SMITH JOSEPH

803-***-****

adrkg0@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Experience in large Data Center infrastructures with Cisco NEXUS family switches Cisco 9000, 7000, 5000, 3000, Cisco Catalyst Switches 9500, 9300, 6500, 2960, 4500, 1900, 3560.

•Experience in configuring and implementing Cisco Routers 7500, 7200, 4000, 3900, 2600, 2500, 800 and Cisco ISR 4451, Cisco ASR1001, Cisco VPN 3000.

•Experience in designing and implementation of TCP/IP, L2/L3, BGP, Fabric Path, VRF, OTV.

•Experience in Cisco ACI, Multi-site, Nexus Dashboard, L3Out, BGP, Spine/Leaf, Multi-site, Python automation, ISP, SD-WAN(Cloudgenix,Versa).

•Experience in designing OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VMWARE, BFD, SNMP, VLANs, 802.1Q, HSRP.

•Experience implementing LAN/WAN, HA, BGP-MPLS IOS-XR/XE, NX-OS, F5, Palo Alto.

•Experience in DHCP, DNS, Solarwinds, Silver Peak, IPAM, WhatsUpGold, Infoblox and Wireshark.

CERTIFICATIONS

•Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - CCIE-R&S (Written)

•Cisco Certified Network Professional – CCNP ENCOR (Enterprise)

•Cisco Certified Design Professional - CCDP

•Cisco Certified Network Associate, CCNA

•Cisco Certified Design Associate, CCDA

•Cisco Certified Network Associate Security, CCNA-Security

•Cisco Certified Wireless LAN Design Specialist, CQS-CWLDS

•Cisco Certified Wireless LAN Support Specialist, CQS-CWLSS

•CompTIA RFID Certified Professional, CompTIA RFID+

•Certified Wireless Security Professional, CWSP

•Certified Wireless Network Administrator, CWNA

•CCIE-Data Center (Pursuing)

EXPERIENCE

Presidio – Houston, TX May 2021 – Present

Network Engineer (Remote)

•Configured and implemented Cisco ACI, Multi-site, Nexus Dashboard, L3Out, BGP for DCs.

•Troubleshoot vPC issues on Cisco Nexus 9K, Nexus 5K and Nexus 3K and restored connectivity.

•Managed FW rules on Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, troubleshoot and maintained VPN connections.

•Implemented SNMP, Syslog settings for more than 600 routers/switches using Cisco Prime.

•Implemented VLAN, managed VTP, 802.11 trunks, on Cisco Nexus 7K switches.

•Responded to network emergency calls, evenings, weekends regarding WAN/LAN/VPN issues.

Apache Corp – Houston, TX Jun 2020 – March 2021

Network Engineer

•Troubleshoot WAN, BGP, vPC, Cisco ACI, Spine/Leaf and Cisco Nexus 5K.

•Designed and configured Cisco Nexus 5Ks as WAN SW, IOS-XR, with BGP and EIGRP.

•Implemented and managed FW rules on Cisco ASA, FirePower with Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO).

•Troubleshoot and configured SD-WAN Cloudgenix and restored remote-site connectivity.

•Configured Cisco ACI Python Automation, L3/L2-outs, SNMP policies, multi-tenants, EPG and BDs.

•Responded to network emergency calls, evenings, weekends regarding WAN/LAN/VPN issues.

CDW – Nashville, TN Apr 2019 – Mar 2020

Network Engineer

•Configured Cisco Multisite ACI, code upgrades, BDs/EPGs/Tenants to migrate VMWARE.

•Integrated, Silver Peak, Cisco ACI pods via Multisite and stretched L2 traffic between them.

•Re-designed LAN/WAN, VLAN, SD-WAN, Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 in Data Center.

•Configured SD-WAN Versa, Cisco Routers 4000, 3900, 2600 and Cisco Nexus family 9000, 7000, 3000.

•Support day to day operations in OSPF Routing, ISP, VLAN Switching, VPN, Wireless controllers.

