OBJECTIVE:

Lead Senior Network Architect/Infrastructure Engineering position involved with network planning, architecture design, implementation, testing/certification, integration, and maintenance/management of production and testbed LAN/WAN/wireless networks and technologies. Willing to travel 60% and Pre Sales / Cisco Solutions Design expertise

QUALIFICATIONS

·               I have more than 25 years of experience in all phases of LAN/WAN/wireless network lifecycles of testbed and production, from requirements definition to architecture design, test and evaluation, certification, implementations/builds, integration, maintenance/management/operation, traffic analyses, modeling and simulation, as well as expansions/upgrades.  I possess in-depth knowledge of/and great experience with Data Center networks, enterprise commercial and DOD networks builds and expansions, network operation/management, and network testing.  Experience with DISA STIG procedures.

·               Possess great experience with network architecture design (for high availability (5/6x9s) and resiliency), and meet performance and business requirements. Experience with implementation, device install and configurations, wiring and patching, as well as testing of small-to-large scale and leading-edge network infrastructure and services.

·               Investigating new Data Center Designs, Data Center Fabric, “Spine” and “Leaf” Network Architecture topology design and topologies

·               Worked as an Engineer in product, system, and technology programs in software, hardware, network design, integration, and verification

·               Strong knowledge of multiple vendor and Cisco network architecture designs and data center network technologies

·               Worked with commercial and government customers, collecting requirements for infrastructure solutions relating to networking

·               Experience with presenting network designs and explain Present and explain technologies to customers, guide them through requirements gathering and solution formulation consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services

·               Work with device Vendor Account Manager and Sales Team to develop customer relationships and cost-effective solutions

·               Create high level and detailed Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 network designs/architecture and present them to customers

·               Creative Customer facing Presentations

·               Create Bill of Materials (BOM) & device configuration templates/configurations for design solutions

·               Performed problem isolation and resolution and, applying knowledge and experience to determine root cause.

·               Good understanding and experience in testing the five level of FCAPS functionalities.  Great experience with fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management tools supporting NOCs and SOCs.

·               Use SIEM tools to provide security analysis to determine client risk and report findings

·               Good understanding of  the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) set of practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT services and technical requirements aligned with the needs of organization or strategic business requirements

·               Specified data center, telecommunication room, and network device floor, space, power, cooling, and cable plant requirements. Develop rack/cabinet configurations and elevation diagrams

·               Experience with writing end-to-end network documentation and writing technical engineering documents, Engineering Troubleshooting Guide documentation/Appendices, and certification documents.   

·               Knowledge of common cabling standards for network communications. Experience with various media types, including but not limited to single mode and multimode fiber and cat6.

·               Experience with Layer 2 (L2) through L7, device install, configuration, and connectivity.  Hands-on experience with many vendor routers, switches, firewalls, IPSs and many other network device connectivity, configuration, troubleshooting, management. Great experience with Cisco IOS release and Cisco WAAS features testing using Spirent and IXIA/Chariot, and other testing tools.  Great experience with testing of Cisco legacy router, ISR G1 router, Nexus 7000 series, Nexus 7700 series, Nexus 5500 series, Nexus 3000, Nexus 3100, Nexus 3500, Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders, ISR G2 router, switch, firewall, WAAS (WAE/WAVE), load balancers, Catalyst 4500R+E series, Catalyst 6500E Series, Cisco 7600 series, ASA 5000 and 5500 and ASA 5500-X series, ASR 1000 series, Cisco 9904, SourceFire 3D8000 series, Gigamon, McAfee IPS 9100/9300, Cisco Prime, Call Manager and Manager express hardware and software. Ability to install, configure, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain network equipment including Cisco routers, firewalls, LAN Ethernet and ATM switches, WAN switches, hubs, bridges, CSUs/DSUs, ISDN, multiplexers, radios, wireless access points, etc. A thorough understanding of IPv4 and IPv6 unicast and multicast routing, routed and routing protocols, their limitations and constraints, as well as network services, protocols, and applications. Experience with IPv4/ IPv6 technologies and routing to include OSPF (OPSFv2 and OSPFv3), MIPv4 and MIPv6, EIGRP, BGP/MPLS, OTV/VDC layer 2 extension, vPC, PIM Sparse-dense mode/IGMP, HSRP, H.323, SIP, MGCP, SCCP hardware and software, EtherChannel, PortChannel, STP, Rapid PVST+, PortFast, H.323, SIP, MGCP, SCCP hardware and software

·               Experience with building, maintaining, documenting the overall health of the corporate network infrastructure, and ensuring vendor compliance to service level agreements

·               Experience with the execution of installation and maintenance of network software and hardware; including routers, switches, wireless infrastructure, firewall/VPN devices, network monitoring and management of network infrastructure end-to-end

·               Experience with researching, recommending, testing. and implementing network, and security, and management hardware, software, procedure, policies

·               Extensive laboratory builds and field-based development test, evaluation, and integration experience.  Ability to develop and execute testbeds and test plans to certify hardware, software, and services. Ability to identify and troubleshoot issues, determine the root cause of problems, and resolve problems/issues

·               Self-starter with good interpersonal skills, team player, good oral and written communication, and organizational skills, as well as consulting network services.  Personable, innovative, and results oriented with the ability to meet successfully the project task expectations, technical and business requirements, and objectives, as well as complete the project and quality deliverables in a successfully and timely manner. 

