AZHAR ASLAM

Address: ***** * ******* ***** ********** Illinois 60544 –U.S.A

Mobile: 815-***-****

Email: acqgp7@r.postjobfree.com

Skype-ID: AZHAR.ASLAM64

CARRIER OBJECTIVE

To apply my engineering, managerial, Project Management and interpersonal skills in an environment conducive for my personal growth as a Sr. Network Engineer/Consultant Network Architect, whilst allowing me to make a notable contribution as a professional. I am hard working, highly-motivated with quick learning ability with strong analytical, interpersonal, communicational and Problem solving skills along with customer service experience. Ability to work in team & lead by example. I am punctual, honest, responsible person with “can do” attitude, take great responsibility in my actions and enjoy making decisions by effective prioritization and multi-tasking ability & time management skills.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

CCIE (ID# 45097) Service Provider Certified.

5 years of working experience in Network Design, Deployment and troubleshooting, Installation, commissioning and Lab Testing in LAN/WAN using Cisco and ZTE Core switches and routers.

Thorough understanding of LAN/WAN,TCP/IP,STP, VLAN, QOS, VPN, VOIP,SIP,RTP, 802.1Q,IPv6,GRE Tunnel,L2TPv3 MPLS VPN, MPLS TE,MPLS TP IPsec L2VPNs and L3VPN, .

Troubleshooting & configuration of Cisco ASR9K, CRS-X, GRS12K, 7200, 7600, 6509, 2950, 2960, ME 3400, 3550, 3560, 3750 and Cisco ASA Firewall 5585,5520, & ZTE ZXR10,M6000, ZXCTN9K,6K series switches OTN/DWDM M820,NgSDH S385.

Practical knowledge of routing protocols; RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS and BGP.

Deployment and Practical Knowledge of Cisco Datacentre Technologies, VDC, FC, FCOE, OTV, Cisco Nexus 7K,5K and MDS 9K Switches

Deployment of Check Point 21600 and 21700 for Telenor Pakistan and ARBOR (Peak Flow Out of Band Security Architecture) for PTCL.

Deployment of F5 Local Traffic managers (LTM), Global traffic manager (GTM) of series 6400, 6800.

Practical working experience of OTN/DWDM and Packet Transport Technology.

Extensive knowledge of numerous LAN and WAN technologies like Ethernet, Frame-Relay, Leased Lines, Wireless LAN, Cabling and Passive Components, SFPs, XFP, Fibre Optics, Media Converters.

Experience in (Network Support) maintenance of computers, installation of interface cards, MS windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux,DNS, Mail servers, MS Office, setting up of printers and other peripherals and software etc

Experience in dealing with vendor and contractors.

CAREER HISTORY

March 2014 – June 2015 (Telenor Pakistan Non-Vega Project) ZTE Pakistan,

IP MPLS Specialist

Responsible for Managing IP/MPLS Core network of Telenor Pakistan 3G UMTS/GSM network.

Low Level Design & Documentation, Coordination and timely provisioning of network.

Ensuring all the Planned Activities and Planned Outages have been performed within the timelines.

Manage the vendor & resources to ensure project deliverables.

Co-ordinate with the client and internal Departments to resolve any performance issues in the Network. Perform configuration & Lab Testing of CISCO, ZTE Core Routers (ASR9K, 7600, ZXR10 M6K) & Switches (ME3400, 6509).

Making Commissioning Scripts for New Nodes and Major Activities.

Perform site visit to verify the Health checks of the IP/MPLS nodes, racks cable layout & labelling according to the desired standards.

Ensure the connectivity & availability of IP/MPLS Core network for major cutovers/Migration of different User Domains like (RAN, CS Core, PS Core, HLR, BSC etc) of Telenor 3G UMTS/GSM Network.

Create SOP/MOP documents of resolving Network issues for future reference.

Managing Team of IP/MPLS Engineers in Central region.

Sep 2013 – March 2014 (CMPAK and PTCL 4G LTE Project), ZTE Pakistan

Team Lead, IP/MPLS Implementation Engineer

Responsible & take part in the Design and Deployment/Roll out of IP/MPLS Core network for 3G/4G LTE/UMTS/GSM network Swap Project.

Team Lead in Designing & Implementing of network solution comprising of Routers, L2/L3 Switches, core and access technologies.

Perform configuration & Lab Testing CISCO, ZTE Core Routers (ASR9K, 7600. ZXR10 M6000).

Deployment of F5 Local Traffic managers (LTM), Global traffic manager (GTM) of series 6400, 6800.

Ensuring all the Planned Activities and Planned Outages have been performed within the timelines of the project.

Perform site visit to verify the equipment and its configuration & installation according to the BOQ.

Manage the vendor & resources to ensure project deliverables.

Co-ordinate with the vendor and internal Departments to resolve any performance issues in post swap scenario till handover to Operations team.

Plan & Ensure the connectivity & availability of IP/MPLS Core network for major cutovers of different User Domains like (MPLS VPN Connectivity, IP Transit) Network.

Responsible for the implementation of Reverse telnet Solution for remotely accessing IP/MPLS nodes via Console.

