Senior Manager - Projects & Infrastructure

SUROJIT GHOSH

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Kolkata – 700039

India

Ph. # 91-033-******** (Home)

Mobile # 91-983*******

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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Over 20 years of total experience in IT. Complete hands-on experience with Cisco routers 7200,3745,2600,2500,1700 ; Cisco Catalyst LAN Switches 1900,2900,3550 ; Cisco L3 Modular Switches 3550,4506,4503,6506 ; Cisco Firewall PIX515E ; IBM controllers 5394, 3174, 3178; IBM hubs 8224, 8222; IBM routers 2210, 6611 & IBM switch 8271. Commissioning and breakdown maintenance of IBM AS/400; Connectivity of PCs with AS/400 using CA/400 with different protocols and ensuring co-existence with other systems running different network operating systems.

Have got good experience in Radio products like Base Station Radio (BSR),Subcriber Station Radio (SPR),Radwin 5.3/5.7,2.3/2.4,Infinet 5.3,Maqsat.Successfully lead team of engineers and technicians in Project Implementation.

Have got extensive experience in project management in IT Infrastructure and Banking industry ; Successfully lead team of system engineers in project implementation and facility management activities .

Extensive experience in TCP/IP configurations both in LAN and WAN environment involving routers. Good knowledge in configuring, administering and performance tuning of Windows NT using TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and Netbeui protocols. Working experience in CA UnicenterTNG module.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Professional – Switching, Remote Access, Routing, Troubleshooting

Cisco Certified Network Associate – Cisco Systems

Cisco Certified Design Associate – CCDA

Advance CISCO Router Configuration (ACRC), Datacraft RPG Limited

IBM ASEAN PC Institute Certified PC Engineer

Complete 35 hours of PMP Certification – Astrowix Inc

ITIL 2011 Foundation 10588 - 727841

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

3 Yr Post Graduate Diploma in Telecom & Computer Hardware, Datamatics Polytechnic

Certificate In Computing – IGNOU

Master in Computer Application (MCA), IGNOU Completed 2 semesters.

Advanced Diploma In Computer Application, NIIT, Kolkata

ACHIEVEMENTS

Won Technical Excellence Award for implementing the Wide Area Network at Sony India Limited, Kolkata on behalf of TATA-IBM.

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

HARDWARE

IBM Server & PCs, IBM ThinkPads, IBM Routers, Switches & Hubs, IBM 5394, 3174 and 3178 controllers, Mainstreet and IDNX multiplexers, Personal & Telephony Earthstation, CISCO Routers, Switches & Hubs,BSR,SPR,Radwin,Infinet

OS

Windows NT, OS/2, OS/400 & AIX

LANGUAGE

C, COBOL

SOFTWARE

Lotus Notes, Client Access, LAN WorkPlace, DB2 on OS/2

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

TULIP TELECOM LIMITED

Sr. Manager – Infrastructure & Network Planning July 2006 – Till date

( Infrastructure, Service Provider, OFC, Capacity Planning )

M ASSOCIATES, Kolkata

Program Manager Feb 2005 – July 2006

IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, Kolkata

Team Leader – Infrastructure Services Management July 2003 – Jan 2005

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, Kolkata

Asst. Manager – Telecommunication ( East ) Aug 1999 – June 2003

DATACRAFT RPG, Kolkata

Network Engineer Nov 1998 – July 1999

TATA – IBM, Kolkata

Product Support Specialist July 1994 – Nov 1998

SREI INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, Kolkata

System Administrator Sep 1993 – June 1994

HYUNDAI BYTE, Kolkata

Customer Support Engineer Feb 1992 – Aug 1993

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

1. Tulip Telecom Limited ( July 2006 – Till date )

Responsible for project implementation in regard to last mile radio connectivity, leading a team of over 40 engineers and technicians in the eastern region.

Developing Strategies,Capacity Planning & Implementation in regard to new PoP setup and backhaul provisioning

Vendor Liasoning and maintaining Customer SLA’s

Achieved a milestone in planning and implementing last mile and backhaul optical network

Assists in Team Development

Rolled out OFC network of more than 500 KMs throughout EAST including Kolkata, RoWB, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa & North East

Ensured 99.95% uptime for pops in regard to power, service provider and OFC

Setup a 1000 sq ft data center in Kolkata housing own telco racks along with service provider’s and created facilities of client hosting

Environment : BSR, SPR, Radwin 5.3/5.7/2.3/2.4, Infinet 5.3, Maqsat, Firepro Base

Radios,Cisco 1841,1812,2911,7200,7600, Maipu, Ruji

2. M Associates, ISP. (Feb 2005 – July 2006)

Managing ISP accounts in regard to planning and implementation .

