HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ten years plus of working experience in datacom and telecom networks from system Networks to board level testing.
• Experienced in data networking protocols: Provisioned and configured IP/Optical, IP, LAN/WAN which consisted of TCP/IP, RIP, PPP, ARP, ICMP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, VRRP, VLAN, VPLS, MPLS.
• Five years as a team lead of NPI process experience in RF Electronic R&D prototype circuits, field trial, and mass production.
• Generated system test strategy, test plan / procedure, test cases and specifications.
• Highly motivated working in advanced technological environment with excellent communication, organizational skills and quick learner.

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS:

• Ericsson Virtualization EPC (vEPC) PoC and Cloud POD VirtualDataCenter with Ericsson Cloud Management, ECEE/CIC, and Mirantis OpenStack Controller Testing, installation, Floating IP connections, Top Of the Rack Switch vs BGW IP network configuration with External subnet assigned for vPE routing, Calculation in vCPU/RAM/Storage VMs hardware requirements, Virtual Traffic Generator - Dallas Simulation Tool and instantiated vSGW/vPGW and vMME with traffic flow End-To-End.
• Ericsson Packet Core 4G EPC - MME-SGSN MKVI, MKVIII, CPG/EPG(SGW/PGW), PCRF, CSFB, IMS, VOIP, ePDG, VoLTE, HSS, IPWorks/iDNS, UE, eNodeB and 2G/3G/4G Network End-2-End, NPI, ATP, IOT Integration, Validation, ITC and UE trace troubleshooting, and customer support remote/onsite system deployment, turn-up, debug and analysis -- serving customer included AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Carolina West Wireless, Ntelos, Sryinga Wireless, NetAmerica, Agri Valley LTE, GCI, T-Mobile with FOA and lab.
• Understand Network IP Protocols included L2/L3, IP/MPLS, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SCTP, L2TP, VPLS, VLAN, VRRP, IGMPv2/v3, Unicast, Multicast.
• Designed, Implemented, Provisioned, troubleshooting, integrated, validated on HLD, FOA and PoC lab for Data-Video-VOIP (IPTV) - SHO - VHO - CO - IPDSLAM, GPON - Provisioned (Scripts) for all ALU Router 7750, ESS Switch 7450, 7330, 7342, VDSL/VDSL2/VDSL bonding, VBRICK, ONT/OLT, and Juniper ISG-2000 with MPLS Network Technology based on HLD and MediaRoom Architecture Models - MTP, Model, A/V/D severs, AT&T U-Verse, RG/STB, UvClasses for SD-HD Channel BW Calculations, Branch/Backend/Mgmt Trusted Forests and knowledge of 3 Tiers Branch Servers from MediaRoom – Data Tier, Application Tier, and Interface/DMZ Tier.
• System End-to-End technical support to Confidential with different test groups of PSL, SIL, OSS/BSS, Alcatel SAM 5620, AMS 5526 for SMARTS, Intrusion/Destruction, eHealth, BIM, OMS, Netcool, and NetP with Hardware / Software testing, Alarm simulation.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential

