OBJECTIVE:

• Looking for a challenging position as a Network Infrastructure Engineer or Network Architect, where I can deploy and use my technical experience and expertise in the best possible method.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Network Engineer, CCNA - RS/SECURITY, CCDP, CCNP-RS/SECURITY, CCIP and CCSP certified along with 10+ years of professional hands on experience and many other Network Technology-Oriented specializations and field related recognitions.
• Possesses 10+ years of practice planning, designing, implementing and supporting DATACENTERS, LAN/WAN and VPN networks.
• Highly skilled in Cisco, Juniper, Brocade-Foundry and high-end Datacenter environment equipment.
• Expertise in large/medium sized LAN/WAN/Wireless and SECURITY design/configuration & implementation with CISCO, Juniper, Bluecoat and Brocade-Foundry equipment.
• Quick learner with the ability to grasp new technologies.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 7/8/Windows Server 2003/8

Networking Protocols and Standards: Ethernet, Frame Relay, IPV4/6 Routing/Switching, Multicast, VLAN, VTP, STP, NAT/PAT, MPLS, DMVPN, IPsec, NFS/SSO, GRE, MPLS, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, VSAN, EtherChannel (PAgP/LACP), VDC, VPC, FabricPath, OTV, Fiber Channel, FCoE, iSCSI.

Network Devices: Cisco Routers 1800s/2600s/2800s ISR, ASR 1000X, 3700s, VXR 7200, Cisco Catalyst Switches 2950, 3550, 3750, 4500, 6500, 45/6500-X, MDS 9124, Cisco Nexus 2K/5K/7K and UCS 6K; Dell PowerConnect M8024/M6220, Foundry FastIron X-Series, Cisco Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Aironet LWAP s and Autonomous.

Routing Protocols: RIP/RIP NG, EIGRP IPv4/6, OSPF v2/3, IS-IS, ODR, GRE, BGP, OER/PfR, PBR

Network Security: Juniper VPN SSL, Cisco PIX/ASA, PIX OS 6.3 - 7.0/ASA OS 8.2.7 - 9.03, Cisco IPS 4240/4260, IBM Proventia IPS, Cisco ISE 1.1 - 1.3, Cisco ACS, Cisco Tacacs+.

Network Mgmt.: SolarWinds Suite, GFI, IPSLA, Cacti

Load Balancers: Cisco CSS, Cisco ACE, Big IP F5 LTM

WAN/WEB Acceleration, LB/ Optimization: Cisco WAE/WAAS, Bluecoat PacketShaper, Riverbed Steelhead, Citrix Branch Repeater, Modular QoS CLI.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Cisco Solutions Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Branch Office design and Engineering. Creation of a new branch office, LLD and Documentation. Integration of VoIP. (Miami, FL)
• Perform Network Analysis, investigate network problems, identify their source, determine possible solutions, test and implement solutions. (Company based in Paris, France with branches in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia).
• Support Engineering for the migration of 2 Data Centers (2.0) into a new state-of-the-art Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud) using Nexus 7K/5K/2K, VBLOCK 200 and Flex-Pod. (Madrid, Spain and Dusseldorf, Germany) - H.P.
• Cisco and HP core network interoperability project. The main goal was to refresh outdated infrastructure into a new hybrid core architecture using HP A9505 and Cisco Catalyst 6509 network devices. (Dublin, Ireland)
• Datacenter Architecture/Migration for Adir International (Los Angeles, CA). The goal was to develop a new DC infrastructure to support a Chain of Stores across California and New Mexico. This project included the migration of their current DC (Cat6K/4K Core based network) to a Flex-Pod.

