OBJECTIVE: Seeking a Sr. Network Engineering position in Herndon, Reston, Ahburn, and Chantilly ONLY.

SUMMARY: Extensive hands-on experi ence in designing, installing, troubleshooting, and managing multi-media voice, video and data networks. Strong areas of expertise encompass IP Telephony and Unified Communications, VMware, IPSec, Intrusion Detection Systems and Firewalls, including Juniper Firewalls, and Cisco ASA. Thorough knowledge of VoIP, H.323, MGCP, and SIP. OSPF, BGP, and other routing protocols. Design and install complex and secure multi-media Data Center infrastructures over MPLS, T1, Fiber Optics, and ISDN. Utilize routers and switches as well as Network Management Systems such as SolarWinds to monitor and manage efficient and scalable networks. Upgrade old data centers to the new paradigm of FlexPod,i.e.,Virtualization, UCS, NetApp, Load Balancers, and Fabric Extenders. I also specialize in video conferencing and web casting.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Voice/Video and data Engineer

• Design and build secure test beds for server consolidation in a virtualized environment, utilizing Cisco UCS and load balancers.
• Provide engineering support to Infrastructure and Security services.
• Develop secure solutions for IP and ISDN audio/video conferencing based on Cisco/Tandberg TMS, Telepresence, and PolyCom equipment.
• Presenting engineering plans to Change Control Boards for approval.
• Build test beds on Cisco Nexus VDCs for data and multi-media applications.
• Designed and installed Cisco Unified Communications consisting of voice, messaging, Tandberg video integrated with Cisco CUCM, MeetingPlace, Presence, Emergency Responder, Unity Connection, and UCCX
• Design Data Center Upgrades based on Cisco UCS B-Series, Cisco Nexus Switches, ASR Routers, VMWare, Fibre Channel, and NetApp products
• Design and Install Web Multi-Casting applications, e.g. VBrick.
• Develop migration plan to upgrade the VoIP infrastructure and applications to UC 9.x and Cisco UCS in a virtualized environment

Confidential

sr. principal Engineer

• Design and build Unified Communications systems in a virtualized environment, utilizing Cisco UCS and UC 8.x Applications
• Design and implement video conferencing systems
• Design Data Center Upgrades based on Cisco UCS B-Series, VMWare, Fibre Channel, F5 load balancers, and NetApp products
• Develop migration plan to upgrade the VoIP infrastructure and applications to UC 8.x and Cisco UCS in a virtualized environment
• Provide technical and presentation consultation to proposal and market development teams supporting multi-million dollar contracts

Confidential

Sr. VoIP and data consultant

• Using Cisco Communications Manager, Unity Connection, IP Communicator, Cisco and vIPer phones, IPSec, VPN technology, and other IP telephony applications and appliances, designed and deployed an IP Telephony system for the Secretary's travel team to use for secure, inexpensive communications around the world.
• Redesign the two-layer, single VLAN network of the Secretary's office into a three-layer multi-VLAN infrastructure utilizing OSPF dynamic routing.
• Designed a load balanced and firewall protected distribution layer for a virtualized environment using Catalyst 6500 switches and their service modules for DOJ

• Redesign, Optimize, and Maintain a Multi-location OSPF-based wide area network for the Executive Office of the President
• Work with system/application owners, developers, and other appropriate staff to perform and document data/system/application and data categorization using NIST SP 800-xx and to conduct security and vulnerability assessment

Confidential

SR. CONSULTANT

• CheckPoint Firewalls, WebRoot anti-spam, IronPort
• Responsible for the security of network infrastructure and application systems. Network Access Control NAC design and deployment
• Cisco routers and switches, Routing Structures, Routing Protocols, Traffic Engineering, IDS / IPS Firewalls
• MPLS, QoS, Encryption, Multicasting,
• Security Audit, Vulnerability scanning, and Penetration testing
• Using BackTrack and Nessus for scanning and risk mitigation

Confidential

Sr. IP Architect

• Tier III support for Managed Data Services, including support and troubleshooting of large multi-national MPLS networks
• Design and implement QoS and the Packet Data elements of Nextel's Lab
• Evaluate SIP as a signaling protocol for VoIP
• Certified infrastructure as compliant with vendors' jitter budget, packet loss, and delay.
• Project lead for the Network Readiness testing of various system releases, including Nextel's nation-wide Push-to-Talk service, and Content Switching/load balancing for Mobile Internet connectivity. Developed Test Strategy and wrote test cases
• Developed pass or fail criteria for a battery of tests
• Used traffic generators such as SmartBits to emulate various classes of traffic
• Design a comprehensive Network Security Solution for the Nextel's LAB
• Design and build test beds for Nextel's new service offerings such as QoS for VoIP, E911, and Location Services.

Confidential

Network Architect

• Played key role in designing, staging, and implementing a 250-node Cisco-based TCP/IP WAN for LA County. This project included the integration and redistribution of multiple routing protocols, policy routing, extended access lists, Firewalls, and NATs
• Designed, implemented, and maintained WANs and LANs for law enforcement agencies and dispatch centers across the country
• Designed and developed a 25-node IP Telephony trial run for Fannie Mae Utilizing Call Manager
• Supported marketing personnel in their pre-sales efforts
• Designed and developed an IP/TV multicasting architecture for Fannie Mae
• Provided WAN, VoIP, Toll-bypass, and Gateway, GateKeeper, and other Cisco related consulting, design, and implementation support to Telenova, a Brazilian ASP, with offices across the United States and Latin America.