SUMMARY

• Network engineer wif almost 7+ years of experience in routing, switching, firewall technologies, system design, implementation and troubleshooting of network systems.
• Experience in implementation, support and trouble shooting of VLAN’s including operational noledge of spanning tree protocol (STP), VLAN trunking, inter VLAN routing and ISL/802.1q
• Experience in Ixia and Spirent test sets.
• Experience in IP Routing and troubleshooting wif RIP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and MPLS.
• Experience in certification of Nexus and Juniper routers.
• Experience in the configuration of Aggregation protocols for Ether Channel i.e. PAgP and LACP.
• Experience in Network Security creating Access Lists(ACL), NAT
• Experience in the configuration and troubleshooting of PIX/ASA/NETSCREEN/SRX firewalls.
• Experience in backing up the configuration files using a TFTP server.
• Experience wif handling DNS and DHCP servers.
• Knowledge of Windows XP, NT, 2003, Red Hat Linux, UNIX.
• Experience in Virtualization technology Infrastructure using VMware
• Experience in configuring Cisco, Juniper and working in multi - vendor environment.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting cisco Wireless Control Systems.
• Router platforms include: 2600, 2800,3700,3800,7200 Series
• Switch platforms include: 2900,3500,3750,4500,6500 Series
• ACE, CSM, CSS load balancing configurations
• Assist in the development and delivery of automation, monitoring and event correlation.
• SNMP, syslog and Cisco IOS.
• Cisco ACE modules
• Planning and implementation of F5loadbalancing

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routing: RIPv1/v2, OSPFv2, EIGRP, BGP4, Static Routing, Policy Based Routing

Switching: STP, RSTP, VTP, Trunking, VLANs, ISL/802.1Q encapsulation

Hardware: Cisco GSR 12416

Cisco Catalyst: Switch 6500, 3500, 3700 2900 seriesCisco Router 7200, 3700, 3600, 2800, 1600, 800 series. Cisco Nexus 7k,5k,2k

Cisco WCS: Juniper M320, T640, MX960, EX4500, M10i. Juniper Netscreen 550, Juniper SRX650, F5 load balancer

Redundancy: HSRP, VRRP

Tunneling Technology: IPSec VPN, MPLS-VPN

Network Management Tools: SNMP, SYSLOG, Solarwinds

Security: ACL, NAT, PAT, VPN, VLAN

Testing tools: Ixia, Spirent

WAN Technologies: MPLS, MPLS-VPN

Traffic Sniffer: Wireshark

Design Tools: MS Visio Network Professional

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Middletown, NJ

New Technology Insertion Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Professional experience wif demonstrated success in network administration, data communication, wireless communication installations, design, maintain and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches, Juniper Routers and Firewalls, F5 load balancer .
• Created and executed test plans for certification of Nexus 7010, Juniper MX960(Provider edge) using test sets and traffic generators(Ixia, spirent)
• Excellent noledge in IXIA traffic setup and test execution procedures .
• Hands-on LAN switching experience includes configuration of VLANs, trunking wif ISL as well as 802.1q encapsulation protocols, configuring VTP server, client and transparent modes.
• Hands-on routing experience in a multi-protocol environment including routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP on Cisco and Juniper routers.
• Experience wif security devices; firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxy, Incident Managers
• Implementation and troubleshooting experience on HSRP, VRRP for Default Gateway Redundancy.
• Implemented traffic filters using standard and extended access lists, distribute lists and route maps.
• Good noledge in working wif different vendors like Cisco, Juniper.
• Working noledge of Cisco IP addressing, subnets, default gateways, static routes, DHCP, DNS, NAT, PAT, STP, AAA
• Strong noledge in configuring MPLS .
• Network monitoring tools, IDS/IPS tools, Firewalls from multiple manufacturers, Netflow collectors and Security Threat Management systems (Arbor Networks), Routers, Switches (Layer-2 & Layer-3), VLANs, VPN’s (IPSEC & SSL).
• Performed migration from Netscreen 500 to Checkpoint R-70 as a solution to converged, multifunction security and VPN services wifin a single platform
• Data Network deployment wifin the Data Center using Cisco 2600,2800,3600,7200 series Routers, Cisco 6500,3600,3500, Nexus 7k series switches.
• Discovered and documented the core and school networks using LanSurveyor and Visio.
• Tested various Network Monitoring System (NMS) to setup for the existing network.
• Implemented Solarwinds Orion NPM for the Core Network.
• Configured SNMP on Core and access layer devices.
• Configured ASA 5550, migrated configuration from PIX to ASA, and upgraded the ASA Software
• Planning, designing and implementing high availability solutions wif Netscreen & Juniper SRX Firewalls (500 & 650 series)
• Installing and configuring FWSM in Cisco 6509 switches.
• Taking servers out of rotation from the load balancer by removing the services and content rules from the load balancer configuration.
• Planning, Designing & Implementing VPN connections using Cisco ASA and Cisco Routers using site-to-site VPN’s.
• Installing and Configuring F5 load balancer in failover mode.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Major initiatives, develop roadmaps and standards, and oversee all aspects of the Visa corporate, mission critical, global international web hosting network covering over 60 countries including over 100 routers, 200 switches, 190 VLANs,16 pairs of Netscreen(5200,5400),ASA(5550) Firewalls Switching Modules (FWSM) and 4 Cisco Content Switching Modules using high-end Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Provide high level technical support, including identifying and resolving problems on Cisco supported products for e-Commerce infrastructure. This included external routing and internal/intranet routing for DMZ servers.
• Worked on configuring and troubleshooting Cisco ASA firewalls (5540) and juniper SRX firewalls.
• Hands on experience wif F5 load balancer
• Work wif the data center planning groups, assisting wif network capacity and high availability requirements.
• Implement MPLS Layer 3 VPN configurations for vendor lab environments including MP-BGP integration across the VPNs as required.
• Migration to F5 Load balancer from CISCO load balancer was done post deployment for network optimization
• Review all changes to network configuration for technical accuracy and impact and provide Multi-Protocol Network problem resolutions.
• Routing related tasks included providing cisco router configuration and change management, providing technical support for Cisco Router configurations and installation for Customer. Configuring IP RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Configuring routing policy for BGP. Configuring bridging technologies i.e. transparent, SR, SRT and DLSW
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet channel between switches, Configuring CGMP, IGMP and PIM.
• Configuring access servers to perform reverse telnet and configuring AAA
• Configuring custom and priority queuing for frame relay.
• Configuring static NAT, dynamic NAT, inside Global Address Overloading, TCP overload distribution, Overlapping Address Translation.
• Configured VLAN’s, STP, and VTP.
• Configured STP prioritization for selection of Root Bridge.
• Managing Port security, Trunking, InterVlan routing, LAN security.
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
• Hands on experience wif TCL.
• Implementing Security policies using ACL and CISCO PIX firewalls.
• Implemented Ether Channel using PAGP and LACP.
• Configured and Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs between branch offices.
• Worked on Cisco routers CSR, 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2600, ASR 9K Cisco switches 6500, 4500, 2900, Nexus 7k series 7009, 7010, 7018.
• Responsible for support of existing network technologies and the integration of new network technologies.
• Generated RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for critical problems.
• Participate in 24 x 7 incident and problem support.
• Developed and documented critical Disaster Recovery strategies.
• Network Diagrams using MS Visio and documentation.
• Work wif Data Network Design team as needed to ensure vendor transport requirements are adequately met in the published design specification document.

