SUMMARY:

• Network Systems Engineer with over 13 years of progressive technical experience with the planning, design, deployment and integration of complex routed networks with high - available connectivity infrastructure.
• Work with various project managers and engineering staff on Cisco Nexus 2k, 5k and 7k equipment and Cisco ASA firewalling.
• Proven experience with Cisco UCS and VMware ESXi, Design, planning, optimization, and support of IP network.
• Influential IT leader, good experience in Cisco unified communications, VOIP & Telepresence technologies. Fluent hand of experience in LAN/WAN implementation to meet user requirements. Development the solution design and network sizing review. IT projects implementation management.
• Professional hand of experience in Fiber Optic technologies, IP-CCTV & telecommunication systems implementation (TDM) & troubleshooting. Strong hand of experience in datacenter installation & integration.
• Good experience with Cisco wireless controller 5508, AP C1600,Aruba AP and Aruba Controller.
• Cisco CUCM 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x and VOIP Technology Design and Implementation Specialist.
• Good experience with Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series, 4500 Series, Cisco Switches and Design, installing, VSS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VTP, VLANs, NTP, Snmp Cisco LMS, Cisco Prime, Complex LAN/WAN Architecture, Design, Integration, Implementation & Troubleshooting.
• Good experience with Dynamic Routing Protocols RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and also has experience with Telepresence VCS,EX60,1300 and 1310
• Good experience with ZTE ZXJ10 (10.0) system, Huawei Telephone Switch(CC08), Panasonic PBX, Alcatel PBX and Avaya PBX(S8700 & G650) signalling protocols and digital switching connection under ITU-T protocols
• Installation and management of serial server (Perle), Router (Adit 600), T1/E1 Fiber Optic Multiplexer (TC8300 p).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

VOIP & UC: Cisco BE6K, Cisco UCM, CUE, Unity,, Unity Connection, Unified Presence, Unified Meeting Place, Unified Contact Center Express VG, Avaya S8700 & G650 MVG, All Cisco & IP-Phones, ATA 186, VG224,VG248, H323, H225, H245, SIP, SCCP, MGCP, AVR, CDR. Voice Trunk E1/T1, FXS, FXO.

LAN: Cisco Routers 1800s/2600s/2900s/3900/3800s/7200s. Cisco Switches 2900s, 3550, 3750, 4500 & 6500. Sub netting, VLSM, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, RIP, SNMP, VSS CDP, PPP, HDLC, Ethernet, Multicasting, Access Lists, PPPOE, VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP.

IP CCTV: Cisco IP video surveillance (VSMS, VSVM, VSOM) Servers, Monitoring & Cisco IP camera 2600s, 4500s, 4600s. Axis IP camera (PTZ, DOM Fixed, Indoor, Outdoor)

Telepresence: Telepresence 1300, 1310, EX60, cisco jabber, Cisco VCS, Cisco VCSE, Cisco 7985 Video IP Phone

Wireless: Cisco Aironet 1100s, 1400s Access points, Cisco 5508 HA Controller, Aruba AP, Aruba Controller

LAN Cabling: CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, CAT6A Cabling installation & Testing (3m, Dentik, Siemon, CommScop & Schneider) Patch panels, cable managers and racks installations, Optical fiber like multimode fiber is commonly 62.5/125 or 50/125 micron, single mode fiber is commonly 9/125 micron, ODF and batch cords, PVC (Telecom Cable)

Cisco UCS: C220 M2, C220 M3, ESXi, VMware vSphere Client

WAN: Cisco Nexus Switches. BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, HSRP, Frame Relay, ISDN.

Security: Cisco ASA 5525, 5520, 5555

UPS & Rectifier: APC, EMERSON, AC power Cables, DC power Cables, ladders cables, Tray Cables, Ground System

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Santa Maria, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing and installation of building infrastructure and install the configuration for Cisco equipment of data center.
• Install, Configure, Troubleshooting and Monitoring more than 100 sites and 2 data center by using these items Cisco Router, Cisco Switch, QoS, BGP,OSPF,EIGRP, Firewall tickets and Solar winds

Confidential - Mclean, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working to Design and install two phases, management the installation of building infrastructure (cabling) and installed the configuration for Cisco equipment for Data center room.
• Cisco voice equipment UCS C200M2 / ESXI 5.1/ UCM 8.6/VG 2911/ IP Phone 7945
• Cisco Security equipment ASA 5520
• Cisco Routing & Switching POE switch 2960 /core 6509/ router 3945
• Working to Design and Installed the Data Center for another client
• Cisco Voice equipment UCM 8 publisher& subscriber /VG 2911/ IP Phone /Mobility/meeting place/presence
• Cisco Security equipment ASA 5520/ASA 5580/IPS4420/CSM
• Cisco Routing & Switching POE Access Switch 2960 /core 6509/ router 3945 E /Nexus 5548/ LMS

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and Installed Cisco BE6000, VCS, Cisco 6500, Cisco switches 2960,EX60,Teleprsence 1300,1310,IP phone 6945 and Cisco jabber
• Design and Installed Cisco equipment such as Cisco 4500, 2960 switches, wireless controller 5508HA, AP C1600, Cisco firewall 5555 and Cisco firewall 5525.
• Responsible for configuring and supporting Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls
• Working to Design and Installed on as a project manager for two fazes, management the installation of building infrastructure (cabling) and installed the configuration for Cisco equipment (Routing & switching-voice) for Data center room.
• Installed and maintenance Cisco Unified Call Manager (UCM) with a Cisco 2800 router gateway connected to a ZTE Telephone switch using R2 protocol.
• Designed and deployed new datacenter, this included installation of 6500 core switches, ASA 5550 firewalls, and 7200 series routers
• Installed and maintenance Cisco Call Manager (CUCM) with a Cisco 2800 router gateway.
• Managed a project to install NGN HW (Ericsson) for two sites Al najaf Central, Al kufa Site, In addition to two locations in Nasiriyah (saobalsham, Nasiriyah central).
• Consolidated Fiber Network project (CFN)Troubleshooting and maintenance all equipment inside MoE WAN
• Work with various project managers and engineering staff on Cisco Nexus 2k, 5k and 7k equipment, F5 load balancing and Cisco ASA firewalling.
• Setup network connectivity for the UCS environment support 10 gig interfaces.
• Completed hardware & software design, connecting all telephone switches to the data center then transferring the CDR (call details ticket) file to the Data Center to processing it.
• Linked 36 controller substations and power plant sites across all regions to a control center Voice & Data infrastructure - Avaya papx, Adit 600 router, Perle serial server & T1/E1 Fiber Optic Multiplexer (TC8300 p).

Confidential

Network Engineering &Telecom

Responsibilities:

• Worked with the technical team to install all hardware & software components for the International Switch (500 E1) & the National Switch (1500 E1) at the Al Jadria site consisting of Huawei CC08 EV 500, E1 & 1500 E1 and the installation of Signaling Protocol (SS7) and R2.
• Installed, configured and maintained 8 Cisco UCS Chassis at new datacenters.
• Performed the main International Gateway Switching Center in Baghdad. Working with technical team to operate the Iraqi international gateway switch (Alcatel A system) in Baghdad & connect with the world throw access to earth stations, Manage the call routing throw switch to all Baghdad Flow the detail billing & charging Calculation of CDR, Manage 25000 analogue subscriber land line, Signaling troubleshooting and Monitoring supervising operation.
• Controlled all telephone switches (25 TDM switch) from north to south Iraq at the Network management Center. Responsibilities included monitoring the operating of the digital switching system & daily reporting to HQ as well as assisting site teams in problem solving.