·               Ability to interact/interface well with sponsors, customers, vendors, and industries, and across functional teams.  Ability to communicate with them in both formal and informal situations, keeping abreast of new network technologies. Worked as an IT System Engineer to understand vendor technical solutions and define future capabilities, as well as drive technical requirements into vendor hardware and software releases

·               Ability to understanding/enhancing/define requirements, formulating solution in writing, solving problems, developing documents for record history, and submitting documented results, lessons learned, recommendations, and conclusions.  Ability to develop a project technical plan and an execution approach.  Extensive experience with writing of SOWs, MOPs, SOPs, proposals, lab funding request documents, network Architecture/standard/procedure development documents. Ability to help clients define requirements, write statement of works, management project, control, scope and risk management

·               Have great experience with capacity planning, proof of concept testing and certification

·               Technical leader of 4-7 persons group performing network modeling & simulation (M&S) and application analyses, and traffic characterization.  Ability to articulate architectures and implement a vision, conceptualizing and experiencing with alternative approaches, developing and validating architectures and designs against technical, business, and mission area requirements, guiding and monitoring the team on methodologies, processes, and best practices.  Work to ensure that the project business and technical needs are addressed and met. Develop network and system architecture design solutions based on the requirements. 

·               One of the main contributor in planning and designing network management architecture of military and commercial networks and fielding of network management capabilities to perform full FCAP functions. Experience with validating network management tools and features.

 

Breadth of knowledge and Technical Skills

HARDWARE/NETWORK EQUIPMENT:

Data Center: Cisco Nexus 7018, 7010, 7004, 7706, 7710, 7718, 5548, 5596, 3064-T, Nexus 3172TQ, Nexus 3172PQ, Nexus 3048, Nexus 3548, 2000 FEX, Catalyst 6506-E, 6509-E, 6513-E.  ATM Switches:  Catalyst 8500 Multiservice Switch routers and Cisco LightStream (LS) 1010 and LS 2020 ATM switch Enterprise Campus LAN and Data Center L3 and L2 Switches:  Cisco Catalyst 3750-E, 3750, 4500, 4500-E, 4510R+E, 4507R+E, 4506, 4900, 6500, 3560, 3560-E, 3550, 2975, 2955, 2940, 6509, 6513, 5500, 5505, 5000, 3000, 2900XL (2924-XM, 2916, 2912), 7000, 5000, 4000, 2000. Branch Cisco Integrated Routers:  Cisco 2500 series, 2600 series, 3600 series, 4500 series, 4700 series, 2800 series, 3700 series, 3800 Series, 3900 series, 2900 series, 1900 series, 800 series. WAN Edge Routers:  Cisco ASR 1006, ASR1004, ASR9004, Cisco 7609, 7604, 7000, 7204, 7206, 7505, 7507, 7509, 7609, routers, Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E series switches, MM-50, MM-100, Services Provider Routers:  ADR1002, 1004, 1006, 9904, XR 12000/12000 Series routers, Cisco 7513, 7509, 7609, 7613 routers, ASR 9000 Series Aggregation service routers. WAAS (WAE/WAVE): 594, 694, 574, 674, 7571, 7541, 7371 7341, SRE 700, SRE 900, VoIP: Cisco Call Manager (CCM), Cisco Call Manager express (CCME) 3.0, 4.0, 4.2; Cisco phones 7960 and 7970. Cisco Firewalls:  Cisco 5500 and 5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X, 5585-X SSP40 & SSP60 Firewall appliance, Juniper NetScreen-25, NetScreen-50, NetScreen-100, Cisco Pix 515, Cisco Pix 525. IPS VPN/IPsec:  3D8130, 3D8150, 3D8250,  McAfee 9100, 9300 Source Fire Virtual Private Networks (VPN)/Cisco IOS IPsec, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), Cisco IOS SSLVPN. Access Points:  Cisco Aironet 1100, 1130 AG, 1140, 1200 series, 1240 AG series, 1250 series Outdoors Wireless:  Cisco Aironet 1520 series, 1500 series, 1400 series, 1300 series. Juniper Firewalls:  NetScreen-5GT, NetScreen-5XT, NetScreen-50/100 and Juniper Network Security Manager (NSM). 3COM L3 & L2 Switches: 3COM Core Builder 3500, Core Builder 5000, Super Stack II 3300, Super Stack II 3000, Super Stack II Desktop Switch, and Super Stack II 1100. Modems & terminal Servers: Annex Logics, US Robotics, ADTRAN CSU/DSU. Bay Networks: Synoptics 3000 Series. Hubs and Transceiver/Media Converters: Cisco 1538, MMAC8, MMAC3, transceivers, CCN-2000 (BDE MMFO/SMFO and CATV UTP Media converters), Signal Entry Point (SEP) - Fiber Optics/Copper/Serial Media) Converters, CCN-0400 (BN CATV UTP Media converters), and TIP. Network Cryptograph Devices:  TACLANE (KG-175 and KG-275), SECTERA/SWLAN (Cisco Aironet 1100/KG-275) Tactical Radios:  NTDR, INC/ELPRS/SINCGARS and Satellite:  FDMA & TDMA Linkway modems, NCC/MRT. Misc:  PCs, Fluke 683 Enterprise LAN Meter, Silicon Graphics Indigo 2, Sun Ultra 1, Sun Sparc 20.  Configuration Management:  Cisco Prime and DCNM

