SUMMARY

• Experience configuring, staging and commissioning Confidential 6500, Cisco ONS 15454 SONET, Cisco Transport Manager, NORTEL OMS 5200, ADVA 2000,3000 switches, Fujitsu Flash wave, Routers (Cisco Nexus 7000s, ASR 1009, Cisco 7500, 7200, 7000,6509,4500,3745,2621)
• Extensive working knowledge in BERT test, OTDR test, Stress test, Scope and Measure the optical network, trouble - shoot and replace optical network cards.
• Configure Cisco routers and switches and test pre and post circuit migration.
• Hands on experience in Optical assembly including active alignment of fibers to Electro-optic devices and testing.
• Monitor WAN network through Vital-net alerts and trouble shoot the issues with sniffers and QOS.
• Experience with Visio and documenting Network documentation.
• Special Project such as network redesigns and network implementation proposal.
• Performed field installations and inspection of fiber optic cables, connectors, and DWDM MUXs
• Over 20 years of working experience in test, installation of Optical networks, Wide Area Networks, MAN, LAN, SONET, DWDM and Fiber Optics.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Confidential 6500, Cisco ONS 15454 SONET, Cisco Transport Manager, NORTEL OMS 5200,ADVA 2000,3000 switches, Fujitsu Flash wave, Routers (Cisco Nexus 7000s, ASR 1009, Cisco 7500, 7200, 7000,6509,4500,3745,2621,AGS+, Nortel passport 8600, Juniper M7i and M10i),IGX,BGX,MGX Cisco CAT Switches 6509, 5000, 4506, 3760, 3560,3550, 2950,SAN switches, F-5, NetScalers, Foundry, 3Com Switches 3300 and EXFO FTB-200 OTDR and BERT tester, 3000, Confidential -350 and ASA5505,5510,5550, PIX 501, 515 & 525, Checkpoint Firewalls, Sonic Wall NSA 3600, Firewall Manager,, Service Center, Terminal server, Aruba, SRS, Remedy, Cisco Works, FORE Switches (ASX1000, ASX200), DACS, NACS, HP Open view, Site Manager, Netview-6000, Net-Cool, Net-IP, Q-IP, LDRPS, Rumba, Internet Advisor (HP J2300), DSS sniffers, Network General sniffer 4.7, Netscout Probes, Niksun, Apcon, MUXs (IDNX, GDC, DATATEL), DAP (RACAL DSU, CSU), Bridges (CRC), Modems (GDC, UDS, ATT Paradyne, Adtran, Codex), Procom, Protocol analyzer (HP 4951B), Analog test set (HP4934A) Digital test set (TTC BERT TEST), Break-out-box, FLUKE . Fiber Optic cable, DSX panels, 66 blocks, 110 blocks, patch panels, Tone Generator, FDDI, CAT.5, RS 232, RJ-45.

Protocol: TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, CDP, BGP, SDLC, SNMP, ISDN, FRAME RELAY, and X.25.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Maryland

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Resident Engineer at Verizon Wireless. Created EMOP (Engineering Method of Procedure) for 40G and 100G channel adds on Confidential 6500.
• Worked on Maintenance Window and added channels from remote site with Verizon techs at site.
• Created SFD (signal flow diagrams) RFV (rack front view Diagrams) on VISIO.
• Build ILAN connections, Upgrade OS on Confidential 6500.
• Staging, provisioning, deprovisioning and commissioning optical shelfs. (CPL and 6500)
• Worked on MW for 44 to 88 channel upgrade and DOC splits.
• Trouble shoots and fixed alarms on one-control.
• Added and deleted cards, channels and upgraded OC for 6500.
• Worked with OCLD, OCI, Packet OTN and MOTR cards.
• Attend weekly project management meetings and update project info.

