VAN L. GRIFFIN, III

Cell: 585-***-**** E-Mail: ab23mx@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced IP/MPLS Network Designer/Transport/Backbone Engineer for implementing

IP/MPLS and SONET design and provisioning for wireline and wireless carriers.

Successfully designed or redesigned networks to meet voice, data and video requirements.

Skilled at deploying routing techniques and QoS specification to meet growing traffic needs and

individual customer specifications.

Follow formal OA&M procedures to track, document and monitor network modifications.

Technical Skills

Adtran IBM-compatible computers Pathloss

Alcatel and peripherals PRI/SIP

ATM IGRP QoS

C/C++ ISDN RIP

CCNA LAN/WAN SDH BGP

Cisco Linux Sun OS 8 & 9

CWDM Cyan Z22, Z33, Z77 T1, T3

DOCSIS 1.1/3.0 Ciena VISIO

Dragonwave 95/98/2000/XP/2003 VOIP

DWDM Microsoft Project 2000/XP/2003

EIGRP Microwave WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g

Frame Relay MPLS Calix E7 and E5

Granite Designer Novell Netware Occam

Tellabs ONT Shelfs OSPF

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology 1997-1999

Concentration: Computer Information Systems

Monroe Community College 1997-1998

Concentration: Computer Science

Eureka College 1995-1996

Concentration: Chemistry major, Computer Programming minor

Professional Experience

Kineticom

8/2012-7/31/2013 Network Engineer Remote work/ Roch,NY/Allentown,PA

End to end network and service design, equipment specification, capacity planning and documentation.

Design and implement solutions to meet backhaul requirements of major wireless customers across a

large number of sites.

Deliver product solutions on time and within budget.

Work with peer groups, ISP and OSP internal system teams in the refinement of requirements of

documents, support, install and test of FTT solutions.

Use of Metasolv application tool and Cisco and Juniper Layer networks to help design and scale the

network.

r

VG3

5/2011-8/2012 Consultant Remote work/ Roch,NY/ Buffalo,NY

Installation and implementations in Data center environment

Build stronger relationships with customers and vendors

Design, test and implement Metro Ethernet business solutions

Set up, implemented and provided support for server environments

Coordinated vendor network changes for customer’s network environment

Help establish migration path for VOIP and MPLS

Planned and reviewed network upgrades and implementation work

Listen to clients’ needs and design a solution that meets that need

Create high level and detailed network drawings and inventory docs for client’s network

Ontario and Trumsburg Telephone Companies

10/2010-04/2011 Senior Network Engineer Phelps, NY

Racked installed, configured ASR6 for peering with BGP as part of core redesign.

Designed and built MPLS Core and Implemented meshed or dual meshed environments. Configured

QoS and routing features.

Designed and built DWDM and CWDM optical transport network using Calix E7s over MPLS for

Cellular backhauling (ClearWire, Verizon Wireless)

Support account exec on new business by suppling design and sale engineering support.

Configuration of commercial customers and services on core MPLS routers and DSLAMs

Design and configuration of commercial customer termination gear and services using optical fiber

muxing and demuxing and circuit design / provisioning of T2000 and TE206

Design and implementation of Q–in-Q, VPLS’s and 801.q for commercial customers

Telcordia/ICC/NSN

9/2009-9/2010 Level 3/ NSN Consultant Broomfield, CO/ Roch,NY/ Buffalo,NY

Built relationships with customers and vendors

Design, test and implement Metro Ethernet business solutions.

Set up, implemented and provided support for user environments (Data Center / Network)

Coordinated vendor network changes for customer’s Network/ Data Center environment

Establish change management process and network change control process for clients

Help establish migration path for VOIP and MPLS

Planned and reviewed network upgrades and implementation work

Listen to clients’ needs and design a solution that meets that need

Create high level and detailed network drawings and inventory docs for client’s network

High capacity circuit design

Support sales force in role of sales engineer

Time Warner Cable

6/2007-9/2009 Transport/Backbone Network Engineer Buffalo, NY

Designed and built MPLS Core and services for both North and South rings. Significant experience

creating Bill of Materials as well as installing, configuring, wiring, and troubleshooting, network

components. Implemented meshed or dual meshed environments. Configured QoS and routing features

Designed and built DWDM and CWDM optical transport network for North and South Ring over MPLS

and Cellular backhauling for ClearWire

Support account exec on new business by supply design and sale engineering support.

