SUMMARY

• Successful career years in Information Technology, with a complete spectrum knowledge from packet switching, IP technologies combined with outstanding communicating, assimilating, and implementing skills, Exposure and hands on experience not limited to:
• Datacenter Design/Implementation,, VXLAN fabrics Infrastructure, IOS, IOS XR, Nexus
• LAN/SAN/WAN Architecture, Design, Implementation, Support, Cloud Network Virtualization, Rout/Switch, MPLS VPN, MP - BGP EVPN VXLAN, Cisco Routers/Catalyst switches, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP.
• Network Infrastructure Performance, Optimization, Cisco WAAS
• Security Design/Implementation, Firepower, ASA, Web Security Appliance, Stealthwatch
• Strategic Network Consulting, Pre-Sales Support for Datacenter, Enterprise and Service Provider Networks and respond to customer RFPs

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Series Routers: 890, 2800, 2900, 3600, 4300

Cisco Switches: 1900, 2900, 3500, 3700, 3600, 3800, 4500E, 4500X, 6500, 6880

Nexus Switches: 9000, 1000v, 3000, 5000, 6000, 7000

Security: Firepower, ASA, ISE, Stealth, Web Security Appliance, Stealthwatch

Wireless: LAN Controller 4402, 5508, 5520; Wireless APs 1131, 3502, 1200 etc

Protocols/Technology: VXLAN, VTEP, VNI, PIM, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP

Monitoring/Managing/Security: Cisco Prime - DCNM, APIC, Multi-Suite, Firepower Management Center (FMC) ISE, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Splunk Cisco ASA 5510/5520/5585 , IPS/IDS, Cisco Call Manager, F5 Load balancers, Virtual Appliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network Security Adviser

Confidential - Plano

Responsibilities:

• Experience with ASA and Firepower architecture, design, administration and configuration: Exposure and experience not limited to:
• Creating, support ACL, IPSEC VPN, context configuration/Troubleshooting on ASA’s
• Bluecoat Proxies content filtering, issues isolation,
• Wireshark to analyze packets and troubleshoot issues
• Successfully installed and configured Cisco’s Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Firepower Management Center (FMC)
• Discovered and deployed FTD Confidential remote sites with DHCP IP for management.
• Created, deployed, managed, monitored and pushed policies, devices objects, analysis/events to remote firewalls from FMC.
• Policies such as objects, urls, inspetions, logging, URL Filtering, SSL Policy, Malware and File Detection, Intrusion policy etc pushed from one device (FMC)
• Configure Platform Settings, VPN Setup etc provide timely and effective resolutions to support requests on internal & external Service Level (SLA)

Senior. Network Engineer

Confidential - Frisco TX

Responsibilities:

• Manual set up, configuration of underlay and overlay for MP-BGP EVPN VXLAN deployment
• Enable VXLAN features and configure a VLAN/VNI/Multicast Group for BUM traffic configure and establish iBGP between the spine and leaf switches configure the new BGP EVPN address family on all leafs and spines to distribute internal host / external routes and reachability
• Verify the dynamic tunnel established between VTEPs and node mac/IP host route are updated via BGP EVPN control plane
• Automate all the above deployment with APIC ACI
• Deployed ACI fabrics on Nexus 9000 switches leaf and spine nodes with one APIC cluster domain in each fabric
• Using policy manager to manage the different fabrics and to define inter-site policies. knowledge and hands-on creation of New Users and Sites Infrastructure
• Build ACI Fabric (Create Tenants, contracts and filters,
• Deploy 3 tier application(Tanants,VRFs, bridge domain and associate EndPoint Group profiles
• ACI Multi-Site Use Cases- and allow communication across sites (Intra-Tenant and Intra-VRF)
• PRIME DCNM (Cisco Data Center Network Manager) for one site: in
• Configuration for multi-tenant automation in EVPN VXLAN for single site get a detailed, customizable Operations visibility and control of the network
• See and discover detailed elements on the fabric, VNI (status, VTEP, multicast group address, and mapped VLANs) sourced from discovered and real-time data using the search feature, made effective use of policy micro templates for interface operations, history tracking for auditing, vlan editing etc
• Used the Endpoint locator feature to track activities of a every endpoint device or specifics in real-time tracking thus providing good insight aids in troubleshooting and optimizing the network.
• Hardware refresh and software upgrades of selected device in Data center and remote site
• Ordered new and upgraded MPLS and Internet Circuits. Worked with ISPS to turn up new sites, test and validate connectivity
• Implementation and Migrations from legacy cisco 3700k core switches to 7K with MPLS DMVPN Deployment.
• Created, updated worksheet and network diagram for good topology reference
• Provided worksheet/diagram and worked smart hands install, power, cabinet/rack equipment in the data centers
• Analyzed Pre/Post testing, to ensure migrations were seamless to end users.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, deployment and support for Presidio’s managed services
• Review and resolved various platform assigned tickets (Data, voice, wireless, security )
• Work with vendors/ISP to isolate and resolve BGP issues such: Neighbor relationship, Route advertisement, Routes missing from the table, Address summarization etc.
• Provided life cycle management for all network equipment; including Cisco and Juniper Routers and switches, Wireless controllers and associated wireless access points.
• Analyze real-time network syslog alerts and automation alarms and ensured they were properly reacted to and elevated to appropriate business customers, other network support groups, and outside vendors.

.IP Backhaul Engineer

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, deployment and support of customized ATT backhaul LTE/UMTS new build infrastructure.
• Worked closely with customers to ensure that all reported outages were investigated and routed to appropriate escalation groups when necessary

Network Support Engineer

Confidential, Austin TX

Responsibilities:

• Basic Connectivity Issues, Radio Power Optimization
• Radio Interference (intermittent connectivity due to no site survey)
• IP Address Assignment, AP flash completely erased,
• Booting issues due to corrupt firmware on the AP
• AP overlapping Channels on WLAN
• Resolve authentication issues after upgrade Cisco IOS on an AP from a previous version
• Configure the Access Point
• Familiar with Aironet Client Utility (ACU) site survey tool and survey and results (Channel selections, Data rates, Antenna selection) to ensure accurate location, mounting and network connections and cable installations

Deployment Engineer

Confidential, Frisco, TX

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and collapsed distribution switches and core routers to effectively prepare retail stores for future technology deployment.
• Worked with site tech to ensure cross-connects was done successfully.
• Verified, validated connectivity and updated work orders on generic (hummer) ticketing system.

Data Center Lab Engineer

Confidential, Southlake, TX

Responsibilities:

• Deployment various services MPLS LTE infrastructure for testing before it goes live on production network:
• Isolated Ethernet Backhaul issues, comprising of the IMS core, RAN, WSN, EDN, WVN networks Modifying configurations.
• BGP MD5 password authentication on ISP POP Cisco GSR routers that peered with customer’s EBGP neighbor routers.
• Audited/collapsed 6509, Migrated to 7K Nexus, maintaining redundancy. Isolated and resolving issues related to HSRP, STP PVLAN, EtherChannel, Trunking, VTP, etc.

Configuration Engineer

Confidential, Irving, TX

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing LAN and WAN designs to meet the strategic objectives of BT's ISP business customers.
• Received escalations and troubleshoot network connectivity issues until resolution.
• Provided network support, design and implementation of LAN, MAN, WAN, MPLS VPN, Metro Ethernet, QoS, VoIP, spanning tree, VRF, ether-channels, routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Assisted sales executives by making technical presentations, answering technical questions and managing customer relations through email and phone.
• Called out WAN circuits for testing and work with Local Exchange Carriers and transport carriers to troubleshoot circuits, transport protocols, network outages and network throughput problems.
• Designed, configured, and deployed complete site equipment suites as needed in response to growing business needs in a multi-VRF environment, with BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF routing, and VSS or Chassis/stacked L3 Core switches as required by the customer.
• .Provide Datacenter LAN/WAN Enterprise and Network Engineering services, IP routing strategies (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), converged network infrastructure, network virtualization, spanning-tree, network security and WAN integration (VRF, VDC, MPLS, IPVPN).
• Analyzed Pre/Post testing, in conjunction with User Acceptance Testing to ensure migrations were seamless to end users.

Technical Sales Support

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Designed, configured, and deployed complete site equipment suites as needed in response to growing business needs in a multi-VRF environment, with routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF) per customer requirement
• Provide technical advice to the sales team to resolve product or service requests regarding engineering, technical issues.
• Responsibilities include, developing complex network designs to meet business goals, network changes, project technical lead, problem resolution and research solutions.