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Dallas, Texas, United States

• Conducted network audits and assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in Cumulus environments.• Managed Zscaler policies, access controls, and user authentication mechanisms, tailoring them to meet specific organizational security and compliance requirements.• Led the design, deployment, and management of Palo Alto Networks firewalls across global networks, establishing secure perimeters and enforcing granular application-based security policies.• Managed network firmware upgrades and maintenance on Cumulus switches to ensure stability, security, and performance.• Implemented fabric technologies like VXLAN, VPC (Virtual Port Channel), and MLAG (Multi-chassis Link Aggregation) in Arista and Cisco Nexus switches for scalable and resilient data center architectures.• Created enterprise multi-Zones in VMware NSX and Integrated that with Palo Alto network.• Implemented Palo Alto Panorama for centralized firewall management, policy orchestration, and reporting, ensuring consistent security posture across distributed environments.• Configured high-availability configurations, VPNs, threat prevention, and intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) within Palo Alto firewalls for comprehensive network protection.• Configured Aviatrix Transit Network with Palo Alto VM Network Service for robust firewall traffic inspection.• Implemented effective log forwarding from firewalls to Panorama for log management.• Designed and implemented Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions with Palo Alto Strata to secure remote and on-premises access to applications and resources.• My expertise with CloudVision includes setting up CloudVision Portal (CVP) for centralized management, enabling network-wide visibility, and automating config push to multiple Arista devices.

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Involved in the Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on checkpoint firewalls for the proper network routing for the B2B network connectivity.• Configure and manage LDAP User management with Checkpoint Smart Directory. Implemented the policy rules and DMZ for multiple clients of the state on the Checkpoint firewall.• Spearheaded the migration process from Checkpoint firewall infrastructure to Palo Alto Networks, ensuring a seamless transition while mitigating potential risks and service disruptions.• Implemented advanced security features and policies on Palo Alto firewalls, such as App-ID, User-ID, and decryption capabilities, to bolster threat prevention and application visibility.• Experienced in handling and installing Palo Alto Firewalls.• Led the deployment of ZTNA solutions to support remote workforces, allowing employees to securely connect to internal resources from anywhere, without the need for a traditional VPN.• As for my experience with Wi-Fi platforms, while my primary expertise is with Arista, I've also worked with other commercial Wi-Fi solutions including Cisco Meraki, Ruckus, and Ubiquiti Networks.• I've deployed Arista's cognitive Wi-Fi solutions in complex environments, ensuring seamless wireless connectivity, optimizing performance, and integrating with existing network infrastructures.• I worked with Arista's DANZ Monitoring Fabric for enhanced visibility and traffic analysis within both physical and virtualized environments.• I did integrate NPBs with security tools and performance monitoring solutions to get visibility across the network.• Administered Viptela SD-WAN enterprise deployment, implementing networks and devices for SDWAN environments.Effectively managed a hybrid network environment, utilizing both Cisco Meraki and Viptela SD-WAN platforms, to balance network workloads and maintain service continuity.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Proficient with F5 LTM and Cisco CSM load balancer in between the servers inside the server farm and DMZ.• Responsible for troubleshooting on Cisco ISE and added new devices on the network based on policies on ISE.• Configured and performed software upgrades on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers 2504, 4404,5508 for Wireless Network Access Control integration with Cisco ISE.• Assigned a project to set up LAN. Worked on the entire project from cabling to IP addressing assignment.• Supporting wide range of products from Cisco Systems, Troubleshooting of Routers and Switches.• Configuration and installation of Cisco Routers and Switches.• Configuring and working with Cisco Routers and Switches using protocols like RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF.• Manage the Routing protocol and Encapsulation Protocol.• Troubleshooting of WAN connectivity problems.• Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.

Masters, Information Systems, 3.8

Bachelors Of Technology, Ece