Plano, Tx

Network Engineer

• Ericsson Cloud and Virtualization EPC – Setup vEPG, vMME, vHSS-FE, vDNS, and ECM, ECEE/CIC, Mirantis Openstack controller, created floating IP for external IP connection and admin IP for remote access, Configured IP network on TOR Extreme Switch and worked as a core team member in eSPOC/ENCC.
• Ericsson Virtualization EPC E2E and Cloud for ECM, ECEE, and Mirantis Openstack/Controller installation, validation, troubleshooting, and testing.
• Virtual EPG(SGW/PGW) with V-IP-Platform, ECEE/CIC, ECM, TOR, BGW, System Test - OJT training and End2End troubleshooting work as a team in R&D-PDU, Goteburg, Sweden.
• Performed OJT training in Cloud, Ericsson Cloud Management, POD, Openstack Controller, troubleshooting and virtual EPG system testing in R&D in Goteburg, Sweden.
• Ericsson Packet Core 4G LTE EPC network integration and end-2-end testing - UE, eNodeB, SGW, PGW, MME-SGSN, HSS, DNS/IPWorks, APNs, PDP context.
• FOA for Sprint, Verizon, ETC, GCI, ACS, Vermont Tel, MetroPCS and BAMA LTE 4G LTE and NPI from NRT/MOCN Lab Projects and CPG/EPG/MME-SGSN FOA and production deployment included Dallas-Forth-Worth, Houston, Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville and customer recognition.
• Performed MOP, CIQ Network Spreadsheet, Integration MOP, ATP.
• Performed troubleshooting in Cisco MSR router 9000 and Ericsson SE1200 Router on L2/L3 connectivity, OAM, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, neighbor traffic, routing tables.
• System Test detail for Evolved Packet Core Router - EPG vs SGW and PGW testing included SGW/PGW failover, S11 connectivity, S1 U, S1 MME, S5 (local)/S8 (roaming), OAM, Rf, sftp CDR, CDF failover, EBM events, backup/restore, NTP, UE attach/detach, DSCP QCI, ACR record, S1/X2 handover, Lawful Intercept, OSS alarm diameter peer lost, realm test, test gateway selection for DNS for combined gateways (SGW/PGW), CSFB, UE trace analysis, EPS via TEID tunnel, eNodeB data TEID tunnel, SGW data TEID tunnel, multiple APNs, PDP context, Uplink/Downlink traffic
• System Test for MME router control plane: IP L2, L3 connectivity, HSS, DNS, Diameter, S10, S1-MME, S4/S11, S6a, software level testing - License Feature, Node Properties, backup/restore, NTP, healthcheck, heartbeat alarms, Performance Monitor, S6a redundancy, hw/sw failover, GTP/GTPv2, S1-AP.
• LTE ATP Testing projects:
• Worked on miscellaneous ATP projects in 3G CDMA EVDO and 4G markets such as NetAmerica LTE, GCI LTE, nTelos LTE, Agri Valley LTE, Flat SE600, QoS Scripts,
• IP Aggregation System Support and Implementation Projects:
• Troubleshot and network integration to markets of Autin, Schertz, SanAntonio, Dallas, Ft Worth, Westland, Fallstone, Roswell, Norcross, Lenexa, Independence.
• Ericsson IPTV WaveRunner design implementation Project:
• Deployed for AT&T IPTV Global Content in Kansas.
• Supported and troubleshoot onsite all issues and turn-up successfully Ericsson WaveRunner nodes (7750 Routers) with real traffic flows.
• Engineering implementation and Field / Lab support for WaveRunner3 SHO project.
• Generated, configured, turned up, and deployed 7x50 for AT&T in Kansas (project)
• Ericsson IPTV Broadband GPON/EDA Projects:
• On-site service, support, configured AT&T / Ericsson FTTN/IPDSLAM/GPON EDA1200, ESN624P, AT&T gold standard MOPs, EMS server installation/upgrade.
• Brought up three FTTN/IPDSLAM nodes FIRST TIME EVER using the correct 7450 switch that met the AT&T requirements for end2end test progress With PTM Bonding and VDSL2 modems (June/2011)
• Working in PDU in San Jose: Successful simulated IGMP/Multicast traffic streams from Shenick IP Multicast simulator where it was a BREAK RHROUGH that I brought it to the I&V Solution Team in R&D - PDU in San Jose RECOGNIZED BY I&V Solution Team Manager.
• PDU Project: Assisted extensively to PDU what and how the QoS Pbits set up to the DSLAM where there was no documents to support PDU on QoS Pbits/Queuin when investigating the Downstrean QoS vs ICC issue.
• Provided good suggestion to Implementation team – Mark Atkinson to add in the portion of the Environmental alarm setup for customer -- Kentrox –
• Assisted Motorola in resolving the issue of the traffic testing where it had been stuck for 3 months plus without corrective action.
• Provided PDU extra assistance in setting up IOT testbed instruction and wrote testcases for them for execute in San Jose with my personal contribution (my own time)

Richardson, Tx

Network Engineer

• Supported Samsung customers with VOIP, SPNet, SIP Trunking, Media Gateway (MGC) Interface, IP phones, and Digital phones. (PBX, PSTN)
• Samsung VOIP and Data product configuration with router of: OfficeServ 500, 7030, 7100, 7200, 7400, and Gigi router/switch with POE.
• Understand standard based of H.323, G.711, G.729, G.726, RTP, UDP.
• Support firewall with port forwarding, NAT, VPN vs IPSec.
• VOIP data flow fundamentals: Setup - SIP invite - call processing - 100 trying - SIP Proxy/Location/Redirect servers - MGC - 180 ringing - Alerting - 200 ok - connect/ACK - 2-way voice path/RTP channel - Bye - Disconnect - Release - 200 ok - Release complete.
• Provided RFI/RFP to customer with Logical Network drawing, System capacity analysis, price Proposal, and risk analysis.
• Provided IT administration for company network.

