SUMMARY

A Network Engineer with over twelve years of experience in the MIS/IT profession. Over three years of experience in the Telecom Industry working with various network deployment, integration and migrations. Proven ability to produce quality work and deliver them on-time. Extensive experience with project management, design and implementation of internetworking infrastructures to address an organization’s current and projected future needs.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

IP Engineer, Nokia Networks, Taipei, Taiwan Mar. 2012 – Present

Nokia Networks, is a major global telecommunications and data networking company.

§  Currently working on the testing of IPv6 deployment to mobile subscribers.

§  Provided technical analysis and solutions to the wireless service carrier to help them meet their growing subscriber base.

§  Responsible for upgrading the network infrastructure to help meet the growing subscriber demands.

§  Coordinate with different teams to ensure the final project is completed according to the contractual terms.

§  Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with client on various network nodes after they enter production.

§  Worked on build the IP backbone for the Evolved Packet Core (EPC)/LTE (4G) network deployment.

§  Worked on building of a new IP Backbone for the Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)/Voice over LTE (VOLTE) Network Deployment.

§  Worked MPLS networking over Carrier Ethernet for Inter-Site Connectivity.

§  Worked on the integration of various network elements such as CSCF, BGWs and MGWs into the IMS Network Domain.

§  Worked on the integration and commissioning new Radio Network Controllers (RNC), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) into the Packed Switched (PS) Core Network.

§  Worked on integration of New RNCs into the Circuit Switched (CS) Core Network.

§  Worked on the integration and commissioning of new Mobility Management Entities (MME) and SAE Gateways into the new Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network.

§  Successfully migrated the Gn Network of RNCs, SGSNs, and GGSNs from Cisco 6509 to Juniper MX960.

§  Successfully migrated a MPLS backbone network from the Juniper T Series Routers to the MX family of routers.

§  Worked with vendors and subcontractors to resolve any connectivity and equipment issues on client’s network infrastructure.

§  Worked on modernizing the client’s network infrastructure from ATM/Frame Relay on to all IP.

§  Worked on extensively with spanning tree (STP, BPDU, PVST, MST, RSTP, etc.)

§  Ensured minimal service interruptions when performing network upgrades and migrations.

 

Contract IT Infrastructure Auditor, 360GRC, New York, NY Jun. 2010 – Feb. 2012

For 360GRC, a start-up company specializing in IT Audit and compliance which performs vulnerability assessments for clients:

§  Perform Network Vulnerability Assessments.

§  Review rules and compliance of policies from companies, regulatory authorities, and best practices.

§  Develop solutions based on assessment findings to comply with best practices, company policies, and regulatory authorities.

§  Implement, test and customize clients’ monitoring and compliance solutions.

§  Review and Develop IT security baselines for clients across various sectors and industries.

§  Develop and recommend solutions for network security issues.

§  Evaluate client’s infrastructure inventory to assess needed hardware and software upgrades.

 

 

Network Engineer, Grey Group, New York, NY Aug. 2006 – May. 2010

For Grey Group, a leading global advertising and marketing agency, with headquarters in New York City:

§  Worked with the Business Continuity Planning team and participated in disaster recovery drills.

§  Conducted security reviews on the corporate IT infrastructure according to regulatory requirements and best practices.

§  Optimized the corporate network to get the optimal use out of the available IT resources.

§  Installed and configured Radius Servers ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information stored on the corporate network for internal and external clients.

§  Built the necessary IP network infrastructure to facilitate the deployment of WiFi and IP telephony.

§  Implemented, configured, managed and upgraded Cisco routers, Switches, ASA Firewalls and Checkpoint NGX R65 on Nokia Security Appliances.

§  Installed, configured, and managed the corporate Wireless Network system using Cisco autonomous and lightweight WAPS, WLC and WCS.

§  Worked with vendors to resolve any connectivity and equipment issues across the network.

§  Collaborated on the virtualization project using VMware with company-wide IT professionals.

§  Configured VoIP phones and voicemail boxes on Cisco Call Manager and Unity Servers.

 

Contract Field Engineer, IBM Global Services, New York, NYFeb. 2004 – Aug. 2006

§  Worked cooperatively with clients to provide technical analysis and solutions.

§  Led a team performing Lan upgrades to install, configure, upgrade, maintain, and troubleshoot various Cisco routers, switches and wireless Access Points, and Cisco Pix firewalls.

§  Installed and configured Radius Servers for wireless authentications and remote access.

§  Installed and configured a Syslog server system using Solarwinds Kiwi and MySQL.

§  Implemented and maintained various security policies.

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management, 2003, CUNY York College                                         

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS

§    CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional

§    CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate

§    CIWSA - Certified Internet Webmaster Security Analyst

§    CompTIA Security+

§    MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer (Windows 2000)

§    MCSE Security - Microsoft Certified System Engineer Security (Windows 2000)

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

§    Network Protocols: 802.1Q, BGP, GLBP, GRE, IGRP/EIGRP, HSRP, ISL, IS-IS, L2TP/PPTP, LWAPP, MST, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, ODR, OSPF, RIP, SNMP, STP, TACACS/TACACS+, VRRP, VSS, VTP, etc.

§    CoS/QoS Features: CAR, DiffServ, FRTS, NBAR, PBR, PQ, Round Robin (SRR/WRR), Traffic Shaping and Policing, WFQ/CBWFQ, WRED, etc.

§    Firewalls: Juniper SRX Series, Cisco IOS Firewall, ASA and CheckPoint NGX,

§    Security Assessment Tools: BackTrack, Nessus, Kali Linux, Nmap, N-Stalker, N-Stealth, and Tripwire.

§    Operating Systems: Windows 2003, 2008, and 2013, and various Linux Distributions (inc. Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu), Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), Juniper Junos.

§    Protocol Analyzers: Netcat, Ntop, Sniffer Pro, Wireshark, VSS Packet Brokers.

§    Network Management Tools: AlterPoint Network Authority, Angry IP Scanner, Cacti, HP Openview, Nagios, OpenNMS, Opsview, Pandora, Solarwinds, Splunk,.

§    Wireless: Cisco Aironet Autonomous/Lightweight Accesspoints (1130, 1200, 1300, 1700 Series), Radius (Juniper Steel Belt, Microsoft IAS/NPS), AirCrack, AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer, Kismet, NetStumbler, Wireless Net View/Wireless Net Watcher, Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

§    Computer Languages: SQL, C/C++, Visual C++ .Net, Visual Basic, Java, and Python.