SUMMARY

• An enthusiastic Network Engineer wif 6 plus years of experience in Cisco/Juniper/GE Networking, Security which includes designing, deployment and providing network support, installation, troubleshooting and analysis for a broad range of Routing/Switching protocols.
• Expertise in teh analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture, Cisco wireless network and IP services.
• Worked extensively in configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco and Juniper Routers, Switches, Firewalls and Protocols.
• Extensive understanding of TCP/IP model, OSI model, Layer 2, Layer 3 technologies and Data - com and Telecom technologies.
• Knowledge on Cisco Router 2800, 2900, 3700, 3800, 7200 series/Catalyst Switches C4500, C4900, C3750, C2900 series and Nexus 2K/3K/5K switches.
• Experience working on System Testing for Android & Windows Devices and 2G/3G, LTE Telecomm devices.
• Experience and noledge on wireless networks and Networks simulators, debug tools and Cisco IP Telephony Systems.
• Comprehensive noledge of Network Analyzer, WLAN technology and Telecommunication protocols and Familiarity wif CDMA, W-CDMA, Wi-Fi, EVM and WiMAX
• Strong hands experience on Firewalls (ASA 5540/5550, Fortinet Firewalls(NGFW and 90-100), Palo Alto PA- 850/5220/5250 )
• Hands on experience in Migrating Cisco ASA firewalls to Fortinet Firewalls.
• Developed Perl, Phyton scripts for Network Automation.
• Working noledge wif monitoring tools like Solar Winds and network packet capture tools like Wire-shark.
• Good noledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers 2000/2003, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills wif good verbal/written communication and presentation skills and able to work either as single or team.
• Good noledge of Networking protocols, Wi-Fi testing and teh concept of GTM/LTM/ F5
• Experienced in troubleshooting various WAN technologies like Frame-Relay, MPLS, T1, DS3 and ISDN.
• Extensive hands-on experience wif 802.11 a/b/g/n standards and strong noledge about IPv4 and IPv6.
• Extensive noledge of using Microsoft Office and macOS as technical documentation and presentation tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C/C++, EMBEDDED C, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE, MATLAB, LINUX

Design Tools: Riverbed, MATLAB, PSpice, Keil µVision, MS Office, PuTTY

Network Simulators: Cisco Packet Tracer, GNS3, Agilent, Air Magnet, Spirent, MDS Device manager, PuTTY, Wireshark, Element manager, GE PulseNET, GE-MDS Field Network Manager

Network Protocols: TCP/IP(IPv4/IPv6), LAN, WAN, VLAN, WLAN, DHCPv4/v6, DNS, DDNS, Iperf, Telnet, SSH, SMTP, SNMP, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS

Routing/Switching Protocols: RIPv1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, VPLS, VRF, BGP, IGRP, EGP, VLAN, STP, RSTP, ARP, HSRP

Hardware: Cisco Switches/Routers, GE Radios/Master stations, Atmel Series, Arduino, NodeMCU

Wireless Technologies: 802.11x Standards, Wi-Fi, WEP/WAP, WAN, VPNs, GPS, GPRS, GSM, LTE, VoIP, 3G/4G/LTE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network Engineer

Confidential, Rochester-NY

Responsibilities:

• Network Engineering design/provisioning projects and end to end implementation of GE Network products
• Communicate frequently wif GE MDS clients, Customers, Partners, and integrators to deliver technical support for client GE MDS products, applications and systems designing.
• Providing Tier 2 level technical support for Network designing, configuration and troubleshooting wif LAN, WAN and VPN design and implementation.
• Optimizing Routing protocols (OSPFv2, RIPv2, BGPv4), Ethernet standards (IEEE 802.1Q, VLAN, IGMP, STP), QoS/Failover interfaces, IP Bridging, and protocols
• Troubleshooted DNS, DHCP, TACASC+, RADIUS issues
• Configured 802.1x EAP-TLS/PEAP Wireless and Wired policies based on FDA network security requirement.
• Implemented site-to-site VPN on a Cisco ASA /FortiGate/Palo Alto firewalls.
• Migration of existing IPSEC VPN tunnels from one Data Center to another Data Center, due to decom of existing Data Center, which involved working wif Partner Companies.
• Experience working wif High performance data center switch like nexus 7K & 9K series.
• Develop and maintain teh necessary skills to maintain operational integrity of internal and external(customer) networks.
• Support MDS Orbit wireless communications networking platform designing wif an operating system, device management tools, and networking and cyber-security framework.
• Help to setup VPN (IPsec, DMVPN) wif Encryption (AES 128/192/256, X.509, PEM, DER, CTR, SHA 256) and Authentication (AAA/RADIUS), L3/L4 Firewall rule filtering(NAT, Masquerading, Port forwarding)
• Providing Wi-Fi setup configuration like 2.4/5 GHz access points and stations, station bridging, 2x2 MIMO and up to 2 SSIDs wif WPA/WPA2 PSK, Enterprise security
• Securing device management via HTTP/HTTPS, Web GUI, CLI via SSH/Local console, Event logging, Iperf, NETCONF, SNMPv1/v2/v3 and GE MDS PulseNET NMS support