SOFTWARE: 

·               VMWare and SAN Monitoring and Data Collection: vFoglight, Up.Time 5, Profiler, Hyper9, and Nimsoft, Router OS: IOS 10, 11, 12, 15 versions and releases and Juniper Router OS:  JUNOS

·               NetFlow Collectors:  NetScout, SeeNet, AdvantNet, Peak Harbor, NetScout, NetQoS, Orion, and some freeware tools

·               Network & Application Management:  OPNET ACE Analyst, NetMRI, NetIQ (AppManager for VoIP and Vivinet), Cisco Works 2000/CiscoView, HP OpenView, SNMPc, What’s Up Gold, NetHealth, Solarwinds, Chariot/AXIA, OPNET Paranoma, OPNET IT Guru, HP OpenView/LANView, NetCool, Netsys, General Sniffer, Ethereal, RouterPM, Wild Packets. Network Modeling/performance testing:   AXIA, IxChariot, Ix Network, IxLoad, Spirent Avalanche, OPNET SP Guru, OPNET ACE, OPNET VNE, OPNET, OPNET Sentinel, NetCraker, COMNET, COMNET, Cisco Netsys.  Network Protocol Analyzer:  WireShark, Sniffer and Sniffer-Pro (Network General), Ethereal/ WildPackets.   Network Design:  Visio, NetViz, Clicknet, Designer, Freelance, Harvard Graphics, MacDraw, CADAdvance, and Corel Draw. Design and Analysis tools:  ERwin/ERX (Database design), BPwin (Business process design), TurboBPR (Functional economic analysis). OS:  Windows, MS-DOS, Unix/Solaris and Misc.: Microsoft Office, Browsers, databases (MS SQL, MySQL, Sybase, and ODBC)

WAN/LAN TECHNOLOGIES/PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS: 

·               NBAR, NetFlow v5 and v9, IPSec, GRE, Multipoint GRE, EIGRP, RIPv2, RIP, IPv4/IPv6 mobility, IPv4/IPv6 NAT, IPv4/IPv6 Tunneling, MPLS and MPLS VPN, SONET OC-3, SONET OC-12, SONET OC-48, SONET OC-96, IPv4 OSPFv2, PIM, IGMP, IGMP snooping, QoS, BGP4 (EBGP and IBGP), EIGRP, IPv6 OSPFv3, PIMv6, IGMPv6, QoS, BGP4+, IPv6/IPv4, Skinny, H.323, (Dual Stack, OSI, TCP/IP, Appletalk, IPX, Ethernet, G.711, G.729, G.729a, and G.722, G.726, G.723, H.261, H.262 and H.263, H.323, ISDN, ISL/VL:AN, ATM, IEEE 802.1Q/VLAN, IEEE802.3, RFC1483, RFC1577, RADIUS, TCP, ARP, SNMP, FTP, UDP, BSC, ISDN, TELNET, HDLC, SDLC, PPP, IGRP, SNA, Transparent Bridging, IPX, DECNET, X.25, DS1/T-1, FT1, SDH, DS3/T-3, RS-232, RS-449, V.35, and Cat5 UTP, Ethernet, FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet, 10GigabitEthernet, FDDI, Frame Relay, FDDI, SMDS, ATM, TDMA, FDMA, LOS, HCLOS, DLOS. 

