RESUME
Prakash Karunakaran
*****.*******@*****.***
Passport No
Z3927609
Mobile Number
Primary: +1-240-***-**** (USA)
Secondary: +91-968-***-****(India)
Temporary Address:
6970, Rooks Court
Apt 204
Frederick
Maryland
USA - 21703
Permanent Address:
Plot No:11 Srinivasa Nagar
Near: Annex II, Annai Indira Nagar
Thirunindravur
Chennai - 602024
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: 03-July-1987
Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status: Married
Father’s Name: KARUNAKARAN.D
Education
Diploma in Computer Engineering
Certifications
CISCO ID - CSCO11061507
Cisco Certification - CCNA R&S
- CCNP R&S
- CCDA
- CCDP
- CCNA DC
- CCNP DCUCI
ITIL Foundation
Strength
14.6 years of experience in Data Networking Field.
Good Communication skills and leadership qualities.
Dedicated team player.
Ability to provide creative solutions and problem-solving skills.
Design and Implementation of Networks.
Areas of Interest
Network Designing
Network Implementation
Network Engineering & Architecture.
Data Networking
Trouble Shooting.
CARREER PROFILE
Striving for excellence and seeking every opportunity as Network Consultant to enhance my skills and abilities to the best in the interest of the organization, as well as to enhance myself.
Have 14.6 years of experience in installing and managing WAN / LAN and Wireless Devices with Various Technologies.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Company
Duration
Designation
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Jun 2010 – Till the date
Network Consultant / Associate Manager
TATA Consultancy Services Ltd
Nov 2008- Jun 2010
Assistant System Engineer
HCL COMNET Ltd
Aug 2005- Nov 2008
Associate Customer Support Engineer
Current Employer Project Description
Position
Network Consultant Jun ’10 to till date
Responsibilities
Project Team:
Has good understanding of VMWare NSX-T Datacenter and virtualization.
As a part of Project Team, Designing and Implementation of Nexus platform like Nexus 9k, 7K, 5K, 4K, 3K and 2K Switches.
Designing & Implementation for Remote location.
Designing & Implementation for Large / Medium Datacenters.
Build, configure and deliver network integration solution
Transition all installed project handover to Operational Support.
Understand and deliver detailed customer requirements.
To lead the project implementation phase and be responsible for delivery of projects on time and on budget.
Provide network design services which meet and exceed the needs of customer.
Preparing High Level & Low-Level designs as per proposed Solution.
Implementation & Troubleshooting.
Working with 3rd party hardware and Telco suppliers to ensure delivery expectations are met and issues escalated accordingly.
Understand customer requirements, translating them into refined and detailed specification documents.
Provide resolution to project or customer issues, following proper escalation procedures, in a timely fashion.
Create project documentation and procedures.
L2 Engineer:
Positioned at Accenture services and provide remote troubleshooting for the client “Client “as a 2nd Level technical support Engineer.
As a member of the network operation team, troubleshooting, isolating and resolving LAN and WAN problems, routing problems, network latencies issues etc.
Remotely guiding Client, IT support Engineer.
Designing & Implementing the new projects as per Client Requirements.
Responsible solving the trouble ticket within the specified SLA.
Responsible for guiding first level team if any technical assistance needed for troubleshooting various Layer 1 issue.
Good understanding and working experience on routing protocols & LAN technologies.
Implementing changes on F5, Citrix Netscaler, Foundry Load balancers load balancer and Cisco content switches.
Technical Skills and Hand’s on
Products / Technologies
Device Models
Switching Technologies
VLAN, Private-VLAN, VTP, STP, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP
Routing Technologies
RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
Nexus Switches
9K, 7K, 5K, 4K, 3K and 2K Series.
Routers
ISR 4451 & 4431, ASR 1002,1004. 7206, 39xx, 37xx, 38xx, 1840, 2651, 2821, 1760, 1750,1721.
Catalyst Switches
6500, 4500, and 3500.
Load Balancers
F5, Citrix NetScaler, Brocade ADX and CSS
Firewall
Cisco ASA5580(Basic)
Wireless
5508(WLC), Autonomous and lightweight AP, Flex Connect AP’s.
Tools
Riverbed Steel Central, SolarWinds, Entuity, Vital Suite, Net flow, IPControl, Gigamon, Ixia, UltraDNS. Infoblox, CA Spectrum, Graylog and Cisco ACE/ISE.
Academic Standing
Diploma in Computer Engineering: Aggregate of 79 % from 2002 – 2005 in Murugappa Polytechnic College Avadi, Chennai.
Declaration
I here by declare that the information and above mentioned are correct to the best of knowledge.
(PRAKASH.K)
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