Network Engineer

Ogugua Okani

*** **. ******** ***, **** Orange, New Jersey

Cell:862-***-****; Phone: 973-***-****

E-mail: ad5r21@r.postjobfree.com

● Network Engineer with over 10 years’ experience building, deploying, and maintaining high availability network platforms (Cisco Catalyst Switches, Virtual Local Area Networks, IP Routing, and switching, IP Multicasting and QOS management, load sharing with all protocols relating to current LAN, MAN, WAN technologies. Configuration of Cisco Routers. Protocols, IP, RIP, EIGRP, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP routers.

● Successfully planned, designed, and implemented resilient WAN infrastructure, HA Data Centers, network capacity enhancements and secure networks. Monitor’s Networks using Solar winds. SD-WAN, ASA Firewalls.

● Converted various Catalyst 6500 series CatOS operating software image configurations running on Supervisor 1A Engine to Supervisor Engine 720 IOS configurations. Completed High Availability of Load Balancer for deployment.

Computer Skills

● Hardware Devices: Cisco 2500/2600 Series Routers; Cisco 1900/2950/3550 Switches;

● Network Protocols: TCP/IP; DHCP; DNS; SNMP; RIP; IGRP; EIGRP; OSPF; BGP; IS-IS; VPN; 802.11x; Frame Relay; GRE.

● Server Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012/2012R2; Microsoft Active Directory; DNS, DHCP, VPN, Cisco IOS 11x/12x.

● Desktop Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/win 7/win 8/win8.1/2010

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, Major Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering Minor Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Technical Proficiency and Certifications

● CCNA Certification: CCNP R/S (By Cisco), Server 2012R2, A+, Security+,

● Tools & SW Packages: GNS3, Cisco Packet Tracer, Microsoft Office, Wire shark, MATLAB, Adobe Flash, Visco.

● Network Skills: Cisco catalyst Switches, Routers,

● Network Operating Systems: Cisco CatOS/IOS.

● Project Management Tools: Microsoft office Suite/Project.

● OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Linux

Professional Experience

Essex County College

Network Engineer/ Professor, Jan 2023- April 2024

Supporting and Troubleshooting LAN and WAN of Network Connectivity of the school, VLAN configuration and Management, installations, and configuration of Layer2 and Layer3 devices.

Setup LAN based failover on the firewalls at the data center and performed successful failover testing.

Teaches Computer Networks & cybersecurity to students, Computer Architecture and organization, Network Security and Defense, Setup Network firewalls, Network configurations, Installation of network protocols on both layer 2 and layer 3 devices, (switches and Routers). OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VTP, VLANs, STP, VPN, IPsec. Load balancing the Networks. Teach students Networks and Security classes.

Accenture

Network Engineer, Newark, New Jersey, Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

Configuration, Supporting and Troubleshooting LAN and WAN of Network Connectivity.

VLAN configuration and Management, installations, and configuration of Layer2 and Layer3 devices.

Setup LAN based failover on the firewalls at the data center and performed successful failover testing.

Experience in layer3 routing protocol configuration: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RIP.

Experience in implementation of LAN IP infrastructure using L2/L3 switching, VTP, VLAN, Inter VLAN.

Routing, Spanning Trees, Switch ports (Access and Trunks) Gigabit Ethernet and Trucking, Penetration Test, Vulnerability.

Check, Wi-Fi Channel Check, Experience with VPN, Firewalls, ASAs, Wireless Networks, IPsec, SDWAN (Underlay Network, Overlay Network, Deployment, Management, and troubleshooting), Load Balancing. Nexus 9000 Series Switches, ASR Routers 9000 Series, ISR 2900, 3900, 4400 series.

Monitoring of Networks. Setting up network polices and configuration, based applications centric infrastructure.

Setting up network polices and configuration, based applications centric infrastructure.

Essex County College

Network Engineer Professor, Essex County College, Sep 2018 - Apr 2022

Supporting and Troubleshooting LAN and WAN of Network Connectivity of the school, VLAN configuration and Management, installations, and configuration of Layer2 and Layer3 devices.

Setup LAN based failover on the firewalls at the data center and performed successful failover testing.

