Networking

P. Lewis

Cisco Network Engineer

Summary:

oOver 20years of experience as Network Engineer/Administrator in routing, switching, firewall technologies, systems design, and administration and troubleshooting.

oExperience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices

oDeploying and decommissioning the VLANs on core Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices

oCisco Nexus switches, 7000's, 5000's 2000's (1000's) and VDC's /VRF’s configurations.

oF5-CTS/CSE (F5 Technology Specialist / Solution Expert)

oExperienced in Provisioning GTM

oAssessing the environment for Cloud readiness

oPerformed migration from Exchange Server to Office 365

oExpert in configuring Zone Transfers and DNS profiles

oKnowledgeable in configuring and managing Infoblox DDI integration into Cisco Ecosystem.

oExtensive experience configuring and managing VMware

oExperience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.

oKnowledge of SAN, LAN/WAN, Network Attached Storage (NAS), TCP/IP, VPN, NFS/SMB/ CIFS/SCSI protocols, Brocade switches/directors, Multi-Protocol Router (MPR)

oWorked on storage area networks (SAN), local area networks (LAN), data warehouses/centers,

oExposure to LAN/WAN setup, installation, configuration and troubleshooting

oHands on experience with F5 GTM/LTM installation/support and management.

oExperience working on Cisco Ace Load Balancers.

oGood Experience with upgrading code on IOS images on Cisco ASA platform.

oAssigned Interfaces with different and Security levels on ASA FW as per the requirements.

oExperience in Configuring ASA for redundancy Failover/Standby states.

oHands on Experience configuring ASA SNAT/DNAT and Object Groups

oExperience of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and BGP, MPLS.

oExperienced in Troubleshooting for connectivity and hardware problems on Cisco Networks.

oExtensive experience with Cisco IOS, Windows client/server operating systems, Linux, Networking technologies, Firewalls.

oExperience in L2/L3 3 protocols like VLANS, STP, VTP, MPLS and Trunking protocols.

oGood knowledge in WAN Technologies like ACL, NAT and PAT, IPSec and VPNs.

oWorked in OSI model, TCP/IP, UDP, IP addressing and Sub netting.

oHands-on experience in the setup of HSRP, ACL, and tunnel installations.

oEnhanced level of knowledge with IGRP, PPP, ATM, T1 /T3 Frame-Relay.

oExtensive knowledge in different networking protocols DHCP, DNS, FTP, VOIP (SIP, H.323, MGCP), Quality of Service (QOS).

oExpertise in Cisco routers including configuration and troubleshooting network incorporating Cisco 800, 1600, 1700, 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700, 3800, 7200 series. Expertise in Cisco Layer2/3 switches incorporating the 1900, 2950, 2960, 3550, 3560,3560E,3750,3750E

oExperience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.

oWorked on Extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525/) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series

oConfiguring various advanced features (Profiles, monitors, I Rules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands on with F5 BIGIP LTMs/EM.

oGreat team player and able to work under pressure.

oExceptional skills in IPV4 Sub-netting.

oDemonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.

Technical Skills

Cisco Routers: Cisco 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 and catalyst devices

Layer 2 technology: VLAN, VTP, VMPS, ISL, dot1q, DTP, Spanning-tree, PVST

Layer 3 Switching: CEF, MLS, Ether Channel

LAN Technologies: VLAN, VTP, Inter-Vlan routing, STP, RSTP, PVST, 802.1x, VMware

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines

Network Securities: NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, Load Balancing, IDS/IPS, IPSec, ACL/ Prefix-Lists/ Route-Maps

Routing Protocols: RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, HSRP, IPv6

Routed Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX

Infrastructure Services: DHCP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, TFTP,

Network Managements: SNMP, SSH, Telnet, ICMP

Load Balancing: F5 load Balancers

IP Telephony: VOIP, FXO/FXS/E&M/T1/ISDN/ PRI, Call manager Express.

