SUMMARY:

• Confidential Engineer with over 10 years of hands on experience in managing, implementing, configuring and troubleshooting of Confidential, and Riverbed products.
• Strong experience in deploying Riverbed Confidential Flow Gateway, NetProfiler, NetShark and AppResponse 11.
• Extensive experience in planning, managing and implementing projects.
• Strong experience in assessing LAN/WAN network, performing network performance and WAN capacity.
• Experience with PCI compliance Network deployment.
• Expertise working with Conversion and Migration projects.
• Proven track record of delivering projects before or on - time.
• Ability to identify and resolve technical issues under critical conditions and possess strong ability to adapt to new technology with ease.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Lead Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with customer to create process for using Riverbed Confidential tools by their teams
• Implemented and configured various OPNET-Riverbed Confidential products including Flow Gateway, NetProfiler, NetShark, NetExpress, AppResponse 11 and Portal
• Setup client environment using Confidential product suite to monitor network and application utilization and performance
• Worked with vendors and clients to setup TAPs, d Confidential aggregators and span ports to capture packets for interesting traffic on customer network
• Build service maps and administered various applications
• Build hostgroups for locations, functions and applications
• Define various applications using hostgroups and ports
• Build dashboards for Network traffic, interface, hosts and applications
• Build reports for WAN capacity planning, Network interface utilization and applications
• Worked on various network and application performance analysis and troubleshooting projects using NetShark and Packet analyzer plus
• Implement policies for Application, security and interface utilization
• Develop As-build document for clients to provide deployment details
• Trained & mentored client application, security and network teams on utilizing the Riverbed NPM tools after the deployment

Confidential

Lead Network Engineer

Project summary:

• Evaluated network condition and Re-engineered entire network design to make it more simplified, efficient and cost effective for all Confidential sites.
• Recommended architectural improvements, design solutions and strategies for improvements.
• Review and discuses RFPs from vendors, work with them on technology requirement and make sure all the areas are covered based on the requirement
• Managed ISP migration planning and implementation
• MPLS circuit capacity increased from 100 MB to 300 MB
• Implemented IP routing for new and existing IP network integration
• Network switching infrastructure upgrade from Confidential to Confidential Confidential
• Replaced Confidential 6500, 4500 and 3800 to Confidential 4510 and 3810 stack switches
• Implemented newly designed vlans
• Wireless Infrastructure upgrade from Confidential to Confidential
• Replaced Confidential wireless environment with Confidential IAP 315 and Cloud Central
• Firewall replacement from Confidential ASA to FortiGate
• Migrated, implemented rules and policies
• Implemented VPN solution on Fortigate firewall
• Setup Confidential iMC solution for network devices monitoring
• Implemented ClearPass solution for Guest WiFi and role-based access of the network devices.
• Redesigned and implemented IP address schema
• Identified deficiencies & vulnerabilities and made recommendations for immediate as well as long-term remediation.
• Developed documentation for newly built network and provided network diagrams.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior D Confidential Network Engineer / Track Lead

Responsibilities:

• Reported to Director of IT Network Services and responsible for managing offshore team for on-time network service delivery
• Met deliverables consistently within the SLA.
• Deployed Network Instruments Gigastore device for continuous packet capture
• Designed and deployed PCI Compliance based network for retail stores and ensured all devices are compliant.
• Configured Confidential Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel.
• Establishing VPN IPSec Tunnels and configuring and implementing site-to-site VPN for vendors
• Setup netflow on router and switches to generate reports using Riverbed NetProfiler .
• Configure and troubleshoot WAN links. Maintain and troubleshoot Site to Site and IPSec, encrypted tunnels
• Managing and troubleshooting Wireless LAN connectivity issues.
• D Confidential Center Disaster Recovery testing
• Interfacing with carriers to work escalated troubles and turn-ups for any WAN solution
• Extensively used Network Management tools like SNMP, Netflow reports and Riverbed Shark
• Designing and installing new branch network systems. Resolving network issues, running test scripts and preparing network documentation.
• Proactive planning (use of project tracker, Resource Planner etc) and update documentation.