Confidential, Mooresville, NC

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide high level technical support, including identifying and resolving problems on Cisco supported products for e-Commerce infrastructure. This included external routing and internal/intranet routing for DMZ servers.
• Work wif the data center planning groups, assisting wif network capacity and high availability requirements.
• Configuring and troubleshooting cisco WCS.
• Review all changes to network configuration for technical accuracy and impact and provide Multi-Protocol Network problem resolutions.
• Routing related tasks included providing cisco router configuration and change management, providing technical support for Cisco Router configurations and installation for Customer. Configuring IP RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Configuring routing policy for BGP. Configuring bridging technologies i.e. transparent, SR, SRT and DLSW
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet channel between switches, Configuring CGMP, IGMP and PIM.
• Configuring access servers to perform reverse telnet and configuring AAA
• Hands on experience on upgrading of JUNOS.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Cisco CRS, GSR, ASR9K, 7200, 3800, 3600, 3700, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Juniper M&E series, Nexus 5000 Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches
• Configuring custom and priority queuing for frame relay.
• Configuring static NAT, dynamic NAT, inside Global Address Overloading, TCP overload distribution, Overlapping Address Translation.
• IP addressing conservation by planning and implementing VLSM.
• Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Configuring and implementing Routed and Routing protocols including: RIPv2, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and MPLS.
• Configuring PIX Firewall to allow site to site VPN access and configuring ACL to ensure better security.
• Monitoring and capturing the traffic wif multiple network management tools like Etheiral, Wire shark.
• Performing regular backups on a TFTP server.
• Worked on routers 7600, 7200, 2600, 3800, M320, Nexus 7k series, switches 6500, 4500, 2900.
• Mentoring internal workshops such as IPv6, WLAN and VoIP to colleagues.
• Implementing Changes to Network Stack(Host side) to make sure that our Network Stack is IPv6 compliant
• Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting Local and Wide Areas Network (Frame relay, NAT, DHCP, TCP/IP, UDP)
• Troubleshooting routers and switches for network connectivity and performance issues.
• Ticketing system and keeping the customer up-to-date on problem resolution.
• Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Provide and update detailed documentation of network using MS Visio.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Network Admin

Responsibilities:

• Assisted wif upgrade of MSG and Radio City Arena and Offices from flat network using 3Com hubs to switched network using VLANs on Cisco switches, TEMPeffectively boosting network response time and reliability by 50
• Experience on Cisco 2600, 3640 routers and catalyst 2950, 3560 series.
• Designed a reliable and fully redundant network implementing various routing protocols RIP, OSPF, BGP and EIGRP.
• Configured STP, VTP and improved Spanning Tree Protocol efficiency.
• Configured Address Translation on PIX Firewall.
• Involved in Installing and Configuring AAA autantication (TACACS).
• Implemented VLANS between different departments and connected them using trunk.
• Implemented traffic filters on routes using Firewalls and Standard and Extended Access-list.
• Configured IPsec VPN access for client to site remote access.
• Configuring and troubleshooting DNS and DHCP servers
• Network design experiences
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Trace route.
• Configuring and monitoring Routers and Switches
• Documentation of network diagrams.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Implementation of Sub netting, VLSM to conserve IP addresses.
• Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Improved Spanning Tree Protocol efficiency by adding Port Fast
• Configuration and troubleshooting of OSPF, BGP.
• Configuration of Standard and Extended ACLs for Security.
• Configured, installed, & managed DHCP, DNS servers.
• Experience in configuration of Juniper M series and Juniper E series routers.
• Experience in using Checkpoint FW and configured site to site VPN access.
• Validate existing infrastructure and recommend new network designs.
• Provided technical support to development team.
• Technical assistance for LAN/WAN management.
• Planning, Maintaining and scheduling daily server backup and recovery procedures.
• Monitoring various servers status remotely through Network