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/NT/2003, MS DOS, UNIX, Linux

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)

Education

Aquarius Institute of Computer Sciences, Chicago, IL

M.C.S.E. (2004)

Olive Harvey College, Chicago, IL

Networking I & II, C.N.E., 1997 – 1998

United Education Institute, Santa Ana, CA

Electronics/ PC Repair (1993)

Chapman University, Okinawa, Japan

B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1990

Major GPA: 3.21

Professional Experience

Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines, IL 02/2005 – Present

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Experience in Layer 3 Routing protocol configurations: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, & MPLS.

Configured cloud environment to accommodate Office 365 installation and management.

Configured and managed VMware environment.

Worked on Layer 2 protocols such as STP, VTP, STP, RSTP, PVSTP+, MST and other VLAN troubleshooting issues and configuring switches from scratch and deployment

Worked as a part of data center deployment where we converted from Cisco 6500 to Nexus.

Experience configuring VPC(Virtual Port Channel), VDC(Virtual Device Context) in Nexus 7010/7018

Experience with configuring FCOE using Cisco nexus 5548

Configured Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 5000 to connect servers and storage devices.

Managed and configured Infoblox and other advanced DNS troubleshooting tools

Involved in the Migration of EIGRP to OSPF routing protocol to add Juniper devices into the corporate enterprise network.

Experience with configuring Virtual Server and Configuring Load balancing methods in F5 LTM.

Involved in configuration of Virtual Servers, Nodes, and load balancing Pools using load balancing algorithms.

Dealt with creating VIP (virtual servers), pools, nodes and applying I Rules for the virtual servers like cookie persistency, redirection of the URL.

Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.

Worked on Extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series

Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification

Extensive knowledge of network design, implementation & infrastructure

Engaged in office moves, helped in identifying network requirements of new building, installed new networking hardware, and coordinated with vendors for cabling/wiring

Involved in Configuring Wireless utility for all employees across different locations.

Trouble-shooting end-user reported problems, thoroughly and accurately documenting problem in trouble management tool.

Continually monitor, assess and improve network security, test and implement new security technologies.

Used Solar winds Orion for backing up device configurations, Monitoring device health, alarms and monitoring bandwidth.

Responsible for documentation of network changes and maintaining Visio drawings for newer projects undertaken in the customer infrastructure.

Working with Cisco Nexus 2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus 5500 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for datacenter access architecture.

Abbott Labs, Abbott Park, IL

Network Engineer

12/2003 - 02/2005

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Working in high availability Catalyst Environment and provide Level 3 Network Support.

Configured, upgraded and managed Cisco switches and routers.

Converting PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.

Upgraded VMware server environment.

Providing Level 3 support to customers, resolving issues by attending to conference calls.

Acted as a liaison with Vendors and other contractors.

Designing and installing new branch network systems. Resolving network issues, running test scripts and preparing network documentation.

Translating Cisco IOS Route maps to Cisco IOS XR and XE Routing policies.

Ensuring problems are satisfactorily resolved in a timely manner with focus in providing high level of support for all customers.

Working with wireless technologies troubleshooting and configuration.

Working with BGP, OSPF protocols in MPLS Cloud.

Establishing VPN Tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configuring and implementing site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.

Working with Juniper JUNOS on M and MX series routers.

Performed advanced DNS troubleshooting and configuration.

Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to-point site.

Configuring HSRP between the 3845 router pairs of Gateway redundancy for the client desktops.

Configuring GLBP, VLAN Trunking 802.1Q, STP, Port security on Catalyst 6500 switches.

Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support.

Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco’s ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning and configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design.

Converting Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR configurations.

Configuring BGP, MPLS in Cisco IOS XR.

Configuring multiple route reflectors within a cluster.

Working on HP open view map for Network Management System and Ticketing.

Working on a broad range of topics such as routing and switching, dedicated voice access, planning and implementation, large-scale high-visibility outages, change management coordination, proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercise and core network repairs.

Involved in L2/L3 Switching technology administration including creating and maintaining VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter Vlan Routing, LAN security.

