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Customer Service Engineer

Location:
Schaumburg, IL, 60195
Posted:
June 19, 2011

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Resume:

Vinay Suvarna

**** ****** **** **, ***#****

Schaumburg, IL

Cell : 619-***-****

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PROFILE

. More than seven years of extensive hands-on experience in Network

Engineering including network planning, design and implementation of

enterprise networks.

. Designed, installed, configured and maintained complex routed LAN and

WAN networks involving a wide range of products and technologies,

including Cisco routers and switches.

. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex LAN/WAN related problems,

designing, configuring and delivering the most effective network

solutions to the client.

. Apply network architecture design and engineering experience toward

designing networks that will improve operational efficiency and reduce

total costs of ownership.

. Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface at all

levels and build strong working relationships.

. A team player who also works well independently.

. Planned, organized and led highly technical projects/teams for AT&T.

DEGREE

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication June

2001

Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (Mangalore

University, India)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr Network Engineer

June 2006 to Present

Tech Mahindra Ltd

. Responsible for Planning, design and Implementation of nationwide

extensive secure enterprise LAN and WAN Networks for AT&T, a Global

Telecom Operator and one of the largest US based Telecommunication

company

. Serve as Network Design Consultant for AT&T

. Design and manage implementation of Network for client's broad

business expansion, including upgrading the network to support

technologies like VOIP, Telepresence, Cisco Wi-Fi Architecture

. Re-engineering of enterprise network design for transitioning of

legacy network device upgrades to new network devices in more than 13

states across numerous departments

. As a Network Design Consultant, interact with clients and attend

project meetings to understand requirements; analyze the existing

Network infrastructure including type of devices, IP addressing,

routing scheme, Network Technology/architecture, etc. and gather

information required for the initial Network design; verify

configuration, Implement the Network solution and assist in

troubleshooting problems

. Optimize design based on current network and future forecast

. Perform configuration changes on devices to ensure they are inline

with the defined standards.

. Involved in enterprise-wide projects of planning and implementing new

premise networks, architectures, and technologies

. Design solutions for smooth integration of networks due to acquisition

of various other corporations

. Analyze and provide access-list configuration for supporting external

Business Partner VPN networks

. Directly responsible for mentoring and assisting Twenty Four Network

Planners

. Lead the Firewall Audit Team to audit the Firewall rules and verify

the rules that are not valid to manage the Firewall configuration

. Initiated, compiled and prepared various project related documents,

track-sheets, reports, and presentations

. Completed high-profile visibility network designs and implementations

including executive telepresence centers, company headquarters

transition and call centers based on Cisco and Avaya VOIP architecture

Network Engineer March 2005 to May 2006

Tech Mahindra Ltd, Mumbai, India

. Worked as a Network Analyst with the Global Managed Services Team for

a client, a leading provider of global, integrated, secure and

customized business communications solutions for multinational

organizations, providing Global Data, IP services and integration

services

. Merged customer networks at the macro level, the merger of the

networks led to increased complexity in terms of Network Provisioning,

Integration and Network Management

. Kept integrity and consistency between the reporting systems, billing

systems and the live network

. Analyzed router configuration

. Coordinated with Customer Service Manager and other key business units

to carry out critical network activities

. Ensured the services and configurations that have been provisioned on

the customer network are in accordance with the order

. Assisted in the migration of customer service with respect to

provisioning/change process management

. Prepared a solution and project plan and executed the same to get

customer migrated to new services on the network

Network Engineer August 2003 to

September 2004

Net Connect Pvt ltd, Mumbai, India

. Worked as a Network Engineer for Deutsche Network Services Pvt Ltd, an

Asia-Pacific Centralized processing center (AP-CPC) that handles all

trade related issues for Deutsche Bank

. Was part of a core team responsible for the smooth functioning of

daily operation of systems

. Managed the LAN and WAN (routers( Cisco 2600 series) and switches

(Cisco 4500 series, Cisco 3500 series) configured with Vlans

. Monitored leased lines through Network Monitoring tools and worked

closely with the Network

. Operations center and telecommunications provider to debug and

diagnose Network and Circuit problems

. Assisted System Administrators in maintaining various Servers and

Client desktops

. Handled reporting, documentation and coordination of problems with

Asia Pacific Computing Center to resolve issues on a day-to-day basis

Projects included:

. Integration of a set up of 50 users to the existing network

. Implemented leased line between various branch offices

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

. Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP - Implementing QOS)

. Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP - Configuring BGP)

. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Written)

. Currently Pursuing CCIE R & S LAB

. C/C++ Programming

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Routers (Cisco 7600, 7200, 3600, 2600, 2500, 2800, 877, 837, Allied

Teleysn Rapier 24i)

. Switches (Cisco 6500, 4900, 4500, 3750, 3560, 3550, 2900, Allied

Teleysn AT-8724, Foundry fesx424, fes 2402 and 4802 POE)

. Routing Protocol (BGP4, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP)

. Implementation of technologies as Vlans, HSRP, VRRP, Spanning tree,

RSPAN, QOS, MPLS

. OC-3, DS3, T-1, and DSL, Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet)

REFERENCES

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