RICHARD SARKISSIAN

OBJECTIVE

I am a driven, hardworking individual who has over 25 years’ experience in the IT industry, with emphasis on IPAM, DNS, and DHCP technologies. I have excellent communication, troubleshooting, creative problem solving, and time management skills. I am dedicated and a self-motivated person who works well individually or as an energetic team member. I adapt quickly to new concepts, am reliable, and have flexible working hours. I hold a unique and rare blend of consulting, engineering and development skills, enabling the delivery of “best-of-class” automation solutions, monitoring facilities, custom metrics reporting, and troubleshooting tools. I am seeking employment with a company where I can grow both personally and professionally.

EXPERIENCE

Mar 2017 – Present BNYMellon Canada-US

Design and Architected the entire Infoblox Roll-out for entire bank

Merged 3 QIP Organizations into one into Infoblox

API automation for VDI clients

Ongoing design changes to meet Federal Guidelines

Monthly DR testing

Python scripting for various tasks among team IDIP

Enhancing Architecture with design expertise

Migration of all QIP DNS and DHCP to Infoblox

Extensive scripting and processing of over 7 million address’s that have been “band-aid” over the years into Various QIP Organizations.

Processing and collapsing of DHCP profiles

Implemented DNS Anycast on BGP company wide

Windows Active Directory customization into Infoblox, with advanced ACL

Importing data that were kept on Spreadsheets, processed data into Infoblox readable format

Trained BNYMellon staff on how to use and maintain Infoblox

API scripting for cloud team to pre-provision desktops.

Cybersecurity with Infoblox RPZ and Threat Insight

Ecosystem Integration with SIEM

THREAT INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM (TIP) Integration, ThreatConnect, Qualys

Python/Perl scripting for various tasks and integrations across all of company

Support for major issues SME and Senior experiences

Enhancing Architecture with design expertise

External DNS and protection from DNS attacks

Integration of all Infoblox add-ons and Cloud/AWS etc

Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 Optiv / MISO Canada-US

Planning, design and deployment of Infoblox using best practices

SolarWinds to Infoblox Migration

Knowledge Transfer

Actively contribute knowledge, tools, and techniques to internal teams

Provided product feedback to product management

Sep 2016 – Jan 2017 A10 Networks INC Canada-US

Professional Services

Migration conversions from Cisco ACE to A10 Thunder ADC

Migration conversions from f5 to A10

Global Server Load Balancing

Layer 4 Load Balancing and Session Persistence

SSL Protocol/Certificate Management

SSL Offload (client/server ssl) and SSL Proxy Persistant

ADC perform advanced switching (Layer 2 ) functions: for vlan tagging and untagging. Static and dynamic Ethernet link aggregation. Static trunks Dynamic trunks via LACP.

Dec 2015 – May 2016 BlueCat Networking Canada

Migration Architech

Migrating of DNS/DHCP from existing platforms to BlueCat

Mentoring other staff

Conduct professional services engagements, alone and as part of a team

Pre-sales architecture guidance

Assigned to large customers with complicated migrations

Provided product feedback to product management

Actively contribute knowledge, tools, and techniques to internal teams

Exeeded expectations during performance review (125%)

May 2010 – April 2015 Infoblox US/Canada

Professional Services

Planning, design and deployment using best practices

Infoblox Cloud Network Automation deployment.

Migration of DNS/DHCP from various other platforms to Infoblox on all our Product Line

Deployed Infoblox appliances to various companies throughout the United States and Canada

DNS Anycast, DNSSEC, DNS Firewall (RPZ), Advanced DNS Protection

F5 Load balancing

Assigned to our larger customers that involved deployment of over 100 appliances and virtual appliances

Excelled at various scripting to support migrations

Completed larger assignments that included migration of VitalQIP to Infoblox

April 2006 – April 2010 Intersoft US/Asia/Europe

Senior Project Manager

Professional services through various Fortune companies through Service Providers, Telecom Companies and Enterprise Customers

Product Manager for all OSS/BSS Asia and EMEA

Member of eTOM (Enhanced Telecom Operations Map)

Configured Load Balancing/GSLB within DNS/policy routing

Installation/configuration/deployment of Vital QIP, BlueCat Networks, Infoblox, BT-IP-Control, Men and Mice

Extensive experience/deployment with IMS, GPRS (2G and 3G), MMS, MAG and GSM MAP

Data migrations from various “Home Grown” solutions to the respective IPAM tool

Installation/support/upgrades on various IPAM appliances

Visit various potential customers to provide technical overviews and consultation services

Technical training to staff and various customers

2005-2006 Alcatel-Lucent LWS US/Asia/Europe

Professional Services

Provide Q-Agent services through various Fortune companies which includes but not limited to:

Installation of Vital QIP

Vital QIP migrations from customers home grown appliactions and various other solutions.

Vital QIP upgrades

Certified Vital QIP Training to customers

Installation/support on various add-on modules

Writing Sow’s based on work do be done

Integration with IMS to various Telecom Industries

Best Practices `IPAM`

Extensive experience with GPRS (2G and 3G), MMS, MAG and GSM MAP, as it specifically relates to all aspects of data troubleshooting.

