Network Engineer
Resume:
TAMER SAMAK
www.linkedin.com/in/tamersamak
Toronto, ON, M2H 3R8
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NETWORK ARCHITECT
DESIGN / MPLS-VPN / L3 IP ROUTING / LAN/WAN
PROFILE
Mobile Network System in-depth knowledge with 10 years’ working experience with LAN/WAN communications, network hardware, routing protocols and transport technologies in MSO/ISP
Cisco Network & Internetwork Professional CCIP, CCNP, CCIE Service Provider written
Juniper Networks Certified Associate JNCIA, Check Point Certified Security Administrator CCSA
Accommodated 50% increase in mobile subscribers from 20 million to 30 million by planning the capacity expansion of the IP backbone network supporting Orange(Mobinil) wireless services
Integrated more than 120 voice and data services over the IP backbone by designing complex IP network connectivity solutions
Conducted the LTE proof of concept by designing the solution connecting various LTE IP nodes
3 professional recognitions with Mobinil for dedication, commitment and exceptional performance
Masters in Electrical Engineering(Communications) from the University of North Carolina Researched and developed the MAC protocol for Cognitive radio networks
C++ & Network Simulation tools, MATLAB, VHDL
Fulbright US Student Program Grant awardee
Proven ability of developing new conceptual designs quickly, strong problem-solving skills
Exceptional organizational and time management skill, work well under pressure and tough deadlines, strong attention to detail, individual contributor as well as team player
Technologies and platforms: Routing, Security, switching Cisco CRS-1 / CRS-3 / GSR 12410 / ASR 9K / Nexus 7K / 6509 / ASA 5510 / ASA 5520 Juniper M120 / MX240 / MX480 / MX960 / SRX 5400 / SRX3400 / SRX4100 F5 Big IP, A10 Application Delivery Controller
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Network Specialist III 4/2019 – Present
FlexITy Solutions, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada https://flexity.com/
Managed Services – FlexITy is a Cisco Gold partner/F5/Checkpoint/Fortinet
Managing customer enterprise networks, hospitals, banks… etc.
Fulfil customer network design requests, upgrades and expansions
Providing support for customer network issues
Senior IP Network Design Consultant 10/2017 – 1/2019 Rogers Communications, Toronto, ON, Canada http://www.rogers.com/
Provided IP Engineering plans to integrate new Rogers services into the Data Center of the Service Delivery Environment “SDE” which hosts wireline/wireless Rogers services, with over 40 sites across Canada.
Developed and design IP network connectivity solutions for integrating various services.
Collaborated with various engineering groups within Rogers to provide appropriate network solutions for various data services clusters.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
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Initiated IP Network enhancements as SW/HW upgrades and new features implementation.
Followed up with Operation teams to ensure smooth implementation of network designs.
Provided Firewall and VPN gateway designs for all service flows.
Leveraged wide selection of network technologies and protocols (L3VPNs, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, EIGRP, IPv6, Multicast, STP flavors )
Customer Engineering Intern – Co-op 2/2017 – 5/2017 NOKIA, Raleigh, US www.nokia.com
Developed and designed fixed network solutions for the FNAMER Customer Engineering dept., using the 7360 ISAM FX and the 7750 services router Core Data Network Engineer, Senior Supervisor level 2008 - 2015 Orange (Mobinil), Cairo, Egypt www.orange.eg/en
Designed sustainable, future-proof Core IP/MPLS backbone & Planned its expansions and upgrades, also fulfilled internal customers’, as Products & Services, BSS, Packet Core, Core NSS, Transmission, business needs by delivering end to end IP connectivity solutions for different Voice and Data Services as 3G, VoIP, Signaling, CWS and VAS services & LTE
Handled complex data network connectivity solutions for integrating various GSM Voice & Data services over IP backbone accommodating the 50% increase to 30 million subscribers
Revamped Mobinil Data & Packet core network from ATM to MPLS technology
Introduced mobile IP backhauling converting mobile network from circuit to packet switching
Designed and carried out 120+ IP connectivity solutions and service integration projects, integrated the ISP LinkdotNet in addition to various Value-Added Services (VAS) and Intelligent Network (IN) charging system projects including F5 Load balancers integration
Simulated failure scenarios for core network nodes and evaluated impact on major services
Collaborated with our customers’ vendors as ALU, NSN, Ericsson, Volubill, Huawei, ZTE, etc. during solution design phase for optimum solution delivery
Performed Acceptance Tests for all Data network equipment new HW, software and features in the Data Network LAB. Created and maintained network documentation using Visio
Supported operational teams as needed to resolve complex network cases which required configuration changes or upgrades or F5 load balancers support maintaining lowest MTTR
(mean time to resolve network problems) & high availability of the network
Forecasted and budgeted the IP related hardware dimensioning; and interfaced with different suppliers/vendors and procurement during hardware purchase process Technical Solutions Engineer 1/2008 - 9/2008
Nokia Siemens Networks, Cairo, Egypt
Designed IP solutions to satisfy customer requirements through Juniper Networks products. EDUCATION
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, (Communications) GPA 4.0
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, US
2015 - 2017
Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering Canadian Equivalency, as Assessed by World Education Services 2002 - 2007
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