TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS XE XR NX Juniper, Junos, Jweb, Palo Alto’s Pan-Os,Vmware, Vsphere Hypervisors, Workstation, ESI,MS Windows,2000,2003,2008,2012,XP,7,8,10 MS Office 2013,365,SharePoint,Visio Linux Red hat, Centos, Kali, Oracle, Perl, Python, Php, Github, Jira, Jinja, Ansible, Salt, Chef,Puppet, Confluence, Solar winds, Nmap, Wire Shark CDN SDN Networking

Protocols: RSVP STP MSTP VLAN RIPv1,IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, MBGPv4, IBGP, IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, SAP, TCP/IP, MLPS, VLAN, 802.11ad,8011ac,HSRP, IRDP, NAT,VRRP,PIMM, SNMP. NETFLOW,OPENSTACK, CONTRAIL Networks OC3 0C48 OC192 OC276 Ethernet, Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, ATM, T1, T3 E1, Sync, and A sync Communications Data, Data Kit, 802.3, and 802.11ad 10gig 40gig 100gig 1000gig

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, California

Tier 4 Security Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented a solution that uses the Palo Alto Networks security platform to meet the business requirements. Evaluated high availability (HA) designs and configurations in various deployments for decommission of cisco ASA and transition to Pal alto.
• Created and Performed EDGE conversions of EBGP from XO and Limelight ISPs to Level 3 and Cogent circuits for three datacenters.
• Provided all consulting for conversions of Cisco IOS XR and IOS NX to junipers OS for edge and access routing and Switching.
• Performed all conversions of Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX, and SA to Palo Alto security Platforms.
• Manifested and scripted all Change management and provisioning for the new routing and security domains. Identified and corrected all methods of authorization, authentication, and device administration for all cisco, juniper and Palo Alto devices. Created a system and traffic monitoring dashboard for handling issues using the Palo Alto Networks platform’s Web UI and CLI tools.
• Scaled juniper’s networking platforms for all IBGP, EBGP, OSPF routing policies standard and extended routing.
• Performed L2 MSTP and RSTP Issue reporting and monitoring for All Access switches. Utilized Linux and Windows servers for AAA and directory services

Environment: s: Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP,7, 8, 2003 2008 2012 Microsoft Office 2013 Visio 2013, Solarwinds, Ninja, Jinja, JIRA, Confluence, Apple OSX, Ubuntu, Red hat, Aruba Wireless Aps CISCO IOS XR IOS NX, Juniper JUNOS,JUNOS Space JUNOS sphere,, Almanac Quanta L88 Commodity Routers, Euclid, Atlantis CAtlantis, Perl, Python, Github,Ansible, Palo Alto’s PAN - OS, MPLS LDP LSP LPSTP RSVP MSTP RSTP RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS,MBGPv4, IBGP,VRRP, IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, RIP,OSPF, SAP, TCP/IP, PIMM,802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11Ad HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP. 802.11 HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP DNS networks 10Gig 40Gig 100Gig

Confidential, Seattle, Washington

Tier 4 Aggregate Network Deployment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Process For Provisioning Change Management Validations to meet expanding Global Customer Foot Prints into AWS BFC 5 generation global Cloud
• Design and Implemented Process for Change Management Conversion's from Euclid 1.0 Design to Euclid 1.5 to Euclid 2.0.
• Provided Network Performance Management solutions to provide end-to-end visibility and analytics to deliver actionable Management information to resolve performance problems on all Euclid conversions.
• Created and modified DNS traffic and Traffic shifting process across multiple client domains. Utilized AWS proprietary Provisioning Process's to speed up initial implementation of AWS commodity networking Practices across Multiple Client Datacenters. Centrally configured, monitored, upgraded, and reported on Catlantis, Atlantis and IN script LAN WAN deployments Across AWS Managed Hosted Data Centers. Design and Implemented 40000 LAN Network Agg deployment Processes Over seven Regions for Production Network Capacity Demands and Scaling for future demand on the AWS global network.
• Scaled AWS production network with Network AGG deployment process’s with Security Protocols that meet all public and Private ISO 27001 and NIST sp800 requirements for global security certification.
• Performed disaster recovery Design and implementations for 7 datacenters for ITIL certification.
• Designed a Palo Alto Networks packet flow architecture to determine the results of a policy evaluation to establish new security guidelines and procedures.
• Identified the proper use of public key infrastructure components on Palo Alto security platform.
• Migrated Algosec FireFlo firewalls to Palo Alto security Platform.