Planning & reporting of project milestones.

July 2012 – Sep 2013 (Telenor Pakistan Vega Project), ZTE Pakistan

IP/PTN Engineer(IP/PTN/SDH/OTN)

Experience in the field of Core Transmission Operations, Capacity/bandwidth Optimization, Transmission Network Rollout, NMS Monitoring, Service level Transmission Design and O&M

Responsible for Telenor Metro expansion project for enhancement (10G Metro Network)of existing bandwidth and installation, Commissioning, Integration and configuration of new PTN Nodes.

Swap Cutover Implementation, Lab Test, Optimization optical Power debugging of TP OTN/DWDM Zone-1 and Zone-2.

Deploying New Lambdas on Telenor Pakistan Transmission network.

Having strong ability to monitor KPI status and trouble shooting for any Network degradation in Transmission Network comprising OTN/DWDM & SDH technologies along with QoS standards.

SDH, SNCP & Ethernet Services Configurations

Cut over Plans & execution for new sites to bring them into Existing networks.

Technical support and coordination during installation, power up and commissioning and acceptance ZXCTN9004, ZXCTN9008, M820, S385 in Central and North Regions.

Proficient in LAN/WAN Design & Support, Fibre Optic Technologies and Data Networking Implementation.

To maintain the OSNR values of different Lambdas commissioned in TP Network

Keeping the power levels of SDH & OTN/DWDM optical cards within threshold by engaging with OFC & Transmission team.

Back office L1 & L2 Support to NOC and FLM team as required for troubleshooting of network Performance/Alarms issues

I have the ability to respond interactively with all people, as well as being able to work using my own initiative.

Sept 2010 – July 2012 WORLDCALL Pvt Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan

WORLDCALL is the pioneer in the field of Broadband and LDI networks in Pakistan. IP Core Dept in LDI provide Bandwidth services, to WORLDCALL broadband, WORLDCALL WLL for there evdo service, LDI for their VoIP Traffic and to corporate customers Like ISPs, government and private Institutions.

Network Engineer

Monitor and Manage International and nation-wide Enterprise IP/MPLS CORE Network consisting of 17 POPs connected through Fiber optics, E1, E3 and STM 1, Fast Ethernet and GIG Ethernet links.

Planned, tested and evaluated various equipments, softwares, IOSs and procedures for use within the network infrastructure.

Monitor, manage and troubleshoot Internet upstream connectivity with service providers like (Transworld, PIE).

Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco Routers, Switches, WLAN access points, Firewalls and TACAC+ server.

Commission new internet connections for corporate clients, which include, assigning ip address range, Controlling Bandwidth.

Monitoring network performance using different monitoring tools for capacity and bandwidth utilization e.g. Syslog, MRTG, Cacti, E-Health Network Performance Monitor.

Advance configuration and optimization of OSPF, BGP, Ether channel, GRE Tunnels, MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnels, and QOS configuration on Cisco 7200 and 7600 series routers.

Co-ordinate with the Transmission and VoIP Teams to commission new Links and to resolve problems as they occur.

Configure P2P Layer 2 VPN using MPLS (AToM) for the clients.

Evaluate Observation, Complaint and Bandwidth Utilization Reports created by NOC Engineers during the shift hours.

Also manage and Monitor the LAN infrastructure of our main NOC sites that include Local Linux based servers (DNS, File server), Workstations and their internet connectivity.

Perform site surveys on LDI Co-locations and MSC of our partner Long haul service provider, gather requirements and co-ordinate with them to commission new links.

Providing out of office access to concerned persons of Billing and LDI Team to access their servers and devices using Easy VPN.

Implemented SNMP on devices to allow for network management Configuration and working on KIWI Syslog server and MRTG

Assign and evaluate tasks assign to Junior Network Engineers.

Major Projects:

UBL Metro Ethernet Project

As a part of the team, I took part in design, implementation and management of the whole project.

Configure, implement and manage P2P Layer 3 connectivity for over 150+ branches of UBL bank all over Pakistan

Deploy and configure Cisco ME3400 series switches at various locations all over Pakistan for the project.

Create MPLS VPN for intercity connectivity and controlling bandwidth of each branch using QOS.

Karachi Security & Surveillance Project

As a part of the team, I took part in design, implementation and management of the whole project.

Provide Layer 2 connectivity for over 160 deployed CCTV camera sites all over Karachi city on Fiber Optics.

Deploy and configure Cisco ME3400,3560 and 2960 switches and controlling bandwidth using QOS.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS

CCIE SP (45097) Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert 2014

CCNP Security(Training) Cisco Certified Network Professional(Security) 2011

CCNP R &S(Training) Cisco Certified Network Professional 2011

CCNA(Certified) Cisco Certified Network Associate 2011

EDUCATION

BSC Telecommunication Engineering

2006 – 2010 Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

FSC Pre Engineering

2004 – 2006 Board of Intermediate and secondary Education Faisalabad, Pakistan

PERSONAL

Relocation: Not a problem

Personal Interest: Travelling, Reading, Badminton, Swimming

Joining Period: Immediate.

Language: English.

Reference: Available on Request.

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