Rajan Patel Email & Phone Number

Worldwide, Oo

Dallas, Tx, Us

Cyber Security - Zero Trust, SASE, IdP, MSSP, CASB, EDNS, IPAM, SOC Designs and Deployment

Dallas, Tx, Us

Cloud Services - SaaS, PaaS, MultiCloud, Cloud Adjacent Infrastructure Designs and DeploymentCyber Security - Zero Trust, SASE, IdP, MSSP, CASB, EDNS, IPAM, SOC Designs and DeploymentCustom Network Function Virtualization designs on uCPE. Service Chaining, Orchestration.SD-WAN - Cisco, VMWare, Silverpeak, Versa and others, Design and deployment.5Ge, 5G, 5G+ Wi-Fi 6, Private LTE Solutions Design and deploymentEdge Compute - Network Access Edge, Azure Stack, AWS Outpost, IBM OpenShift, Google ANTHOS for AL/ML, AR/VR, IoT device workloads. Consulting and Design solutions for Global 500 Companies. BMW, Mercedes Benz, VOLVO, Electrolux, BAE Systems.===Certifications===Amazon WebServicesAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional | AWS Certified SysOps Administrator | AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional | AWS Certified Developer - AssociateCiscoCisco Certified Network Professional – Enterprise | Cisco Certified Design Professional | Cisco Certified Network Professional R&S | Cisco Certified Network Professional – SecurityCisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core | Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation | Enterprise Design | Security Core |Network Security Firepower | Network Security VPN Implementation | Web Content Security | Security Identity Management ImplementationDell – EMCProven Professional AssociateVMwareVMWare – VCP 6 Network Virtualization, VCP 6.5 Datacenter Virtualization, VCP 6 Cloud Management and AutomationZscalerZscaler Certified Cloud Administrator – Internet Access | Zscaler Certified Cloud Administrator – Private AccessSilver PeakSilver Peak SDWAN Professional (SPSP) | Silver Peak Sales Professional - SDWAN (SSP-SDWAN) | Silver Peak Technical Sales Professional - SDWAN (STSP-SDWAN)CradelpointCradlepoint Certified Developer | Cradlepoint Certified Network Professional | Cradlepoint Certified Network Associate | Cradlepoint Certified Sales Associate

Dallas, Tx, Us

Hannover, Lower Saxony, De

Accountable for overseeing the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of data center, cloud, unified communications, cyber security, and network systems and technologies for one of the largest reinsurance groups in the world. Led R&D, technology evaluation, proof of concept (PoC), and technology deployment efforts. Developed business cases, influenced leadership, and implemented projects with positive ROI. Provided senior-level support for global projects, corporate and business offices worldwide, and internal departments. Developed best practices, processes and procedures, infrastructure frameworks, and documented design changes. Carried out the build of reusable components, facilitated system migrations, and designed disaster recovery systems to meet the demands of local and global service-level agreements (SLAs). Supervised project teams.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Increased high availability and reduced costs by migrating customer facing applications from on-premise to the cloud. ⇒ Architected and implemented a WAN Acceleration solution spanning 19 countries and 2,500 global employees.⇒ Improved security by migrating multiple cloud SaaS platforms to an IDPaaS (OKTA) single sign on with MFA. Provided security enhancements to ensure consistent passing of internal and external security audits.⇒ Migrated from a legacy blade server architecture to Cisco Unified Compute, with 10x compute and memory capacity with reduction of data center environments and footprint.⇒ Optimized enterprise architecture through automation of processes and infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions. Facilitated continuous improvement efforts by automating E2E services and IT processes.⇒ Implemented end-to-end computer and storage connectivity SAN solutions for core business systems.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developed solutions and conducted presentations and demonstrations to facilitate sales efforts. Supported 2 sales professionals accountable for 7 major Fortune 500 clients. Well recognized in Southeast regional office for technical expertise in new data center products. Specialized in data center and compute design projects of $1M+. Called on customers, identified requirements, and delivered proposals to CIOs and other technology executives.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Earned Systems Engineer of the Year for the Southeast Region and for the department.⇒ Recipient of 2 Systems Engineer of the Quarter awards.⇒ Enabled a $1M sale by providing a solution to redesign a data center network for a leading tire distributor.⇒ Selected to present at Cisco Customer Briefing Center at Research Triangle Park, and at various conferences, seminars, and workshops throughout the country.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Planned and managed enterprise-level technology projects for this major global reinsurance company. Directed complete project life cycles and supervised project teams. Worked with internal clients to determine needs and develop technology-based solutions to support new products, industry changes, business growth, and cost reduction initiatives.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Established a laboratory environment and guided the upgrade from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 platform.⇒ Improved productivity by implementing Exchange Edge Transport servers to facilitate a move to Exchange 2007.⇒ Directed the upgrade of Unity servers as part of a migration to Unified Communications Manager.⇒ Enhanced business continuity by deploying WAN acceleration and migrating branch file servers to central data centers.⇒ Optimized web traffic capabilities between HQ and sites in Bermuda, Dubai, London, Singapore, and Tokyo.⇒ Increased productivity by implementing a secure remote worker solution with PKI and IPsec authentication.⇒ Completely upgraded the core infrastructure and eliminated login scripts.⇒ Achieved improvements in network security by implementing greater VPN authentication capabilities.⇒ Enabled VPN access for all offshore application developers.⇒ Redesigned the High-Availability Global WAN to meet new disaster recovery/business continuity needs.

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Delivered level III network support and project management for a 100-node, 60-server, 120-router, 1,500-user network. Maintained Cisco Call Manager, Unity, VoIP, VPN, firewall, IDS, and more. SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Developed and implemented the company’s first enterprise network security solution.⇒ Led a complete upgrade of the Cisco Call Manager and Unity systems to improve voice and data traffic management.⇒ Facilitated design and deployment of a VPN system to enable remote communications and network management.⇒ Improved security and reduced costs by implementing Websense to track corporate internet usage.⇒ Effectively integrated 6 remote insurance offices with the central site.Achieved early career success in roles as IT Manager/Senior Network Engineer with NewWave Communications (1999-2001), as Senior Systems Engineer with Inacom Corporation/Vanstar Corporation (1996-1999), and as Owner/Principal with Classic Computers (1990-1995).

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

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