Environment: s: Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP,7, 8, 2003 2008 2012 Microsoft Office 2013 Visio 2013, Ninja, Jinja, JIRA, Confluence, Apple OSX, Ubuntu, Red hat, CISCO IOS XR IOS NX, Juniper JUNOS,JUNOS Space JUNOS sphere,, Almanac Quanta L88 Commodity Routers, Euclid, Atlantis CAtlantis, Perl, Python, Github,Ansible, Palo Alto’s PAN-OS, MPLS LDP LSP LPSTP RSVP MSTP RSTP RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS,BGPv4, VRRP, IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, RIP,OSPF, SAP, TCP/IP, PIMM,802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11Ad HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP. 802.11 HSRP, IRDP, NAT,SNMP DNS Networks 10Gig 40Gig 100Gig

Confidential, Alpharetta, Georgia

Tier 3 CDN Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Cisco WAVE 7541 WAAS to extend WAN optimization across Enterprise Clients Branches, Data Centers and Global Clouds.
• Design and Implemented F5 Big-ip Domain for Fortune 1000 Clients with Multiple oc48 Links.
• Provided Riverbed Steelhead Network Performance Management solutions to provide end-to-end visibility and analytics to deliver actionable Management information to resolve performance problems.
• Created and modified load balancing pools In F5 big-ip load balancer's across multiple client domains., Utilized Cisco Prime Unified Provisioning Manager to speed up initial implementation of Cisco Unified Communications across Multiple Client Datacenters. Design and Implemented 100000 LAN Network Agg deployment Processes Over seven Regions for Production Network Capacity Demands for Cisco and Juniper vendor BOMs and commodity network BOM. Performed Network analysis on LAN and WAN deployments for Capacity and SLA agreements. . Centrally configured, monitored, upgraded, and reported on Riverbed Steelhead deployments Across Managed Hosted Data Centers.
• Performed IOS/IOS-XR software upgrades on Confidential &T's edge production Cisco ASR 9000 series routers and Juniper MX series routers and switches as well as Cisco CSR series routers and switches
• Supported EMC Celera unified storage network system with advanced failover and fully automated storage tiers to multiprotocol elements of Confidential &T enterprise SAN environments.
• Performed IOS/IOS-XR/JUNOS software upgrades on Confidential &T's edge production Juniper routers and switches as well as Cisco GSR series routers and switches.
• Performed root cause analysis support and advanced calls for all BGP and IP6 roll-out issues as well as whiteboards for performance teams on Juniper M320, T640, MX960, and MX480 routers, switches, and load balancers.
• Maintained multiple EMC CX/NS, HP EVA, and Dell Equal Logic storage networks for Confidential &T business units via network-attached storage (NAS),iSCSI,and fiber channel storage area network into fiber switches on 7 OCX48s.
• Performed Oracle 10g Release 2 and SQL database administration on Confidential &T business enterprise network.
• Pooled NETAPP FSERIES storage devices from multiple Confidential &T network storage areas into a single storage network that is managed from a central console for storage virtualization.
• Designed and implemented a Dell Equal Logic SAN on Confidential &T backbone and managed end-to-end virtualization across server, network, and storage segments within enterprise network.
• Deployed and maintained VMware Site Recovery Manager for all virtual lab environments and production storage environments to include all enterprise business units of Confidential &T.
• Installed and deployed HP-UX, VMware, and Windows Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems across Confidential &T's global enterprise network to meet the demand of network virtualization expansion and to provide administration to smaller Fortune 1000 clients.
• Supported all storage network arrays to include the management of software configuration for global network virtualization in an Confidential &T enterprise environment.
• Designed a process needed to update all Palo Alto Networks systems to the latest version of its code or content for Confidential @T Managed Hosting services
• Provided network engineering architectural support for a large consulting organization performing LAN/WAN/security.
• Researched new technologies and developed new ideas in the application development of networking services to include IDS and DNS record extraction for major international financial companies.
• Responsible for the configuration, installation, and deployment of all LAN/WAN utilizing network hardware such as Cisco routers, Cisco switches, firewalls, Citrix Netscaler load balancers.
• Researched, diagrammed, installed, and operated Cisco routers, switches, bridges, hubs, modems, terminal adapters, consoles, and TFTP servers of major service providers for global client connectivity and application development of major network security policies.
• Managed, designed, secured, and troubleshot TCP/IP based internetworks including Juniper firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers.
• Regularly worked with VPN technologies such as IPSEC as well as MPLS.
• Gained hands-on experience working with Ixia and Spirent tools.
• Identified how configuration management operations on Palo Alto Security platforms are used to ensure operational integrity.
• Designed and Maintained Check Point 13000 Appliances from the ground up for all high Availability data center cyber-security performance infrastructures for USA.

