PROFILE SUMMARY:

• Twenty years of strong experience in defining long - term network architecture, network design &deployment of
• Multi-tenant Data Centers, Multi-tenant WAN Hub and Remote Sites.
• Design standards for Internet of Things (IoT), smart factories (connecting machines to analytical cloud or local tools) to perform analysis on manufacturing operations.
• Develop standards to meet security requirements to secure Industrial Machines using Industrial firewalls, NGFW/IPS
• Design and development of security solutions using Cisco firewalls, Sourcefire, Firepower,
• Tipping Point IPS, Check Point and Zscaler proxy. Architect/design all aspects of security for all new and existing network design
• Development technical requirements for cloud-computing service area. Work with various
• Cloud Providers including AWS to define Enterprise Cloud design and define security standard
• for Cloud and Inter-Cloud traffic
• Work with various businesses to understand their challenges, collect the requirements and translate them to technical design solutions
• Define road map to introduce new technologies into Confidential network. Perform testing and write design document to deploy new technologies
• Lead a team of highly technical engineers, assess the workload and establish/reestablish priorities to ensure projects are delivered on time/on budget
• Proven ability in working on multiple tasks with competing deadlines and completing project on time and on budget
• Solid experience in writing RFI/RFP to build the next generation networks. Analyze vendors response to RFP/RFI and provide recommendation to executives
• In depth knowledge of Cisco data center design and technologies using Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols STP, vPC, VSS, VDC, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP, 802.11 WLAN, Nexus OTV, LISP,
• Traffic Shaping, Compression technologies, Content filtering, Load Balancing and VoIP
• Strong hands on experience in designing and supporting LAN/WAN/MAN/WLAN, Cisco
• MPLS, Cisco MPLS VPN and VRF Lite
• Design, deploy and support VOIP network using Cisco Call Manager, Media Gateway and
• Acme Packets Session Border Controller
• Work with Product Development team to translate technology solutions into new products and service offering that company can offer to stay competitive or ahead of competition
• Work with network design and network engineering teams to align network deployment with long term architect and to ensure standards have been met. Develop migration strategies to
• migrate legacy technologies to new converging technologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong experience in presenting to mid and C-
• Level leadership
• Industry leading certifications CVOICE, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP R&S, CCNP Security, CCDP,
• CCIE R&S (written) and Cisco Campus ATM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Architect - Network and Security

• Develop standards for connecting Industrial machines to network and provide security solutions. Work
• with various organizations including Network Build and Network Operations to provide them training n new technologies and standards
• Perform analysis on Industrial manufacturing machines and design solution to provide robust failover
• and secure communication to analytical tools including Predix and Field Agent
• Design of 3rd party access network and Inspection Zone using security technologies, for example
• legacy & NGFW, DLP, IPS. Consolidate 3 rd party access to central location.2
• Define security standards to deploy in enterprise environments including private cloud, commercial cloud, hybrid cloud, DMZ, proxy, Acquisition, Divestitures
• Design security solutions for various internal customers in regulatory & non - regulatory environments.
• Design of corporate DMZ network using firewall/NGFW, Sourcefire and Tipping Point IPS.
• Design of Next Generation global WAN network using MPLS VPN, GET VPN, MPLS VPN over mGRE, DMVPN and Metro Ethernet.
• Gather business requirements and align WAN and security architecture to those requirements.
• Establish security criteria based on business, compliance and risk reduction. Recommend security controls, and improvements to mitigate security threats
• Conducts complex technology and process assessments for improving security capabilities
• Develop partnership with vendors providing security solutions to define road map and test new
• equipment/security features in the lab.
• Establish standard for designing LAN/WAN, DMZ, MAN and Wireless network. Participate in design
• review meetings to ensure design standards have been followed
• Research and implement new technologies/process, including best practices, system management, cloud and network strategies to optimize cost and increase efficiency, performance. Maintain awareness of standards, guidelines, and industry trends
• Develop and document reference architectures leveraging existing and emerging technology components and services. Ensure reference architecture delivers on business requirements and create cost models
• Design of Virtual on Demand and geo-redundant data centers for disaster recovery by using Cisco
• Nexus OTV and LISP
• Lead a team of engineers to evaluate work load, reestablish priorities and/or change project lead to ensure projects are delivered on time on budget
• Perform proof of concept testing in the lab and across pilot sites

