• Orchestrated 20+ high-impact projects across Retail, Finance, Transport, and Regional sectors, focusing on campus network migrations and Data Center (DC) upgrades. Transitioned to Huawei solutions, enhancing network performance, reliability, and connectivity. Demonstrated sector-specific expertise and leadership in complex infrastructural upgrades.• Spearheaded network infrastructure projects for Russia's largest retail conglomerate. Managed projects across 30,000+ branches and 40 distribution centers. Successfully transitioned HQ Wi-Fi from Cisco to Huawei, standardizing Wi-Fi infrastructure, significantly improving LAN and Wi-Fi performance.• Introduced advanced SDN solutions and Wi-Fi 6 upgrades, improving network operations for major financial institutions. Led a groundbreaking Campus SDN Deployment integrating 10,000 devices with Huawei's NCE-Campus solution, setting a new standard for network support and operational excellence.• Specialized in deploying Huawei solutions within multi-vendor network settings, conducting compatibility assessments between Huawei and Cisco technologies. Leveraged technologies like BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, and Wi-Fi to enhance network performance and reliability. Contributed to network evolution by leveraging Huawei's technological advancements, fostering continuous innovation in network infrastructure.• Mentored junior engineers across various high-impact projects, enhancing their technical skills and contributions to project outcomes. Personalized mentorship approach advanced their professional development, playing a crucial role in the success of engineering initiatives.• Established an advanced internal lab with a range of Huawei technologies, elevating proposal success rate through effective testing and customer PoC demonstrations. This initiative has been pivotal in showcasing capabilities and securing project wins.

• Core Network Enhancement: Collaboratively led the migration and upgrade of 12 core network devices across three data centers, doubling network performance without any downtime. This was achieved through meticulous planning, team coordination, and execution of phased rollouts, ensuring uninterrupted business operations and significantly enhancing network resilience.• Infrastructure Management: Secured 99.9% uptime for 2500+ devices across data centers by optimizing WAN/LAN infrastructures, employing redundancy strategies, and ensuring uninterrupted business operations.• Network Efficiency and Automation: Implemented Cisco Prime for comprehensive network device management, streamlining configurations and updates through automation. This initiative significantly enhanced system reliability and operational workflows, contributing to a more efficient and cost-effective network management approach.• Comprehensive upgrade of branch network infrastructure: Implemented a comprehensive upgrade of the network infrastructure, overseeing the replacement of end-of-life (EoL) equipment with 500 new devices. This carefully orchestrated swap was essential for boosting performance, accommodating future expansions, and replacing outdated technology. The upgrade significantly enhanced network capacity and integrated more efficient technologies, leading to improved operational efficiency and modernizing the network.• Expert Support and User Satisfaction: Managed and optimized 2500 network devices across the country, ensuring 99.9% uptime and enhancing network performance through strategic support and targeted configuration improvements, significantly boosting system reliability and operational efficiency.• Network Expansion and Standardization: Oversaw the configuration and standardization of networks in 100+ new branches, ensuring 100% compliance with corporate standards and supporting efficient, scalable growth.