SUMMARY:

• Senior IT Network Engineer/Architect, with over 15+ years experience in the internetworking industry and with high - level hands-on Architecture Design & Implementation with a track record of evaluating core business functions, issues and needs and developing projects from concept to completion.
• Self-starter who monitors industry trends and executes IT initiatives to maintain competitiveness.
• Technical Project Lead for 20 month Data Center project, developed RFPs managed selection and implementation of entire network and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Developed strategy and project plans for Fortune 500 companies to convert LANs to a Data/VoIP converged infrastructure.
• Team leader and motivator able to implement plans and procedures that increase productivity and decrease costs.
• Reduced long distance service contract from $12M to $7M, representing a 42% costs savings.
• Reduced maintenance costs 25% by consolidating global purchases to maximize discounts through Gold Level customer.
• Led network team on evaluation of Disaster Recovery Data Center facility to support fulltime data backup operations.
• Provided space assessment and evaluation on diverse carrier services availability.
• Performed network capacity planning for SONET OC-12 services, PBX support and LAN/WAN backbone integration.
• Created project plan and managed the execution for the relocation of POP and MDF facilities, supervised installation of WAN, LAN and Telecom services for secondary data center, improving space availability and lease costs.
• Creative thinker who demonstrates strong problem-solving ability, an entrepreneurial spirit and high-level management skills.
• Reduced MTBF statistics 40% and improved network capacity/performance by 100% by initiating complete infrastructure redesign of corporate R&D campus network.
• Plan, execute and manage all the activities of the new business development process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cisco Routers: 2500, 2600, 2691, 2821, 3600, 3725, 3745, 3550, 3760 3750, 3800, 3945, 7000, 7204VXR, 7206VXR, 7304, 7500, 7600, 7513, Cisco ESR 10000, GSR 12410, ASR-1002 and 9006.

Cisco Switches: 1900, 2900, 3500, 3750, 3900, 4000, 4500, 4506, 4509, 5500, 5509, 6500, 6509, 6513, Nexus 1000V, 5000,7010.

Cisco Blade Servers: UCS C210 M2

Cisco Voice Gateways/Gatekeepers: 2821, 3745, 3825, 3845, AS5300, AS5400

Avaya Gateways: G860 G650, S8730 S8300

Juniper Routers: M7i, M10, M20, M40, M320.

Routers and Switches: Riverstone (3000, 8000, 8600), 3COM, Extreme BlackDiamond, FORE, Foundry 4802.

Protocols: RIP, RIP v2, IGRP, EIGRP, SNA, OSPF, BGP, QoS, IPX/SPX, HSRP, MPLS, H.323, SS7, TCP/IP, SIP, SNMP, PPP, CHAP, VRRP, FTP, Telnet, SMTP, MGCP, NFS, NetBios, LDAP, DLSW+, NTP, DHCP, DNS, TFTP, BOOTP, MLPPP, HTTP, RTP, SCCP.

Load Balancers: Citrix Netscaler, Cisco ACE 4710, Cisco WAAS, Riverbed 1050, 1160 and 5050.

Network Tools/Management: SNMP, HP Openview, CiscoWorks, T-berds, Sniffers, Concord e-Health, Micromuse NetCool, Probes, SolarWinds, Whats UpGold, PRTG and Cisco RTMT (Real Time Monitoring Tool), Nagios, Mazu, Optnet.

Network Topologies: VoIP, ATM, SONET, Frame Relay, ISDN, T-1-T-3, Gigabit Ethernet, Metro-Ethernet, Token Ring, Broadband/Wireless, DSL, MPLS

Wireless: Cisco Aironet 12000 Series, Satellite, Foundry IronPoint 200, Cisco Prime NCS Wireless Appliance

Security Platforms: VPN, RADIUS, TACACS+, NAT, ACLs, Checkpoint FW-1, Cisco PIX 515, 525, Cisco ASA 5520 and 5585, RAS, IPSEC, Juniper Netscreen Firewall 204, 550 SG, Juniper ISG 1000, Juniper IDP 8200.

Network Operating Systems, Management Applications and Databases: VMWare, ESX, Linux, Solaris v8 & v9, Windows NT, 2000, 2003 and 2008