Confidential, Somerset NJ

D Confidential Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Inventive Network deployment and decommission of global network infrastructure
• Worked on various network integration, transformation and migration projects
• Involved in MPLS turn up projects and LAN setup for new and existing sites
• Worked out of London, UK D Confidential Center for Network Re-IP project.
• Setup, configure and troubleshooting of Confidential devices mainly 2900 routers and 3560, 3750, 4510 and 6509 switches.
• Identify, communicate and monitor correct IOS versions for all new and existing network devices
• Installed and cabled new Confidential 6500 switches for EOL equipment.
• Plan and assist in migration from Site-to-Site VPN to MPLS
• Escalate issue to proper group for on time problem resolution
• Create new and update existing Network diagrams
• Supported off-shore team for network support handover
• Provide daily network operation support using CA and SNOW ticketing system
• Create Change Validation documents (Implementation plans) for each network change
• Provide daily support to clients for high priority business stability

Confidential, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support the layer 2 Switch network with the organizations infrastructure
• Working on layer 2 technologies such as Ethernet, Vlan’s, trunking and Etherchannel
• Troubleshooting with basic Layer 2 STP parameters and Layer 3 routing issues
• Creating high-level network diagrams using Visio to illustrate the physical links and a logical diagram to project the d Confidential traffic flow in and out of the d Confidential center
• Undertaking network changes such as IOS software or hardware upgrades
• Provide day-to-day support and maintenance of a 500+ users network environment
• Monitor and report network performance and availability and identify necessary improvements
• Administration of Active directory and windows 2008 servers
• Assist in planning and managing client networks and system upgrades
• Document network design and changes
• Manage network, voice and system service provider
• Troubleshoot, install and decommission of Confidential blade servers
• Manage tape backup and Confidential tape libraries
• Responsible for daily client support

Confidential, Avenel, NJ

Sr. Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Solely responsible for entire P&G’s Perfume plant network and IT services
• Support more than 14 cluster sites throughout NY/NJ
• Support more than 1000 users at local and remote site on ongoing basis
• Provide technical input to client on customer’s new service request.
• Implementing changes on the network devices as per the design template created by the design engineer.
• Communicate with client on support and technical escalation.
• Installation and troubleshooting of Confidential 2800 Router, 3750, 3760, 2960 Switches, Confidential wireless Access Point, Confidential Proliant ML350, DL360 G5/370 G5 and Confidential Storage works
• Troubleshooting and escalate issue related to Servers, LAN/WAN network
• Troubleshooting Layer 2 VTP & trunking related issues.
• Provide Hands & Eye support to BT (British Telecom)
• Perform IMACs for Network and VOICE System.
• Handling tickets using Confidential Service Manager / Service Desk
• Escalate issue to upper level support and service owner
• NT and RTCIS servers tape backup using VERITAS Net backup
• Application support for RTCIS / SAP
• Software license assignment using GAMS
• Setting up and installation of old / new rack
• Provide / Update network diagram using Visio.

Confidential

Network Engineer / Deployment Lead - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Planning and schedule for Branch Network Conversion with no interruption.
• Setting up RACK and Patch Panel Installation at Confidential branch location.
• Installation of Emerson Confidential UPS and Confidential POD.
• Installation and Configuration of Confidential DL380 Blade and Confidential x3500 Series Servers.
• Experience with Confidential management products ( iLO )
• Setting up Confidential Server BIOS.
• Installation of Windows 2003 Pre-Installation Jump drives in Confidential Server.
• IP configuration on Confidential 2800, 3800 Series Routers.
• Verifying customer routes are been learnt post implementation and troubleshooting in case of any issue
• Troubleshooting of Confidential server hardware according to Chase CMS Ticket.
• Notify Chase Command Center upon completion of installation and ready for change over.
• Installation of Chase Image on Workstations Including Windows and MAC
• Responsible for entire branch network conversion.