My Resume

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER / NETWORK ARCHITECT

Detailed-oriented Senior Network Engineer with extensive experience in WAN/ISP Services and strong proficiency in organization, documentation, and interpersonal communication. Proven aptitude in assessment and evaluation of network troubleshooting. Thorough and in-depth experience in the implementation and deployment of Cisco Systems network solutions. Currently seeking a position that will effectively utilize the technical skills and talents that have been acquired over the past 10 years.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

  • Routers (Cisco – ASR, 7600, 6500, 2800, 2600, 2500; Juniper – MX series).
  • Switches (Cisco – Nexus, 6500, 5500, 4500, 4000, 3750, 3560, 3500, 2900, 1900; HP – 5300, 2900).
  • Firewalls (Cisco – PIX 500 series, ASA 5500, FWSM; Fortinet – Fortigate 3600c, 60c)
  • VPN Concentrators (3000/5000 series).
  • DWDM: Cisco (ONS 15454), BTI (7000)
  • Terminal Access: Cisco (3600, 2511, 2509), WTI, Raritan.
  • Cisco Load Balancers: Content Switch (CS11500), ACE (4710), GSS (4400), ASDM.
  • Protocols/Technologies: VSS, MPLS, BGP4, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, HSRP, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX.
  • Infrastructure Hardware (Modems, CSU/DSUs, Repeaters, Patch Panels – 110 Punch Blocks/copper/fiber).
  • Telecommunications Tools & Testers: OTDR, Fluke testers, T-BERD, Tone Tracers, Wire Crimpers.
  • Network Diagnostic Tools: Wireshark, iPerf, MTR Traceroute, Solarwinds Orion, StatSeeker, Cisco Works.
  • Software/Visualization Tools: Microsoft(Office Suite, Front Page, Visio), OmniGraffle.
  • Languages: PHP, Perl, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Java, C++, PASCAL.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

  • DCUFI 4.0 (Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric v4.0)                                                    2012
  • ASR9k (ASR 9000 Aggregation Services Router Series Essentials)                                                     2012
  • ACEBC (ACE Boot Camp v4.0)                                                                                                                        2010
  • MPLS (Implementing Cisco MPLS)                                                                                                              2008
  • BGP (Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers)                                                                                                   2006
  • ACCS (Advanced Cisco Campus Switching)                                                                                               2005
  • BSCI (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks)                                                                                          2003
  • IPv6 Deployment

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Network Engineer / NoX Network Engineer (Harvard University)

  • Serving as the initial point of contact for The Northern Crossroads (NoX), an Internet2 POP for New England, supporting institutions of higher education, research and partnering organizations (> two dozen peers).
  • Responsible for establishing new NoX customer peerings, debugging BGP, multicast, MSDP, and IPv4/IPv6 routing issues.
  • Providing in-depth documentation of The Northern Crossroads customer connections, physical equipment layouts, and fiber infrastructure for maintaining financial and billable records.
  • Designed and deployed Cisco ASR9k platform (IOS-XR) in an ISP environment for the NoX.
  • Essential in the replacement and upgrade of the Harvard University border routers (ASR9k deployment) and core Data Center switching environment (Nexus 7k).
  • Monitoring IP networks, responding to outages, and working closely with customer Network Operations Centers and telecommunications providers to debug and diagnose network and circuit issues.
  • Overseeing the co-locations and fiber optic distribution sites along the 144-straind-fiber Metro Ethernet fiber ring encompassing Boston and Cambridge, MA shared by Boston University, MIT, Harvard University and affiliates.
  • Maintaining operational support of campus wide DWDM and MPLS networks and equipment.
  • Operation and management of Cisco Content Switch, Application Control Engine and Global Site Selector for Harvard System Administrators.
  • Migration of legacy Cisco FWSM to Fortinet Forigate 3600c firewall in a multi-context high performance Data Center.
  • Lead Network Engineer in the design and implementation of IPv6 deployment for the university and affiliates.
  • Consistently maintaining close relationship with both customer and vendor base in order to provide highest level of quality support.
  • Providing presentation and training of technology and standards to colleagues and customers.
  • Continual support of Harvard University’s campus and border routers, as well remaining responsibilities of previously held Network Engineering positions.

NoX Network Engineer (Harvard University)

  • Participating in a 24x7x365 on-call duties for the Harvard University Core Network for main campus, Longwood Medical Area and offsite departments consisting of 18 core routers, 500+ switches, and >1,000,000 user base.
  • Onsite response and replacement of defective equipment during a network/hardware failure while adhering to SLA standards.
  • Configured, updated and installed various Cisco Systems Networking Equipment for new installs and upgrades.
  • Creation of and migration to the University Information Systems Core Data Center – 2002.
  • Designed and maintained documentation of network architecture and diagrams.
  • Secured individual hosts, servers and networks with thousands of lines of router/firewall Access-Control Lists.
  • Responsible for preserving network connectivity to residents, departments and data centers.
  • Implemented and maintained a Raritan network KVM solution for Systems Administrators (upgraded to WTI).

EDUCATION

Northeastern University

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (