SUMMARY:

Actively seeking a position as a Data center Technician / Network Engr.

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE:

WAN: Modems, DSU\CSU, ISDN (TA), Routers, Bridges, RS232, V.35, V.449 Cables, 66/110 Punch Down Blocks, Amphenol Cables, etc.

LAN: Ethernet Hubs, Transceivers, FDDI, Concentrators, Twisted Pair Cables (RJ45), Cable Tester, etc.

Facilities: Analog circuits, Digital Circuits (DS0s, T1s, DS3, T3), ISDN

Wireless LAN (WLAN):

Monitoring Tools: CiscoWorks 2000, CiscoView, HP OpenView.

Designs & Drawing Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio.

Software: Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Window 2000, MS Office Suite.

Protocol: Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, VPN, TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, DNS

Routing Protocol: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Install and Configured Network devices (Switches, Routers, Servers) etc.
• Run and Patch cables such as Fiber (SMF and MMF), Cat5e and Cat6 Copper. Etc.
• Rack and Stack of Networking Switches, Routers and Servers.
• Changed Server HDD and Memory Sticks
• Handled ticket requests and support for clients.
• Install and decommission data center infrastructure components.
• Inspect and investigate data center equipment cabling / trays are in safe condition
• Perform site surveys and floor plans.
• Handled cable management, tagging and projects documentation into spreadsheet.
• Console to Network equipments during migration and configuration staging.
• Troubleshooting of network devices and cables using Fluke device. etc
• Check that all data center storage cabinets are labeled appropriately
• Coordinated third party vendor contractor work after hours.
• Performed other related duties as assigned and can lift weight over 50 lbs.
• Perform inventory of all HDs, replaced bad HD and degauss bad ones.
• Monitor,Test and Troubleshoot daily customer operations services.
• Proccessed end shift Turnover

Confidential, Middletown, New Jersey

Data Center Technician

Responsibilities:

• Perform site surveys and floor plans.
• Handled the cable management, tagging and projects documentation into spreadsheet.
• Patch network connection to devices and test them for connectivity.
• Run different kinds of Cables/Cabling of (Fiber and Copper Cables).
• Rack and Stack of Networking systems and Servers (HP, Dell, Cisco, Juniper and Arista).
• Conducted inventory of all the network infrastructures
• Labeling and tagging of cables on the Network infrastructures
• Configured and Troubleshoot HP Proliant Server equipments
• Break / Fixed Changed HDs and Sticks on HP Proliant Servers.
• Unracked decommissioned Network devices

Confidential, Westbury, NY

Data Center Technician / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Rack and Stack of Networking systems and Servers
• Commission and Decommission of Network devices
• Transport, Install, Stack and Configure Switches and Routers
• Install and configure Network devices like Routers DSU/CSUs, ISDN Terminal Adapters, Hubs and NIC cards.
• Configured and deploying of Cisco Catalyst 6509, 4948E, 4510, 3850 switches and Cisco 3660, and 7609 series.
• Involved in the troubleshooting aspects of complex network infrastructure using the routing
• Protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Packet capturing, troubleshooting network problems with Wireshark, identifying and fixing problems.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging.
• Configured Trunk groups either channels or Spanning Tree for Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Patch network connection and test for connectivity.
• Migrated End of Support Switches (3560 and 3750s) to Cisco Catalyst 3850s.
• Perform site surveys and floor plans.
• Run different kinds of cabling (Fiber, Coax /CAT 5e & 6 cables).
• Console to Network equipment (Routers and Switches) during configuration staging.
• Identify and un - rack End of Life/Support Cisco switches and routers.
• Prepared tickets for network problems using management procedure.
• Monitor daily Network operation services.
• Troubleshoot network issues and support Enterprise network infrastructure of Cisco solution Confidential all layers.
• Handle cable management, tagging and projects documentation into spreadsheet.
• Prepared change tickets for cutovers and migrations.
• Received third party contractors (Vendors) during after hour
• Handled inventory of all network HDs.

Confidential, Piscataway, NJ

Data Center / Field Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lift heavy Network Equipment during Racking and Stacking of Routers and Switches.
• Run different kinds of Cables/Cabling (Fiber, Coax/CAT 5 Cables).
• Follows Engineering Port Map document during installation of new switches and routers.
• Install / connect Modems for out-of-band Access for network engineer.
• Console to Network equipment (Routers & Switches) during configuration staging
• Upgrade CATOS/IOS on Layer 2 & 3 Switches and on different series of Cisco Switches.
• Experience in basic configuration/installation of Cisco hardware on 26xx, 37xx, 450x, 650x, 72xx.
• Configure Layer 2 & 3 Catalyst Switches - like VLAN’s, port channeling, NAT and HSRP.
• Access Control List (ACL) changes, clean-up and troubleshooting.
• Thorough understanding of IP concepts including routing, VLAN's, QoS.
• Analyze business requirements in order to design and implement an infrastructural solution using any or all of the following Cisco technologies: LAN/WAN Routing Protocols & Switching, Wireless, WAN Circuits, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, QoS, VLANs, Port Channeling and ACS.
• Documentation - Perform inventory / data gathering by using Telnet/SSH session to obtain the Router configuration information: like - interface address/subnet mask, OSPF Area, Circuit ID, CIR, DLCI Number, Model, Serial Number, IOS Version, Flash Memory, DRAM, Status of the interface and the next hop site of the WAN interface.
• Design and implement TCP/IP networks.
• Prepare and design network drawing using Excel, PowerPoint, Netviz or Visio.
• Perform IOS upgrade and utilizes TFTP Server for backup and restoration of configuration.
• Monitor and Troubleshoot 1st level problems on clients’ Frame Relay Network.
• Configure dial up modems for Internet Access and DSU/CSU for dedicated digital circuits.
• Run in-house wiring and cross connects to the patch panel for LAN connectivity.
• Report lease line failures to Frame Relay Providers and update trouble tickets (using Remedy).
• Install and configure Network devices like Routers DSU/CSUs, ISDN Terminal Adapters, Hubs and NIC cards on Workstations.
• Escalate unresolved problems to 3rd level Group.
• Prepare network diagrams and documentation for clients.