Videoconference: Polycom VSX4000, 7000, SONY PCS-1, Cisco Telepresence Server, Tandberg MCU solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuring and supporting a new major Health Care Voice and Data Datacenter network system for The State of California.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and supporting technologies such as MPLS, Nexus 2248, 5K, 7K Switches, Cisco ASA 5585 Firewalls and Cisco ASR 1002, 9006 Routers and Oracle Sun Infinity 10GE Switches.
• Configured and implemented EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and HSRP. Hardware and software recommendations, parts lists and Bill of Materials.
• Composed architecture/design documentation, project plans, network diagrams, and call flows for healthcare network.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure, including Cisco IDS/IPS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as: ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS/IPS.
• Designed, deployed, and supported Cisco Call Manager/Call Manager Express and Cisco Unity Standalone solutions. Deployed/Upgrade Cisco Call Manager 7x and 8.x Cisco Unity 5.x, 7x, Unity Connection 8.5 and Cisco UCCE 8.x.
• Installation & patching, maintenance and performance tuning of windows operating systems, and application servers.
• Helped build a new West Coast Disaster Recovery Data Center, including the roll out of a new server platform (Cisco UCS Blades) and a remote management model.
• Deployed virtualized CUCM on the Cisco UCS C260 M2, Cisco UCS C200M2 and Cisco UCS C210 M2 rack-mount servers and ran load on the CUCM instance.
• Deployed Unified Communications, VMware vSphere 5.0, 4.1, ESXi 5.0, 4.1, Data Center Virtualization, UC on Cisco UCS, Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) 8.6.2 and running Unified Communications Applications in a Virtualized Environment
• Responsible for configuring and implementing Riverbed 1050, 1160 and 5050 appliances and responsible for configuring and implementing Cisco 4710 ACE Load Balancers.
• Created cut sheets, Call Flows etc. Programmed Call Manager, Unity, and worked with Enterprise systems to configure routers. Programmed all Voice Gateways with Call Manager (MGCP’s/SRST). Including setup of all Media Resources. (DSP’s, transcoding, conferencing bridges, etc.).
• Deployed and install VoIP phones 7920, 7921, 7936, 7940, 7960, 7961, 99xx models.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer/Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuring and implementing technologies such as MPLS, VoIP, and Cisco CUCM v8..5.
• Responsible for configuring, implementing, and troubleshooting Nexus 1000, 4000 and 7000 switches.
• Responsibilities included technical leadership, architecture, design, project management oversight and deployment of the company integrated solution. The position is recognized as integral to both revenue generating operationally efficient functions of the company.
• Designed, deployed, and supported Cisco Call Manager/Call Manager Express and Cisco Unity (VM/UM)/Unity Express solutions. Deployed/Upgrade Cisco Call Manager 4.x, 6.x, 7x and 8.x Cisco Unity 5.x, 7x and Cisco IPCC Express 5.x.
• PBX integrations with T1 CAS, PRI, and QSIG.
• Created cut sheets, Call Flows etc. Programmed Call Manager, Unity, and worked with Enterprise systems to configure routers. Programmed all Voice Gateways with Call Manager (MGCP’s/SRST). Including setup of all Media Resources. (DSP’s, transcoding, conferencing bridges, etc.).
• Deployed and install VoIP phones (7920, 7921, 7936, 7940, 7960 and 7961) Unity Voice Mail. Worked with local Telco’s to bring up MPLS WAN circuits, PRI’s and POT’s lines to each site. Manage the day to day service of the Cisco VoIP clustered network. Install new phones, adds, moves and changes as requested.
• Responsible for network architecture design and system engineering support in the following areas: VoIP gateway router/services, routing implementations & configurations, IP subnets, SRST, QoS policies, network security implementations, Cisco ASA 5520 implementation and network management.
• Responsible for design, configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN environment for new core and access node in Confidential utilizing network hardware such as Cisco 2800 & 3800 series routers, Cisco 4506, and Cisco 6509 switches.
• Troubleshoot network with MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, and VoIP for various U.S. locations.
• Completed Oracle ZFS 7420 blade server installs, VMware installs, physical to virtual server conversion and SAN.
• Deployed virtualized CUCM on the Cisco UCS C260 M2, Cisco UCS C200M2 and Cisco UCS C210 M2 rack-mount servers and ran load on the CUCM instance.
• Deployed Unified Communications, VMware vSphere 5.0, 4.1, ESXi 5.0, 4.1, Data Center Virtualization, UC on Cisco UCS, Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) 8.6.2 and running Unified Communications Applications in a Virtualized Environment