 

Professional Experience

Elluminates/Northrup Grumman     Position:  Senior Network Architect/Network Infrastructure 12/2013 – Present, Brooklyn, NY

·   Working as Senior Network Architect and Infrastructure Engineer on the New York City Emergency Communications Transformation Program (ECTP)

·   Designed a high-availability data center network consisting of four major networks and with remote sites with resilient/redundant components and links.  Each network from Northbound/Upstream to Southbound/Downstream consists of primary/active and secondary/standby devices as well as primary and redundant path from the Core Layer, distribution layer, Access Layer, to the Telecommunication Rooms (TRs) to other remote sites, and data center.  All the devices meet system-level and path-level resiliency/redundancy/diversity requirements

·   Developed a detailed data center floor and connected floor wiring and cable routing.  Show structured and patch cable wiring and cable routing end-to-end between the devices, types of cable (Fiber OM4 multimode fiber optic, CAT6a UTP), connectivity between the MDFs, to IDFs, between the MDF and IDFs, between the server rows to HDAs, between HDAs to MDFs and IDFs, to the Telecommunication Rooms (TRs) on each floor

·   Developed a detailed OSI Layer1 (L1) network design cabling between the device, depicting device slots and port numbers and end-to-end between the devices, types of cable (Fiber OM4 multimode fiber optic, CAT6a UTP), connectivity between the MDFs, to IDFs, between the MDF and IDFs, between the server and workstations and access layer switches

·   Developed a naming convention, port labeling and convention, and IP address scheme, interface connectivity convention.  Develop a spreadsheet of device names and a spreadsheet of device IP address

·   Developed a detailed OSI L2 network design, depicting layer 2 connectivity between core, distribution, access layers as well as to the switches in the TRs.  Showing STP root primary and secondary, root bridge priority on primary and secondary switches, access VLANs, firewall outside and inside VLANs, trunked VLANs, EtherChannel port numbers, EtherChannel groups, a table of STP parameter enabled and disabled (VLANs, Rapid PVST+, PortFast, BPU guard, BPDU filtering, etc.), device names

·   Developed a detailed OSI L3 network design that describes OSI L3 inter-site connectivity from remote sites to each of the four data center networks.  The network design also depicts intra-site L3 connectivity in each of the network from Northbound/Upstream to Southbound/Downstream connectivity.  Design depict where HSRP and parameters (HSRP primary/Active L3 switch, HSRP Secondary/Standby L3 switch, HSRP VIP, standby group, standby group priority, standby group preempt delay, standby group track interface, standby group track interface priority), and showing static route/default route distribution into OSPF and EIGRP (where applicable), eBGP used between OSPF and EIGRP, subnet summarization from access layers to the distribution, access layer VLAN subnets and masks, port channel groups masks, interface IP addresses and masks, specifying convergence metric values for tuning OSPF (hello and dead timer parameters), EIGRP (hello and hold timer parameters), and eBGP (keepalive and holdtime parameters) to meet specified deterministic routing requirements)

·   Developed a detailed network security design depicting pairs of firewalls configured in Active/Standby and clustering failover mode for each network in routed and transparent modes with configuration parameters

·   Developed rack/cabinet layouts showing the device layout and configurations, total power consumption and dissipation values (calculation using the Cisco power calculation tool) for each rack/cabinet

·   Designs for Layer 2 domain extension between two data centers over a Layer 2 and Layer 3 data center interconnect (DCI) using Nexus 7718, Cisco ASR1006, Nexus 7706, has three VDCs configured: the default VDC, the aggregation VDC, and the OTV VDC, multicast-enabled overlay transport, multicast-enabled overlay transport. In this design, the aggregation VDC connects through Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology to the OTV VDC. The OTV VDC is configured with multiple overlays to provide a segmented Layer 2 extension for different applications/user VLANs.

·   Select network and security hardware and software, including part numbers using Cisco Configuration tool and by calling vendors.  Generate and submit Bill of materials (BOMs) for each network device hardware and software, OM4 patch cables, CAT6a patch cables

·   Responsible for the ECTP2 data center detailed network architecture design and strategy with 6x9s high availability that meet the customer requirements, selection of network infrastructure devices (hardware, software, and corresponding part Numbers, and Bill of Materials (BOM), IP Address Book to include schemes and naming convention, device configuration templates, interpret and analyze work steam requirements, and strategic planning of IP & Ethernet network.

·   Also, responsible for the upgrade or technology refresh of the ECTP1 network.  Research emerging technologies (hardware and software) and develop technical specifications for the network devices and services.

·   Developing the Proof of Concept testing of hardware, software, and services strategy.

·   Delineate and analyzed work steam user and application requirements and integrating them into the network design and selected equipment capabilities and services. 

·   Developing standard operating procedures for network operations processes, infrastructure device configurations, support and management including availability, connectivity, performance, security and protection, and the management of all the network infrastructure assets

·   Developing and maintaining detailed and up-to-date documentation design documents and diagrams, BOM, IP addresses,

·   Working with closely with vendors, work stream, end-users, and customers

Tekmark Global Solution    Position:  AT&T Contractor11/2011 – 06/2012, Middletown, NJ

·   Worked with Layer 2 through Layer 7 device wiring, configuration, connectivity, and IOS release and Cisco WAAS features testing using Spirent and IXIA/Chariot, and other testing tools in support of customers Data Services (AVPN, EVPN, MIS, PNT, and Ethernet services) as well as Core MPLS backbone

·   Performed capacity planning, proof of concept testing and certification.  Developed deployment configurations.  Simulated and reproduced production network issues, provided documented finding recommendations, and work around for issue resolutions/fixes.