•Prepared network diagrams using MS Visio, ‘how-to’ documents, and network change reports.

•Created ‘Contracts’ in VMWARE and Cisco ACI between EPGs and existing VMs in new DC.

•Configured and deployed BGP, MPLS, OSFP, IOS-XR, EIGRP, 802.1Q, Multicast PM-Sparse mode.

•Support day to day operations in OSPF Routing, Trunk Switching, VPN, Wireless controllers.

Community Health Systems (CHS) – Nashville, TN Dec 2018 – Mar 2019

Network Engineer

•Worked on configuring BDs and EPGs, VMWARE, troubleshoot Cisco ACI GUI slowness.

•Created ‘Contracts’ in Cisco ACI between migrated EPGs and existing VMs in new DC.

•Deployed SD-WAN, LAN/WAN/IOS-XR in Data Center environments, Multicast and 802.1Q tagging.

•Configured and implemented Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 switches, with VPC, ACL, HA.

•Configured F5 load balancers for facing external VIPs and internal facing applications.

•Implemented TCP/IP, ISP, MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, LAN/WAN on Cisco 3900 routers.

•Prepared network diagrams using Visio, ‘Proof-of-concept’ documents, and network reports.

•Provided network traffic and security status reports to the team and management periodically.

•Helped in creating BDs, Silver Peak, Cisco ACI Vlan in ‘Network’ centric migrations.

•Responded to network emergency calls, evenings, weekends regarding WAN/LAN/VPN issues.

•Support day to day operations in BGP Routing, Trunk Switching, site VPN and Wireless LAN.

CenturyLink Mar 2018 – Nov 2018

Hunting Energy Services – Houston, TX

Network Engineer

•Configured and troubleshoot Cisco ACI, VMWARE, Layer 2/Layer 3-out, BGP and OSFP.

•Designed, configured Cisco NEXUS 9000, 3000 with VXLAN, HA, IOS-XR, LAN/WAN, SD-WAN.

•Responded for emergency calls, evenings weekends regarding WAN/LAN issues.

•Designed, configured, implemented SD-WAN Versa, OSPF, ISP, BGP, BFD, EIGRP, on Cisco 3900.

•Configured and implemented VPN, on Cisco ASA 5506, 5525 and Cisco WLAN Controllers.

•Configured F5 load balancers for facing external and internal facing VIPs and applications.

•Troubleshoot OSPF, Cisco ACI, OTV, IOS-XR, Cisco ISR 4431, L2/L3 DCI issues, Layer 2 issues, MPLS.

•Configured Cisco Catalyst Switches 9500, 9300, 6500, 2960, 4500, 1900, Cisco Routers 7500, 7200, 4000, 3900, 2600, 2500.

•Prepared network diagrams, documents, and network change reports using MS Visio.

•Support day to day operations in OSPF Routing, 802.1Q Switching, ASA VPN and Wireless issues.

•Provided Solar winds weekly/monthly network traffic monitoring and security status reports.

Inceed Inc. Oct 2017 – Feb 2018

Enable Midstream – Oklahoma City, OK

Network Engineer

•Configured, troubleshoot, implement WAN/LAN Cisco 2800 routers with MPLS BGP and OSFP.

•Designed, configured, implement SD-WAN Versa, Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 with ISP, VPC, HA.

•Support day to day operations in BGP, IOS-XR, OSPF Routing, STP Switching, VPN and Wireless LAN.

•Configured F5 load balancers for facing external VIPs and internal applications.

•Designed and implemented PVDM2/PVDM3, Voice cards, EIGRP, AAA, MPLS on Cisco 3900.

•Responded to emergency calls, evenings, weekends related to WAN/LAN issues.

•Provided Silver Peak, periodic network traffic and security status reports to the team and management.

•Evaluated, configured, implemented Cisco ASA 5506/5525 Firewall Clusters, VPN and ACLs.

