SUMMARY:

• Past 20 +years were spent building and administering mostly Networks Cisco / Microsoft-based environments, including: Network support, Windows servers, Data Center Operations SQL, IIS, Exchange servers, and UNIX servers.
• Extensive knowledge of configuring and troubleshooting of Layer 3 Routing protocols RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and VPN, MPLS and layer 2 protocols, VTP, STP and RSTP and firewall.
• Experienced in trouble-shooting both connectivity issues and hardware problems on Cisco based networks.
• Configured and Troubleshoot Route Redistribution between multiple OSPF protocols.
• Experienced in Configuration and Support of  LAN protocols on Cisco Switches (Layer2, Layer3 and Multi Layer)
• Wide exposure to LAN/WAN setup, installation, configuration and commissioning of network devices. VLAN setup, configuration and troubleshooting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE:  NT 2000, 2003 Server & Workstation, Windows NT/ 2000/ XP,  Internet Servers, Microsoft Development tools, SQL, Site Scope, Exchange, MS Offices, MS Project, Site Server, Linux, UNIX Solaris  Microsoft Visual Studio, Excel, Access, MS Outlook, HTML, HTPP, SSL, ASP, WINS, DNS, DHCP, SMS,  Visio, Netscape Server, Netscape Navigator, Exchange, VB Script,  Veritas Backups, Putty, Netbackup, Site Scope, Protocols SDM, Solarwind, OSPF, FR, RIP, VPN, EIGRP, STP, BGP, RSTP, MPLS, Cisco VPN, QOS and Cisco Wireless

HARDWARE:  Compaq / HP Servers and Desktops, Dell Servers and Desktops, IBM, HP, Sun Servers. Fiber Channel SANS Array, Raid. EMC SANS Storage, LAN, Modems, Cisco Switches And Routers, Cisco Catalyst product line, Cisco PIX, ASA firewall and Cisco 4400, 2106 WCS and 1700, 2900, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700,3800, 2900, 6500, 35xx, 3750, 5500, nexus 5010, Fiber cabling, Cisco VPN, Juniper routers, Microwave Interfaces,  Dell power Vault tape Library, VOIP hardware Cisco products including Wireless 11XX, 12XX, and 13xx series 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Avantor Materials             Phillipsburg, NJ                                                                 Sept 2010- Dec 2010

Consultant Network Support/ Architect

Responsibilities:

·         Redesign and reconfigure company network Avantor Materials was sold to a another  company

·         Install new ASA firewall and DMZ zone and security policies

·         Install new VPN site to site tunnel and set security policies.

·         Upgraded and debugged Cisco equipment problems also reconfigure for new network Standards. Tested physical and network layer installation and verified connectivity.

·         Install new T3 Internet circuit and reconfigure 3900 router

·         Install new T3 MPLS circuit and reconfigure 3900 router

·         Install new wireless access points

·         Reconfigured network addressing and reassign Subnets.

·         Reconfigured and troubleshoot routing Protocols BGP and EIGRP.  

·         Setup new remote offices installed and reconfigure IP address, Cisco routers, and switches.

·         Troubleshooting network issuers Reconfigure new Cisco equipment Setup new routing protocols troubleshoot new connection added new users 

·         Install new 2900 routers and 3730, 3500and 2960 switches and alter Cisco configuration.

Agneto                                                                                                                       Jan 2010 – May 2010

Consultant Network Support

Responsibilities:

·         Setup remote offices installed Cisco routers for Morgan Stanley

·         Upgraded and debugged Cisco equipment problems also reconfigure for new network Standards. Tested physical and network layer installation and verified connectivity.

·         Install new 3800 routers Setup configuration

·         Setup remote offices installed and reconfigure Cisco routers, switches for John Hancock.

·         Reconfigure new Cisco equipment Setup new routing protocols troubleshoot new connection added new users 

·         Install new 2800 routers and 3500 switches and alter Cisco configuration.

IBM                                                                                                                           Oct 2008 – DEC 2009

Sr. Network engineer Consultant                                  

Reconfigured and installed Cisco equipment in NYC City schools system.

Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for being a team lead and trained new staff for the installation and configuration of Cisco Catalyst 6500*s, Catalyst 3500, 3750 enterprise series switches, 3800, 3700 and 3600  series routers, Voip Phones, reconfigure pix/ ASA firewalls, Cisco 4400 Series WLAN Controllers. Install new AP’s and reconfigured old AP’s troubleshoot wiring closets.

·         Upgraded and debugged Cisco equipment problems also reconfigure for new network Standards. Tested physical and network layer installation and verified connectivity.

·         Setting the encryption, port security and testing

·         Migration firewalls from PIX5520  to ASA5520

·         Maintained and supported network services including installing, turning up, and troubleshooting,  Metro-Ethernet, MPLS, FR, RIP, EIGRP, local LAN, VPN and wide area network service offerings ensuring high levels of availability and customer service.

·         Installed new AP’s 1240 and reconfigure old 1200 AP’s for Lightweight access and install new 4400 WLC and reconfigure wireless security.

·         Reconfigured Windows 2003 servers.

·         Reconfigure new DHCP scopes.

·         Reconfigure Cisco VOIP Phone systems

·         Managed project to be within a specified time limit.

·         Trained new members of the IBM team on the BOE systems by providing them with basic hands-on testing techniques and procedures.

·         Reconfigured FDDI and troubleshoot fiber problems.

·         Experienced in the design, implementation and management of Cisco Products, routers, switches, LANs, WANs, Firewalls, wireless control systems, wireless LAN controllers.

·         Made recommendation changes to network design and resubnet networks and work on IPV6.

·         Reconfigured the network for MPLS.

·         Monitored sites to evaluated problem and make changes and using various tools.

·         Reconfigured sites with QOS and monitor WLC and networks.

·         Installed new and reconfigure Cisco 6506 / 6509 Catalyst switches, routers, firewalls, wireless AP’s and WLCS.

·         Troubleshoot routing Protocols, VLANS, spanning tree Protocols and FDDI problems. 

·         Reconfigured new layer Switch’s and setup new network diagrams, Debugging wiring Issues.

·         Reconfigured VLANs, WANs STP and Install new Cisco o/s and wireless systems.

·         Reconfigure Cisco Pix and ASA firewalls.

·         Troubleshoot WAN, LANs, VLANs, VPN, Wireless Ap’s, WLC, Pix, Router and Switch’s.

·         Documented new switch configurations and any changes made to the network.

Dyntek Technology                                                                                               May 2008 - Sep 2008

Lead Support Network Consultant

Installed and reconfigured Cisco Products in NJ City/ State region schools systems.

Responsibilities:

·         Installed Cisco Catalyst switches and routers with appropriate TCP/IP addressing, and configuration Information. Tested physical and network layer installation and verify connectivity.

·         Setup Cisco wireless protocols 802.XX

·         Reconfigure ASA firewalls

·         Worked with Cisco Nexus 5010

·         Install new VOIP phone system and troubleshoot problems

·         Reconfigured and installed 6500, 3500 Catalyst switches.

·         Lead support for a team of five and trained Customers on new equipment.

·         Installed Cisco 7921 VOIP wireless phone system with Cisco Call manager also troubleshot Frame Relay, MPLS, VPN, RIP, and OSPF.

·         Installed and configured Cisco wireless AP and WLC and test and provided customer training.

·         Documented new switch configurations and any changes made to the network.

·         Installed and configured wireless security.

Agneto                                                                                                                                  Nov 2004 – Apr 2008

Mgr Network Support

Responsibilities:

·         Installed Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 servers, Exchange servers, and Windows server and Desktop.

·         Installed and configured new Cisco switches and routers and Install Cisco wireless Ap’s

·         Configured and debugged Firewall, IP, BGP, VPN, MPLS, QOS, OSPF, DSL, DNS, WINS and DHCP and sub netting networks.

·         Developed project plan on Network and Voip system migration.

·         Worked on Ipsec and security.

·         Reconfigure firewalls PIX and ASA

·         Troubleshoot windows 2003 active directories

·         Managed project by analyzing the functional requirement and user requirement specification over cost analysis of the project.

·         Managed the logistics and scheduling of daily assignments for a team of individuals in USA and India.

·         Installing new version of windows OS 2000, 2003

·         Created vb scripts to add uses and group to the windows servers

·         Install new server hardware, reconfigure active directory.

