Robert S. Levin

**** ********* ** ***- **; Blackwood, NJ 08012 Cell 856-***-****

Email - acpipl@r.postjobfree.com

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Objective: To obtain a high-level position involved with designing,

planning, implementation, support, and project management

of data, voice, video, data centers, cloud, and wireless

networks.

Certifications: CCNP, CCNP-Service Provider, CCDP, CCNA, CCDA, CCNA-

Security, CCNA - Wireless, & Specialist in Wireless Designs

& Data Centers

Experience:

Associated Press Cranbury, NJ

Network Architect & Capacity Planner, October 2007-Present

Responsible for network architecting and capacity planning of the AP

global data and video networks (terrestrial). Duties include overseeing

and participating in any network initiatives and projects worldwide.

Special projects included the following:

. Upgraded the data center to Cisco Nexus switches for the Internal and

DMZ networks with Nexus 7009, 5596, and 2232 switches & fabric

switches

. Converged the video and data WAN networks using NetInsight Nimbras

& Cisco ASR Routers

. Upgraded wireless at all the core locations with Cisco 5500

controllers, ISE appliances, 3700 Access Points; and, NCS & Cisco

Prime Infrastructure for management

. Upgraded the data and video WAN networks for HD

. Planned out router upgrades, WAAS Accelerations, and circuit

capacity needs for all sites worldwide

. Designed and implemented a high-speed video editing/archive network

for editors in DC and London using Force 10 Layer-2 / 3 switches

. Worked on migrating services into the Amazon Cloud - AWS

. Designed video and data networks for the Olympics, Oscars, and

other special events

. Brought out InfoBlox for DHCP at all core locations

. Installed MPLS between datacenters in New York and Cranbury

. Increased bandwidths for all sites by five times or more, without

increasing annual WAN costs

Rohm & Haas Philadelphia, PA

Senior Network Engineer, April 2003-September 2007

Responsibilities included supporting the Rohm & Haas global data network,

VoIP, and wireless networks, consisting of Cisco, Nortel, Riverbed, and

Avaya equipment. Duties included support, network management, planning,

designing, and deployments of LAN/WAN/VoIP/WLAN networks. Special

projects included the following:

. Shanghai R&D Center - Designed and implemented the data, voice, and

wireless network for the new Asia Pacific Headquarters in Shanghai

to support up to 1200 people. Designs consisted of the LAN network

for VoIP, data, wireless, data center, and specialties networks

(DAN, PCN, & PAN). Implementation consisted of working in China to

act as technical lead during installation of equipment, such as

Cisco 6500s, firewalls, 3750 PoE switches, and routers.

. Taiwan CMPT plant - Designed and implemented the VoIP, data,

wireless, and specialties networks for the new Taiwan plant.

Project involved working remotely with the Taiwan locals to

configure and install the new equipment.

. Home Office Renovation - Designed and upgraded all the floors to

Cisco PoE switches to support VoIP, data, and dot1x wireless (10

floors).

. Home Office Data Center - Redesigned and upgraded the data center

to Cisco 3750 switches from Nortel/ BAY 450 switches.

. Designed, planned, and upgraded the following large

manufacturing/research campuses to all Cisco networking equipment

(routers, 6500 L3 switches, 37XX, 35XX & 29XX switches, and PIX

firewalls):

. Marlboro LAN/ PCN networks upgrade to PoE switches (1200

users)

. Newark LAN/PCN/DAN Networks upgrade to PoE switches (600

users)

. Louisville LAN/ PCN Networks upgrades (800 users)

. Houston LAN, PCN, & DAN Network Upgrades (1500 users)

. Spring House LAN, PCN, DAN, PAN Network Upgrades (1000

users)

. Project Leader of the Cisco migration project - Upgraded

over 125 locations worldwide from Nortel/ Bay routers to

Cisco routers

. North America Region Wireless conversion from VPN to

Dot1X authentication

Network Engineer, July 1997-March 2003

Responsibilities included planning and designing management on

infrastructure projects and problems at Spring House Research Campus.

Special projects included the following:

. Designed and upgraded Spring House network to BAY 450 switches

. Designed and implemented multiple fiber and wiring projects

. Designed and implemented IP address migration using DNS/ DHCP (QIP)

. Designed and implemented RMON monitoring and reporting for Spring

House and Bristol

. Designed and implemented a high-speed computing network for UNIX

workstations

Wyeth-Aherst Research

Radnor, PA

Network Engineer, April 1995-June 1997

Responsibilities included project management and engineering on

networking projects and support on infrastructure problems. Special

projects included the following:

. Designed a network management platform to manage, monitor, and

troubleshoot all Ethernets, FDDI segments, and International WAN

segments using RMON/ SNMP technology

. Designed and implemented FDDI in northern research facility

. Upgraded remote access dial-in capabilities

. Designed and upgraded the Montreal network to switches and routers

Network Specialist, May 1993-March 1995

Responsibilities included installing and troubleshooting 3COM OnCore

hubs, Cisco routers, Digital terminal servers, and other network devices

in a Token Ring and Ethernet environment. Special projects included

designing, implementing, and relocating 500 users and 900 devices

(Ethernet, Token Ring, and IBM & VAX terminals) to a new building.

Programmer Analyst, July 1992-April 1993

Responsibilities included Network Administration on PC's, infrastructure

support, and management on networking projects in the Princeton facility.

Other duties included network management using a SunSparcstation with

SunNet Manager, Network General Sniffers, and 3COM OnDemand Software.

Special projects included the following:

. Designed and implemented Network Windows for PCs using PathWorks

. Upgraded the Princeton Network for 1200 users from a ThinNet

Environment to 3COM OnCore Hubs, Cisco 7000 Routers, FDDI backbone,

and fiber & copper cabling

Network Experience:

Hardware: Cisco routers (ASRs, 75xx series - 8xx series); Cisco

switches (65xx, 45xx, 37xx, 35xx, 29xx); Nexus switches

(7000, 55xx, & 22xx); Nortel - Routers, Switches; Force 10

switches; Wireless Access Points/Controllers (5500); Cisco

Prime, NCS; Wireless Bridges; WAN Accelerators (WAAS &

Riverbed); NetInsight Nimbras (680, 360, 340, & Nimbra 1);

ISE; F5 Load Balancers, Infoblox appliances, Cumulus Open

Source Switches

Networks: LAN, WAN, MAN, WLAN, VPN, VoIP, FrameRelay, MPLS, SONET,

EPLS, Terrestrial, Amazon AWS, SDN

Protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, QoS, TCPIP

Mgmt Tools: Device Expert, Ethereal, InfoBlox, Ehealth, Nimbra Vision,

Intermapper, Cisco Prime

Written: RFPs, RFQs, SOPs

Programming: Web Pages (FrontPage), Python, Unix, Linux

Education:

1993 - 1997 Widener University

Chester, PA

Master of Engineering in Telecommunication Engineering.

(G.P.A. 3.6)

1992 - 1993 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Courses in Electrical Computer Engineering.

(G.P.A. 3.5)

1985 - 1992 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

(G.P.A. 3.4)

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