Chima E. Chima

* ******* ***, **** ****** NJ. ***52

Email: ab8rjh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 973-***-****

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER

With experience in providing technology architecture solutions, designing, implementing, and supporting voice and data

networks. Work includes providing solution architecture and supporting internal and external clients in all application

connectivity issues. Designing and implementing multiple mission critical infrastructures for Online Resources, NYSE

SFTI clients. Configuring and enabling all devices involved in the projects. Managing highly visible projects successfully,

utilizing available resources to ensure that all deliverables deadlines are met, and performing effectively under pressure. In

search for career a challenging position in Network Engineering

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• LAN/WAN Network Architecture, Engineering, configuration, deployment and support.

• Network Operations Center support, issue research, tracking and resolution for clients.

• Provisioning connectivity for capital market clients to SFTI, BATs, Direct Edge, NASDAQ, ARCA, ACTIV FIN

and CME for unicast and multicast products.

• Working Knowledge of extranet service providers (Savvis, TNS, Radianz, SFTI) network.

• Pro-active maintenance of Network to ensure reliability in corporate resources and application.

• Data and Voice network routing configuration using BGP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, and WLAN

• Developing content for Request for Services (RFS) for service vendor, and responding to major RFPS

• Hosting infrastructure design, deployment and provisioning in service delivery environment.

• Managing multiple mission critical projects and performing effectively under pressure.

• Mentoring interns and other engineers on the best practice in network troubleshooting and solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ZYNDIX TECHNOLOGIES (West Orange, NJ)

Principal Consultant Oct 2012 – Present

The company has been providing communication technology solutions, data center network infrastructure engineering,

implementation, operations, service delivery and project management for businesses and government since 2002.

Recent Projects:

• Providing Voice and Data infrastructure convergence solution to the City of Orange New Jersey Housing

Authority. Delivered current state analysis and developed business and technology strategy that led to cable and

free wifi to residents.

• Designed and implemented site to site VPN remote access solutions for clients. Interfaced as clients engineer

remote access VPN connectivity test and turn up for Fidelity Corp.

Online Resources Corporation (Princeton NJ) Sept 2010– Oct 2012

Senior Network Engineer

• Primary responsibility was to provide network support to online payment technology developed

community and ensure network reliability for real time credit card processing clients, payment vendors

and merchants.

• Initiated and upgraded the LAN and WAN infrastructure that eliminated all vendor non-supported

devices that were still in production.

• Designed and implemented WLAN based Cisco Aironet 1262 platform for Wireless application

developers.

• Recommended and migrated B2B customers to Vendor managed MPLS cloud provided by Verizon.

• Designed LAN and WAN template for building new offices and built Atlanta Ga and Pleasanton Ca, new

offices and moved employees over night without any issue.

Chima E. Chima

5 Winding Way, West Orange NJ. 07052

Email: ab8rjh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 973-***-****

Key Accomplishment:

• Provide 24/7 support to credit card bill payment vendors, processors and merchants on network and

firewall connectivity issues and resolving most issues on time.

• Setup site to site VPN on Cisco ASA firewall for clients such Citigroup, Chase Payment, Paypal, Tsys,

others and cloud hosting provider such as Datapipe.

• Migrated remote access users VPN platform from Cisco VPN Concentrator to ASA firewall.

• Consolidated access to the Network and System devices on Cisco ACS platform with Radius and

TACCAS support, and integrated the ACS to external RSA token server.

• Re-designed LAN and WAN infrastructure that help in reducing the risk of network outages.

• Implemented Cisco VOIP system, role included configuring QOS enabled LAN and WAN infrastructure

and the gateways to PSTN and migrating all employee to the new phone system.

• Worked with other department to establish a change management process and procedure to ensure

accountability that included peer review of network design and all changes.