·         Installed and configured Cisco wireless AP and WLC and test and provided customer training.

·         Supported Carrier air conditioners Syracuse, NY network.

·         Supported Sea train company network at the New Jersey location

·         Installed Cisco Catalyst switches and routers with appropriate TCP/IP addressing, and configuration Information. Tested physical and network layer installation and verify connectivity. Installed and configured wireless security and new firewalls.

·         Worked with Cisco Call Manager.

·         Installed new hardware and o/s including reconfiguring Switches, WAN and configure MPLS.

·         Provided support and monitor fortune 500 companies.

·         Installed and configured VOIP and Phone PBX’s and QOS issues.

·         Implemented networking technologies and solutions based on networking designs.

·         Performed patch management on network devices in accordance with the maintenance plan.

·         Researched new technologies for Networks, and maintain disaster recovery procedures, Used Visio to show a visual network maps of all customer locations

·         Developed, tested and maintained disaster recovery procedures.

·         Installed, troubleshoot and performed load balancing.

Index Stock Imagery                                                                                                         Mar 2002 – Sep 2004

Senior Network Administrator Consultant     

Responsible for maintaining the following Web sites: IndexStock.com, Photostogo.com and Telefocus.net. Daily activities include: making sure all communications, and Servers and web sites are on-line including reviewing log files and backups, administrator Cisco Networks and Windows Server and IIS Applications with Dell Servers.

Responsibilities:

·         Troubleshoot network T3 issues, FR and configured Cisco routers and switches.

·         Configured servers and Network and wrote installations procedures.

·         Reconfigured switches and routers.

·         Trained new personnel on the Operation.

·         Worked on and debug frame relay circuits and routing protocols.

·         Cisco Pix firewall and troubleshoot Routing Protocols and network problems.

·         Install Web application, admin and debug Microsoft SQL.

·         Supported and installed Windows Server platform.

·         Configured Cisco Switches for Load Balancing Web, Ecommerce, Portal applications.

·         Used Site Scope and HP Openview and backup the SANS storage unit.

·         Monitored network operations and perform Network measurements with load balancing.

·         Installed new network connection and Configure existing Cisco Switches, subnets IP routes.

·         Configured Frame relay, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DNS, WINS and DHCP.

Merrill Lynch Inc.                                                                                                 May 1998 – Feb 2002

Senior Support Analyst Consultant                              

Supported and administered Merrill Lynch Princeton group. Troubleshoot WAN and LAN problems.  Installed and debugged Cisco equipment and troubleshoot use problems also supported Compaq servers running Internet IIS Servers, and Windows 2000, SQL, and Exchange Setup and configure network labs and new locations

Responsibilities:

·         Installed new network connection, Configure and Design Hosting network using Cisco Switches.

·         Performed administration and troubleshooting Issues on windows 2000 servers.

·         Worked with different department to implement Procedures and testing.

·         Assisted development team with the upgrade and consolidation of the Merrill Lynch trader workstation system into a single operating system.

·         Managed two of the labs for the Merrill Lynch Trading department.

·         Reconfigured VLANs and troubleshoot connection issues.

·         Troubleshoot and installed new Frame relay circuits, ISDN, ASDL, WAN and LAN.

·         Installed new Exchange 2000 servers and site router links, monitor Exchange.

·         Supported Windows 2000, IP, DNS, DHCP, IIS, SQL RIP, OSPF, Web servers and in-house Merrill Lynch applications.

·         Installed windows 2000 Active Directory servers and troubleshoot configuration issuers.

·         Administered, troubleshoot and installed Compaq Microsoft Cluster operation.

·         Installed Market data on SQL servers including debugging server problems.

·         Configured, maintained and resolved DNS problems and worked with the development group to debug web applications and administer IIS servers and related components.

Salomon Smith Barney Inc.                                                                                Jul 1997 – May 1998

Support Analyst                                 

Provided second/ third level system administration support to the Retail Brokerage Division with over 15,000 NT workstations and over 450 servers using Microsoft NT 4.0, Exchange also supported market data App, ADP and Brokerages application.

Responsibilities:

·         Troubleshoot Salomon Smith Barney and ADP market data problems applications.

·         Rebuilt NT Servers and debugged TCP/IP problems and assisted in network problem.

·         Debugged SSB In-house brokerage and Internet applications using Microsoft products.

·         Assisted field techs on the telephone to isolate and debug Network problems in the field.

·         Worked with Microsoft SMS, WINS, DNS, SNA, SQL, Veritas, Arcserve and Exchange.

·         Managed new projects, worked with developers on SSB application problems and solutions.

·         Installed, debugged NT Server problems and configured Compaq servers and workstations.

·         Supported Servers and tape products and maintain and modify NT Server.

·         Troubleshoot ADP market data problems.

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Port Authority of NY & NJ                                                                                 Feb 1994 – Jun 1997 Sr. Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

·         Managed different groups that supported computer operations for the security and revenue.

·         Increased uptime by 19% on the critical systems and assisted in different areas of Port Authority. 

·         Troubleshoot and reconfigured FDDI and troubleshoot fiber problems.

·         Wrote policies and procedures and fall back procedures.

·         Worked on Various Port authority sites

·         Researched new Network technologies for the Port authority network environment.

·         Application, network and administrative support for both the airport security and revenue control computer systems at Newark airport, La Guardia and Kennedy Airports.

·         Converted Mainframe system to a NT server and workstation site for airport revenue control.

·         Troubleshoot communication WAN, LANs, X25 network problems.

·         Developed, tested and maintained disaster recovery procedures for the network.

·         Installed and implemented Security products assisted on change control and testing.

·         Designed network maps for both systems at Newark, La Guardia and Kennedy Airports.

·         Wrote procedures and policies regarding administration’s functions and implemented security.

·         Used HP LAN Advisor analyzer to debug problems on LANs, Fiber and data circuits.

Tandem Systems Inc.                                                                                            1983 – Dec 1993

Sr. Systems Support: / Project Support / Project Mgr.

Responsibilities:

·         Managed 5 systems engineers at New York Stock Exchange site.

·         Doing per site specification for power, Air Conditioner and communication requirements supervisor meeting with building and engineering groups.

·         Support Tandem SS7 hardware and software at New York telephone site.

·         Wrote documents on Upgrading customer sites and testing procedures.

·         Worked with sales on technical sales support and pre sales support.

·         Worked on and planned major upgrades / Installs on 24/7 hour Tandem account.

·         Supported RAID systems Fiber and Subsystems.

·         Supported Tandem mainframe computers, PC's and Tandem UNIX servers.

·         Tandem App, SQL, AT&T UNIX release, Microsoft products, Databases, Project planning.

·         Performed UNIX administration and trained new users on new applications and products. 

·         Provided onsite support Systems support for three years at New York Stock Exchange.

·         Worked on, supported the roll out of Tandem UNIX platforms on Nynex voice dialing system.

·         Installed and supported new releases of UNIX software and wrote UNIX shell scripts.

·         Installed, supported and troubleshoot IP, FR, ATM, WAN, X 25, TCP/IP, SNA and LANS.

EDUCATION / TRAINING:

·         Cisco CCNP

·         Cisco CCNA

·         OSPF and BGP configuration and troubleshooting  learning Tree inc NYC

·         Cisco MPLS training at Global knowledge

·         Windows 2003 training  learning Tree inc NYC

·         Exchange 2003 training learning Tree inc NYC

·         Microsoft 70-216 and 70-217.

·         Automating Windows VB Scripting Hands.

·         Exchange 2000 and migrating exchange 5.5 users to 2000.

·         Cisco training course at TCY Technologies in NYC, for CCNP, RIP, OSPF, FR, BGP and PIX Firewall training.

·         Configuring Cisco Routers Advanced Configure router for large and complex IP internetworks.

·         Windows 200 Implement, configure and migrate from previous NT to Windows 2000 Platform.

·         Windows 2000 Planning and Deployment Exchange Server Administration.

·         Object Art Inc New York. Attended Microsoft NT 4.0 Network Performance and Tuning,

·         June 96: Alpha-One UNION NJ. 600 hours in client server admin program (NT Server / Workstation, Visual Basic, Microsoft SQL.).

·         N.Y.C. Community College Electro Mechanical Technology, A.A.S 

·         NYC  Polytechnic Institute of New York University  Computer Science