Usama (Moe) Sheikh

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Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Phone No. 630-***-****

Email: adeqog@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Network Engineer with more than 5 years of diversified network experience with ambition to make significant contributions and grow within an organization. Technical Skills

OS: Windows 2012/2016 Server, Windows 7/10, Cisco IOS, Kali Linux Software or

Technologies

Cisco IOS, ACL, VLAN, TCP/IP, WLAN, NAT, DHCP, DNS, ARP, MIcrosoft Office 365, VMware vSphere Client

Security Cisco ASA, Firewalls, Palo Alto, NESSUS, OSINT Security Application, SolarWinds, SIEM Splunk, IPS/IDS, NAT/PAT, OpenVAS, NMAP, TCPDump Work Experience:

Robert Bosch, Mount Prospect, IL

Network Engineer (June 2014 - January 2019)

● More than 5 years of experience in implementation of networks, configuration of Cisco routers and switches, network switching and routing, troubleshooting of networking systems.

● Planned, designed, and managed all LAN/WAN projects. Coordinated integrated network operation efforts, IT planning, security, and other technical areas

● Provided technical support and troubleshooting for both hardware and software issues via calls, email and web submits to ensure all interactions are timely and professional.

● Proactively monitored 200+ network devices and servers to detect and resolve issues before services are impacted.

● Maintained cloud service provider connection going out to AWS or Azure using eBGP Protocol.

● Monitored AT&T Ultravailable Network Service (UVN) connection to report any outages and decreased network down time.

● Extensive knowledge of OSI Model and various network protocols. (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, FTP,, UDP, ICMP, IPv4/IPv6, HTTPS)

● Resolved customer network issues in Remedy and ServiceNow ticketing system for any network related issues (utilizing the show commands/ping and traceroute) and performed other duties as required.

● Responsible for creating IPSec Site to Site VPN connection for different vendors using the Cisco ASA firewalls.

● Supported Citrix Netscalers and F5 Load Balancers to increase capacity and reliability of applications.

● Escalation of tickets for network and LAN/WAN related connectivity issues to appropriate teams using ticketing system Remedy.

● Troubleshooting and configuration of dynamic routing protocols such as BGP for external connections, OSPF and EIGRP for internal autonomous system networks.

● Extensive troubleshooting of Network using OSI model and network monitoring tools.

● Utilized Wireshark to analyze packet captures and Splunk to identify network related issues and analyze network traffic.

● Executed configurations, installations and upgrades for Cisco routers, switches, and wireless AP's using Cisco hardware/software.

● Managed Cisco ASA Firewalls and Palo Alto Firewalls to secure the network, with the use of firewall policies and deep packet inspection of Palo Alto.

● Performed the tasks of making ongoing recommendations of network policies and standards including implementation or managing firewall policies/access-list.

● Performing network monitoring to provide analysis, identify any irregularities in user activity and provide quality documentation. using various tools like Wireshark, Solarwinds, Splunk, and Network Alerts.

● Experience with Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Sharepoint and Adobe Acrobat.

● Worked as a team member with other technical staff to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems.

● Excellent team player with good written and oral communication.

● Participated in team meetings, providing input and suggestions.

● Authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Education Background:

● Joliet Junior College

● Bolingbrook High School

Certification:

CCNA Routing & Switching - In Progress

Comptia Security+

● Describe network applications and the security challenges.

● Develop knowledge in security monitoring, including identifying sources and types of data and events.

● Understand SOC infrastructure tools and systems

● Solid understanding of network design, IP addressing and subnetting, VLSM and routing protocols.

● Advanced user of intrusion-detection, IDS/IPS, DLP, SIEM, vulnerability-scanning, Web gateway, proxy appliances and antivirus tools.

● Understand endpoint attacks, including interpreting log data to identify events in Windows and Linux.

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