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Completed Dell 360 blade server installs, VMware installs, physical to virtual server conversion and SAN.
• Deployed virtualized CUCM on the Cisco UCS C260 M2, Cisco UCS C200M2 and Cisco UCS C210 M2 rack-mount servers and ran load on the CUCM instance.
• Deployed Unified Communications, VMware vSphere 5.0, 4.1, ESXi 5.0, 4.1, Data Center Virtualization, UC on Cisco UCS, Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) 8.6.2 and running Unified Communications Applications in a Virtualized Environment
• Responsible for designing and implementing technologies such as MPLS, VoIP, Cisco IPT Telephony, and IP Contact Center.
• Responsible for budgeting, planning of IPT Voice project.
• Responsible for deployment, installation and implementation CUCM/Unity Unified Messaging/Meeting Place/WebEx Collaboration services.
• Responsibilities included technical leadership, architecture, design, project management oversight and deployment of the company integrated solution. The position is recognized as integral to both revenue generating operationally efficient functions of the company.
• Designed, deployed, and supported Cisco Call Manager/Call Manager Express and Cisco Unity (VM/UM)/Unity Express solutions. Deployed/Upgrade Cisco Call Manager 4.x, 6.x, 7x and 8.x Cisco Unity 5.x, 7x and Cisco IPCC Express 5.x.
• PBX integrations with T1 CAS, PRI, and QSIG.
• Created cut sheets, Call Flows etc. Programmed Call Manager, Unity, and worked with Enterprise systems to configure routers. Programmed all Voice Gateways with Call Manager (MGCP’s/SRST). Including setup of all Media Resources. (DSP’s, transcoding, conferencing bridges, etc.).
• Deployed and install VoIP phones (7920, 7921, 7936, 7940, 7960 and 7961) Unity Voice Mail. Worked with local Telco’s to bring up MPLS WAN circuits, PRI’s and POT’s lines to each site. Manage the day to day service of the Cisco VoIP clustered network. Install new phones, adds, moves and changes as requested.
• Responsible for network architecture design and system engineering support in the following areas: VoIP gateway router/services, routing implementations & configurations, IP subnets, SRST, QoS policies, network security implementations, Cisco ASA 5520 implementation and network management.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure, including Juniper IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS.
• Responsible for network traffic analysis, capacity planning, and monitoring and reporting network throughput via Solarwinds, PRTG and Cisco RTMT (Real-Time-Monitoring Tool). Implemented traffic measures such as NetFlow.
• Led project to design and deliver a global videoconference network spanning 22 Confidential to improve collaboration, reduce travel costs (15%) and provide secure effective alternatives to business travel. Configure and deployed Cisco, Polycom and Tandberg solutions.
• Responsible for design, configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN environment for new core and access node in Confidential utilizing network hardware such as Cisco 2800 & 3800 series routers, Cisco 4506, and Cisco 6509 switches.
• Responsible for engineering the design for the data and voice network with MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, and VoIP for various U.S. locations.
• Installation & patching, maintenance and performance tuning of windows operating systems, and application servers.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuration and deploying WAAS devices for all Confidential .

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer/Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for network architecture design and system engineering support in the following areas: VoIP gateway router/services, routing implementations & configurations, IP subnets, QoS policies, network security implementations, Cisco ASA 5520 implementation and network management.
• Responsible for design, configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN environment for new core and access node in Confidential utilizing network hardware such as Cisco 2800 & 3800 series routers, Cisco Nexus 7010 switches, Cisco 4506, 6509 & Cisco 6513 switches.
• Responsible for Cisco Call Manager cluster (version 6.1.4.2000 ) VoIP design, implementation, and configuration. Install, configure and manage Cisco Call Manager, and UNITY voicemail. Configure and maintain SRST, QoS (Layer 2 & Layer 3), voice routing protocols and voice gateways. Deployed Cisco IP 7920, 7921, 7936, 7940 and 7960 phones. Specialized in H.323 signaling, SIP, Codecs G.711, G.723, G.729 and RTP compression.
• Performed Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration, VTP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, UDLD, Uplinkfast, Backbone fast, BPDU guard.
• Responsible for engineering the design for the data and voice network with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP, and VoIP for various U.S. locations.
• Responsible for IPCC contact center deployment for 100+ agents. Worked with 3rd party partner to develop scripting for agent based users.
• Responsible for network traffic analysis, capacity planning, and monitoring and reporting network throughput via Solarwinds, PRTG and Cisco RTMT (Real-Time-Monitoring Tool). Implemented traffic measures such as NetFlow.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure based on DIACAP regulations, including Juniper IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS.
• Composed architecture/design documentation, project plans, network diagrams, and call flows for Triserv Voice and Data networks.
• Responsible and managed the installation of cabling, and Data Center. Project managed vendors and delivery of equipment to site.
• Led project to design and deliver a global videoconference network spanning 10 Confidential to improve collaboration, reduce travel costs (15%) and provide secure effective alternatives to business travel. Configure and deployed Cisco, Polycom and Tandberg solutions.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuration and deploying WAAS devices for all Confidential .
• Provided installation and configuration support for Avaya S8700 VoIP system to support calls in various Confidential .

