SUMMARY

• Network Engineer with 8 years of experience, specialized in design/implementation for medium and large enterprise networks currently looking for remote opportunities
• CCIE Certified engineer in Routing and Switching, Service Provider and Data Center.
• Expert level experience in IP routing strategy and routing protocols deployment that include BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS - IS, MPLS and Cisco SD-WAN.
• Experience in Data Center network infrastructure with Nexus 9k/7k/5k/2k, VxLAN designs, OTV, Cisco Tetration.
• Experience in Compute technologies for Data Center such as UCS.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud architecture.
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills.
• Outstanding communicator with customer service skills, verbal / written communication strengths, and experience in producing professional documentation; bilingual in English / Spanish.
• Team player always willing to put in the time and effort required to deliver outstanding results.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• VxLAN, ACI, UCSM, Fabricpath, OTV, vPC, FCoE, BGP, MP-BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, DMVPN, Multicast, MPLS, QoS, iWAN, Windows, Cisco VIRL, GNS3, Viptela, Tetration.
• Cisco Routers: GSR12k, 7600, ASR1k, ASR900, ISRG3, ISRG2, vEdge1k/2k/5k. Switches: Nexus family, catalyst switches. Aruba WLAN controllers. UCS blade chassis implementations.
• Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, SAN-OS, ARUBA OS, IOS-XR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Network Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Member of the WAN design team in charge of the design and support of WAN infrastructure for the north America region that includes Firewall, DNS, proxy and MPLS management for more than 100 sites.
• Determine bandwidth needs for circuit allocation for the different locations.
• Provide routing strategy and overall network design for new and future sites.
• Design and implement Cisco SD-WAN POC and rollout, including the creation of templates and centralized ppolicies.
• Manage and deploy Cisco Tetration.
• Tech uplift migration approach at different manufacturing sites.
• Monitor functioning of equipment and make necessary modifications to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.

Network Consulting Engineer

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Led professional services project implementations for all Data Center traffic migration from legacy Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches to Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches for a large oil and gas enterprise allowing them to move to Cisco’s next generation Data Center switching architecture.
• Led professional services and engineered network routing strategy for a mid-size financial services customer’s acquisition, allowing both companies to merge their Data Centers and reduce the size from 5 to 2.
• Created configuration that allowed mid-size Financial Services client to move their Data Center to a new in-house managed facility.
• Led design and implementation of professional service efforts that allowed a large customer to move their Headquarters to a new location. The project required deployment of devices such Cisco Catalyst 4500, Nexus 9000, Palo Alto Firewall, Cisco ISR4k routers and hyperflex with a 100% success rate.
• Align with Solutions Architects to validate install requirements for SOW creation
• Provide escalation support, when required, for complex Managed Services issues
• Test and validate new software and hardware prior to those products entering the product set
• Perform IP routing strategy & routing protocol deployments for medium to large customers that includes protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and SD-WAN technologies such as iWAN.

HTTS Customer Support Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for High Touch Customers within the HTTS portfolio.
• Provide network analysis and break-fix network consultation to independently debug complex network problems related to IP routing protocols (RIP, EIGRP,OSPF, BGP, etc), MPLS, and Multicast on Cisco routers and switches platforms, including Cisco 2800, 3800, 3900, 4500, 6500, 7600, GSR 12k, ASR1k and Nexus family.
• Provide technical assistance on all latest technologies such as VxLAN and iWAN.
• Interfaces with Cisco account teams supporting customers, other CSEs in the organization, internal engineering and Business Unit folks, including product experts, and software developers.

Network Consulting Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led the wireless migration using Aruba technologies of a mid-size healthcare provider allowing them to achieve controller redundancy over different geographical data centers
• Provided design support using SoO for internet routing solution for a large oil & energy company leveraging Verizon’s MPLS.
• Created routing strategy for a merger between 2 companies leveraging Verizon’s MPLS network and multiple VRFs
• Perform router/switch/ Wireless Controller; IP routing strategy & routing protocol development: (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP, etc.); and WAN IP-routed network integration.
• Manages data network utilization and capacity planning for assigned customers.
• Review and provides network design consultation for moderate to complex network solutions.
• Maintain 'as-built' network documentation and Customer Design Document (CDD) consistent with major changes to the network.