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

• Design, implement and support complex Cisco networks utilizing STP, BGP, OSPF and MPLS
• and MPLS VPN. Design and deploy highly robust network to meet 99.999% uptime
• Design, implement and assist in day to day operations to keep the network healthy. The network
• includes Cisco switches/routers, ASA/FWSM firewalls.
• Responsible for building site to site IPSEC, DMVPN tunnels, tunnels failover and WAF
• Design, deploy and support PCI compliant data center using Cisco equipment and ensure it stays
• PCI compliant.

Confidential

Technical Lead - Manager, Network Engineering

• Lead a team of seven engineers to make network more secure, robust and scalable. The network
• includes Cisco Multi Layer switches 37xx. 45xx, 49xx, 65xx, 76xx switches and routers including
• 281xx, 38xx, 7200, ASR and firewall including ASA 55xx, FWSM, Juniper WXC Compression
• servers, Avaya VoIP, Cisco Load Balancer ACE and WLAN
• Work with executives to get funding approval to expand network that meet growth and technical
• requirements
• Constantly evaluate work load, reestablish priorities and /or change project lead to ensure projects
• are delivered on time on budget
• Evaluate new projects based on growth and/or technology change. Communicate the objectives to
• the team and assign project lead
• Evaluate team skills, identify areas of expertise of each engineer and help them learn new
• technologies by having vendor participation or training
• Design, implement and assist in day to day operations to keep the network healthy. Design and
• implement EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Deploy and support Cisco ASA and FWSM, site to site
• IPSEC and DMVPN tunnels and tunnels failover.

Confidential

Network Design Engineer III

• Lead RFP efforts to design next generation Sprint s backbone networks. This includes design of
• ATM, MPLS, IP QoS, and packetized voice (VoIP). Lead development efforts for switch design & functionality requirements for broadband networks.
• Analyze RFP response and work with network design team to provide feedback about technology trends and company vision. Identify & provide tactical design & technical support
• Work extensively with Sprint Advance Technology Lab to perform verification and proof of concept testing to ensure products meet technical requirements
• Coordinate with Product Marketing to identifying new services and products that Sprint can offer to main Sprint s position as market leader in Telecom industry
• Define business case justification for introducing new technologies in Sprint s network. Work with back - office development teams to get LOE for deploying new network elements or upgrading existing network
• Work with network forecast team to get 3-5 years subscriber growth. Translate subscriber s growth into traffic/network requirements. Provide 3-years budget assumptions to network forecast  group
• Prepare and present three-years network development, planning and budget requirements to the executives and present business case analysis and justification for new technologies
• Create project plans and present projects to executive management team during their Stage Gate reviews and get budget approvals
• Manage multi-million dollar projects through various phases of ideation, initiation, planning, analysis, and closeout by utilizing the System Development Life Cycle. Develop annual four-year high speed wireless network expansion plans. Manage and track the implementation of capital projects.
• Lead team of engineers to design CDMA Wireless network using Nortel Wireless equipment
• MSC, BSC and Cisco switches including 6500, ASR 10000
• Work with other groups and vendors to develop Sprint future requirements and provide them to vendors.
• Keep track of development efforts and future roadmaps. Evaluates, analyzes and ensures successful operation of the network

Confidential

Network Operations Engineer

• Configure, manage, and optimize wide area networks using Cisco products including routers and switches in IP, ATM and Frame Relay network. Contribute to the development of network infrastructure plans in support of business initiatives
• Monitor performance, stability and utilization of systems and services and prepares reports for management. Interface with other teams and service providers to resolve complex problems. On -  call coverage and after-hours support
• Develop and maintain technical and user documentation for LAN/WAN. Write Methods of
• Procedures (MOP) for field technician to install new hardware, software or upgrade existing platforms
• Identify network related problems including layer 2, 3 and 4. Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP,
• OSPF network in a Cisco based network including Cisco backbone routers 4000, 7200, 7500, GSR.