Network Engineer

Maxim Kalachov

***-**** ****** ** ***** drive K*C 3L5 613-***-**** ***.********@*****.***

Summary

Networking specialist well versed in routing protocols, switching environments, load balancing and monitoring tools. Worked with Cisco, Juniper and other vendor’s routers and switches.

Acquainted with: Checkpoint/Fortigate/Juniper and Cisco Firewalls. Experience with Anti-DDOS concepts and services as well as Cloud Computing and basic system administration.

Interpersonal Skills: Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated, good interpersonal skills, well-organized, fast and independent learning capabilities.

Specialties: Networking Engineering & Design, System Administration Linux & Windows, Security. Computers and Servers hardware and software. Data Centers – operations and infrastructure. Project Management and customers’ integration. Cisco Certified CCNA and CCNP.

Skills: TCP/IP, UDP, IP, Ethernet, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, Subnetting, Virtualization, Troubleshooting, Local Area Network (LAN), Spanning Tree (STP), VLANs, LACP, HSRP, VRRP, QoS, Load Balancing, Wide Area Network (WAN), OSPF, BGP, is-is, IPSec, VPN, IPS/IDS, Traffic Engineering, Storage Area Network (SAN).

Vendors and Services: Cisco, Juniper, F5, A10, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Radware / Alteon, VMWare, AWS, Cacti, PRTG.

Work Experience

Network Infrastructure Engineer at Sizmek

January 2015 - May 2016 Herzliya, Israel

Providing stable and non-stoppable production operability, by managing, configuring and maintaining the infrastructure. Taking responsibility for business critical data centers around the world.

Increased sites capacity by switching to new technologies, vendors and by reorganizing production networks. Increased stability of the sites by providing and implementing solutions for network redundancy and load balancing as well as providing security solutions.

Communicating and collaborating with well-known vendors and international service providers to achieve the goals and requirements. Provided L2/L3 redundancy solutions, switching, routing, VPN, L3-L7 security and Load Balancing solutions.

Maxim Kalachov

103-1375 Prince of Wales drive K2C 3L5 613-***-**** ***.********@*****.***

Network Engineer at Xglobe

October 2011 - January 2015 Tel-Aviv, Israel

Planning, managing and maintaining live production networks at company's data centers. Responsible for a company' and customer’s networks and the environment. Performed consulting, integration and implementation of new customers, company’s data centers and projects.

Upgraded and improved sites and customers networks, by implementing new or advanced technologies, and upgrading environment. Develop existing monitoring systems, for providing a better indication of network status. Secured customers at risk, with anti-DDoS solutions.

L2/L3 redundancy, routing, switching and Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. L3/L4 and IPSEC firewall based security solutions. Load balancing and QoS.

Technical interviewer of the Networking Department.

TAC Engineer at Taldor

January 2011 - October 2011 Petah-Tikva, Israel

Position require solving customer complaints about a various range of problems from vendor bugs to miss configuration of LAN / WAN or other features in Enterprise sized networks and equipment mainly for Cisco or Nortel devices. Quickly familiarizing with large client networks and pin point problems to solve them.

Data Centre Technician at Bezeq International

January 2008 - January 2011 Petah-Tikva, Israel

Extensive work with various networking and security products on a live production network at one of the biggest Data Centers in Israel.

New customers integration. Providing Data Centre and customers with L2/L3 redundancy solutions, Routing: BGP, is-is, OSPF. Security solutions: Virtual FW, ACL. QOS: Allot, Cisco. Load balancing and VRF.

Take part in operation responsibility to ensure that data center facilities problems are identified in a timely manner, providing and implementing solutions. Operate, monitor, maintain and respond to abnormal conditions in the datacenter facilities systems and equipment.

- Planning and performing routine maintenance work.

- Data Centre customers’ consultation and support.

Education

2016 – To present. Computer System Technician program, Algonquin College, Ottawa

2010 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

2009 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

2002 High School

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