JAWED LASHARI
**** *. ******* *********, **** ***3 • Las Vegas, NV 89139
Tel 702-***-**** • yj58vc@r.postjobfree.com
Network Engineer with a wealth of experience managing technical projects and employing high-level expertise in all things Cisco. Exceptional talent in designing technology solutions and building effective infrastructures for multifaceted enterprises. A dynamic IT visionary and successful leader consistently delivering top performance by aligning technology, people and resources to optimize the business process
• Cisco technologies expert
• Delivers consistent top performance in network infrastructure, installation, maintenance and support.
• Full IT project management lifecycle development.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
IT INFRASTRUCTURE • CONFIGURATION & TROUBLESHOOTING • SECURITY APPLIANCES • INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE • NETWORK PERFORMANCE • TECHNICAL SUPPORT • SOLUTIONS DESIGN • IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT • LAN/WAN IMPLEMENTATION • TECHNICAL TEAM LEADERSHIP •
TECHNOLOGIES
CISCO ASA 5500 SECURITY APPLIANCES • CISCO 4400 SERIES WIRELESS LAN CONTROLLERS • CISCO ROUTERS 2600, 2800, 3800, 7200, 7600 • SWITCHES 2900, 3600, 3700, 6500 • CISCO ACS • CISCO NAC APPLIANCE • IOS BASED VPN & FIREWALL • IPSEC • GRE TUNNELS • SSL VPN • ANY CONNECT • WEB VPN • NAT • PAT • SSH • RIP • IGRP • EIGRP • OSPF • BGP • HSRP
• GLBP • VRF • STP • RSTP • DS3 • POINT-TO-POINT T1 • INTERNET T1 • MS IAS • EXCHANGE 2003-07 • WINDOWS 2003-08
• VMWARE • VSPHERE • DOUBLE TAKE • BLACK BOX NAC • BARRACUDA DEVICES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Ascent Solutions, LLC • Las Vegas, NV 2005-Present
A leading provider of technologies and solutions including networking, IT infrastructure, carrier services, computer forensics and data recovery, data management, security, cabling, networking, systems design, and VoIP.
Perform technology solutions design, network project support, and Cisco systems evaluation and recommendations. Engage and solve client obstacles, provide installation and infrastructure management, and configuration and support for LAN/WAN network projects and outages and all Cisco devices. Led catastrophic system-wide network outage resolutions, and processed site surveys and recommended Cisco designs.
Network Engineer (Oct 2005 -Present)
Key highlights
• Managed and launched Point-to-Point, Ethernet Cloud, and VPN between clients and data centers to facilitate internet, firewall and backup services successfully delivered and maintained better than 90% uptime.
• Exceeded client expectations by delivering full lifecycle project management on time, on budget, and with zero defects for Starwood Hotels Corporation’s new-build Element Hotel including design, engineering, and support for a technologies package involving LAN/WAN, wireless, Windows, IT Security, and property management system integration.
• Completed full network discovery, documentation, and migration from VPN’s to MPLS for Tropicana Entertainment properties as well as data center design, LAN/WAN, and security.
• Delivered a successful network migration with minimum downtime from VPN to MPLS and Point to Point links connecting 6 locations for TWI Global, a leading international logistics company.
• Produced an increase in network uptime of 25% achieving 95% by architecting multi-location redundancies to Tix4tonight.com’s data center.
Network Engineer
Key highlights
• Provided expertise in installation and management of IT infrastructure for Cisco routers, switches, and VPN devices for various Ascent Solutions’ clients.
• Successfully performed installation and configuration for IPSEC VPN on Cisco routers, PIX series, VPN Concentrator 3000 and ASA 5500 security appliances.
• Conducted problem resolution and network performance analysis, and led support and project initiatives.
EDUCATION • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Computer Networks focus.
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Certifications
• Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Security Written
• CCIE Security Lab (in progress)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Securing Networks with ASA Foundation (SNAF)
• Securing Network with PIX and ASA (SNPA)
• Securing Cisco Network Devices (SND)
• Cisco Firewall Specialist
• VMware VCP-410