NYSE EURONEXT (NYSE Technologies) New York Aug 2008 – Sept 2010

Communications Project Engineer

• Responsible for designing and implementing LAN/WAN networking solutions for NYSE

contracted customers in service hosting environment, which generates major revenue for the

organization.

• Provision financial firm clients for connectivity to the NYSE SFTI, ARCA, BATs, Direct Edge,

NASDAQ and other exchanges.

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Configured and deployed all networks LAN/WAN devices.

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Customer point of contact Engineer for networking issue on NYSE Technologies Hosting

Service environment.

• Provided level 2/3 support to Network Operational Center Technicians 24/7on network

issue.

Key Accomplishment:

• Designed and Implemented NYSE market system data infrastructure and migrated

Market Data customer to the new data center.

• Migrated Corporate wide DHCP service to redundant Infoblox appliances

• Evaluation of multiple vendors technologies features and assigning benefit value and

developing criteria matrix for best fit selection.

• Migrated the Global Service Desk from Legacy Centrex to Nortel VOIP contact center

platform.

Bear Stearns Co. Whippany NJ Nov 2006- Aug 2008

Senior Network Operations Analyst

• Proactively monitored the Global Network for issue that will cause outages for the Bear Stearns enterprise WAN

and LAN network.

• Investigated major network outages and resolved them in a timely and efficient manner.

• Worked closely with telco companies, (Verizon, AT&T, Quest, and Global Crossing) to resolve circuit issues.

• Circuits included are Frame-Relay, T1 to T3, DWDM Sonnet, OC3 to OC192.

• Managed and maintained IBM blade switches, Cisco Content Services, and Cisco Global Site Selector for mission

critical Market Data Services.

Chima E. Chima

5 Winding Way, West Orange NJ. 07052

Email: ab8rjh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 973-***-****

• Worked with hardware vendors, circuit carriers and extranet customers to resolve network, and application issues

daily.

• Had excellent customer relations with these support groups.

• Interfaced directly with Account Representative to address additional needs.

Key Accomplishment:

• Created troubleshooting procedure for management and technicians to reference during outages.

• Coordinated major data center site power down and backup generator power testing

• Recommended and suggested improvement on the redesign of Clearnet- Bear Stearns hosting service

network.

Security Industries Automation Corporations (Sector/SFTI Managed Services) 2005 – 2006

Communications Network Engineer

• Designed, implemented, and supported LAN/WAN infrastructure for SIAC/Sector collocation clients.

• Migrated major financial service clients from the legacy SDC network to SFTI.

• Prepared design specification documents for design review board.

• Prepared scripts to conduct business availability test to meet contractual SLA for clients.

• Key Accomplishment:

• Designed and implemented control network for media servers in the Storagetek tape library

• Implementation the network infrastructure for new National Market Data Systems Data Center and migrated all

market data system servers to the infrastructure.

Security Industries Automation Corporations (SIAC) (SDC and Sector) 2002 –2005

Communications Project Engineer

• Designed and supported Managed Service network that internet services to clients.

• Designed and deployed extranet for clients that have SLA of 99.999% uptime requirement.

• Implemented and supported high availability redundant multi-protocol Cisco Catalyst 6509 infrastructure running

BGP, RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF.

• Designed and implemented LAN and WAN connectivity for new business customers using Cisco and Nortel

devices such as Cisco catalyst 2900,3500, 6500; Cisco router 2600, 3600, and 7200.

Key Accomplishment:

• Designed and supported redundant co-location structured 3 tier web-hosting infrastructures with Radware load-

balancers, checkpoint firewalls and multiple server farms.

• Developed Disaster Recovery scripts, and conducted business continuity test with major clients.

Lucent Technologies (World Wide Services) Optical Integration Team 2000 – 2001

Network Systems Engineer

• Integrated Optical network based on Lucent DWDM technologies for major telco customers such as Verizon,

telia, Global Crossing and time Warner.

• Led team of Engineers in the integration long haul optical network rings for new and existing clients in State of

Maine, Rhodes Island, New York, Arizona and New Mexico.