Plano, Tx

IPTV Specialist 

• FOA and PoC Lab E2E setup for Data-Video-VOIP of IPTV - SHO VHO – CO – IPDSLAM – RG/STB network End-2-End designed, implemented, provisioned, troubleshot, QoS performance, VOIP testing with 2 Lines. – Provisioned ALU frontend Router 7750, Backend ESS Switch 7450, DMZ firewall Juniper ISG-2000, DSLAM 7342/7330/GBRICK with MPLS Network Technology and provided field engineer for the entire End-2-End network configuration and successfully turn-up in the fields.
• Prepared project proposal documents for customer, generated capacity planning, engineering spreadsheet, ATP, MOP, Logical HLD/Engineering Drawing, Engineering Guideline, Provisioning Scripts, and Test Plan.
• Mediaroom setup with MTP, Lab Model, A/V/D severs, UvClasses for SD-HD Channel BW Calculations, Branch/Backend/Mgmt Trusted Forests - Active Directory, Issuing CA, PXE servers via VPLS, ActivityLogDB,
• Performed in design, provisioned, troubleshot, QoS performance for IPTV and FOA for CenturyLink, Telmex, Chattanooga LUS, MTS-Allstream, Hawaiian Telcom, Telmex such as: Unicast, Multicast, QoS Dot1p in 7330/7342, GBRICK/VBRICK,7450, 7750, ISG2000, PPPoE, External Management VLAN changeable (ie. From 40 93 to 997 ).
• Detailed engineering in Logical design, configuration scripts, and support deployment and field issues.
• Performed a lot of Proof-of-concept for Tier 2 customers end to end network capability with IPTV platform
• Support customer training in Firewall (Telmex).
• Support CRs for network improvement for CenturyTel, Telmex, Hawaiian Telcom, MTSA, LUS and EPB.
• Performed and support Two years of OSS/BSS in AMS / SAM Intrusion /Destruction Tests, SMARTS, Netcool, NetP, Alarms / Network Testing, Server installation, upgrade software for ATT and End-to-End IPTV Testing.
• Handled IPTV platform in configuring FTTN 7330 / FTTU 7 340 / 73 42 DSLAM.
• Performed AMS server installation, upgrade software.
• Diagnostic field problem for AT&T/SBC included firewall issue, TCP wrapper.
• Creating and supporting AMS / 7330/7340/7342 Live and Simulation alarm test events for customers. Such as SMARTS, BIM, eHealth, NetP.
• Hardware and software testing on FTTN and FTTU.
• Using Octopus to testify the alarm codes and simulate different variety scenario of the failure on 7330, 7340, and 7342 GPON.
• Ad-hoc testing in a crunch time schedule with customers in FTTN and FTTU.
• Managed a limited crunch time testing on the AT&T H/W and S/W test events.
• Understand the IPTV flow from high level northbound down to the RG, included security gateway, DNS, Bootstrap, option 82, DHCP, 802.1x/EAP.
• ALU Business Integrated Communication Solution (BiCS) Call Server - VOICE STARTER virtualization VOIP/SIP training with Auto Callback on busy trunk group, connection and transfer COS, Multi-line sets, MLA, Call distribution, DECT, 4670 Web Client, SMS, Music on hold, Ring options, Pickup group, and hunting group.

