SAMEER A. SHAIKH

**-** **** ******, ***** * Ozone Park, NY 11416 Phone: 347-***-**** ffy06x@r.postjobfree.com

Willing to Relocate Available for Full-Time

OBJECTIVE

To associate with a position that offers the broadest scope of getting involved

with designing and troubleshooting of specialized & complex WAN’s /LAN’s and

security implementations.

Certifications

CCNA, 2009

Education

• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY,NY

MS. Information Systems Engineering,2008

GPA 3.67

• MUMBAI UNIVERSITY,INDIA

B.E. Electronics Engineering,2005

GPA 3.4

TECHNOLOGY

Knowledge: Provide Backbone Tunneling technology, Layer 3 routing protocols,

Layer 2 switching, Layer 1 technology (T1’s, Single mode and

Multimode fiber), Router Access lists

Tools: Element Management System, Wichorus from Tellabs, Wireshark, Ethereal,

Nortel Device Manager, APC ISX manager, Whats-Up Gold (8, 9&12.4),

Solarwinds (v8, 9&12.4).

Systems: WiMAX devices (Samsung RAS, Motorola DAP), RF Microwaves, Linux based

network equipments; Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7.

Protocols: PBB tunnels, PBB-TE -BVID, STP, IGRP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, PIM

(SM and DM), VPN (IPSEC, PPTP), and MPLS.

Applications: Telnet, SSH, Remote desktops, Secure CRT, Netcool, MS Office

(Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint), Nortel Wireless

Management Software.

Key Skills

• Regional lead for New York commissioning team and responsible for technical

collaboration with Operations Managers.

• Trained and certified by Samsung for troubleshooting RAS related issues.

• Hands on expertise with Ciena switch troubleshooting and ESM software.

• Configuration of RF microwaves and Access Points.

• Troubleshot Nortel layer 3 routing switches, routers and VLAN switching technology.

• Assisted in System test for new protocols and product upgrades.

• Intermediate exposure to lab environment testing switching and routing

performance and also new technology.

• NOC Tier 1 and Tier 2 support experience monitoring 2000+ WAN, LAN and

telecommunication devices.

EXPERIENCE

Network Engineer March 2010 - Present

CLEARWIRE, NJ

• Regional Lead (New York) in commissioning team at Clearwire wireless 4G WiMAX deployments.

• Hands on experience with Ciena’s ESM (Ethernet Service Manager) software designed for

implementing and troubleshooting PBT tunnels on switches.

• Expertise in using applications Telnet, SSH, Wireshark, remote login software’sto trace

issues and resolve them.

• Ability to read through log files and back track root cause for performance failures.

• Tackled Transport Ring and Access Ring closures for New York market; including ring audits.

• Responsible for collaborating with Field Operations technicians and managers on matters

of technical concerns and troubleshooting issues.

• Accomplished the record for deploying 175 sites on air in a month, through tremendous

team efforts.

• Interacting with latest 4G WiMAX technologies consolidating Microwaves, WiMAX devices and

layer 2 switches, utilizing RF backhaul.

Associate Network Engineer

Unified Court System – Office of Court Administration, NY Oct 2008 – March 2010

• Troubleshot Nortel 8000 series high performance router and 5500 POE switches,

multimode/single-mode fiber issues.

• Promoted to a lead position to assist in the process of building the NOC and training

new hires to accomplish Tier 1 troubleshooting expertise on Nortel Switches, Routers,

IP phones, Wireless AP’s and Fiber Optics testing using applications like Telnet, SSH,

remote desktops.

• Duly was appraised to NOC Tier 2 supports dedicated towards troubleshooting Nortel Layer2

and Layer 3 related data network issues, for the intranet/extranet of Unified Court System.

• Worked closely with the Associate Network Technicians on network planning, upgrades and

disaster management strategies such as brown outs of the fiber networks or passport

breakdown issue.

• Hands on experience in configuring routers ACL’s to be used with T1 back up circuits and

configuring site to site VPN tunnels.

• Demonstrated astute ability during field troubleshooting and reconfiguring network equipments

under tight time line.

HONORS

• Awarded Graduate Assistantship, 2006

• Awarded Graduate Research Assistantship,2008

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