• Led team of Engineers in conducting customers’ acceptance error-free test for systems as built.

Realtech Systems Corporation, NY -Design, Integration and Implementation 1996 – 2000

Senior Network Engineer

Chima E. Chima

5 Winding Way, West Orange NJ. 07052

Email: ab8rjh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 973-***-****

• Provided LAN/WAN network solutions to external customer that is based their on current and future business

needs.

• Deployed site to site VPN for remote access to network services major corporations.

• Configured and implemented Cisco Routers over Frame Relay, T1 and T3 and ISDN Networks.

• Led team of Engineers that implemented LAN/WAN network infrastructure for agencies of New York City as part

of Cisco professional services fulfillment.

• Designed, Configured, and implemented multilayer Gigabit EtherChannel switching infrastructure for Corporate

Network by using VTP domain, Trunking, Vlans on Catalyst switches and HSRP on MSFC card for Fail-over

redundancy and traffic load balancing.

Key Accomplishment:

• Led Engineer in the implementation of MTA Bridges and Tunnel LAN infrastructure at 2 Broadway.

• Implemented LAN and WAN network infrastructure for various NYC agencies, namely DOT, Administration of

Children Services, and Department of Legal Services.

Green Point Bank, Brooklyn New York 1990 – 1996

Network Administrator LAN/WAN

• Managed the LAN/WAN for the user community of 1,300 and 75 Banking branches.

• Installed and configured Cisco routers and Bay Networks hubs over T1 and frame-relay.

• Troubleshoot Green Point Bank Frame Relay network connectivity problem to the branches.

• Played key role in the conversion of Greenpoint Bank application platform from centralized mainframe

infrastructure to networked distributed system. Earned the Corporate CEO commendation for my role.

• Installed and supported the first network infrastructure for Greenpoint bank based on Novel 11.0. The new

network consisted of Cisco routers and Bay Network switches.

• Installed and configured Network monitoring based on HP openview and Bay Network Optivity.

Hoffman La Roche Inc Nutley NJ (Totowa Data Center) 1986 – 1990

Computer Operator (shift Supervisor)

• Processed end and start of the day batch jobs.

• Compiled and processed jobs on the mainframe that are submitted by developers. Managed a shift crew

of four operators and ensuring that correct data are entered into the systems.

Key Accomplishment:

• Developed operations procedure that became a training manual for the new operators.

• Part of team that consolidated Hoffman La Roche mainframe operations to one data center in New Jersey.

EDUCATION

BS - Telecommunications Management, New York Institute of Technology, New York - May 1998

BS - Business Administration, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas - May 1984

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Telco Facilities – EPL (Enternet) DS-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, OC -48, OC-192, ISDN- PRI, T-1, T-3, 10 Gig

Ethernet, 100 Gig Ethernet, Dark Fiber, CDMA EVDO, Wireless Backhaul.

• Routing Protocols - IP, PIM, ATM, Rip, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Etherchannel, DNS, HSRP, VRRP, VOIP, FTP,

TELNET, TFTP, NAT, VPN and SNMP, and Multilink PPP, MPLS, IPSEC. Wireless LAN,

• Hardware- Routers and Layer3 switches (Cisco, Nortel, Juniper) Load balancers (Radware, Alteon, Big IP- F5,

CSS and Cisco ACE) VPN concentrators, Cisco ASA Firewall, Cisco ACS 5.3, DWDM (Lucent), CWDM (Cisco),

Ciena HP 3120 Blade servers, matrix switches, Wireless Network ( Aruba and Cisco Aironet),

Chima E. Chima

5 Winding Way, West Orange NJ. 07052

Email: ab8rjh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 973-***-****

• Network Monitoring tools- Solarwind, Infoblox, Cisco ADM, Ixia, Distributed sniffers, Gigamon, Raduis, RSA

and TACCAS

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