SUMMARY:

Performance - driven, solutions-oriented and CCNA, CCNP Certified Network Infrastructure / Project Manager with recently being accredit with PMP certification from PMINJ and with 10+ years of experience in Telecommunication, offering extensive knowledge with CISCO Routers - C 800/1800/ 1900/2800/2900/3900/4 K/ASR- 1000/1001/1002/1001 X/1002X, CISCO Switches - 2900/3500/3600/3700/3800/4500 , problem resolution based on a highly technical acumen. Seeking to leverage analytical strengths to obtain a position of increasing responsibility and challenges. Versatile telecom network domain experience. Effectively contributes to cross-functional teams but also works well independently. Adept Confidential improving lab space planning, design and resource utilization. Demonstrate additional strengths to include critical thinking, time management and quality control for the benefit of established organizational objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

PMP (Project Management Professional) | CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) | CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)|Cisco Routing | Switching | VLAN Trunking| Routing Protocols | BGP | NAT/PAT | Access Lists | DHCP | Ether-Channel| VTP - VLAN Trunking Protocol| STP - Spanning Tree Protocol| RSTP - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol| VoIP - IPFlexreach/IPTollFree | CUCM/Cube Configuration| Juniper uCPE - NFX250-LS1/S1/S2| Cisco Switches - 2900,3500,3600,3700,3800 Cisco Routers - 1900/2800/2900/3900/4 K/ASR 1000/1001/1001 X/1002/1002X | LTE Modems | Rack Planning/Footprint Design| Lab/Test Environment Setup | Inventory Management Production Validation Testing (UAT and ORT) | System Testing | Automation Testing (Selenium) Quality Assurance | Service Delivery | Provisioning and Activation | Service Assurance | Telecom Testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Brooklyn, NY

Network Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed small, medium and complex projects
• Coordination of large projects on daily basis for customers such as: NYPD, FDNY, e911, NYS Gamming (Lotto & Gambling) Department of Finance, Motor Vehicles (DMV), Courts and many others.
• Conducted site surveys for site remediations to apply requested MACD’s. i.e. Installing new WAP’s, upgrading the current circuits, added & replaced switches, routers, firewalls, broad bands and VoIP telephones.
• Managed resources, budgets and time schedules.
• Managed all Network affiliated activities in the assigned downstate/New York City area.
• Supervised networking teams in developing, implementing, managing and tracking all phases of project cycles.
• Planned, prioritized, and executed projects by working with internal and external resources.
• Organized and launched a matrix project team.
• Performed risk management. Managed change, formulated action plans, and mitigated risks to minimize schedule delays and costs.
• Actively used project methods, processes, and tools (scheduling tools, finance tools, procurement tools) to meet project needs. (i.e. Service Now)
• Managed ongoing project related customer requests on daily basis
• Facilitated service expedites.
• Headed weekly meetings with teams spread across multiple projects to collect updates and provide them to hierarchy.
• Responsible to track and drive issues, risks to closure with the appropriate team(s).
• Worked daily with numerous LEC’s and telecom vendors.
• Effectively managed closure of projects through final sponsor acceptance.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Network Engineer / Site Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Flexware: Designed and deployed on the Confidential & Confidential Integrated Cloud platform that leverages Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technologies, Confidential & Confidential Flexware simplifies Customer’s network infrastructure while potentially lowering capital investments.
• Customer only needs a single Confidential & Confidential Flexware Device Confidential each site to run multiple Confidential & Confidential -certified virtual functions from the best-of-breed vendors
• SDWAN: The software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a specific application of software-defined networking (SDN) technology applied to WAN connections, which are used to connect enterprise networks - including branch offices and data centers - over large geographic distances. SDN-WAN is a specific application of SDN that is applied to the WAN and used to connect enterprise networks, including branch offices and data. Compared to a traditional WAN deployment, SD-WAN enables enterprises to deploy their wide area networks 100 times faster with 3 times the cost-savings.
• IP-Flex/VoIP: IP Flex Reach - Voice over IP customers allows Hub Sites in United States and any country where Global Local is available to have Remote Branch Office i.e. Virtual Extension of HUB site in the United States as well as any country where Global Local is available.