·   Designed a high-availability data center network consisting of four major networks and with remote sites with resilient/redundant components and links.  Each network from Northbound/Upstream to Southbound/Downstream consists of primary/active and secondary/standby devices from the Core Layer, distribution layer, Access Layer, to the Telecommunication Rooms (TRs) to other remote sites, and data center.  All the devices meet system-level and path-level resiliency/redundancy/diversity requirements

·   Developed a detailed data center floor and connected floor wiring and cable routing.  Show structured and patch cable wiring and cable routing end-to-end between the devices, types of cable (Fiber OM4 multimode fiber optic, CAT6a UTP), connectivity between the MDFs, to IDFs, between the MDF and IDFs, between the server rows to HDAs, between HDAs to MDFs and IDFs, to the Telecommunication Rooms (TRs) on each floor

·   Developed a detailed OSI Layer1 (L1) network design cabling between the device, depicting device slots and port numbers and end-to-end between the devices, types of cable (Fiber OM4 multimode fiber optic, CAT6a UTP), connectivity between the MDFs, to IDFs, between the MDF and IDFs, between the server and workstations and access layer switches

·   Developed a naming convention, port labeling and convention, and IP address scheme, interface connectivity convention.  Develop a spreadsheet of device names and a spreadsheet of device IP addresses

·   Developed a detailed OSI L2 network design, depicting layer 2 connectivity between core, distribution, access layers as well as to the switches in the TRs.  Showing STP root primary and secondary, root bridge priority on primary and secondary switches, access VLANs, firewall outside and inside VLANs, trunked VLANs, EtherChannel port numbers, EtherChannel groups, a table of STP parameter enabled and disabled (VLANs, Rapid PVST+, PortFast, BPU guard, BPDU filtering, etc.), device names

·   Developed a detailed OSI L3 network design that describes OSI L3 inter-site connectivity from remote sites to each of the four data center networks.  The network design also depicts intra-site L3 connectivity in each of the network from Northbound/Upstream to Southbound/Downstream connectivity.  Design depict where HSRP and parameters (HSRP primary/Active L3 switch, HSRP Secondary/Standby L3 switch, HSRP VIP, standby group, standby group priority, standby group preempt delay, standby group track interface, standby group track interface priority), and showing static route/default route distribution into OSPF, EIGRP (where applicable), eBGP used between OSPF and EIGRP, subnet summarization from access layers to the distribution, access layer VLAN subnets and masks, port channel groups masks, interface IP addresses and masks, specifying convergence metric values for tuning OSPF (hello and dead timer parameters), EIGRP (hello and hold timer parameters), and eBGP (keepalive and holtime parameters) to meet specified deterministic routing requirements)

·   Developed a detailed network security design depicting pairs of firewalls configured in Active/Standby and clustering failover mode for each network in routed and transparent modes with configuration parameters

·   Developed rack/cabinet layouts showing the device layout and configurations, total power consumption and dissipation values (calculation using the Cisco power calculation tool) for each

·   Designs for Layer 2 domain extension between two data centers over a Layer 2 and Layer 3 data center interconnect (DCI) using Nexus 7718, Cisco ASR1006, Nexus 7706, has three VDCs configured: the default VDC, the aggregation VDC, and the OTV VDC, multicast-enabled overlay transport, multicast-enabled overlay transport. In this design, the aggregation VDC connects through Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology to the OTV VDC. The OTV VDC is configured with multiple overlays to provide a segmented Layer 2 extension for different applications/user VLANs.

·   Tested of Data Center/remote sites network architecture designs varying from a single to multiple CE/PE sites. Patching, configuring, and maintaining Cisco legacy ISR G1, and ISR G2 routers, Cisco 7600 series, Catalyst 6500 series, Catalyst 4500 series, and other campus LAN switches, campus Core and Distribution switches, ASR/Core routers, firewalls, as well as all WAAS (WAE/WAVE) devices.

·   Performed testing and certifications of Cisco IOS releases and WAAS software features and working with Cisco.  Working with System Engineer to test vendor hardware and software releases.  Working with vendors to understand their technical solutions and define future capabilities

·   Configured/Implemented SNMP and SNMP traps in the routers and WAAS devices for the GFP project

·   Wrote multiple sections of Engineering documents and updated Engineering Troubleshooting Guide documentation/Appendices, and certification documents 

·   Testbed network infrastructure consists of multiple Cisco ISR G1 and G2 and carrier routers and switches, multiple Cisco switches, all models of Cisco WAAS appliance and SRE devices, WCCP, ISDN boxes, dual stack IPv4/IPv6 OSPF, EIGRP, IPv4/IPv6 EBGP/MPLS/IBGP/statics routing, IPv6/IPv6 VPN/VRF, SNMP network and application management, servers and clients, Spirent and IXIA testing tools, etc.

The MITRE Corporation    Position:  Lead Senior Network Engineer       01/2000 – 11/2011, Eatontown, NJ

·   Played a significant network engineering role in the design, testing, and implementation of commercial and DoD tactical, unified voice/video/data small to large scale LAN/WAN/wireless networks. My responsibilities included designing network architectures, selecting and recommending  network devices and network management tools, generating network device configurations, configuring devices and troubleshooting, recommending significant integrations, performing test and evaluation of technologies and implementation scenarios, performing modeling and simulation tasks such as capacity planning/predictive analyses, developing an Army worldwide data collection architecture, building M&S/Analysis environment labs, building and supporting multiple testbeds/labs, specifying the power and cooling requirements, and specifying  rack and server specifications, installing/configuring/maintaining devices.  Worked with multiple contractors and private industries to integrate technical requirements for hardware power, size, weight, device cooling, and IP v4 and IPv6 unicast/multicast software features, as well as business/mission need requirements onto vendor products including Cisco Systems, Juniper, NetIQ, OPNET, and many other vendors.

·   Developed and published standards for network architecture to include backbone and customer projects

·   Worked with the company and other customer groups to deploy new product offerings.

·   Researched emerging technologies and equipment and develop technical specification for new products and services.

·   Responsible for developing and conducting Proof of concept testing of hardware, software and services

·   Provided technical leadership for the Engineering and Operations organizations

·   Provided support for the LAN/WAN network architecture/design, test and evaluation, and implementation/configuration, network management, including the development of the US Army communications on the battlefield for Echelons, Above Corps, and Below Tactical network. Performed network architecture designs and configuration testing, validation, and implementation of customer complex and unique solutions based on the agreed project scope and requirements. Developed Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and Method of Procedures (MOPs) for network device configurations (i.e. templates), testing, deployment/implementation, and configuration management and control

·   Built IPv4/IPv6 and VoIP network labs, tested migration strategies, and validated vendor IPv4 and IPv6 features.  Testbed and production network infrastructure encompassed routers, switches, call managers, wireless access points, satellite modems, OSPF, EIGRP, EBGP/MPLS/IBGP routing, VPN, media converters, CSU/DSUs, ATM switches, Cisco/Juniper Firewalls, Network Cryptograph devices, Tactical radios, Tactical Battlefield applications, network and application management tools, servers and clients, testing tools, NetFlow collectors, and data collection tools, etc.

·   Major contributor of US Army complex data, VoIP, and video network architecture designs, including generation and submission of network layouts and network device configurations/templates.

·   Performed evaluation of vendor product offerings and end-to-end owner of designs, inclusive of configuration templates as well as understanding requirements on complex network infrastructure.  Ensured the project is consistent with overall customer strategies, architecture and policies. 

·   Chief Architect and Technical lead of data collection architectures and post data collection tasks (M&S and analyses). Built lab environments, identifying and specifying space and power requirements, hardware and software in both laboratory and operational environments, and building the network infrastructure, and configuring devices.  Identified and specified hardware and software, instrumentation points, tools, data sets based on requirements, and post data collection analysis tasks. Developed, tested, and implemented NetFlow v5 and v9 to meet Army data collection and analysis requirements, scalability, and readiness, configurations, and COOP performance requirements.

·   Performed capacity planning tasks to forecast the impact on the VoIP and data network topologies, configuration, traffic, and technology.  Accurately developed high fidelity network model characteristics of network operation, network performance, scalability, and efficiency. Performed network survivability, application, and service trend and predictive analyses.

The BERGEN RECORD    Position:  Senior Network Engineer              05/99 – 01/2000, Hackensack, NJ

·   Responsible for the consolidation of small sites throughout North Jersey to a major site in Garrett Mountain (Data Center).  Provided network design, validation, expansion, and implementation strategies and cost estimates to Upper Management for approval.  Provided advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for network infrastructure and implementation problems. 

·   Submitted network design document packages which included department tasks and responsibilities, network diagrams, equipment list and pricing, interface IP addresses/subnet masks and equipment names, configuration procedures and task lists, required transmission medium, design justification, and timetables.  Developed and submitted proposals and project plans.  Submitted network design diagrams depicted LAN/WAN connectivity, end user equipment and horizontal wiring connectivity, networking equipment connectivity, and corresponding labeled slots, ports/interfaces, and connections.  Worked with long distance and local exchange carriers to troubleshoot and resolve WAN connectivity/circuit issues and circuit bandwidth upgrade.  I also attended planning and strategy meetings with end user representatives, including MIS department leaders, technical representatives, and vendor representatives. 

