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• Strong knowledge of Cisco routing, switching, Juniper SRX, IPsec VPN, F5 GTM/LTM load balancing, Cisco ISR,Cisco ASR, Cisco Nexus, TACACS, Cisco SD-WAN, MPLS, DMVPN and firewall technology (such as Palo Alto, Juniper.
• Work with DHS components and customers to develop WAN network solutions to meet the requirements of respective organizations while complying with DHS’s network architecture and design standards.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Fairfax, VA

• Responsible for designing and implementing the global network infrastructure including datacenters and internal offices.
• Perform network security design and integration using Cisco switches/routers, Brocade, Meraki wireless, Cisco Meraki MS350, Juniper QFX, EX, SRX and Junos Space.
• Implement, configuration and administration of SolarWinds modules: NetFlow, Network Configuration Management (NCM), IP Address Manager (IPAM) and network performance management (NPM).
• Data traffic analysis using SolarWinds NetFlow.
• Lead and manage network projects.
• Work closely with global colleagues to meet team goals and improve processes.

• Design, implement and support Enterprise routing/switching (Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet). Experience integrating BGP, EIGRP and OSPF while maintaining high availability with QOS, HSRP, VRRP, and VSS to support Voice.
• Design, implement and maintain connection between data centers and branch offices over corporate MPLS networks and VPN tunnels.
• Enterprise Security experience troubleshooting and supporting Cisco (ASR9K, Nexus 7k, 6k, 450x, 4948, 3750, ASA Firewalls), Juniper SRX, and SRX clustering.
• Installed, configured and maintained the F5 BIG-IP LTM.
• Design, manage and document the Aerohive enterprise wireless networks.
• Implement, configuration and administration of SolarWinds modules: NetFlow, Network Configuration Management (NCM), IP Address Manager (IPAM) and network performance management (NPM).

Reston, VA

• Defining, designing, implementing and maintaining the Blackboard corporate network devices such as Riverbed, Cisco Catalyst 3750 and 4500, Cisco ASA5525, ASA5520 (VPN Concentrator), Cisco Wireless Controllers and APs.
• Perform IOS upgrades, high level support and troubleshoot complex issues.

Springfield, VA

• Senior level experience designing, managing and trouble-shooting the MPLS technology such as L3VPN, L2VPN and VPLS from a Service Provider point of view.
• Performed Cisco routers, switches, Cisco SONET nodes (15454, 15310), Accedian, and Alcatel (ALU 7750, 7720) configurations to bring up Metro Ethernet Backhaul for T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Cox Optical Internet (COI).
• Worked with customers, Sales Engineers to identify network needs and ensures the network devices are installed and operating properly.

Oakton, VA

• AT&T (U.S Department of Treasury, TNet)
• Had been part of the transition team to replace the Treasury Department network from TCS legacy frame relay network to AT&T MPLS fully meshed DMVPN’s and ensured all network services were available.
• Performed Cisco routers and ASAs configurations and troubleshoot the organization wide area network (WAN) including EIGRP, BGP, BlueCoat, IPSec Tunnels, T1, T3, nxT1, OC3, OC12, and DMVPN.
• Worked with customer engineers to resolve issues discovered during migrations related to accessing services within their network. Documented chronic issues and their resolutions for colleagues for smoother migrations..
• Other duties as assign pertained to technical support in creation of network documentation, job aids and training of other peers.

Falls Church, VA

• AT&T (Contracting with American Red Cross)
• Was part of the design and implementation team to plan, configure and install the MPLS network for the American Red Cross to replace the Frame-Relay.
• Was responsible of the design, configuration and installation of the American Red Cross VPN sites using Cisco firewalls PIX 501 and ASA 5505. Maintained and supported the 3000 VPN Concentrators, the ASA 5540 and about.
• Administered the Internet firewalls (Cisco 503) and internal firewalls (Cisco 503, 501) for the American Red Cross. Assigned and kept track of the American Red Cross private and public IP addresses.
• Resolved network performance issues, analyzed network traffic and provided capacity planning solutions.
• Provided tier 2 and 3 supports to resolve complex technical problems including STP, OSPF, BGP, WAN circuits and IPSec tunnels.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Was responsible for the design, administration and tier 3 support of the mission-critical nation-wide data network for the American Red Cross National Headquarters, blood-production regions, remote facilities and.
• Participated in network planning, network architecture design and engineering.
• Monitored and troubleshoot more than 50 wide area network (WAN) links, metropolitan area network (MAN), and local area network (LAN) for circuit outages, network component failure, and user-reported network issues daily.
• Designed, installed, monitored and troubleshoot about 270 VPN remote sites, network components such as Cisco routers, Cisco switches, firewalls (PIX), load-balancing appliances, VPN Concentrators, RMON Probes, and Bay.
• Using network tools such as Tivoli NetView and CiscoWorks to monitor and gather traffic reports for network analysis.
• Corresponded with the various WAN and MAN service providers and hardware maintenance providers to repair circuit outages and hardware failure.

Reston, VA

• Provided 24/7/365 support for AOL Local and Wide Area Network infrastructure consisting of Ethernet, Frame Relay, Leased lines, and VPNs.
• Installed, monitored and provided troubleshooting for various network equipments including Cisco routers and switches, Foundry routers and switches, HP switches, Cisco PIX and netscreen firewalls.
• Isolated, detected, and resolved network issues using various network management tools such as OpenView, and NerveCenter.
• Interacted with Domestic and International telecommunications and Internet service providers in the isolation and resolution of data and/or voice circuit outages.
• Worked on project to redesign AOL call centers and to provide redundancy for AOL’s outsource call centers.
• Performed DHCP and DNS administration.

Alexandria, VA

• Assigned new and maintained the SEC’s EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval) System IP addresses.
• Configured, maintained, and troubleshoot Cisco routers (7500, 4500, 3600, and 2500 series), Catalyst 5505 and 2900 series and Cisco terminal servers (AS5300).
• Installed and configured network performance analysis tools, such as HP OpenView in a Solaris 2.6 environment and Sniffer Pro.
• Configured SNMP agents on NT, Solaris UNIX, Cisco devices and set up threshold and alarms on Network Node Manager (NNM) to monitor and manage the EDGAR network devices.
• Installed and configured Etherpage software, which interfaces with the Network Node Manager (NNM) to page the EDGAR production support team during critical events.
• Designed, installed and configured DMZ network devices and protocols such as Catalyst 2900 switch, AS5300, Check Point Firewall, NTP, access lists, and CiscoSecure Access Control Sever in a Solaris UNIX environment.

Fairfax, VA

• Evaluated and recommended various network products for Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), including terminal servers, routers, 10/100 Ethernet switches, managed hubs, network performance tools and video.
• Assigned and maintained IP addresses for HCFA.
• Designed LANs and WANs for 50 US states using Frame Relay (FTS2000).
• Worked with the service provider (AT&T) to ensure that all PVCs were operational and to determine the required bandwidth for each site.
• Configured Cisco (2500, 3800, and 4500 series), Bay Networks, and Livingston IRX (used as firewall) routers, terminal servers (Shiva LanRover), 10/100 Bay Networks Ethernet Switches, HP OpenView in a Solaris 2.5.
• Installed and configured LAN Optivity to monitor all Bay Networks devices, and Cisco routers for all 50 US states. Provided training and support on all of the above products.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering, 3.34

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