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Lokesh Khanna

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LOKESH KHANNA

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SUMMARY

An experienced network professional with excellent technical skills committed to flawless execution and excellent client management with a wealth of delivery experience across a range of market sectors. A proven ability to manage and implement systems and network services in a structured, quantifiable and controlled manner.

Skills # of Years

Network Engineering 15 years

Network Design 15 years

WAN architecture/design 15 years

Switching and Routing Experience 15 years

Develop and maintain Network Service strategy 10 years Develop and maintain device configuration standards 10 years Network design and architecture relationships with key vendors 10 Years CCIE R&S (LAB) active

Technical Skills

Hardware

Routers: Cisco ASR 1006, Nexus 5000 & 7000, 7200, 6500, 3800, 2900, 2800, 1800 Switches: Cisco 6500, 4900, 3750, 3560, 3550, 2900 Series Security: Fortinet Firewall, ASA 5500 Series, PIX 515 Firewall Series, NetScreen & Checkpoint Bandwidth Managers – Packeteer, Allot

Application Delivery Controllers – F5 Load Balancers Routing

Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGPv4, GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN, MPLS, Policy Based Routing PBR, NAT, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, DHCP, NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, AAA (RADIUS/TACACS+), QoS, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Multicasting, Summarization Switching

STP, RSTP, MSTP, VTP, DTP, VLANs, Trunking, Layer 3 capabilities, Ether channels, SPAN VPN & Security

MPLS, IPSEC, GRE, DMVPN

NMS

Cacti, Nagios, Solarwind

VSAT Technology

Hughes Network System & iDirect

OS & Language

Linux, Shell Scripting, MAC, Windows, Visio, IOS, NX-OS Troubleshooting Tools & other Applications

Sniffer, Ethereal, Wire Shark, SQUID Proxy, Cache Engines – NetApp & Squid Lokesh Khanna

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Data Center Infrastructure

UPS, HVAC, Power Distribution, Generators, MLV Panel Professional Qualifications

Post Diploma in Engineering - Electronics & Communication, YMCA, India (1994- 1998)

Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE 26503)

Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)

Cisco Voice over IP

Microsoft Certifies System Engineer (MCSE – NT4)

Cloud Certified Technology Professional

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INFORMAGE SQN TECHNOLOGIES, Plano, Texas

Consultant - Operations Jan 2015 – till now

• Manage day-to-day operation and service delivery

• Business Development

• Account Management

INTERNET SOLUTIONS, Nigeria & South Africa Nov 2004 – Dec 2014 Network Engineering

• Technical management of a engineers providing strategic planning and delivery of a range of network solutions, working with the team and with the customers, typically within strict deadlines, to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a very high standard.

• Designed and engineered new technologies, risk assessment and project implementation; responsible on WAN architecture/design, routing and WAN virtualization of the company.

• Developed and delivered network specifications, high and low level designs for different projects. Designed network and will virtualized all WAN traffic.

• Developed and maintained the following areas: Network Service strategy, Network Service General Practices, device configuration standards, technology and service ISRMPs, network technology recommendations, and other related areas.

• POC for network design and architecture relationships with key vendors, and approved exceptions to General Practices and configuration standards.

• Worked as a consultant and in technical sales, providing design and installation of a range of complex network setups, to deliver LAN, WLAN and WAN security, redundancy and performance. Design Engineering to provide high-level design documentation. Worked on Cisco ASR 1006, Cat 6509, Cat 4948, Fortinet Firewall.

• Implement complex network systems including routers, switches, security devices and wireless systems. Worked on MPLS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP & RIP L3 technologies in service provider environment.

• Implement and Manage Layer 2 Access network using Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, Cisco 2960 switches.

• Assist with developing business opportunities including new product development and increasing market share for training and professional services lines

• Large Scale Systems Architecture and Network Designs, including large infrastructure and data centers

• Working heavily with Enterprise Solutions Architecture, Data Center Networking, design and implementation projects.

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• Building and managing NMS (Cacti) to generate network statistics

• Capex / Opex Planning and tracking cost on monthly basis

• Account Management – Wholesale Account

• IPSA roll out in Nigeria, Ghana & Mozambique.

• Auditing Nigeria, Ghana & Mozambique network against agreed standard and worked

• Develop High Level & Low Level network Designs

• Supporting clients on network issues, plan and assist clients to formulate and better design their networks periodically or as required.

• Support sales team to identify and capture prospects; assist to maintain key accounts. HUGHES INDIA LTD, SYSNET GLOBAL & UNICORP OVERSEAS, INDIA June 1998 – Oct 2004

Network Engineering

• Key technical contact between client and Ops team for 17 accounts.

• Working closely with Sales team.

• Testing new products and providing feedback to line manager.

• Responsible for Bandwidth sizing, system integration and escalations for clients.

• Responsible for installing and managing Linux based servers – Qmail, FTP, DNS and Web servers

• Installing and configuring check point firewall for clients.

• Managing Internet gateway router with ebgp with upstream providers.

• Providing support to Data Center clients.

• Installation and maintenance of server hardware and Operating System

• Network Integration for Clients

• Installation of HUB, Switches and Routers

• Responsible for any computer hardware and Printer issue

• Installation of Email server and client’s applications. Worked on Qmail, Apache, FTP services on Linux platform.

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