SUMMARY:

• Professional with 12 years’ experience in Network Engineering. Areas of expertise are implementation, LAN/WAN/Wireless and Telecom issues.
• Confidential with HP, Cisco, RSA and Juniper in a Datacenter environment
• Site to Site VPN implementations. Network Security facilitation using Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Trouble ticket Level 3 Support for Networking issues and quick resolution. Configuration of Network devices such as routers, switches and firewalls; Preshare key. Audit trails of users and application access.
• Design of Infrastructures; transit Vlan to DR Network, WLAN design with LWAP, Core Switch Infrastructure design including workgroups switches and all network devices, ASA deployment in Failover and Barracuda web proxy in failover and Solar Winds Implementations.
• Nortel and Cisco Switches, Routers and ASA firewalls/Checkpoint and Juniper Routers and VPN devices SA
• F5 Load Balancers, Riverbed Steelhead Optimizer; WAN acceleration. Rewrite TCP packet info to eliminate NAT
• Implement AAA, Radius and Tacacs.
• Used Syslogs, ASA IPS SSM and DR configuration and Whats Up Gold.
• Circuits worked on MPLS, DWDM, VPN DMVPN, Optical Transport Network, Loopback testing IXIA and Fluke Tbird through Siena backbone.
• QOS Mapping at Border to prioritize application delivery on MPLS Cloud. PIM Multicast Dense Mode
• High level of success dealing with projects undertaken as a Lead Engineer including Network projects such as Domain Migration, Exchange Migration from 2003 to 2007 and also Wireless Implementation projects for the Confidential, Confidential and Confidential /Health Confidential industry.
• Application support for Healthcare and Retail Industry interface bridging on HL7 level including migration of Server based Applications.
• Facilitation of conferencing needs; Teleconferencing, bridging and A/V support and Polycom devices
• Prioritization of projects to meet goals and deadlines.
• Ability to Confidential with multiple vendor devices using network engineering experience
• Explain and detail Visio presentations for high level executives in technical/ non - technical manner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

Senior Network Engineer

• Monitor network/MPLS circuits at remote offices using WhatsupGold, Solarwinds LEM
• Configure LAN and SAN switches, Cisco Wireless WLAN and LWAP 1149
• Use of PIM Multicasting in Teleconferencing system, Windows 7 based, Granicus.
• Configure ACLs on Core Switch, Radius Server for Wireless authentication, and RSA Manager for tokens for SSL VPN
• 802.1x for Laptops accessing wireless
• Troubleshoot VPN Connectivity
• Configure Juniper SSL VPN and Cisco IPSEC
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain Cisco 4x, 3x switches, 4500E core switch and routers ASR 4000
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain ASA 5500 Security Appliance, Failover pairs/ Barracuda Web proxy
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain Juniper MAG2600 series VPN SSL routers
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain VLAN configuration and trunking 802.1q
• Capture traffic logs on Solarwinds LEM and capture traffic on SPAN port, and SNMP logging.
• Configure RSA Tokens
• Use of DWDM optical trunking multimode Fiber.
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain VTP, STP, QOS, IPSEC, DMVPN, SSL VPN, HSRP, Fiber trunk, VRF, VDCs

Confidential, NY

L2/L3 Network Engineer Contract

• Prepared network for Epic EMR upgrade project
• Manually isolate issues without monitoring software such as Orion Solar Winds
• Troubleshot connectivity issues for Switches and configuration problems
• Maintained ASA, Pix and Concentrator VPN issues, internet routers and Aruba wireless
• Use of VRFs to differentiate points on the MPLS cloud
• Riverbed WAN Acceleration, Steel client for VPN access and Low latency services
• Configured switches and DHCP for VOIP Shore-Tel phones and new locations
• Ensured trunking Fiber/Lan
• Secure ports with MacSec and IAS Radius Server including 802.1x authentication
• Mac Authentication bypass for select laptops (MAB).
• Installed and troubleshot circuits MPLS-BGP based, BGP flow to identify ISPs accessed/ Next hop
• OSPF redistributed into BGP and connected routes
• Performed Windows DNS configurations
• Worked extensive on-call hours for Epic Go Live
• Configured Unix BSD DHCP for IP assignments

Confidential,Brentwood,NY

Network Engineer Non Profit Drug Rehab Facility Phoenix House

• Designed BGP network for application access for software vendor
• EIGRP redistributed into BGP including static routes
• Monitored remote sites and troubleshot MPLS
• Configured Layer 2 switches, ASA firewalls and routers
• QOS settings and project implementations involving QOS
• Used WhatsUp Gold and Solar Winds Orionto monitor sites
• Advised Engineers
• Implemented projects involving new sites
• Confidential with vendors such as CenturyLink and Cable Vendors to support cable and MPLS circuits