Installed, and configuring of Cisco ONS 15454 ROADM and Transponder shelves

Configuration of commercial customers and services on Alcatel 7750 SR7’s and SR12 core MPLS

routers and implementing of DOCSIS 3.0

Design and configuration of commercial customer termination gear and services using optical fiber

muxing and demuxing and circuit design / provisioning of SONET (T1-OC192)

Design and implementation of Q –in-Q, VPLS’s and 801.q for commercial customers

Implementation of Switch Digital Video (SDV) servers and switches

Design and implemented Multicast on North and South Ring for SDV, “start over” and High Definition

(HD) projects

Set-up Servers for Monitoring of network devices and add of devices to monitoring ( Hobbit, Cricket,

Netcool, MRTG)

Customer facing work includes NFL Buffalo Bill’s PRI design, NYS Buffalo Court System VPLS for 11

sites

Used Granite for inputting Telco equipment, circuit information, rack and shelf location

Complete Bill of Materials (BOM), network design and turn-up of services and projects

Paetec Communication

2/2006-5/2007 Transport Network Engineer Rochester, NY

Configured MPLS & IPSec VPNs and QoS on PAETEC (PE) routers/CE routers

Configured Cisco routers & translations/routing database for voice services

Provided design and troubleshooting support for the integrated voice/Data environment

Provided design support for customer MPLS & IPSec VPNs

Adhered to and enforce policies associated with Managed & Unmanaged VPN offering

Configured customer routers (CE) and PIX firewalls

Configured and support Remote Access VPN/VRS

Provided sales engineering support to customer and sales team

Customer facing work includes Raymour & Flanagan’s PRI design and turn-up for 25 stores, and

“Ripley’s Believe It or Not” internet and PRI design and turn-up for all east coast locations

Use of Metasolv for Ticket and circuit design and information tracking

Robert Half Technology

10/2005-2/2006 Network Engineer Rochester, NY

Designed VPN access for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies

Configured WAN/LAN for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies

Designed and implemented WLAN for fortune 1000 companies using Cisco solutions

Architected Pix configuration for same companies

EDS

7/2004-8/2005 Network Engineer Rochester, NY

Racked and installed equipment in data center environment

Assisted in redesign of VPN authentication between the remote sites and primary and secondary HUB

site

MPLS Engineer for tier 3 and 4 escalations

Architected wireless authentication using Active Directory and S3 with Cisco’s Air net appliance with

“clean access”

Worked on configuration and installing Cisco Call Manager for use with VOIP.

Designed, developed and implemented Sarbanes and Oxley compliance process

Customer facing work includes JCrew account for VOIP deployment, Bank of America for VOIP plot

MCI

10/2000-7/2004 Transport Network Engineer Rochester, NY

Worked as a traffic/capacity planning engineer for growth of network and build outs of SONET Ring and

circuit design and provisioning (T1,T3,DS3,OC3,OC12,OC48,OC192)

Designed and implemented MPLS core network

Assisted in architecting Xerox’s ATM and Frame network and migration to MPLS

Designed, tested and implemented template for IMA service over ATM for cellular backhaul.

Using Microwave survey tools, maps, Pathloss v3.0 S/W, GPS, safety climbing tools, mirrors and

AutoCAD

Select microwave equipment, radios (Dragonwave Airpair, Dragonwave Horizon Duo, Horizon

Compact, Redline-AN80 and Motorola PTP600) and antennas that guarantee network capacity and

availability requirements

Functioned as a sale engineer in supporting sales account managers

Worked with Microwave transmission and RF design/set-up for Skytel and 911 communications

Designed and implemented ISDN-dial back-up between remote router to hub site router

Assisted in design, phase planning and implementation for Xerox’s migration from AT&T to MCI’s

network

Troubleshot layer 1 thru 4 for connectivity issues

Worked in Lab to test VPN over broadband and create template for deployment

Designed wireless solutions using Radius with 802.1X

Customer facing work includes Xerox, Amtrak, Carnival Cruise lines for wireless deployment

1st-air.net

4/2000-7/2000 System Administrator Rochester, NY; NYC

Reorganized and rebuilt company's network infrastructure

Administrated and maintain Citrix and NT user accounts and programs

Maintained and monitored WAN and LAN status through SNMP tools

Installed and configured Checkpoint firewall

Worked with Time Warner to resolve bandwidth monitoring issue

Configured VPN for our New York, Rochester NY and Singapore offices

Monitored voice and data traffic through connect-reach using cricket SNMP software

Function in the role of a 'help desk specialist' for company

Datrose Industries

7/1999-4/2000 NT Administrator Rochester, NY

Set-up and maintained Proxy Server 2.0

Recommended, wrote and enforced network security policy

Configuring and set-up of CSU/DSU and Cisco 2610 and 1600 Routers

Speared head all phases of connecting our other branches via frame relay with voice over IP

Maintained and administrated Citrix (METAFRAME 1.8) server and MS Exchange 5.5

Tracked critical processes on servers and remote workstations using SNMP tools

Create and maintain users’ local, global and roaming profiles on NT and Novell

The Sutherland Group

1/1999-7/1999 Tech Support Rochester, NY

Internet configuration / modem device set-up for Mac / Windows

User desktop support for Mac / Windows

System/ device configuration /set-up for Mac / Window computers

Application walk through for users on Mac / Windows

Troubleshot PC / Mac connectivity, device, and driver problems

Contacted person for ISP and LEC outages and restoration times

Contact this candidate