Environment: s: Operating Systems: MS Windows,2003,2008, 7, XP, Linux Red hat, UNIX and DOS Keynote, Gomez MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Access, MS Project MS SharePoint ; Fluke Network suites,Visio2000-2003 Solar winds, Python, Perl, Php, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, VMWARE vsphere, Checkpoint Firewalls, Cisco operating systems Cat IOS IOS XR IOS XE IOS NX Cisco Prime APs, Cisco Routers ASR,GSR,CSR, Switches7K 9K catalyst 6500 Juniper operating systems JUNOS,JUNOS Space, JUNOS Sphere JWEB, Juniper Routers MX PTX QX Switches EX QFX Load Balancers: Foundry,F5,Riverbed, Silver peak Protocols: MPLS LDP LSP LPSTP RSVP MSTP RSTP RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS,BGPv4, VRRP, IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, RIP,OSPF, SAP, TCP/IP, PIMM, 802.11 a, 802.11 b and 802.11ad standards HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP. 802.11 a, 802.11 b and 802.11 g standards HSRP, IRDP, NAT, and SNMP Networks: 10gig 40gig 100gig Ethernet, OC192,OC276, Fast Ethernet, ATM, T1, E1, Sync, and A sync Communications Data, Data Kit, 802.3, and 802.11.

Confidential, Jackson, Mississippi

Research Development Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Researched and provided networking technology solutions to clients for major migration of Windows 2000 to Windows 2003.
• Researched and provided network engineering architectural support for a large consulting organization performing LAN/WAN/security.
• Managed, designed, secured, and troubleshot TCP/IP based internetworks including Cisco firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers.
• Researched, identified, and initiated improvements in group policies and company's network procedures.
• Researched and deployed Cisco Works in multi-tiered environments for innovative application monitoring, device control, and protocol management.
• Primary contact for all load balancing design, implementation, and support including equipment from Foundry and Cisco.
• Researched new technologies and developed new ideas in the application development of networking services to include IDS and DNS record extraction for major international financial companies.
• Responsible for the configuration, installation and deployment of all LAN/WAN utilizing network hardware such as Cisco routers, Cisco switches, firewalls, Citrix Netscaler, and load balancers.
• Researched and performed calculations to get the rates from major companies by using network performance monitoring tools and web based services with multiple scripting technologies.
• Managed problem escalations, performance tuning, capacity planning, packet decodes, and protocol analysis.
• Provided IPCC express implementation and advanced contact center solutions with automatic call distribution (ACD), interactive voice response (IVR), and computer telephony integration (CTI) offering a comprehensive set of queuing and contact routing options as well as complete CTI functionality.
• Deployed the Cisco Call Manager for inherent reporting capabilities to aid in overall management.
• Researched and Implemented complex Tivoli infrastructure for a unified management platform for problems of both distributed systems and network management.
• Researched, developed, installed, and configured Vertis Backup SAN Point Control.
• Researched, installed, and configured Cisco routers and switches, specifically Cisco 7500 and 3700 series routers and Cisco 6500, 4000, and 3500 series switches with multiple interfaces for corporate and government environments.
• Researched, diagrammed, installed, and operated Cisco routers, switches, bridges, hubs, modems, terminal adapters, console, and TFTP servers of major service providers for global client connectivity and application development of major network security policies.
• Researched and implemented Cisco Pix network firewall solutions packages and 'honey-pot' security trap solutions to identify IDS exploits and attempts into network VPN zone.
• Researched and implemented backup solutions using Verities Backup Exec for all network servers to identify network polices and future disaster recovery plans.
• Researched and provided administration of Linux Red Hat, Apache, Tomcat, and clustered environments with over 200 servers and 20 separate networks.
• Researched input data for purchasing decisions for PC and server configurations.
• Provided 2nd and 3rd tier network support and interacted with companies to provide proprietary solutions to major IDS applications.
• Provided overall technical support for all printers including updating drivers, connectivity to network printers, and general upkeep and maintenance to develop better system security.
• Researched Global created user and computer accounts as needed to provide major security exploits and to develop innovative security polices modeled from leading InfoSec and ISSA.
• Regularly worked with VPN technologies such as IPSEC as well as MPLS.
• Gained hands-on experience working with Ixia and Spirent tools.
• Performed Security audits on Checkpoint Firewall domains for hardening of the Intelligence based client datacenters.