Deployment of wireless GSM workforce management solution using various mobile devices combined with Merlin/Sierra Air-card connecting to GPRS/Edge, UMTS, CDPD network, or Ardis and switch-cell connectivity

Consultative Services

SNMP Integration to Netcool/VitalNet

Vitalnet Suite

ENUM

Workflow Manager

Auto Discovery Module

DNS/DHCP Appliances

2004-2005 JP Morgan Chase New York/Ohio

Built, designed and deployed the entire IP Infrastructure for JPMorgan Chase & Company

Coordinated the successful upgrade from Lucent’s QIP 5.0 Sp3 to QIP 6.0 SP1 Globally for JPMorgan Chase & Company. The world-wide upgrade consisted of over 500 servers and over 1.5 Million IP address

Implemented the entire IT infrastructure/Inter-connect merging with BankOne and JPMorgan Chase & Company

Infrastructure support and maintenance of Internal and External DNS

Tasked with writing/planning DNS Engineering Standards for JPMorgan Chase

Major responsibilities included “hands-on” deployment of IP/IPAM services and solutions world-wide (Asia, Latin America, EMEA & the USA), and leading critical technical IP efforts and project initiatives to all Corporate global locations these included integrating various new IP-based technology solutions and deployments into the Global IPAM (DNS & DHCP) Infrastructure, and all critical TCP/IP Initiatives.

Responsibilities also included building, engineering and managing JPMorganChase’s Global DNS/IPAM Network Services, or “IP Network backbone”, including all Global QIP IPAM functions; all Intranet and Internet business brand and name space administration (DNS), Dynamic-DHCP, and the management and IPAM assignment of all Network devices and critical IP-based applications and servers, desktop clients, Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) system architectures, e-mail and messaging services, and all CORE IP-based services, etc.

Also responsible for Professional Services/IPAM system management and maintenance, system’s upkeep, monitoring and servicing, system’s architecture, and all day-to-day operational activities required to sustain the company’s global Intranet and Internet Business Domains and IP Address space.

This also included integrating and supporting Corp. Infrastructures, including old and new technologies & business systems and web-based/desktop applications, budgeting and developing Operational policies & procedures, systems problems resolution and support.

Responsible for strategic planning, contract SLA negotiations, RFPs, Request for Quote, Vendor Selection, & Management, Process Flow Analysis, data integrity, security, rights and permissions.

Also responsible for Risks, Audit and SOX Compliances, and developing systems’ documentation for their maintenance, testing, backups and restoration. Corporate-level Management status reporting.

In addition, was responsible for IP-Based deployments supporting Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Inter-Connectivity projects; Business Systems/Applications Contingency & D/R initiatives (Planning & Testing), and Business Recovery/Fail-Over Sites Configurations and Implementations, etc.

Experienced in NOC Services Operations technologies and network device management (networks, servers and services, etc

1997-2004 Windward Consulting Reston, VA

Responsible for the installation, consulting, training and troubleshooting of Lucent’s QIP Management software for several Fortune 500 companies, including 3Com, Bank USA, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase & Company, JP Morgan, Chase Manhattan Bank, United States Army, United States Air Force, Northwest Airlines, STATOIL, Federal Reserve Bank, Qantas Airlines, Sprint PCS, AT&T, Mobile Gas, Disney and Yahoo.

Used extensive knowledge to help plan the rollout of the DNS, DHCP, Windows 2000 AD services for most of the above-mentioned clients. Sprint’s implementation included over 50,000 DHCP clients and 30,000 DNS addresses which was implemented on an HP cluster server. As a team member I assisted with Micromuse NetCool® and Impact®. Worldport is using the resulting Network Management System for their new network initiative. The system tracks the status and utilization of routers, switches, FTP, HTTP, DNS, POP3, and ICMP. The system is also used to provide real-time and proactive analysis all which was running on Sun Netra’s

Instrumental in the Distributed Network Management initiative at BellSouth.net. Which needed a Service Level Agreement for customers using Availability, Latency and Packet Loss to determine charge back allocations.

Involved in the SNMP collection of the DNM statistics from client-to-client, client-to-Internet, and client-to-BellSouth.net Managed Facilities. We showed them how to combine Trinagy (DeskTalk SNMP Trend) along with Empire AdvantEDGE supporting SysEdge agents. NerveCenter is the SNMP Manager for Router and Switch event management.

Engaged with the roll out Lucent Technologies QIP IP Management software and integration of Windows 2000 Active Directory for JP Morgan investment firm, Fleming Investment and Chase Manhattan Bank Globally. Current conversion consists of over 950,000 objects.

Transitioned various Fortune 100 and 500 companies from NetID and Cisco’s CNR to Vital QIP

Implemented Windows 2000 strategy for Smithsonian Institute and related I.E NASA Air and Space Museum, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Natural History to name a few in Washington DC utilizing Active Directory and Dynamic DNS in conjunction with Lucent Technologies QIP IP Management software

EDUCATION

1987-1990 Montgomery College Rockville, MD

TV and Radio Broadcasting

Computer Science Studies

INDUSTRY TECHNICAL TRAINING

NIOS Configuration 2006-2015

A10 ADC Accredited Specialist for ACOS 4.1

A10 SysAdmin Accredited Specialist for ACOS 4.1

A10 SysAdmin 4.1 Training

TPS 3.1 Training Online

Infoblox CISA/CICE NIOS 4.x 5.x 6.x and 7.x

Alcatel-Lucent Applicance Manager and Enterprise Management

Alcatel-Lucent VitalQIP 3.x 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x

AIMS/ECM/INS IP

Blue Cat Networks

Men and Mice Administration Basic and Advanced

RunIP Appliance

Alcatel-Lucent VitalQIP 3.x 4.x 5.x 6.x and 7.x

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