Richardson, Texas

Network Support / Performance Engineer

• CDMA 2G/3G Packet Data Subsystem link capacity performance test in Data and Voice included test equipment setup. (Spirent IP Sniffer tool, Smartbits2000, Adtech AX4000, Mobile BTS Simulator, RF Simulation, C-Dragon)
• Supported Sprint / Verizon Customer in wireless network engineering - software database configuration, large scale IP routing profiles – Signaling and traffics (individual project from customers) for enhanced BSC and MTX switch to increase larger capacity with 1XRTT and 1X EV-DO systems
• Utilized the Spirent Software tool for automated test – Spirent Connect with AX4000 and Smartbit2000, to perform the layer 2/3 IP Routing link performance tests, and uplink and downlink traffic test, ( SONET OC-3, Fast Ethernet, Gige Ethernet).
• Configured System Network Layout of IP / ATM / SONET over the OAM LAN and 1XRTT LAN in order to fulfill the link performance test through the metro/macro networks. (two BSC as a HUB and two other BSC as expansion shelves to form a large capacity network with 100,0 00 to 300 ,000 calls availability which also included routers PP8600 and Baystack 470 switches.
• Data analysis and collection from scripts for Link Utilization, statistics, from the subsystem.
• Performed automated script tests on high speed data rates of the forward link and receive link with the AAL5 data packets.
• Software upgrade and system provisioning through the EMS tools of CEMS and BSSM.
• Using UNIX / EXCEED platform to capture all the log files while using network generator and analyzer of Smartbits2000, AX4000, C-Dragon for real traffic testing (Using remote timbuktu / telnet access / provisioning individual system unit)

Plano, Texas

R&D Electrical Design Engineer

• Successfully designed and developed a PWM DC/DC Converter, AC/DC power supply (telecom) and PCB Layout Design using Cadence / OrCAD V14.2 design tools.
• Characterized the RF components of Magjack, LAN transformer: Insertion loss, Return loss, CMRR, UL spec, Thermotron – Temp chamber testing.
• Designed THD circuit fixture and Longitudinal Balance circuit fixture.
• Organized SMT component and assembly training in R&D Engineering and MFG.
• Utilized spectrum/Network Analyzer, Precision Magnetics Analyzer (waynkerr), Micrometer, Dielectric tester, TDS scope,…

Irving, Texas

System Integration Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Full aspect in architecture and design of IP/ATM/SONET end2end for Fiber and Copper network systems with DSLAM aggregation, included PNNI, UNI-UNI network testing and all 3 network platforms of Macroni data products.
• Extensively Utilized the Adtech 4000, Smartbits 2000, ForeSwitch, and Cisco Router for system testing in IP/ATM Core Network, DSLAM, Backbone, Edge Ethernet Switch, IP routing protocol, VLAN/ Firewall, LAN/WAN (ATM Access), Firewall TestBed test network configuration and product development for scalability, interoperability, system stability, data thru-put, system fault recovery. (Performance, Conformance, QoS). --- Three Major Products of Marconi Broadband Access: Matrix, Fiber To The Loop and Copper.
• Network Element topologies include Point-to-point, and adapt SONET/SDH to interface requirements of DS1, DS3, LAN/WAN, SONET.
• Executed System Integration / Validation / Regression Tests in System Capacity, Interoperability, system bring-up / tear-down, CSA loop testing.
• Excellent to troubleshoot / debug, verify, and validate H/W and S/W system development and customer requirement applications.
• Supported field engineer in H/W and S/W upgrades and technical training.
• Provided documents of system test strategy, test plan/reports, and test cases based on Technical /Customer Product Requirement Specifications in order to meet all the specifications of Bellcore, ITU-T, OIF forum, ATM forum, ANSI, Telcordia.
• Heavily tested and defined the Broadband Access EMS / Agent functionality: NE Configuration Management, Fault monitoring and detection, alarm reporting, and Filtering overlaps with PM, H/W and S/W inventory, Database Backup and Restoration Performance management, NMS security/customer privacy included FTP security and DSP code downloadable to the processor via EMS / GUI,…
• System network Testing: ATM edge and backbone switching with Ethernet and OC-3, DS3 configuration, QoS in Packet data, voice, video testing.
• Using out-of-band management to bring up the system (IP interface).
• Provisioned and configured IP/Optical, IP/ATM, LAN/WAN which consisted of TCP/IP, DHCP, RIP, PPP, ARP, ICMP, OSPF, VoIP, MPLS, IMA, AAL5, PNNI, UNI-UNI, VLAN, PVC connections, FTP security test.