Confidential, Cranford NJ

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on NYPD Optical ring Installation with Dini communication.
• Staging and commissioning cisco 15454,upgrade OS and troubleshoot issues with optical connection.
• Perform network changes Cisco routers, upgrade IOS, change faulty Cisco switch and router module, fan-tray, and Firewall (ASA and PIX) support.
• Designing, configuring and implementing network environments with cisco ASA,PIX, Checkpoint, Sonicwall, Dell & Juniper Switches.
• Support on client’s network issues on add, move or new installation.
• Configuring site to site VPN IPsec Tunnel, point to point GRE VPN tunnel, Firewalls, wireless and Support on client’s network issues on add, move or new installation.
• Real time network support by monitoring, trouble-shooting network alert from -HP Open-View, Solar-Winds and open trouble tickets.
• Oversee the daily operations of the data center.
• Support domestic and global Cisco customers with triage of configuration and hardware replacement issues.
• Data Center support at KPMG site and support network issues, projects, adds and moves.
• CATOS convert to IOS.
• Support customers with configuration issues and firewall issues.
• Open Cisco case, request RMA and troubleshoot, resolve network issues.
• Phone Support for Internal and external customers and resolve hardware, IOS issues.
• Work with Procurement on equipment purchase, delivery and installation.

Confidential, Raritan, NJ

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Delivering standard network solutions for Projects and Requests for Service (RFS)
• Running a project for migrating circuits from current OC192 ring to 440gbps Verizon IOS WAN Ring.
• Performed field installations and inspection of fiber optic cables, connectors, and DWDM MUXs
• Identify and Upgrade current equipment according to the spec.
• Schedule and open change management tickets for the cutover.
• Circuit migration from existing production environment to the new IOS ring.
• Schedule and order hot cut circuit with telco.
• Implement changes within the time window and test the new circuits.
• Configure Cisco routers and switches and test pre-and post-circuit migration.
• Attend weekly project management meetings and update project info.

Confidential, Brooklyn, NY

Optical Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Real time trouble-shooting and support for Confidential Optical network.
• Trouble-shoot IBL, MAN, WAN links and work on single mode fiber.
• Support and fix real time issues with ADVA, Fujitsu and Nortel Optical network and work with vendors to get RMA.
• BERT test, OTDR test, Stress test, Scope and Measure the optical network, trouble-shoot and replace optical network cards.
• ROADM installation, configuration and support.
• Trouble-shoot, configure the Cisco routers and IOS upgrades (Cisco Nexus 7000s, 7200, 6509, 4500 with sup720, sup32, sup 8,7,3845 3745), Cisco Switches (6509, 4506, and 3650,2950).
• Work with SAN groups, Netops group, and Optical Engineering group on daily optical Issues.
• Follow Data Center operations and monitor network equipment firewalls, Load balancers (F5) and make real time network changes.
• Real time network support by monitoring, trouble-shooting network alert from Spectrum and open Falcon trouble ticket.

Confidential, NY

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Real time network support by monitoring, trouble-shooting network alert from Net-cool and open Remedy and SRS trouble ticket.
• Trouble-shoot, configure the Cisco routers and Switches (6509, 4506, and 3650,2950)
• Perform network changes Juniper and Cisco routers, upgrade IOS, change faulty Cisco switch and router module, fan-tray, and Firewall ( Confidential, Checkpoint and PIX)
• Support, Trouble shoots and fixes issues with Confidential 6500, IGX, BGX, MGX45 SONET and DWDMs.
• Order telco circuits and schedule hot cut circuits.
• Follow Data Center operations and monitor network equipment firewalls, Load balancers (NetScaler, F5), Foundry and make real time network changes.
• Open Cisco case, request RMA and work and resolve network issues.
• Support Tokyo, China, Hong Kong, India and London Offices through real time network monitoring and trouble shooting.
• Monitor WAN network through Vital-net alerts and trouble shoot the issues with sniffers and QOS.
• Open problem tickets on SRS and call out troubles to Telco and DCS.
• Escalate genuine issues to Level-3, Network Eng, appropriate groups or upper level Management.
• Trouble shoot cable issues, duplex issues, network troubles and server connections with field tech.
• Phone Support for Internal and external customers and resolve the issues.