Confidential,Stamford CT

Network Engineer /Security Related contract- Confidential Stamford, CT

• Syslog/ Log dissection, Firewall logs
• Act on Syslog to take preventative action to remedy issues on Network Devices; ASA, Routers
• Cisco 4050 to 6500 MLS switches Layer 2 Confidential
• VACL/ VLAN segregation
• Documented Sites and Topology using Visio
• WIFI /Security Radius

Confidential, Long Island, NY

Network Security Engineer-Freelance

• Established VPN connectivity to Branch Offices and DR sites for affected sites
• Supported fellow engineers that were occupied with a lot of Confidential
• Reconnected to existing circuits
• Checked application access through VPNs using Wireshark and packet capture including Ping

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

RTSA Network Transition Cisco Engineer UHG/ I3Global Consultant

• Processed firewall rule changes and Nat requests for UHG related Network Vendors/i3global related
• Troubleshot connection issues dealing with ports/nats/ circuits/VPN IPSEC
• Crypto Maps/ IPsec session info/ configure and troubleshoot VPN
• Firewall Security issues utilizing Wireshark connection resets and malformed packets/DOS
• Upgraded of IOS on F5, Juniper, Aventail, Cisco Routers, ASA and Switches
• Implemented Network Devices; Rack, Stack and configures
• Performed General Routing Protocol testing EiGRP, OSPF, BGP for implementations and Static routes
• QOS MLS and WRED and DSCP and AF
• Installed Swap boards, Line cards WAE’s etc
• Maintained Cisco 6506, 6509, 3745 routers, 5520 Cisco ASA, Juniper SA 2500, Aventail 2500, F5 3600.
• Created Change Management Documentation
• F5 Load Balancer: Upgrade IOS, Virtual server, SNAT, Pools and Irules, Failover, sync
• Check point, Cisco ASA VPNs cross vendor.
• Monitored network using SNMP, WhatsUp Gold and Syslog
• Worked with AAA to generate Audit trails based on Accounting of User actions and access to servers
• Used Access rules and sh ACL to streamline rules, to avoid multiple similar rules
• ACL, Route Maps, Nat, Network Objects

Confidential, Holtsville, NY

Network Engineer

• Monitored MPLS Network and VPNs/ Network Security/Syslogs/ IPS/Firewalls
• HSRP setup / Two circuits/T1/ 2 xT1 Multipoint
• Site to Site ipsec VPN; Preshare key IKE, ISAKMP
• VLANS, STP,DTP, Access Ports and Core, DHCP, NAT
• Voice VLANs, MLS QOS marking
• IOS upgrades, TFTP config
• Policy based Routing, Route-Maps, Static Routes
• 802.1x and IAS setup, certificate based CA, Port Security
• BGP, EIGRP, Route distribution
• VLSM, CIDR, Subnets, Static Routes
• Cisco VPN 860, Cisco 4510, Cisco 6500, 2800 series router/5505 ASA VPN
• Three remote sites interconnected

Confidential,Nashville, TN

Field Network Engineer

• Assessed and remediated Confidential Networks/LAN/WAN/ Project Management./Team Effort
• Performed pre and post assessment and testing.
• Stackwise power and to stack 3750 switches to form a single virtual switch
• Worked with Riverbed Steelhead Optimizer and F5 load balancers for hosted apps
• Riverbed works in conjunction with Cisco HSRP to utilize a second WAN circuit to load balance and optimize.
• Counter measures in place for post implementation problems at Confidential
• Juniper Routers, VPNs Ipsec SA 2000
• Upgraded IOS, Install Line cards in 6509, upgrade WAN components
• Converted, configured and download sh commands capture/IOS/Cat
• HSRP, VTP, DTP, Spanning tree, VLANs,, 801.1Q, QOS, SNMP traps
• Visio diagrams of racks and network, create, edit and update/Solar Winds
• Upgraded circuits, installs Wics/T1 and ATM Frame/MPLS Multilink
• Quote equipment for remediation/Switches/routers and accessories/Insight Vendor for Cisco
• Installed and upgraded switches, routers, Modules, SFP, rack and stack
• Fiber /cabling, Cat 6/MutiMode/SingleMode/Fiber Cassette
• Cat 3500, 3750, 6509, 2800 series routers, ASA, Sonic Wall

Confidential, Hicksville, NY

Server Infrastructure

• Prepared and imaged servers for the New York Blood Confidential
• Prepared servers for healthcare applications
• Kept inventory computers and printers
• Facilitated move

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Network Engineer

• Installed firewall, routers switches, ASA, Cisco, Juniper, Cyclades, F5 Load Balancers and Nokia
• Installed line cards, Supervisory Modules/ 6509/Catalyst/ 7,000, Cisco 12,000
• Connected Webserver to Load Balancer and verify load sharing/WAN acceleration
• Connected Fiber and RJ 45 Cables trunks and Access layer
• Vendor communication with Financial Institutions /verify services
• Label cables for each patch/ verify
• Ensured project completion by time set/ in sync with the project manager
• Loopback tests for Fiber Trunks thru CIena Trunks using Tbird and Xinia, Fiber Torch for tracing signal to MPOE closets