·   Provided technical IT support, performance monitoring, and tuning for LAN and WAN with multiple nodes and servers, managed network availability.  Provisioned and troubleshoot circuits, configured network devices (routers, firewalls, switches, CSUs/DSUs), and monitored application performance.  Performed LAN/WAN management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and provided problem resolution using RouterPM, CiscoWorks/CiscoView, CiscoWorks 2000, SNMPc, and Concord Network Health.  Designed and implemented multi-node and multi-protocol LAN and WAN segments (IP, IPX, and Appletalk) using Cisco 7200, Cisco 3600, 3COM switches, CSUs/DSUs, T1, T3, Frame Relay, and SMDS.  Installed, configured, and troubleshoot Cisco routers and 3COM switches, ADTRAN CSUs/DSUs, and cables. 

·   Performed network operation working with Local Exchange Carriers and Long Distance Exchange Carriers to ensure network connectivity to Remote Branch Offices and data centers at the HQ location.  Developed and established comprehensive and efficient network security, and network management policies as well as a fault detection, monitoring and notification solution for remote Branch Offices and the Data Center and documented existing SLAs. Responsible for the consolidation of small sites in North Jersey to one major site.  Provided network design, validation, expansion, and implementation strategies and cost estimates to Upper Management for approval.  Provided advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for network infrastructure and implementation problems. 

·   Submitted network design document packages which included department tasks and responsibilities, network diagrams, equipment list and pricing, interface IP addresses/subnet masks and equipment names, configuration procedures and task lists, required transmission medium, design justification, and timetables.  Developed and submitted proposals and project plans.  Submitted network design diagrams depicted LAN/WAN connectivity, end user equipment and horizontal wiring connectivity, networking equipment connectivity, and corresponding labeled slots, ports/interfaces, and connections.  Worked with long distance and local exchange carriers to troubleshoot and resolve WAN connectivity/circuit issues and circuit bandwidth upgrade.  I also attended planning and strategy meetings with end user representatives, including MIS department leaders, technical representatives, and vendor representatives. 

AT&T Local Services (ALS)      Position:  Senior Network Engineer/Architect      11/98 – 05/99, Dayton, NJ and Staten Island, NY

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·   Involved with architecture, planning, and integration of AT&T (UGN and Wireless) and TCG MIS networks and other acquired company MIS networks.  Provided support for ALS Cisco network devices (routers, switches, and PIX firewalls), WAN carrier switches in Piscataway, and remote Branch offices (nation-wide) and data centers.  Provided implementation and integration cost estimates. 

·   As Senior Network Engineer, was actively involved in the building of Data centers/Customer Service Centers with full redundancy, high-speed and reliable LANs and WAN for intra- and inter-connectivity in MESA (Arizona) and Sacramento (CA).  Developed network designs and produced device configurations.  Performed network integrations based on bandwidth, delay, and growth criteria.  Selected best LAN and WAN technologies based on application and user requirements, traffic volumes, priorities, and protocol types.  Recommended network management tools including NetHealth (service and performance management). 

·   Performed site surveys prior to network builds and submit site survey reports.  Successfully designed and helped to integrate AT&T UGN and ALS networks using the PIX firewall for Network Address Translation (NAT) to resolve IP address conflict.  I also attended planning and strategy meetings with operational Department Managers, technical representatives of other company sites, and vendor representatives. 

·   I have a great experience in building Data Centers/Customer Service Centers with full redundancy and high-speed and reliable LAN/WAN/wireless networks for intra- and inter-connectivity.  Main contributor to the building of TCG Data Centers in Staten Islands, Dayton (NJ), Denver (CO), MESA (Arizona), Sacramento (CA), and Orlando (FL).

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Teleport Communications Group (TCG)    Position:  Senior Network Architect/Design Engineer    11/96 – 11/98, Dayton, NJ and Staten Island, NY

·   Involved with network architecture, planning, design, and rollout of new city builds and expanded company-wide.   Selected best LAN/WAN technologies based on application requirements.  Selected appropriate products to create logical designs and generate complete physical designs; submit cost estimates. 

 

·   Developed and submitted the Network Infrastructure Wiring/Cabling Standard document for connecting equipment at each layer of the network:  WAN, edge, distribution, and the user outlet or desk.  Successfully planned, designed network builds, performed network expansions for Denver Customer Service Center and integration to Dayton and Staten Island Headquarters data centers, and Network Management Center (NMC)/Network Operating Centers (NOCs). 

·   Performed network M&S using Cisco NetSys in order to answer questions on network utilization, optimization of the data networks to identify bottlenecks and resource wastes, as well as load characteristics.   Developed and submitted the Network Infrastructure Wiring/Cabling Standard document for connecting equipment at each layer of the network:  WAN, edge, distribution, and the user outlet or desk.  Successfully planned, designed network builds, performed network expansions for Denver Customer Service Center and integration to Dayton and Staten Island Headquarters data centers, and Network Management Center (NMC)/Network Operating Centers (NOCs). 

