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El Segundo, CA, US

• Key member of Datacenter Practice team providing IP network solutions, architecture, and implementation
• Lead global Network Break Fix operations
• Drive network ticketing, workflow automation and net runbook integration to reduce ticket MTTR
• Managed operational efficiency through automation and processes improvements
• Design tools to manage the network and datacenter day to day operations
• Diagnose network issues, handle escalations in adherence to SLAs

Tampa, Florida, US

• Responsible for network infrastructure and global mpls backbone. Maintain and operate carrier Core / Edge networks, perform scheduled maintenance on multi-vendor equipments: Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate, Arista and Huawei.
• Datacenter deployments and integration. Build new site, moves, and expansions; Plan, test, and accept cross connects, DWDM and fiber arguments with IDC providers, such as SM/MM, light signal RX/TX power level, SFP+.
• Network provisioning and internet peering
• Worked on new datacenter design, managed POC with vendors
• Coordinated network maintenances and resolved network connectivity issues
• Platforms include ASR9k, Brocade MLXe and Arista

Toronto, ON, CA

• Extensive experience in configuring and implementing OSPF, BGP and MPLS
• Supported core network consisting of Cisco 7200 series routers running multi area OSPF
• Worked and solved EIGRP, OSPF and BGP related issues on different locations
• Configuration of EIGRP and OSPF as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route redistribution, installed and maintained Cisco 3600, 2600 and 7200 backbone routes with HSRP
• Implemented stub/Totally stub areas. Implemented various OSPF features like route-summarization and SPF throttling
• Configured and installed multi-protocol (IP, IPX) multi-interface Cisco routers

Halle, Flemish Region, BE

• Hands on experience with Juniper EX-Series Ethernet Switches.
• Worked on Installation of PIM modules on Juniper J-Series routers.
• Configuring and deployment of Juniper ERX310 router.
• Worked on designing, configuring & troubleshooting of routing protocols: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, LDP, MP-BGP, BGP v4.
• Configured IP access filter policies.
• Hands on experience and good working knowledge with Checkpoint Firewall policy provisioning.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Troubleshoot and coordinate the resolution of connectivity related issues
• Reviewing current network diagram
• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Cisco Routers like 2600, 2800 and 3600 series.
• Installing and configuration and troubleshooting of various Cisco switches like 2900 series, 2950 series, 3550 series, Nexus 5000 and Nexus 7000 series.
• Configuring, troubleshooting, and managing Networks of over 1000 devices by monitoring health of routers, switches and load balancers and working with team to fix any configuration or hardware issue.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of various routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP and OSPF.