Confidential

Sr. Network WAN Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for high level network planning, design, implementation and support to expand AT&T worldwide customers MPLS global voice and data capacity backbone communications network.
• Responsible for configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN infrastructure for new core and access MPLS node in U.S., Latin America and EMEA cities utilizing network hardware such as: Cisco ESR 10008, GSR 12410 routers, Cisco 7206 VXR, Cisco 7304, Cisco 2821 and Juniper M320 devices.
• Responsible for Cisco AVVID analysis and design. Install, configured and managed Cisco Call Manager, UNITY configuration and implementation.
• Configured and maintained SRST, QoS (Layer 2 and Layer 3), voice routing protocols and voice gateways.
• Responsible for pre/post-sales, and implementation of voice/data converged networks. Handling multiple simultaneous sales, design and installation projects.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure, including Juniper IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as: ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS.
• Managed across functional departments to ensure essential resource participation on key initiatives.
• Reported to and gave internal/external presentations to the VP and Director of various business units.
• Responsible for engineering the design for the data and voice network with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP, and VoIP for various U.S. locations.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuration and deploying WAAS devices for all Confidential .
• Provided installation and configuration support for Avaya S8700 VoIP system to support calls in various Confidential .

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer/Network Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for high level planning, design, architecture, configuration and implementation core Data and Voice Network infrastructure.
• Installed, configured Foundry, Cisco and Juniper LAN/WAN infrastructure.
• Responsible for network traffic analysis, capacity planning, and monitoring and reporting network throughput via Solarwinds, and PRTG. Implemented traffic measures such as Cisco NetFlow.
• Composed architecture/design documentation, project plans, network diagrams, and call flows for Confidential Voice and Data networks.
• Responsible for engineering the design for the data and voice network with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP, and VoIP for various U.S. locations.
• Managed a team consisting of both Telecommunications and Data Engineers.
• Responsible for network architecture design and system engineering support in the following areas: VoIP gateway router/services, routing implementations & configurations, IP subnets, QoS policies, network security implementations, Cisco ASA 5520 implementation and network management.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure, including Juniper IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as: ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS.
• Managed across functional departments to ensure essential resource participation on key initiatives.
• Reported to and gave internal/external presentations to the VP and Director of various business units.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuration and deploying WAAS devices for all Confidential .

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the migration of legacy VoIP TDM infrastructure to a Cisco VoIP solution. Migration includes Cisco 3745 and 3845 VoIP gateways, Cisco Call Manager version 4.x cluster with SRST (Survivable Remote Site Telephony), at branch locations.
• Performed LAN/WAN upgrade from flat network of daisy chained switches to hierchical switched network design utilizing redundant Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Installed, configured Cisco IP Communications planning and design for converged data and voice networks. Performed end-to-end systems engineering, planning, design, configuration, qualification and quotation of Cisco IP Communications enterprise solutions.
• Successfully responded to RFP, RFI, and RFQ of Cisco IP Communication, Cisco IP Telephony, and VoIP opportunities.
• Performed Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration, VTP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, UDLD, Uplinkfast, Backbone fast, BPDU guard.
• Configured, integrated and tested Cisco ESR 1000, Cisco GSR 12410 and Juniper M320 routers for MPLS RFC 2547 bis implementation for a major telecommunication company.
• Installed and maintained security infrastructure, including Juniper IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues. Implemented security measures such as: ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+ and IDS.
• Responsible for Cisco AVVID analysis and design. Install, configure and manage Cisco Call Manager and UNITY platforms.
• Designed and integrated fully redundant and secure load balancer server farm on several Cisco 4700R and Cisco 3550 Catalyst switches.
• Responsible for approval of test plans and verifications of technical designs and network infrastructures.
• Performed configuration and integration of Cisco 7200 VXR routers for remote access services and branch offices utilizing DS-3, OC-3, OC-12 lines provisioned to Cisco 7200 VXR for regional offices connectivity.
• Configured and implemented EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and HSRP. Hardware and software recommendations, parts lists and Bill of Materials.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for high level network planning, design, implementation and support to expand Confidential worldwide MPLS global voice and data capacity backbone communications network.
• Responsible for project, technical design and service description and technical handover of a Cisco based IPT solution for a Brazilian company French sites of Le Boruget and Villepinte ($1.8M USD) with 300 Cisco IP phones, VG boxes, PSTN gateway, CCM cluster and UNITY Voice Mail, integrating it to a MPLS/VoIP platform for all their 10 offices worldwide.
• Provided 24x7 Tier 3 technical supports of Confidential ’s worldwide data and voice network.
• Support included troubleshooting WAN outages and assist with configuration changes.
• Responsible for configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN infrastructure for new core and access MPLS node and EMEA cities utilizing network hardware such as: Cisco ESR 10008, GSR 12410 routers, Cisco 7206 VXR, Cisco 7304, Cisco 2821 and Juniper M320 devices.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided high level network design and implementation for the Confidential high speed voice and data capacity backbone communications network focused on rapidly moving information in a manner that supports commanders, staff, functional units and capabilities based formations.
• Responsible for implementing and supporting state of the art COTS/GOTS communications network that enables the exchange of voice, video and data throughout the tactical division.
• Supported commercial satellite technology to provide the beyond line of site capabilities and commercial internet networking technology to increase functionality and efficiency while reducing the size, weight and power.