Robert A. Perkins

Staten Island, N.Y. *****

718-***-**** acrjr5@r.postjobfree.com

Network Engineer

Cisco-certified network engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications field. Experience with a wide range of networking hardware, technologies and protocols. Dedicated, organized and detail-oriented with effective analytical skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Verizon (Piscataway, New Jersey) 2005 – 2015

Network Engineer – Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Managed-Services Network Engineer supporting medium-/large-sized multimedia networks over the Verizon global BGP/MPLS IP VPN network architecture (RFC 4364)

Directly supported customers with the continued evolution and daily maintenance of their global IP-based networks. This direct customer interaction minimized network impact during change/maintenance windows.

Created documentation in support of Cisco router and switch changes. Such documentation would typically contain the configuration statements, procedural instructions and network illustrations.

Implemented Cisco router and switch changes to support the evolution of global IP VPN networks

Activated for service, new customer premises equipment such as Cisco routers and switches. This involved working with the on-site technical support and those administering to the Verizon backbone. Ensured that this equipment was successfully integrated into the existing network.

Verified the accuracy and integrity of all network configuration changes. Verification included network functionality (routing and forwarding), interface and features configurations, service policy configuration, packet-filtering (ACL), IP SLA probes and Netflow.

Utilized Concord (e-Health) and NetQoS to capture, analyze and interpret (OSI) Layer 3-7 data

AT&T (overall AT&T tenure) 1993 - 2004

AT&T Labs (Middletown, NJ) – Technical Staff Member 1999 - 2004

AT&T Local Services (formerly TCG) - Network Engineer 1993 - 1999

Supervised and mentored staff of six junior engineers

IDB Communications (Staten Island, NY) 1991 – 1993

Telecommunications Engineer

ITT (New York, NY) (overall ITT tenure) 1987 - 1991

Network Operations Center - Data Technician 1989 - 1991

Electronic Technician 1987 - 1989

Protocols and Technology:

Routed Protocols: TCP, UDP, IPv4 (IPv4 subnetting), some IPv6

Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Static, some IP Multicasting (PIM)

WAN: Metro Ethernet, Frame Relay, MPLS, PPP, ATM, SONET (OC-3/12/48), DS0, DS1 and DS3

LAN: 802.3 suite (10/100/1000BaseT), 802.1Q (VLANs), 802.1D (Spanning Tree Protocol & PVST+), 802.1w (RSTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Wireless: RF fundamentals, 802.11 fundamentals

Quality of Service (QoS) – Differentiated Services (DiffServ), DSCP, CoS, 802.1p

Voice over IP (VoIP): H.323 fundamentals, RTP, SIP fundamentals

Router Redundancy: HSRP, GLBP, and some VRRP

Multiplexing: FDM, TDM, and some WDM

Fundamentals: Video, IPSec, SNMP, NAT/PAT, DHCP, DNS, TACACS+ (AAA), RADIUS, Netflow, IP SLA probes

Cloud Computing: basic cloud security knowledge (CCSK certification)

Network Equipment:

Cisco Routers: ISR-G2 Series - 2900 and 3900; ISR Series - 2800 and 3800; 2600, 3600, 7200VXR series, some ASR1000 and CRS (Carrier Routing System) series

Cisco Switches: 2950, 3750, 4500, 6503/6504 (WAN - MGX8850 and BPX8620)

Juniper Networks: some EX and MX series

Cabling: some TIA/EIA 568 (UTP) standard, fiber optics (SM, MM, OTDR traces), coaxial cabling

Testing: Bit Error Rate (BER) testing - T-BERD and Phoenix 5500, RF spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, some OTDR (Anritsu MT9083), digital multi-meters

Miscellaneous: DACS, CSU/DSUs, multiplexers, channel banks, modems, cross-connect wiring, some fusion splicing, some Wireshark, some HP switches - HP3524/48

Education:

Thomas Edison State College 2005 - Present

BS/AST Electronics Engineering Technology

Expected Graduation Date December 2016

DeVry Technical Institute Graduated - 10/1985

Electronics Theory and Technology Certification

Technical Institute of America August 2015

CompTIA Security+ (course completed – certification anticipated in Sept. 2015)

Certifications:

Cisco – CCENT, CCNA Routing and Switching

Juniper – JNCIA (expired Dec. 2014)

ADTRAN – ATSA/Internetworking, ATSA/IPBG

SCTE – BPI (Broadband Premises Installation and Service)

The SIP School – SSVVP (Networking 4 Voice and Video over IP)

BICSI – ICT Design Fundamentals Program (CEP #0004261)

CSA – CCSK (Cloud Security Alliance - Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge)

Professional Affiliations:

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) - Member

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