Confidential, NY

Senior Network Deployment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Study the existing Token ring network and develop a conversion process and VISIO diagrams for the conversion to Fast Ethernet network, which can easily follow by the vendors.
• Migrate 950 branches from token ring to Fast Ethernet.
• Attend cut over meetings and discuss the project plans, weekly status, milestones and target completion.
• Work with Procurement, Engineering and vendors on equipment purchase, delivery and installation.
• Worked with network design and architecture for the token ring to Ethernet conversion.
• Worked on network infrastructure and network cabling.
• Bugs scrub new IOS and CAT IOS and load to routers and switches respectively.
• Coordinate, Test, trouble shoot and bring up the T-1s, T-3s, OC-3 and voice lines error free before the cut-over day, with Telco.
• Full remote supports, coordinate and test the Ethernet conversion of each branch.
• Installation of network gears with IBM techs at each branch and configure the Cisco routers, Switches (6509, 4506, and 3650,2950), domain controllers, price servers and Cyclades (terminal server)
• Test market data products with Thomson financial and configure price servers.
• Configure routers with right OSPF area and SNMP settings with right strings.
• Test all LAN and WAN equipment and make sure all working properly before and after the conversion.
• Order telco circuits and schedule hot cut circuits.
• Test OSPF, GLBP, SNMP, DLSW peers, DNS, DHCP and trace-route to check network redundancy.
• Create a full document for each site including connection chart to each equipment, port, and IP address.

Confidential, Livingston, NJ

Lead Engineer WAN and LAN Project

Responsibilities:

• Study the existing ATM network, Prepare documents and VISIO diagrams for the LAN/ WAN up grade project.
• Write configurations, choose the right IOS (cat IOS and MSFC IOS) and do Bugs scrub on IOS.
• Load IOS (12.2) and Configuration in the routers (7206, 2621) and switches (6509, 6506, 3550, 2950, 3com 3000 and 3300) and test the new network in the lab.
• Attend cut over meetings and discuss the project plans and train the junior tech.
• Support and configure DWDM, Cisco ONS 15454 SONET (OC-3 to OC-12) optical networking.
• Order and Cut over existing Telco circuits.
• Test the network after cutover (the project was 100% successful)
• Change existing 3-Com and Foundry switches to Cisco 2950 Gig up link switches in the closet.
• Worked on network infrastructure and network cabling.

Confidential, Whippany NJ

Sr.Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading IOS, changing RSP-4 cards, CIP cards, changing router configurations.
• Work with other network engineering team on new network implementations and changes.
• Coordinate with vendors on system upgrades and work with system problems.
• Back up router configurations to TFTP server in a weekly manner. (7507 and 7505 routers)
• Open tickets with Cisco TAC center on RMA and work on network problems with Cisco Engineers.
• Attend disaster recovery meetings and work on network tests.

Confidential, Rutherford, NJ

Senior Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Migrated data center for Disaster Recovery at Rutherford in 1999/2000. Configure, implement and test Cisco routers, CAT-6000, 4000, CSU/DSU, Terminal servers, T1s, ISDN lines and DWDM.
• Worked on network infrastructure and network cabling.
• Troubleshoot and Resolve day-to-day network problems using DSS sniffer and Net scout Probes.
• Support and configure DWDM, DARK Fiber, SONET (OC-3 to OC-12) optical networking.
• 1st and 2nd Level supports for Next Gen customers.
• Open Remedy tickets on any network troubles and Escalate network problems to higher level.
• Monitor network problems through Net-view, Net- cool and pro-active on the entire network alarms and troubles.
• Resolved networking issues involving layers L1, L 2 and L3 of the OSI model on TCP/IP network.
• Work with Telco on installation and troubles on SONET ring, OC-3, Microwave, T-3, T-1, low speed and dial backup lines.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provisioning of Circuits in the DACS and configure T-1s to 64k or 56k.
• Monthly Testing (SONET) OC-3 and T-3 circuits.
• Configure new CKTs to Racal CMS 400, X.25, AT&T Paradyne and Enterprise CKTs.
• Troubleshoot and configure Nortel Routers, Modems, TDM Muxs, CSUs, and DSUs.
• Work with customer support, field techs and Telco groups on different CKT problems.
• Test OC-3 and DS-3 with Telco on every month and Work with T-1s, ISDN and IDBS systems.
• Support of connections to more than 1000 Equity trading and market data institutions all over the world.