Network Engineer

Confidential, Fremont-CA

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and troubleshooting on switches, hubs and routers and provide remote support wif teh halp of SSH, TELNET and R-login using PuTTY.
• Worked on private network configuration, setting up network topology and network monitoring using Wireshark, Network simulator, etc.
• Handling power-draw check up on company’s servers and checking FDU units and installed cross-connects to datacenter from teh Library’s MSR.
• Worked on different layers of Ethernet standardization, server assemble and switch configuration.
• Configuring company’s private network using routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP and manipulated routing updates using route-map, distribute list and administrative distance for on-demand infrastructure.
• Configuring HSRP between VLANs, Configuring Ether-Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalyst
• Implemented site-to-site VPN on a Cisco ASA /Fortigate/Palo Alto firewalls.
• Implemented WLAN Aruba Wireless Access Points and its Controllers at various corporate sites fort 11n Infrastructure and its legacy technologies.
• Migrated Cisco ASA firewalls to Palo alto Firewalls.
• Setup Access list and configured Firewall and Providing monitoring and on-call support.
• Assisting wif installation, terminating, and testing cabling such as Ethernet, Fiber optics and LAN cabled
• Configuring TCP/IP addressing scheme to assigned IP blocks and implementation of solutions.
• Develop and maintain teh necessary skills to maintain operational integrity of internal and customer networks and protect from threats.
• Experience in troubleshooting Web systems, DNS, and mail servers
• Support internal and Customer Networks, predominantly end-to-end and execute changes

Network Security Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prompt technical support to customers on web servers, routers, VLAN switches and coordinated wif software engineering teams on operational system expansion.
• Planning and Implementing Site LAN/WAN High Availability and Network Security.
• Planning LAN Connectivity based on teh Capacity of teh Site and Propose suitable devices and prepare teh BOM.
• Designed teh LAN Structure in Cisco 3 Tier architecture to ensure LAN uptime 99.95%
• Installing and configuring of Cisco L2 & L3 Switches (29xx, 35xx, and 37xx).
• Installing and configuring various series of Cisco Routers such as 26xx, 36xx, 7206, Cisco 2851, 38xx ISR series and 1841 VPN Bundles using EIGRP and OSPF.
• Implement Core site routers and switches in HSRP for High availability.
• Planning, design, and Implementation of IPSEC, GRE tunnels over IPSEC and VTI Tunnels in Cisco routers, ASA are implemented as a perimeter Firewall and VPN HUB for Internet VPN sites.
• Verifying & Configuring teh Rules in firewalls. (Firewall Change Request processing)
• Troubleshooting problems related to WAN and firewalls, Different desktop VPN and Site-to-Site connectivity issues.
• Responsibly for monitoring network performance in order to maintain excellent network stability and smooth running of teh network.
• Provided Layer-2/Layer-3 operational support to customers on routine, follow-ups, and ongoing tickets.
• Maximize network performance by remote monitoring, troubleshooting private network problems and collaborate wif network architects on network optimization.
• Involved in infrastructure system testing, interface testing, test analysis, integration testing, performance verification and final system validation.
• Designed, performed, and implemented of LTE protocols, 802.11x wireless services, set up user authentication and certificate management.
• Assisted teh Network Administrator wif ongoing preventative maintenance of workstations on teh network Conducted daily backups of network files and test on a regular basis.
• Securing device security, device firmware, digitally signed hardware/software, magnetometer tamper detection.

Network /Wi-Fi Support Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implement and manage IP network devices including Routers, Switches and Hubs.
• Set up and manage Local Area Networks and VLANs to provide seamless network access.
• Helped organizing and implement teh halp desk as directed by teh Director of Internal Information Systems.
• Delivered, set-up, and provided outstanding technical support of departmental audio and video visual equipment.
• Routing and remote access (Telnet, SSH), Network design, wiring/cabling and setting configuration of LAN wif a server.
• Performing activities related to network technology (network architectures LAN and WAN, TCP/IP, switches, hubs, routers, network protocols).
• Set up Conference Rooms wif audio visual needs, such as Front & Rear projectors, various type of microphones, Audio mixers, Video Cameras, Polycom's, DVD/VCR players, Televisions, and Gartner Data Conference Call System and outlined mobile networks and troubleshot wireless hardware and software.
• Maintained and troubleshot connectivity issues using Ping and Trace route.
• Used Network Monitoring tool to manage, monitor and troubleshoot teh network and Troubleshot LAN related problems, provided desktop support for local and remote end-users.