Initial responsibilities included architecture, development, and implementation of systems vital to business production. Additional responsibilities grew to include management and supervision of all technical contractors in group.

Designed and implemented Virtual Machines and Wireless Product Provisioning throughout entire campus.

Designed and implemented custom classes for accessing production and test databases.

Managed/Mentored junior technicians.

Pushed updates to clients after validation.

Created and modified scripts to provide additional functionality.

Designed and configured network load balancing cluster.

Key Accomplishments:

Designed, managed and participated in the development/implementation of a passive RFID system.

Managed the integration of all existing data, print pieces and online components into a single solution.

Removed non-compliant devices and equipment which improved the functionality of all Active Directory objects.

Implemented Cyber Security Awareness workshops and guidelines for remote workers.

Participated in workgroup to install and configure Fiber Network Connectors.

Northwestern University Hospitals, Evanston, IL 09/2003 to 11/2003

Network Consultant

Responsibilities included configuration of the desktop imaging for hardware rollout and pc upgrades. Configured network switches to accommodate higher bandwidth. Used Norton Ghost for images and upgraded desktops for Win XP and configured the Netware and Client Access/400. Also did 3rd level desktop support.

Designed rollout route and progress charts.

Created and modified existing disaster scenario plans.

Responsible for rollout planning and budget issues.

Key Accomplishments:

Hired and trained group of junior techs.

Responsible for team’s time quota.

Coordinated project from top to bottom.

oManaged shipping and staging of new equipment.

oManaged shipping of old equipment to various local children’s groups.

Configured new equipment to perform it’s optimal performance levels.

Supervised installation of T1 and PRI lines.

Tripp Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL 09/1999 to 08/2003

Senior Network Product Support Specialist

Responsibilities included configuring the Tripp Lite LAN/WAN product line to perform in any and all operating systems and environments. Also trained & mentored junior techs to manipulate Active Directory, SQL Server, Access, DNS & DHCP. In addition to 3rd Level Support, also assisted Sales Dept. by conducting training sessions to demonstrate operations of the equipment from our line of products.

Key Accomplishments:

Fielded inquiries from site engineers and other stakeholders prior to sale completions.

Created training opportunities for Junior techs.

Operated booth information sessions at trade shows.

Assisted in Software Development data acquisitions.

Tripp Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL 09/1999 to 08/2003

Senior Network Product Support Specialist

Responsibilities included configuring the Tripp Lite LAN/WAN product line to perform in any and all operating systems and environments. Also trained & mentored junior techs to manipulate Active Directory, SQL Server, Access, DNS & DHCP. In addition to 3rd Level Support, also assisted Sales Dept. by conducting training sessions to demonstrate operations of the equipment from our line of products.

Key Accomplishments:

Fielded inquiries from site engineers and other stakeholders prior to sale completions.

Created training opportunities for Junior techs.

Operated booth information sessions at trade shows.

Assisted in Software Development data acquisitions.

Amoco Oil Corp., Whiting, IN 03/1999 to 9/1999

Systems Consultant

Was responsible for assisting in planning & operations of Novell migration to NT/2000 environment. Also resolved helpdesk tickets via Remedy S/W. Responsibilities also included designing and assigning user groups and policies for LAN/WAN use.

United States Steel Corporation, Gary, IN 02/1996 to 03/1999

System Engineer

Was responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting Network systems. Also resolved all Web Server and DNS related problems including all moves, adds and changes throughout the plant. Designed and configured interfaces to monitor and control plant PLC’s.

CoMark, Bloomington, IL 08/1994 to 02/1996

R&D Engineer

Was responsible for testing and approving for use various pc hardware components used in machines. Also setup test labs to replicate customer issues and to prescribe resolutions.

Turcal Inc., Santa Ana, CA 08/1989 to 01/1990

Network Engineer

Designed and maintained a Novell Network. Was also responsible for procuring and upkeep of all pc issues. Was also responsible for all phones and switches. While in this role, also prepared annual budget for department

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