CISCO SYSTEMS Apr 2016 – Sept 2017

AIG – Fort Worth, TX

Network Engineer

•Designed, worked on migrating Cat 6500s to Cisco ACI, Cisco NEXUS 9000, 5000, Python script.

•Implemented Cisco’s BPs, Cisco ACI, MPLS, NX-OS, NX-OS issues on Cisco NEXUS 9000.

•Evaluated, designed and implemented Flex VPN (IKEv2) on Cisco ISR 4500, Cisco ASRs 1001.

•Mapped Cat 6500, Cat 4500 settings, VMWARE, DC migration Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus 9K, N7K.

•Configured Cisco Catalyst Switches 9500, 9300, 6500, 2960, 4500, 1900, Cisco Routers 7500, 7200, 4000, 3900, 2600, 2500.

•Responded to network emergency calls, evenings, weekends regarding WAN/LAN/VPN issues.

•Provided periodic network traffic and security status reports to the team and management.

•Troubleshoot WAN, IOS-XR, ISP, BGP, vPC, Cisco ACI, Cisco 4900/4500, Cisco N7K, N5K.

NOWCOM – Los Angeles, CA Sept 2015 – Mar 2016

Network Engineer

•Designed and implemented vPC, RSTP, NX-OS, LAN/WAN, Cisco NEXUS 9000,7000,3000.

•Configured Data Center, ISP, IOS-XR, OTV, HSRP, BGP MPLS-VPN and PAN, Palo Alto.

•Implemented Cisco N9Ks, vPC, 802.1Q, AAA, VLANs, PCI on Cisco 4500, Cat 2900-X, Cat 6500.

•Provided Silver Peak, periodic network traffic and security status reports to the team and management.

•Implemented DMVPN, VMWARE, OSPF on Cisco ASR1001, FW rules, HA on PAN, Palo Alto.

•Configured and implemented Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 switches, with VPC, ACL, HA.

•Configured Cisco Catalyst Switches 6000, 5000 4000, 2900, 1900 and Cisco 3900 routers.

•Troubleshoot OTV, MAC flooding, Cisco ASR 1001, Cisco N7K, N5K, Cisco N3K.

•Support operations in EIGRP, OSPF Routing, LAN Switching, IPSEC VPN and Wireless LAN.

LENNAR - Miami, FL Mar 2015 – Aug 2015

Network Engineer

•Implemented EIGRP, BGP, IOS-XE/IOS on Cisco ISR 4451, Cat 4500-X, 2900X, 3750, 3550.

•Configured VoIP/PRI/T1, ISP, IOS-XR, AT&T, MPLS-BGP, LAN/WAN on Cisco ISR 4451, Cat 2900X.

•Upgraded, configured Cisco 2800/3200, Cat 3750/3550, AAA, TACACS+, SNMP, Syslog, SSH.

•Configured Cisco Routers 7500, 7200, 4000, 3900, Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 switches.

•Support day to day operations in BGP Routing, 802.1Q Switching, VPN and 802.11 Wireless LAN.

•Troubleshoot, HSRP, LAN/WAN, EIGRP, MPLS-BGP routing, Data Center connections issues.

BKFS - Jacksonville, FL Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

Network Engineer

•Configured VLANs, 802.1Q, MPLS, HSRP, VoIP-VLANs on Cat 6500, Cat 3750, Cat 4500

•Configured, implemented VIPs, server farms, profile/policies on Cisco ACE load balancer.

•Configured, implemented ISP, IOS-XR, LAN/WAN remote networks using Cisco 2900, Cisco ASA5540.

•Designed and implemented Cisco Catalyst Switches 9500, 9300, 6500, 2960, Cisco Routers 3900.

•Implemented Silver Peak, FW rules for various business groups using Cisco ASA 5540/5520.

•Support day operations in EIGRP Routing, 802.1Q Switching, VPN and Wireless LAN.