Teaches Computer Networks and cybersecurity to students, Computer Architecture and organization, Network Security and Defense, Setup Network firewalls, Network configurations, Installation of network protocols on both layer 2 and layer 3 devices, (switches and Routers). OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VTP, VLANs, STP, VPN, IPsec. Load balancing the Networks. Teach students Networks and Security classes.

Etron Network Solutions

Network Engineer, East Orange, New Jersey, July 25, 2013 –July 10, 2017

Responsible for overall design, implementation and support of company’s e-commerce LAN and WAN network connectivity.

Network design and implementation strategies to support the needs of the company’s various data center locations.

Provide technical assistance in completing complex network planning, engineering, and architecture including, Building Detailed Network Design (HLD and LLD).

Conducted FOA testing for various new implementations, provided deployment guides, golden configs and MOPs.

Design, implementation and troubleshooting of the LAN IP infrastructure using Layer 2 / Layer 3 switching, STP, Gigabit Ethernet and Trunking / channeling technologies.

Responsible for maintenance and utilization of VLANs, Spanning-tree, HSRP, VRRP and GLBP, VTP of the switched multi-layer backbone with catalyst switches.

Layer 2 switching technology architecture, implementation and operations including L2 and L3.

Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP, Ether-channel, Installations and Configurations of Layer 2 & Layer 3 devices externally.

Strong hands-on experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2.

Experience in Layer 3 Routing protocol configurations: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, & MPLS.

Experience in Layer 2 Routing protocol configurations: ATM/FRAME RELAY, IP services such as QoS and VPN technologies: IPsec & SSL.

Involved in Operating, administrating, managing & testing of carrier Ethernets.

Installation and Configuration of LAN (Ethernet)/ WAN set up for Clients.

Implementation of the LAN IP infrastructure using L2 / L3 switching, VLAN, VTP, Inter VLAN Routing, Spanning tree, Switch ports (access and trunks) Gigabit Ethernet and truncking.

Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet channel between switches.

Developed and implemented routing architectures for the roll-out of Metro Ethernet products.

Implemented a switched Ethernet with fast ethernet infrastructure.

Identified all shared ethernet networks to be upgraded to new switched ethernet technology.

Develop and designed engineering documentation with detailed equipment, routing design, migration procedures, deployment as well as test plans for verification of proof of concepts.

OCCT Engineering:

Network Engineer, East Orange, New Jersey April 20, 2010 - May 25, 2013

Designed and implemented enterprise security infrastructures on Layer 2 LAN Technologies spanning tree VLAN Configuration and management.

Implemented VSS feature on the core 6500 switches doubling the bandwidth capacity to 1.4 Tbps in the core.

Setup LAN based failover on the firewalls at all the data centers and performed successful failover testing Cisco switches for various OS/CatOS platforms, Protocols: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, Multicast, Voip Technologies (Layer 2 and Layer 3 devices), WAN Technologies, HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, File management/IOS upgrade/Downgrade, Troubleshooting Utilities, Trace route, Ping, Telnet.

Identifying and designing efficient, cost-effective networking solutions based on customer requirements within LAN/WAN utilizing Cisco Routers and switches.

Planning, installation and management of the Microsoft windows active directing infrastructure on service companies utilizing the following technologies: Cisco Catalyst switches (6500, 5500, 4500, 3550 series, IOS, layer 2 and layer 3configurations).

Cisco Routers (1600, 2600, 2800, 3600, 7200, 7500 series router configurations.

Essex County College:

Network Technician, Newark, New Jersey March 3, 1998 – April 20, 2010

Installation, Configurations and implement LAN network. Students and Employees service support. Implemented engineered network solutions based on a standard architecture at various levels of skill including the Ethernet and switches, Cisco Routers, Configuration including IP, RIP.

Also performed software testing, Designing and Implementing GUI programs, using C/C++codes to DSP and ISDN processor’s functionalities in network. Maintained employee’s database using access.

Accepted escalation of problems from appropriate internal resources and resolved them on a timely basis.

Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery (DR) for Frazer managed network services infrastructure.

Successfully completed many complex T&M change management configuration projects for customers.

Provided product training and mentoring to other CSE's and assisted in problem resolution where required.

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