Confidential

Senior Global Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Confidential network infrastructure over 30 countries all over America’s, and Caribbean Region, connected via MPLS-VPN and IPsec VPN ensuring uptime, load balancing and High Availability. Tier 3 support/design for EMEA region.
• Branch planning/design/implementation all over Confidential Network. (Including the addition of multiple companies acquired and migration to Confidential standards.)
• Investigate network problems, identify their source, determine possible solutions, test and implement solutions.
• Manage all aspects of LAN/WAN/Secure telecommunications, and remote access security. Perform security administration for back-end databases and front-end application server side.
• Manage network operations to include: troubleshooting connectivity problems; installing & maintaining routers, switches and firewalls. Assessments and reporting operational status; performing network device backups and routine preventive maintenance and OS upgrades.
• Datacenter decommission and migration/implementation to a new IaaS in new facilities. The extension of this project includes the migration (P2V) of servers to a brand new all new state-of-the-art virtual infrastructure VBLOCK 720 Based Solution.
• Design and Testing of multiple Disaster Recovery technologies, policies and procedures.
• Plan and implement network security, including building firewalls, applying cryptography to network applications.
• VPN and Firewall infrastructure planning/extension. The extensions of this project include multiple ASA Firewall 5540’s dynamic routing, automatic failover and redundancy, QoS and *undisclosed web-filtering technologies across multiple locations around the world.
• Manage and administrate the Load Balancers, SSL VPN and QoS.
• Monitor network performance using multiple monitoring tools along IPSLA and other tools to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
• Document network problems and resolutions for future .
• Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
• Provide and direct management of Tier-2 Network Specialist.
• Close working with Storage, Systems, and Exchange Engineers of Confidential Network (world-wide).
• Design and Configuration of physical and logical network devices.
• Troubleshooting of multiple technologies including WAN, LAN, Wireless and Security for multiple customers and organizations.
• Redundancy Plan design using VPN tunnels and IGP’s for fast convergence in case of primary link failure.

Confidential

Regional Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided design of both physical and logical network, optimizing performance, and implementation strategies including rebuilding the entire network infrastructure across four remote locations redesigning all Switches and Routers topology and Infrastructure. Redesigned IP and bandwidth management strategy.
• Network Administration for more than 1,500 users; having more than 200 high-availability production servers in/and clustered environment with over 30 remote locations all over Latin America and Puerto Rico, connected via MPLS-VPN and IPsec VPN ensuring uptime, load balancing and High Availability.
• Manages all aspects of LAN/WAN/Secure telecommunications, and remote access security. Perform security administration for back-end databases and front-end application server side.
• Manages network operations to include: troubleshooting connectivity problems; installing & maintaining routers, switches and firewalls.
• Design, configuration and deployment of all kind of telecommunication equipment.
• Design and configuration of VPN-Phone technology with Avaya 4620’s. using the SSL-VPN Network-Connect feature as communications gateway for mobile users.
• Re-Engineering of the Datacenter, migration to Datacenter 3.0 Cisco Infrastructure Design and introduction of new technologies to improve performance and High Availability.
• Planning, design and implementation of the entire communications infrastructure for VMWARE/Citrix VDI (ACE’s Private Cloud). The extension of this project includes integration of Dell 10G Switches and Blade Chassis to the current topology, spanning-tree design and interaction with VPC, also the configuration to add the proper High-End storage SAN’s and QoS for Cisco MDS 9k Series Switches.
• Design and Testing of multiple Disaster Recovery technologies, policies and procedures.
• Complete VPN and Firewall infrastructure planning, Design and Implementation for the Latin America Region (+20 Firewalls) including Datacenter’s Firewall system and local branch SSL-VPN. The extensions of this project include ASA Firewall dynamic routing, QoS and Websense Integration.
• Proactive participation in the migration from one Managed (MPLS-VPN) to Orange Networks for all of our branches and the inter-connectivity with ACE Global Super-Net.
• Establish and perform maintenance programs following company and vendor standards.
• Manage and administrate Load Balancers, SSL VPN and Packet Shapers all over the LATAM region.
• Monitor network performance using the Orion NPM along IPSLA to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future
• Document network problems and resolutions for future .
• Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
• Provide to Tier-1 & 2 Network Specialist.
• Close working with ACE’s Storage Engineer, Systems Engineer, ACE GDC and Overseas.

Confidential (California)

Network and Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Remote Troubleshoot Catalyst 2950, 3550, 3750 switches, Cisco 3725, 2800 & 1700 router, Cisco PIX 506E Firewall for multiple Small/Midsize companies.
• Remote Set up VLANs and configured L3 Ether-channel between switches. Provided WAN/LAN/VLAN, NAT support including installation and maintenance to multiple Cisco network environments.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, and end-user problems. Provide technical support and user .
• Manages external technology projects.

Confidential (Los Angeles, California)

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Support of external technology projects.
• Lead multiple projects to upgrade/improve ADSL infrastructure over multiple locations across California.
• In charge on 05K+ Dialup Users Internet Access across U.S.
• Management of Anti-Spam E-mail Gateways. (Barracuda - MailCleanner)
• Local DNS/DHCP Management.
• Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• New Technology testing and implementation.
• Over 25 Servers Management.
• ADSL management. Tekelec switch customer provisioning and ZHONE MALC multiplexer configuration and management.
• PIX and SonicWALL’s Firewall management.
• Network Design: Define parameters for scalability/reliability and operation of network.
• Network Engineering: Provisioning, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot operating system, network connectivity, and end-user problems. Provide technical support and user .