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Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Responsible for the global design, engineering, and level 3 support of existing and new Wireless network technologies services and RF engineering in Verizon stores, campus and services center environments. • Plan, design, implement and maintain wireless networks to meet the business needs of a Global enterprise.• Supported projects for building new remote data centers in EMEA and APAC countries.• Program and install wireless products from HPE-Aruba and others as required.• Audited Aruba maintains renew and found errors which were saving.• Upgraded Verizon retail stores using Aruba Central from AP225 to AP635.• Maintain Verizon retail stores through Aruba Central cloud.• Maintain Aruba equipment and perform system upgrades including code and hardware upgrades and equipment moves. • Enter all wireless devices sites into Airwave and update Visual RF.• Level 3 support of existing and new Wireless network technologies services.• Deployed a RAP solution for executive and employee work from home during Covid.• ClearPass upgrades and support for user’s issues.• Audited Aruba maintains renew and found errors which were saving.• POC new products to enhance different groups within Verizon.• POC and implement remote phone system for Verizon’s Disaster Response teams.• POC Aruba Central AOS10 platform for future Verizon wireless networks. • Create site heat maps for new sites using Ekahau Pro Planer.

Plan, design, implement and maintain wireless networks to meet the business needs of a large enterprise - Develop and recommend solutions to enhance system performance and stability - Program and install wireless products from HPE-Aruba and others as required - Maintain Aruba equipment and perform system upgrades including code and hardware upgrades and equipment moves - Implement and manage rouge detection and containment, and other security requirements as recommended by information security leadership. - Build out and manage centralized management platform (Airwave) and add all sites and equipment. Establish and manage monitoring, alerting, and visual dashboards. - Find ways to fine-tune existing wireless networks by adjusting RF settings, Client Matching, band steering and adjusting/changing areas of the network to provide optimal wireless solutions to the end-user population - Write scripts to resolve support issues or automate infrastructure deployment and collect metrics - Document every new and existing site with network diagrams, management IP addresses, hardware lists, backup running-configuration and other information needed to troubleshoot any wireless issues Come up to speed quickly on the existing architecture and design - Analyze existing architecture and implementation and make recommendations and changes needed to support VOIP and other real time applications. - Implement rouge detection and containment, and other security requirements as recommended by information security leadership. - Build out centralized management platform (Airwave, Prime) and add all sites and equipment. Establish monitoring, alerting, and visual dashboards.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for the Global design, engineering, and level 3 support of existing and new Wireless network technologies services. Integration of new network technologies and services to Company’s wireless network. Work with business units to understand their requirement for wireless networks. I was part of three POC’s that tested the top wireless vendors to provide wireless services for the company. • Support corporate wireless using Aruba Airwave monitoring system. • Support corporate network devices using Solar Winds Network monitor.• Implementing QoS Policy with policing and shaping for Skype for Business voice and video over wireless applications.• Wireless installation and configuration of Aruba, Cisco, Motorola and Meru Wireless controllers and access points.• Manage Cisco Routers and switches troubleshoot issues.• Support Operational Testing of new laptop and wireless devices related to wireless networks. • Created trouble tickets and managed the process till the issue(s) were resolved.• Conducted wireless site planning using Ekahau wireless site planner.• Conducted user and network troubleshooting using Air Magnet software. • Skype for Business System Admin.

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