Confidential

Site Manager

Responsibilities:

• Discuss requirements with the stakeholders to determine the inventory needs based on the testing requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reuse lab inventory including uCPE’s, routers, circuits, IP PBX, etc.
• Determine if inventory reconfiguration is needed for reuse
• Determine if additional circuits, uCPE’s, routers, switches, interface adapters, etc. need to be ordered to meet testing requirements.
• Specify model and part numbers for any new equipment that needs to be ordered.
• Pick-up the equipment ordered and make sure the equipment has been bracketed before mounting it into the rack.
• Create Rack space by removing redundant equipment and mount the equipment in the racks.
• Define Network diagrams and provide physical connectivity by configuring newly shipped equipment in accordance with delivery of circuits as well as domestic connectivity and in Most of World.
• Plan, document and install uCPE networks with switches, routers and OOB management, Most of World WAN connectivity
• Conduct site survey with access provider to plan circuit installs.
• Connect and configure the circuits prior to circuit installation to make it available for testing.
• Monitor the inventory and keep it updated.
• Gather information about Routers, Switches, Circuits, LTE Modems, uCPEs, etc. used for Most of World PVT network with circuits, switches/routers and servers.
• Find matching available inventory per PVT leads request.
• Suggesting changes to make available inventory match need of Project which sometimes involves cleanup activities
• Allocating inventory to project for use
• Managing physical footprint of circuits and equipment in the Labs
• Update Lab Documentation with physical footprint and connections in the lab
• Capacity planning for circuits, rack and floor space
• Identify possibilities for lab space growth to accommodate growing equipment inventory
• Coordinate with space managers to acquire additional lab space footprint
• Coordinate with circuit access providers to manage available Telco rack space for circuit growth
• Specify, purchase, and install lab infrastructure equipment including site prep, equipment racks, shelving, patch cords, power, patch panels, etc.
• Gather information about Routers, Switches, uCPEs, and circuits installed over routers etc. used for MOW PVT network with circuits, switches/routers and servers.
• Configure equipment as per the PVT test requirement
• Activate circuits over WAN ports
• Activating Management port of uCPE for access
• Suggesting changes to make available inventory match need of Project which sometimes involves cleanup activities like remove redundant connections, replace older switches to add more capacity in order to install more uCPEs.
• Allocating inventory to project for use
• Making inbound and outbound calls to configured phone numbers
• Making sure there is two-way audio on both sides
• Making changes to inventory as requested by the PVT Lead/BSMs of the project
• Configuring CUCM, Cisco Cubes and routers to perform all of the above

Confidential, NY

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for turning up new sites this includes designing, configuring and coordinating in turning up the new circuits on Routers, switches.
• Responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the company network. Duties included monitoring network performance using various network tools to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of application and equipment. Supervised, delegated work and motivated OIR LMS staff.
• Working on Cisco GSR 12000, 7600 & 7200, 3600, 2900, 2600 series routers and Catalyst 6500, 3750, 3550, 2960 switches. Installed and maintained routers and switches in various network configurations supported VLANs, VoIP, and advanced access-lists.
• Handling the network infrastructure of NOC/Data Center LAN/WAN, migration & configuration of network switches and firewalls. Addressing performance bottlenecks & ensuring maximum network efficiency and uptime.
• Configured RPR, RPR+ mode for SUP-720 redundancy for Cisco Catalyst 6504, 6513. Configured Cisco 6500 series routers as edge routers in a lab environment.
• Dealt with much Class of service issues on the edge routers. Also performed QOS testing on Cisco routers for LLQ, CBWFQ, policing, shaping, WRED etc.
• Designed QoS policies for critical applications based on business requirements and traffic patterns.
• Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), MPLS VPNs.
• Tested various cards like OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192 for feature and functionality.
• Implemented traffic filters using Standard and Extended Access-lists. Handled Route-map, Re-distribution list & access-list configurations.
• Configuring and managing Windows Firewalls, Cisco PIX and Checkpoint firewalls. Installed and configured the ACE and CSM for firewall/Server Load balancing for Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Designed Implemented and configured GLBP and HSRP on different locations on the switched network and managing the entire multilayer switched network.
• Wrote several test plans and executed many test cases to test the performance and features of the routers and switches.
• Addressing issues related to OSPF, BGP, VLAN Trunking, HSRP and GLBP fail-overs. Troubleshoot EBGP and MPBGP and worked with the creation of route policies, route maps and various BGP attributes. Worked on hardware issues where PICs and FPCs were needed to replace.
• Providing End-user support for troubleshooting of hardware, software and Windows operating systems related issues, Network connectivity issues, Remote access setup, VPN connection issues and telephony related problems including VoIP, Call Center.
• Configuring and Utilized network monitoring software to ensure network availability to all system users and Communication Manager.
• Installed and configured IP communicator &79xx phones. Configured MGCP on both router and Communication manager.
• Configured voice-mail support for all these phones using Cisco unity Connection.
• Used tools Wire Shark, Packet Sniffer and Microsoft Network Analyzer for monitoring Local Area Network connections (LAN’s) and Wide Area Network Connections (WAN) for Network connection and failure issues.
• Planned Data Recovery, Drive/Disk Imaging and Backup process and procedures.
• Maintained accurate network documentation for moves, adds, changes, and deletes. Proper documentation of problem situations and resolutions.
• Documented policies and procedures for resolving customer issues.
• Extensively utilized Microsoft’s Visio 2010 for designing and analysis and Project 2010 for task planning and assignment.