·   Performed capacity planning tasks to predict the impact on the VoIP and data network topologies, configuration, traffic, and technology.  Performed predictive analysis to identify over-utilized and under-utilized links.  Accurately developed high fidelity network model characteristics of network operation, network performance, scalability and efficiency including route maps, ACLs, QoS, device and configuration characteristics. Performed network, application, service trend analyses, and forecasted future traffic demands.  Documented existing service level agreements (SLAs) and helped to determine if these SLAs are violated as the network traffic grows and the network capacity remains constant.

·   Designed network address plan and naming convention to minimize address usage, optimize performance, and standardize equipment names.  Performed site surveys and submit site survey reports.  Determined power, air conditioning, and wiring requirements for equipment rooms/wiring closets. 

·   Designed IP address plan and naming convention to minimize address usage, optimize performance, and standardize equipment names.  Performed site surveys and submitted site survey reports.  Determined power, air conditioning, and wiring requirements for equipment rooms/wiring closets.  Developed and submitted the MIS/IT Standard Network Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Strategic Planning for Phasing out from DecNet to IPv4/OSPF Migration and Implementation Plan, Standards for Network Equipment and Cabling documents.  Wrote and submitted Voice over IP White Paper, Proposals, and Cost estimates.  Provided network architecture, design, and device configurations for VoIP and voice over ATM.  Developed and performed conformance, interoperability, and performance test cases and testing.  Wrote and submitted results, lessons learned, and observations/findings to Project Leaders. 

US Army Information System Command (USAISC)      Position:  Electronics/Electrical Engineer      11/94 – 11/96, FT Huachuca, AZ

·   Provided network architecture and designs for the migration DISN/Army backbone network to ATM using ATM switches and routers.  Performed M&S as well as capacity planning using OPNET Modeler and COMNET.  Developed purchase plans and made recommendations for high-performance computers, power protection devices, network cables, network encryption devices, and internetworking devices necessary to upgrade the Lab.  Also submitted proposals, cost justifications for this equipment, test plans, test reports and participated in strategy planning meetings with other departments and organizations. 

·   Provided information technology outlines and guidelines that establish an architectural direction along some technology dimension which is in alignment with commercial technology direction. Supported and actively involved with the initial Army Operational, Technical, and System Architectures development.

US Army Information System Engineering Command (USAISEC)      Position:  Electronics/System Engineer      03/89 – 11/94, FT Huachuca, AZ

·   ISC/ISEC Lead Engineer providing support as well as acquisition and system engineering to DISC4 (now known as CIO G6), PEO STAMIS, and PM AIMS.  Participated in problem determination of Army information systems and networks, investigated system and network designs and performance issues, and contributed to implementation of Army legacy networks.

·   Provided support for Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS) to include Automated Information for Movement System II (TC-AIMS II), Logistics Information Systems (LIS)

 

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Polytechnic/Polytechnic University New York (July 1990)	Brooklyn Polytechnic/Polytechnic University New York    (July 1988)
Degree:  M.S.	Degree:  B.S.
Major:  Electrical Engineering	Major:  Electrical Engineering
Minor:  Communications Systems and Networks	Minor:  Electronics

** Earned 2-years of Post Graduate and Credits toward the PHD Program

CLEARANCES

·                  Secret, Top Secret, and NATO

AWARDS

MITRE Director’s Award and PEO C3T Congratulations Letter,  Senior Vice President and General Manager, MITRE Special recognition Award		2000 – 2005, 2006-2007, 2010
Department of the Army PEO C3T, CHS	2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
TCG Excellence in Action Certificate of Achievement	1997 & 1998
Department of the Army Officially Commended Award	1995 & 1996
Department of the Army Certificate of Achievement	1993 & 1994
Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society Award	1983-1984
The Con Edison Award for Higher Achievement, Multiple Dean'	1986-1990
Multiple Dean's List in College	1983-1989

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Cisco VoIP, network security design and configuration, Cisco Campus ATM Switch Configuration, Cisco LAN Switch Configuration, Network Security Administration	2003/2004/2005/2006, 06/98, 07/98
LINKWAY Modems, NCC/MRT Training, SnifferPro for Sniffer Experts	2007, 12/99
Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, Cisco Internetworking Troubleshooting, Cisco Router Installation and Maintenance, Cisco Internetworking Troubleshooting, Introduction to Cisco Router configuration	11/97,11/98,2/99, 04/99, 09/97
Perl Programming, ISDN &HDSL, Web Design, Social Styles	04/98,02/98,1998
LANs - Design and Installation of Networks & Local Area Networks (LANs) Technology	1994
Data Communications and Emerging Technologies	1995
Computer Network Architecture and Protocols, Applications of Fiber Optics	1992, 1993