Confidential, Harlem, NY

Network Engineer/Analyst

• Coordinated Level 3 support regarding applications servers and networking systems.
• Designed and implemented network to include new servers and switches.
• Design of network infrastructure to include new servers routers and cabling.
• Projects undertaken: Installation and configuration of MacAfee EPolicy Server to manage virus and malware protection and successful deployment to 650 workstations including deployment of custom policies to protect the Network. Server build and rack mounting/elevating the server and connection to switches.
• Upgraded PIX firewall to the latest Cisco ASA for use with a dedicated circuit used by McKesson. Tasks involved the migration of configuration in the PIX to be used on the ASA device and to test the circuit. Installation of ASA and related cabling
• Wireless Implementation Project: Facilitate the implementation of Wireless Access points and related Infrastructure for the Confidential ED department. This will enable the use of VOIP phones, Laptops and dedicated Wireless devices. This was in conjunction with the Vital Networks Vendor. Mounting of Wireless Switch and Patch Panel connection
• Switches Deployment: The redeployment of Nortel and Cisco Switches to busier parts of the hospitals to facilitate the Network load. Nortel Switches and Cisco 3750 switches were used. Mounting and connection to Patch panel and configuration. Updating and creating new diagrams to include changes and new deployments, this included changes as well addition and design of new infrastructure.

Confidential,Woodbury, NY

Network Engineer/Administrator

• Participated in the build of Data Confidential containing 50+ servers and 15+ networks.
• Designed and implemented network to include new servers and switches.
• Performed day to day running and management of the Network devices such as HP Blade Servers, Cisco Routers, Switches and ASA Firewall Devices. Monitored using WhatsUp Gold. DNS, AD, DHCP, VPNs site to site. Telephone systems VOIP.
• Involved in setting up and designing communications with ASA devices on firewall, DMZ, inside and outside.
• Administered and maintained Email Exchange 2007 in conjunction with the Black Berry Enterprise Server to ensure that email was up and running 24/7.
• Offsite Backup Retention coordination with Iron Mountain, Veritas backup.
• Utilized Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio for network documentation.
• Deployed VMWare Workstations and maintenance of Citrix Metaframe environment.
• Performed Citrix load balancing and redundancy using software
• Server Build, Patch panels, mounting of Switches and Routers and related Cabling and APC Backup power.
• Installed Patch Panel from one patch panel from one part of Data Confidential to another using RJ 45 copper/fiber and install of VGA switches.
• Mount server and switches procured from a closed business and installed them in our Data Confidential including Dell Power edge servers and HP network switches and configuring them to join our Network.
• Configured servers and connection to main switches and firewalls.
• Inventory control and patching of Windows Workstations and Servers.
• Assisted consultants in migration of two domains to one organization and one email system. Our company use to procure other companies and we had two companies, one in New York and one in Colorado. We used tools such as Google and ADMT Windows tools to facilitate this.
• Converted a Cisco PIX firewall to Cisco ASA. Required to make sure that all our network applications could access remote sites. At times we had to configure the Cisco ASA device to facilitate Video Conferencing. Legacy system support was an important factor. ASA was a new Cisco device replacing the old PIX device. Configuration had to be migrated to the ASA using tools like OCC. Mounting ASA device and related cabling to switches.
• Supported offsite retailers. Manage and set up Networks at retail stores that used Point of Sales Applications that communicated through the web to a Data Warehouse where business Intelligence could be carried out as well as Inventory control and Sales.
• Setup VPNs for stores to have remote access and support.

Confidential,Hauppauge,NY

Network/ Field Engineer

• Set up Interface bridges with doctors billing systems using Interface bridges to communicate and receive blood Confidential results. VPN and dial up lines were used for communication. The protocol HL7 was used as a standard and HIPAA was observed.
• Setup Network connectivity and secure connection through firewalls Pix and Software, VPN
• Project: Communicate interface details to Vendors to produce interfaces that would Confidential with our proprietary system.

Confidential, NY

Network Install and Support

• Installed Network based on Windows 2003.
• Set up of Sonicwall firewalls, VPN’s and dialup remote access.
• Performed server builds, network enclosure including firewalls, switches and backup power as well as related RJ 45 cabling

Confidential,Wakefield MA

Network Installation Specialist

• Project: Installed proprietary GE-Medical Network Patient-Net that monitored a Patient’s EKG wirelessly. This involved the installment of Access points, Desktops and Servers.
• Certified and tested the whole implementation and hand over to Confidential once GE-Medical approved the install. Traveled to a different Confidential every two weeks from Mobile Alabama to Roseburg Oregon working in teams of 2- 10 people per site. It was a satisfactory service for the duration of the contract, then Patient-Net had to be upgraded to a different product.