Environment: Cisco Routers 12000s, 7600s, 7200s, 3900s, 3600s, 2951, 2600s, Cisco Catalyst Switches 2960, 3550, 3750, 4506, 6500s, Cisco Nexus 7000s, 2000s, Cisco IOS 11.0, 12.2/12.3/12.4 , 15.0, Cisco CSS 11500s, Cisco ASA 5500 with v8.0 and PIX 500s, VPN Concentrator 3000s, Cisco IP Telephone Network 7200s, Cisco Call Manager 7.02, Cisco Unity 5.0, MS Project 2010, MS Visio 2010, Solarwinds Orion, Cisco ACS, Remedy.

Confidential, NYC, NY

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, configured and troubleshoot the LAN/WAN networks. Monitor Network traffic and access logs in order to troubleshoot network access issues. Use network analysis tools to monitor and shape traffic for optimum performance.
• Perform configuration and maintenance of LAN\WAN technologies such as Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. Securing the network with access lists applied on interfaces.
• Implemented traffic filters using Standard and Extended Access-lists. Handled Route-map, Re-distribution list & access-list configurations.
• Designing and configuration of Local Area Networks consisting of Cisco Catalyst Switches 6509E, 4500s, 3750, 3560 Wired Switches, Wide Area Networks consisting of Cisco Routers 3900s, 2951s, and Wireless LAN Networks using controllers of Cisco 5508s with Cisco APs 3502Es.
• Performed Pilot Test on Cisco Nexus Data Center Switches 7000s for compatibility issues, Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS), Cisco Aggregation Service Routers and Cisco 12000 GSR.
• Performed various VLAN Assignments, InterVLAN Communication, dot1q Trunking, spanning treeport fast.
• Implementing IP Routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF, RIP on Cisco Routers 7600, 3600, 2800.
• Configuring and managing Windows Firewalls, Cisco PIX and Checkpoint firewalls. Planning, Design and configuration of Firewalls ASA 5580 with software version 8.0.
• Cisco Load balancers, VPN concentrators and implementing QoS and performing traffic engineering.
• Daily administration of Windows servers including creation/deletion of new user accounts, print services, backups. Installed and Maintained software license agreements. Administering patch management, operating system deployment with SCCM and SCOM.
• Configuring and Utilized network monitoring software to ensure network availability to all system users and Communication Manager.
• Installed and maintained routers and switches in various network configurations supported VLANs, VoIP, and advanced access-lists.
• Configured dial-peers for digital and analog phones and integrated with communication manager
• Installed and configured IP communicator &79xx phones
• Configured voice-mail support for all these phones using Cisco unity Connection
• Configured MGCP on both router and Communication manager
• Providing End-user support for troubleshooting of hardware, software and Windows operating systems related issues, Network connectivity issues, Remote access setup, VPN connection issues and telephony related problems including VoIP, Call Center.
• Utilized tools Network Design Tools Netformx, Visio, and Excel for creating the required output. Update, discover, document network related information and generate Cost Analysis and Bill of Materials (BOMs) using Netformx.

