SUMMARY:

• A Double CCIE (R&S, SP # 28997) and a certified PMP with 17+ years of varied experience in the field of Networking with prior experience in IT infrastructure consulting, System integration, network design and implementation, Technical pre - sales, Technical Account management and Project management.
• A versatile, delivery focused, self-motivated network professional with strong mentoring, collaborative, cross-functional, with exceptional relationship building and inter-personal skills; having extensive Cisco experience with hands-on knowledge and Architecture know-how of (1) XR based routing platforms like ASR9000 and (2) IOS based campus switching platforms like the Catalyst 6500 and (3) Star-OS based ASR5500 mobility platform.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers & Switches:

• Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches, ASR9000 platform, Cisco StarOS based ASR5500 platform.
• Cisco Routers 1600, 2500, 2600, 3600, 4000, 7600 series.
• Nortel Passport 2430 router series, Cabletron layer 2 and layer 3 Smart Switches, layer 2 Nortel switches etc.

Technologies:

• Strong working knowledge, configuring and troubleshooting of Layer2 protocols and technologies and features like VTP, Trunking, Spanning-Tree, VLANs, VPLS, Spanning tree, VTP, Ether-channel, etc.
• Strong working knowledge and configuring, troubleshooting of Layer 3 IP technologies and protocols like RIP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, EIGRP, various VXLAN flavors including the legacy VXLAN on Multicast and the BGP L2VPN EVPN etc in the industry.
• Design and Deployment of mobile packet core technologies, the relevant packet flow’s knowledge in 3G, 4G EPC, GGSN, MPC, etc. mobile technologies, voWiFi and internet offload technologies, and their related design and deployments.

Call center Products/ Multiplexers:

 CISCO IGX WAN Switches (IGX 8420, IGX 8430), Nortel Passport WAN Switches (Passport 6480, Passport 7480)

Telecommunication:

• Racal Modems, Cylink Radio Modems, MLDN (Managed Leased Data Network) modems for leased line optical networks, RF equipments like modulators, up converters, down converters, antenna control Units, and VSAT outdoor and indoor units like AT&T Tridom's Network Interface Unit (NIU).
• TDMA, PAMA / DAMA Technologies.
• Sniffer Pro, Cisco Works, HP Protocol and Spectrum Analyzers, Traffic generators.

Management Skills:

• Project planning and management
• Excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills
• Pre-Sales consulting and Technical Account Management
• People Management

EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYERS: CURRENT

Confidential

Network Consulting

Responsibilities:

• Presently, working in the capacity of IP lead/consultant for Bharti Airtel service provider - Mobile Packet Core expansion project in Confidential .
• Technical Solution Architect for RJIL converged core PAN project  -  PAN Confidential Consulting, Design and deployment of voWifi technology in untrusted and trusted WiFi plus internet offload in trusted wiFi scenarios- Reliance JIO Network - Confidential
• NSO (Network Services Orchestration) Architect in the Service Provider Market space - responsible currently in showcasing the Proof of concepts in the very latest NSO technologies for Internet and mobile Service providers in Confidential .

 Confidential - San jose CA.

Technical Leader 

• Being in the System Integration team, involved in System / Solution testing of Service provider Edge routing feature integrations and their deployment. Handling escalations, contribute in large CAP cases by hand holding Customer and the customer facing teams, assisting them by reproducing field issues in-house and root causing issues. Design, Implementation and testing of new Release features on System / Solution Test Beds on Cisco IOS-XR platform
• Understanding and deployment of new features to be incorporated in new releases, conducting Test Plan reviews, Raising and analyzing defects, troubleshooting feature/functionality critical bugs/defects, Customer focused testing and supporting Customers through Early Field Trials for Internet service provider customers like SPRINT USA, COMCAST-USA, VERIZON-USA, CLARO-BRAZIL.

 Confidential - San jose CA.

Software Engineer

• Handle Release deployment by owing up a set of modules, Assist development teams in Confidential and US with respect to bug fixes, verification of fixes.
• Developments testing of Layer 2 features like Spanning Tree enhancements, Private VLAN on promiscuous trunks, Connectivity Fault management for Metro Ethernet networks, ELMI, Layer 2 Multicast, on Catalyst 6500 Switches with Cisco CatOS and IOS as operating systems.
• Understanding new features to be incorporated in new releases, review of various feature functional specifications and further preparing their Test plans, conducting Test Plan reviews, Raising and analyzing defects, troubleshooting feature/functionality critical bugs/defects, Customer focused testing and supporting Customers through Early Field Trials.

Confidential, - Fremont CA.

Network Consultant / Dev-Test Engineer.

• Based out of Confidential - San Jose as a Network Consultant, offering Development Testing Services for Layer 2 features on Catalyst 6500 Series Switches.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS

Confidential

Technical Account Manager

• Single Point of Contact for the Top 15 Clients in Confidential for providing them the single technical interface into Reuters.
• Responsible for managing Technical Service issues for these top 15 clients of Reuters Confidential .
• Managing a team of Engineers to oversee day-to-day operations of these clients with respect to Reuters Market Data information and Transaction Technical Services deployed on site.
• Design, plan, implement and coordinate customer infrastructure implementation projects involving Reuters Market Data information and Transaction Technical Services.
• People and Team Management, Vendor Management
• Assist Account teams with Technical pre-sales and post sales support.

Confidential

Senior Systems Integration Engineer

• Job involved complete Project management involving Designing, Planning, Implementation, sign-off and finally handover of the project to the support and Facility Management teams of Wipro
• Design and Implementation of Call centers, Wide Area Networks and LAN networks with a mix and max of media and Networking Products from Leading industry giants including Cisco.
• People Management and Vendor Management

WAN and LAN Networks - Design and Implementations

• Development Credit Bank – Confidential
• Indian Naval Dockyard Campus Area Network
• ING Vysya Bank - Confidential
• Haldia Petrochemicals – Confidential
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals – NJ USA

Accreditations

• CCIE-Routing and Switching. CCIE#28997
• CCIE – Service Provider#28997 
• Certified Project Management Professional - PMP
• Cisco GGSN specialist – Service Provider Mobility track