CISCO SYSTEMS Nov 2013 – Oct 2014

SITA - Atlanta, Georgia

Network Engineer

•Configured OSPF, HSRPs, vPCs, VLANs, Cisco Nexus NEXUS 7000, 5000, 3000, 2000 Fabrics.

•Troubleshoot 802.1Q, LAN/WAN, ISP, issues, interfacing 10G module NEMs on SUN Chassis.

•Configured SSL-Proxy, Certs, Probes, VIPs, ACls, Policies/Profiles, Server farms on Cisco ACE.

•Support day to day operations in IOS-XR, OSPF Routing, Switching, IPSEC VPN and Wireless issues.

•Designed and configured Cisco NEXUS 9000, 7000, 3000 switches, VMWARE, VPC, ACL, HA.

•Configured Silver Peak, Cisco Catalyst Switches 6000, 5000 4000, 2900, 1900, Cisco 3900.

•Configured ACLs, NATs, Firewalls, Vlans, Contexts on Cisco Cisco ASA 5540/5580s, FWSM.

•Migrated, Data Center issues, Xlates issues, ACL-Object-groups on Cisco ACE, Cisco ASA 5540.

AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK - Columbia, SC Jun 2013 – Oct 2013

Network Engineer

•Configured and troubleshoot Cisco NEXUS 5000, SNMP traps, monitoring using WhatsUpGold and provided periodic network traffic and security status reports to the team and management.

•Troubleshoot F5 issues, monitored ISP, LAN/WAN, MPLS traffic using Fluke Network VPM.

•Configured Vlans, 802.1Q, QoS, Cisco Cat 3750/4507R, troubleshoot MPLS, IOS-XR, Cisco ASR-9K.

•Designed and configured VMWARE, Cisco Routers 7500, 7200, 4000, 3900, 2600, 2500.

•Configured, troubleshoot ACLs on Cisco Cat 6509, Cat 3560-E and Cisco Cat 4507R switches.

•Support day to day operations in BGP Routing, 802.1Q Switching, VPN and 802.11 Wireless LAN.

SCOTIABANK - Toronto, Canada Jan 2012 – May 2013

Network Engineer

•Implemented Layer-2,3, IOS, IPs, Cisco 4500/3560, Cisco NEXUS 7000, 5000, Cisco 3750-E.

•Designed, configured OSPF, Silver Peak, remote DR sites, TACACS+ on Cisco ACS 5.3 and ACLs.

•Troubleshoot OSPF-EIGRP, IOS-XR, Rout-Maps, IP Prefix, Cisco N7Ks, N5Ks, Cisco ASA 5540, 5550.

•Configured BGP-MPLS, ISP, VRF, VLANs, Cisco ASR 1001/1002, IOS-XE, Cisco 3900.

•Support day to day operations in OSPF, LAN Switching, ASA VPN and 802.11 Wireless LAN.

•Configured eBGP, iBGP on Cisco Cat 4500, 3560, IBM TAP, IPS, Cisco 3925 WAN routers.

GANZ - Toronto, Canada Aug 2010 – Dec 2011

Network Engineer

•Designed and implemented Cisco RSTP, OSPF, HA, HSRP, DHCP, on Cisco 3900.

•Configured, STP, VLANs, Cisco Cat 4948, 2960 and Cisco ASR 1001, Cisco 7200 ISR routers.

•Troubleshoot Cisco ACLs, VMWARE, VLANs, Layer2,3 ISP, IPS/IPS, 802.1Q, Cat 6513/4948.

•Troubleshoot Data Center, Cisco CSM, Server farms, IOS-XR, WAN/LAN, VIPs on Cisco Cat 6513.

•Configured Layer 3 LAN, WAN/LAN, on Cisco 4848, KEMP LBs with HA, interface-bondings.

EDUCATION

GBC, Toronto, Canada – Post Graduate Diploma Wireless Networking Apr 2004

University of Madras – Bachelor in Commerce May 1995

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