Leading a team of systems engineers

Pre installation planning, solution designing

Vendor liasoning & Maintaining SLA’ s

Customer relationship management

Monitoring and Tracking Team’s performance and Assist in Team Developement

Environment : Cisco 4506,4006,3550,2950,1900 Catalyst switches, Cisco 2600,1700 routers, Cisco PIX Firewall.

3. IBM Global Services Pvt Ltd. (July 2003 – Jan 2005)

IBM’s network comprises of switches, routers, packetshapers, firewall, etc. The offshore developments are on VPN connectivity with the remote clients over the leased circuits. As a Team Lead – Infrastructure Services Management basically looking after the IBM facilities in eastern India, my main responsibilities involved:

Leading a team of installation engineers.

Configuration, maintenance and monitoring of networking devices.

Capacity planning and solution designing for different projects.

Maintaining SLA's and providing training to the team members and users.

Linking different ISPs (VSNL, Bharti, BSNL, GTL) for different project connectivity.

Implementing IBM Millennium City, Salt Lake, comprising of 8 floors with over 800 users.

Environment: Cisco 6506,4506,4006,3550,2900,1900 Catalyst switches, Cisco 2600,3700,1700 routers, Cisco PIX 515E Firewall Packetshaper.

Special Achievement: Implemented and maintained the IBM Lansdowne Tower

Project site solely catering more than 600 users..

4. Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank Limited (Aug 1999 – June 2003 )

Connecting all the nine branches in Kolkata over leased lines, ISDN and VSAT to the central production router at the H.O. which in turn, connected to the central hub at Chennai. Each connectivity has got a full-proof redundancy with dialup and leased circuits as backups.

Installation and configuration of VOIP connectivity between Grindlays Kolkata and Grindlays Guwahati on CISCO 2601 router.

Implemented ISDN connectivities between branches over WAN.

Implemented Structured Cabling Projects in all branches in Kolkata.

Installation and implementation of NORTEL (Meridian) EPBAX for hotline connectivities over the sprawling Grindlays network.

Configuring and installing IDNX-20 multiplexers and successfully commissioning E1 links for wider bank connectivity. Extensive experience in DOT liaison regarding different circuits.

Successfully led a team of 6-8 engineers for all project implementations and facility management activities in the eastern region.

Environment: CISCO Routers 7200/2600/2500/1600, CISCO Switches 2924/5000/1900, IDNX-20 Multiplexers, 34 MB Optimux, Alcatel & Nortel EPABX/EPAX.

5. Datacraft RPG, Kolkata (Nov 1998 – July 1999)

Implementation of WAN connectivity at CMERI, Durgapur, including configuring CISCO 2503 router for a VSNL leased line.

Providing network support to ANZ Grindlays Bank as an onsite engineer in Kolkata.

6. TATA – IBM, Kolkata (July 1994 – Nov 1998)

Executed a campus wide networking in IIM, Kolkata which includes IBM RS/6000 Server, IBM PC Servers, IBM PCs, IBM 2210 routers, 8271 Switches, 8224 Hubs and a sprawling fiber network connecting different faculties within the IIM campus and also with other city offices.

Developed and implemented a wide area network in INFAR, Kolkata. The network consists of 4 LANs at different locations in Kolkata with the central database server AS/400 at the H.O. These four locations are connected over the 64 KBps leased lines to an IBM 2210-24E router. A redundant arrangement was also implemented via dialup connections, which ultimately was terminated at the IBM 8235 Dial-In Server at INFAR H.O.

Planning and implementation of WAN in Kolkata University. Five different campuses within the city are connected over leased lines, using high-end routers, to a central library database at Rajabazar Science College. Different faculties within the Rajabazar campus are linked through a fiber network. The main purpose of the project was to enable the user to access online library information from the Central Library CD-ROM database located at College Street campus.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Contact Details: 42/146,New Ballygunj Road

Kolkata – 700039

India

DOB: 15th of Feb 1970

Marital Status: Single

Passport Number: J8198885 dt. 02/09/2011

Hobby : Motor Sports

Achievement : Champion in 1000 cc category of Drag

Race 2013

Champion in Monsoon Drive 2 TSD

Eastern India Rally 2013

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