Environment: Cisco Routers 12000s, 7600s, 7200s, 3900s, 3600s, 2951, 2800s, Cisco Catalyst Switches 3560, 3750, 4506, 6509, Cisco Nexus 7000s, 1000s, Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 5508, Cisco Aironet APs AIR CAP 3502s, Cisco IOS 11.0, 12.2/12.3, Cisco CSS 11500s, Cisco ASA 5500 with v8.0 and PIX 500s, VPN Concentrator 3000s, Cisco IP Telephone Network 7200s, Cisco Call Manager 7.02, Cisco Unity 5.0, MS Project 2010, MS Visio 2007

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing, configuring, implementing, maintenance and troubleshooting issues relating to routers and switches in LAN, WLAN and WAN.
• Planning designing, Installation, configuration and maintenance of 802.11a/b/g Wireless Networks and Wireless Access points.
• Configured Wireless Control System 5.0 for Wireless Networks.
• Installed and Configured Wireless LAN Controller 4402 and 1200s (LWAP) Cisco Access Point.
• Configured Secured Authentication using LEAP/WEP and PEAP/WPA & WPA2.
• Configured the Cisco 6500, 7600, 2900 catalyst switches and 1000s Nexus Switches.
• Installed and configured the ACE and CSM for firewall/Server Load balancing for Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Used SNMP protocol for NMS configuration to detect network link failure.
• Installation, Management and Maintenance of VPN Servers for Remote access, Site to Site VPN access and Dial up VPN access.
• Configuring dedicated VLAN’s for VOIP networks as part of implementing IP telephony in company’s infrastructure.
• Configuring H.323 gateways, SIP trunks on both routers and call-manager
• Configured Translation Pattern on the router and call-manager
• Configuring call-manager for video conferencing.
• Configuring dial-peers to link telephone number to local POTS for FXS & IP address
• Implementation of Windows 2003 domain infrastructure, VMware and Windows Active Directory 2003 setup
• Maintain and create user accounts and policies within Active Directory, configure/maintain Internet filtering and security on public access pc’s.
• Configuration and maintenance of DNS & DHCP servers using Windows Server 2003.
• Used tools WireShark, Packet Sniffer and Microsoft Network Analyzer for monitoring Local Area Network connections (LAN’s) and Wide Area Network Connections (WAN) for Network connection and failure issues.

Environment: Cisco Routers 7200s 3800s 2800s 2600s, Cisco Switch 3750, Cisco Catalyst Switches 7200s 6500s 3500s 2900s, Cisco Nexus 1000s, Cisco 4402 Wireless controllers, Aironet Access Point 1200s, Cisco IOS 11.0/11.2/12.2 , Cisco IP Telephony Network 7200, Cisco Call Manager 4.1, VMware ESXi 4.1, Windows Server 2003, MS Office and Visio

Confidential, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed LAN/WAN infrastructure as a part of Network team. The LAN consisted of Cisco campus model of Cisco 3550 Confidential access layer, Cisco 6513 Confidential distribution/core layer.
• Designed, Implemented and configured Cisco VOIP phone systems in the company.
• Troubleshooting and updating Call-manager and Unity connection regularly.
• Configured Translation Pattern on the router and call-manager.
• Interacted with business users from a service delivery and service support perspective.
• Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Routers (2500, 2600, 2800).
• Installed and Configured Cisco (2950, 2960, Series switches).
• Implementing and Troubleshooting of VLAN’s.
• Implemented, Monitored and troubleshoot the protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF and Static Routes.
• Configured and executed Protocols like BGP and EIGRP on Cisco Router 2600s, 2811.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment, systems, IOS’s and procedures for use within the network / security infrastructure.
• Provide support to customers and field personnel for troubleshooting and resolving customer reported problems, preventive maintenance, and installation.
• Knowledge of IP traffic flow, sniffing, capturing and monitoring of live traffic streams using Wire-Shark.

Environment: Cisco Catalyst 1900, 2900, 3500, 4500 and 7200 Switches, Cisco 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600 and 7200 routers, Cisco Call manager 4.0