center infrastructure for a Manufacturing company

Voice Projects:

Lead Engineer on seven site, 600 phone Cisco VOIP project including configuration of Cisco CallManager 6.1,Cisco Unity Connection 2.1,MGCP Gateways with PRI and FXO PSTN connectivity and VG224s for analog device connectivity UCCX integration with CallManager and scripting for ACD groups Configuration of CUCM, Unity Connection and Contact Center Express for a global company

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Worked with Sales team to write Scopes of Work to deliver solutionsProvide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients

Data Projects:

Designed end-to-end QOS solution for customer to provide priority for voice and video traffic as well as ciritcal application traffic throughout LAN and MPLS WAN Perform Network Assessments for customers to isolate Network and Voice issues and provide solutions per best practice guidelinesProvide customer best practice design and configuration of a Cisco Virtual Switching System VSS Network

Voice Projects:

• Design and Configuration of a Cisco IPT solution for a medical center with 750 phones, using UCM 7.0, Unity Connection 7.0, MGCP gateways, Attendant Console and multiple analog gateways.
• Implementation of a Cisco VoiP solution for a hospital with 500 phones, utilizing Cisco UCM 7.0, Unity Connection 7, MGCP gateways, Attendant Console, and VG224 devices.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

• Perform Network Assessments for customers to isolate Network and Voice issues and provide solutions per best practice guidelines
• Provide customer best practice design and configuration of a Cisco Virtual Switching System VSS Network
• Installation and Configuration of Research Network for Agency and College using Cisco 6509's and 3750 stackable switches
• Led engagement to perform Network Upgrade including setup and configuration of Agency switches to Cisco 3750 and Cisco Catalyst 6500 for large scale Health Providers
• Managed field engineers on technical engagements
• Installation and Configuration of Research Network for Agency and College using Cisco 6509's and 3750 stackable switches
• Acting as the most senior engineer, managed engineers on projects

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Support of a global Financial Institution with guidance towards best practices and hardware/software recommendations
• Perform Code certification testing across Routing/Switching and Security platforms
• Work with Development Engineers on behalf of Customer to ensure product stability
• Provide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients

Confidential

Sr. Network Analyst

• Setup and administration of Cisco Routers including 1700,2600,2800,3600, 3700 and 7200
• Configuration and administration of Checkpoint 4.1 and NG Firewalls Administration, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls
• Administration of Cisco Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches including 2900,3500,3600 and 6500 series
• Implementation of routing protocols for interconnectivity between clients BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP v2
• Implementing QOS for voice networks and critical data applications
• Implementation of IPSec Tunnels on PIX Firewalls, VPN Concentrator and Checkpoint Firewalls
• Interface with customers and technical staff to decide business and network requirements
• Senior Technical Approval of Change Controls
• Mentoring of Engineers

Confidential

ITF LAN Engineer

• Design and Implementation of WAN architecture including T1s, Remote Routers and switches throughout Facilities in the United States
• Implementation and administration of all Lab Network Infrastructure consisting Cisco 2600,3600 and 7500 series routers and Catalyst 5000 series switches for interconnectivity for all LAN Devices
• Implemented Routing protocols such as RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF
• Implementation of File system Security Structure across all servers
• Implemented Disaster Recovery Procedures and Backup Procedures using Backup Exec

Confidential

Data Comm Specialist

• Implementation and Administration of multiple Windows NT servers including Cluster Design and Implementation of WINS, DNS and DHCP across the domain
• Administration of multiple WAN Links and Cisco Routers
• Administration and Maintenance of Cabletron hubs, switches and fiber cabling interconnecting Local and remote networks
• Administration of SMS 2.0 for Remote Control of Desktops
• Company wide migration from Banyan vines to Windows NT network
• Maintenance, Upgrading and Troubleshooting of hardware and software components
• Monitoring Network bandwidth usage and protocol traffic with Network Sniffer
• Established user policies and guidelines

Confidential

Support Specialist

• Support and Administration of a NetWare 4.11 and Windows 95/Windows NT network
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware and software support issues
• Local and Global remote support of 3000 users
• Project Lead on Company upgrade from DOS/Windows 3.11 to Windows 95/Windows NT
• Administration of Lotus cc:Mail e-mail system
• Installation of 3com hubs