SUMMARY

• Experience in the design, implementation, analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems in Branch and Data Center environments,
• Experience In multiple Cisco (CCNA&CCNP) and Experience with in designing, deploying and troubleshooting Network & Security infrastructure on routers, switches (L2/L3).
• Extensive work experience with Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Load Balancers and Firewalls.
• Experience in layer - 3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with 0 models like Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500 series switches
• Installation, advanced configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco devices.
• Experience with designing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay, Ether-channel, IP Routing Protocols - (RIPV2, OSPF, EIGRP ), ACL's, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP
• Hands on experience on Up-gradation of Cisco IOS of different Cisco devices & modules.
• Implemented redundancy with HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology (LACP, PAGP) etc.
• Expertise in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco Routers (3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 1800, 1700, 800)
• Expertise in configuration of routing protocols and deployment of OSPF, EIGRP, and policy routing over Cisco routers.
• Experience with design and deployment of MPLS Layer 3 VPN, MPLS Traffic Engineering,
• Strong hands on experience on Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall
• Efficient designing of IP Addressing Scenario using VLSM and Sub netting.
• Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN's and Access Control Lists.
• Extensive experience using Microsoft suite like Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent technical and project management skills combined with strong communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Platforms: Cisco routers (3900, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2 1800 series) & Cisco Catalyst switches (6500, 4900, 4500, 2900 series), Cisco 5508,2100 Wireless Controllers

Networking Concepts: Access-lists, Routing, Switching, Subnetting, Designing, CSU/DSU, VLAN, VPN, WEP, WAP, MPLS, RF, DHCP

Network Tools: Solar Winds, SNMP, Cisco Works, Wireshark, ISA, Solarwind

Load Balancers: CISCO routers, CEF, EIGRP

WAN technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, MPLS, leased lines

LAN technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, & 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Port- channel, VLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, 802.1Q

Networking Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, RSTP, VLANs, VTP, PAGP, LACP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Uncast, Multicast wireless: 802.1x to LDAP authentication configuration., Omni-directional wireless antenna line of sight configuration

Operating System: Windows 7/XP, MAC OS X, Windows Server 2008/2003, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, STERLING, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assigning of IP addressing, DHCP, Subnets and NAT
• Maintenance and trouble-shooting of LAN
• Installed new Cisco routers/switches
• Worked as a team on daily bases with network engineers
• Configure L2/L3 switches
• Trouble shoot L2/L3 switches
• Monitoring using solarwinds
• DNS updates/Removals/New adds via Infoblox DNS appliance
• Configure Vlans and IP’S on router
• Configure Vlans and IP’S on switches

Confidential, FALLSCHURCH, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure and setup of Cisco routers and switches.
• Upgrading Cisco router and switch IOS.
• Performed network address assignment/subneting and assign ip address for routers and switches interfaces.
• Troubleshooting and resolve network issues.
• Configuring HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP Protocols
• Filtering traffics using IP access list
• Assigning of IP addressing, DHCP, Subnets and NAT
• Worked as a team on daily bases with network engineers
• Experience with Supporting both Network and Security infrastructure, which involved with devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Maintenance and trouble-shooting of LAN, WAN, IP Routing, Multilayer Switching.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Inter VLAN routing and Static routing on Cisco Routers
• Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
• Dealt with monitoring tools like (Solar Winds, Cisco Works), network packet capture tools like Wire shark
• Installed new Cisco routers/switches/ASA's
• Co-ordination with Hardware vendors, software vendors and service Providers.
• Assisted in backup, restoring and upgrading the Router and switch IOS.
• Attended Team meetings and provided comments on existing network and the recommendations to improve the current network Performance.

Confidential

Network Technician

Responsibilities:

• Configuration and Administration of Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Administration and diagnostics of LAN and WAN with in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, NAT, ISDN and associates network protocols and services.
• Designed to support both 802.11n and 802.11ac networks
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks
• Install, configure and troubleshoot of switches and routers from Telecom gateway to around 15 different ISP
• Router/ Microsoft VPN Server in order to access certain limited network resources from customer locations
• Experience in migration of Frame-relay based branches to MPLS based technology using multilayer stackable switch like 6500 series and 2800 series router
• Configuring VLANs and implementing inter VLAN routing. .
• Upgrading and troubleshooting Cisco IOS to the Cisco Switches and routers. .
• Work and coordinate with administrators to operate company's networks within the defined service levels for availability, performance, integrity security and recoverability. Implementation of HSRP, Static Route, Dynamic routing, DHCP, DNS, FTP.TFTP
• Troubleshooting hardware and network related problems.