Environment: s: Operating Systems: MS Windows, NT, 2000, 2003 XP, Linux, UNIX and DOS. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Access, MS Project; Fluke Network suites,CheckPoint firewalls, Visio2000-2003 Perl, Python Cisco Works Cat IOS Cisco Aironet APs, Routers, Switches, Load Balancers: Foundry, Cisco, Draytek products, 802.11 a, 802.11 b and 802.11 g standards HSRP, IRDP, NAT, and SNMP Protocols: RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGPv4, IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, RIP,SAP, TCP/IP, MLPS, 802.11 a, 802.11 b and 802.11 g standards HSRP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP. Networks: 1gig 10gig OC3 OC48 OC192 DS3 DS1 Ethernet, Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, ATM, T1, E1, Sync, and A sync Communications Data, Data Kit, 802.3, and 802.11.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Research Development Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Researched new technologies and developed new ideas in application development.
• Used the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to communicate between applications.
• Researched and provided analyst estimates, research reports, and tools to investment decision makers throughout the company for expanding global market.
• Researched, diagrammed, and operated Cisco routers, switches, bridges, hubs, modems, terminal adapters, consoles, and TFTP servers on global customer networks.
• Developed applications with manufacturing software packages.
• Maintained wireless computer network and developed wired solution to improve security.
• Responsible for managing, designing, securing, and troubleshooting TCP/IP based internetworks including Cisco firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers.
• Responsible for all database updates and data storage on global network to improve worker and client network access and to develop working global group policy for appropriate administration access.
• Researched a working global business plan within company to foster good communication and provide innovative reporting on the project SDLC.
• Researched provided support for all printers including updating drivers, connectivity to network printers, and general upkeep and maintenance procedures to include past company polices and former user rights to network resources and company's backup policies.
• Researched global administration of Active Directory and network services including DNS, WINS, and DHCP. FTP IIS 6.0 to provide future web development.
• Researched Physical Asset Tracking Generation of data for operating results (profit/loss).
• Researched Financial Department's Network Resources and Manufacturing Network resources to provide reports and contact person between the Finance and Manufacturing Departments.
• Implemented global exchange 2000 public and private email system to provide routed connectors and DNS database usage of active directory.

Environment: Operating Systems: MS Windows 2000 Pro 2000 Advance Server, Linux, UNIX and DOS, MS Word, Excel, Power point, Access, Project Peachtree Accounting, SQL, PHP, PERL.Cisco Works: Tools Intel Telecom Host Media Processing, CTI test suite, Modem Management tools, VISIO, Spectrum Enterprise Manager, Spectrum Element Manager, NNM, SNA, Network Associates Sniffers, Network Associates Report Writer, Fluke Console and Remote Console, Fluke Protocol Analyzer, Protocols: IPX, IP, SPX,RIP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, SAP, TCP/IP, MPLS, VOIP, SYSLOG, NTP,DHCP,CDP, DNS, HTTP, TFTP and FTP Networks: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ATM, T1,T3 E1, ADSL.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for all printers including updating drivers, connectivity to network printers, and general upkeep and maintenance.
• Researched Access, Distribution, and Core Layer Technologies to calculate corporate IT budgets.
• Researched support polices on VPNS from small/home and remote/branch offices to central site implementations.
• Researched Managed Ghost images for machine image creation and deployment.
• Provided a timely troubleshooting and cost effective trouble ticketing system for major failures.
• Performed Checkpoint firewall software and hardware upgrades as needed.
• Responsible for all research, redesign/roll-out, consulting, and follow up support to maximize provided networking technology solutions to clients for major migration of Windows NT to Windows 2000.
• Researched all implemented communication devices including Adtran DSUs, Cabletron Switches, MAUs and Cause.
• Researched standards for different server/client solutions (IIS, DNS, FTP, Remote Access, Mail server, Fileserver under Linux and Windows).
• Researched innovative Implementation of ITIL standards (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) for corporate and government networking environments.
• Researched infrastructure of advanced networking concepts such as DMZs, NAT, load balancing, and clustering.
• Researched Cisco AS5300 and Cisco3640 routers and VOIP implementation with several gateways installed for major call management and outsourced it services.
• Completed Intranet design and Web portal (HTML, PHP, Perl and Jscript) management documentation and scripting research for web services.
• Researched global User Access Management and Administration (Active Directory) for application development and monitoring of high security resources.

Environment: s: Operating Systems: Windows 2000/NT, 9x, 3.xx, MS-DOS, Windows2000Server, AS400, and Various Unix based OSES Tools: MS Word, Excel, Power point, Access Protocols: IPX, IP, SPX, X.25, ISDN, RIP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, TCP/IP, Networks: Ethernet, Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, ATM, T1, E1, Sync, DS3.