Principle Engineer
Resume:
Curriculum vitae
PAYMAN AZARBAL
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Email: ******@*****.***
Qualifications:
My computer knowledge is extensive, developed with over 20 years of working in the computer industry with various hardware and software combinations. My Networking Knowledge is very extensive with LAN/WAN design, implementation and troubleshooting, In addition I also have many years of networking QA experience.
Technical Summary:
Extensive knowledge of various communication protocols TCP/IP suite, DHCP, SMTP, FTP, DNS, SNMP, MPLS, VPN, LDAP, SSL,FCoE,iSCSI,RDMA,iWARP TACACS and Radius authentication standards, also IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, NETBIOS. Well versed with Firewalls proxy servers and Cisco router. I also have extensive experience in design/implementation with L2 & L3 devices and various LAN/WAN topologies.
Well versed with OSI models and Cisco IOS xx, HP Open View, Cisco works 2000, Sniffer/JDSU/Wireshark LAN and WAN analyzing tools as well as routing protocols BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP.
Hardware Knowledge:
Great working knowledge of various LAN and WAN topology: Token Ring, Ethernet, wireless technology 802.11.x, 1/10/20/25/40/50/100GB Ethernet, Ether talk, apple talk, including data communications equipment such as DSU/CSU, MUX, Switches, Bridges and routers. Well versed with all wan standards such as frame relay, ATM, T-1, OC3, DS3, ISDN, DSL, Cisco routers and catalyst series switches VOIP equipment’s, VPN standards, firewalls and proxy servers, Ascend router products, Digital Routers, 3com routers, and other generic communication equipment, Novell SNA and SAA gateways. Extensive knowledge with various servers and hardware platforms, installing and configuring Compaq equipment, including HP/IBM/DELL Rack, and Chassis servers HP/IBM/DELL,EMC,3PAR storage servers, raid controllers, Sun servers, and various other generic, tier 3 server systems.
Extended Qualifications:
I have also broad knowledge of Internet site development, maintenance and security, working knowledge SCCM,,SCOM, VMware, ESX, Hypervisor, MS clustering, MS SQL clustering, and MS terminal server. MS SQL, Sybase, Perfect Office Suit, cc:Mail, MS exchange XX, HTML editors, web and development tools, MS IIS and Apache web server, Windows active directory
Operating Systems:
MS Windows Desktop and Server, VMware, Citrix, Netware xx, Unix Sco, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris, Linux Redhat, Free BSD, Dos XX., Cisco IOS
Experiences:
Marvell / Cavium Networks / Qlogic Corp. – Irvine, CA
December 2012 to Oct 2023
Position: SIT / Principle Engineer
Drive in-depth debug and troubleshooting activities to closure related to storage adapters and servers that leverage Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP/IP networking protocols. I was hired on as a Sr Engineer, after which was promoted to Staff, Principle, currently the preboot PQA Manager for our high speed Ethernet products.
• Provide trace data and analysis of Ethernet and fibre channel issues found in boot code, SIT, PQA and systems engineering.
• Create and execute test plans and test cases to fully evaluate our HBA/CNA/Ethernet products to provide defect identification and tracking.
• Test and release FC, FCoE, iSCSI and PXE BIOS, uEFI and boot code per OEM and QLogic specifications.
• Redesigned Lab infrastructure with high speed network devices including 10/20/25/40/50/100GB network with heterogeneous switches and routers with several OEM management stations to provide consistent monitoring and high reliability operation
• Conduct extensive regression testing for hardware including adapters and components
• Verify the integration of all system building blocks, firmware components, drivers and boot code
• Ensure product interoperability, conformity to strict design specifications, adherence to agency certifications, and compliancy to industry standards within large system configurations
• Principle Engineer for several OEM customers, Train and mentored engineers and lead various engineering teams through the test and release processes of adapter code per strict OEM design specifications
Cyber Annex. – Laguna Hills, CA
January 2010 to November 2012
Position: Senior Network/Datacomm Engineer
I was brought in to Cyber Annex to help design and maintain current and new customer Internet/Intranet networks. Implementing SAN and VOIP, working with Cisco 6500 running OSPF/BGP and configuring and maintaining their network security using Cisco Pix and Checkpoint firewall. I also was responsible for supporting various VMware and Citrix/Netscaler systems installations.
J.I.B Computer services – Singapore/Thailand
March 2008 to Sept 2010
Position: Senior. System Engineer
My duties were to support existing customer network environment and developing new customer installations. These involved installing servers/webapps and implementing remote user environments using virtualized systems such as Citrix XenApps and VMware using VDI utilizing mobile and thin clients. My responsibilities also included designing, implementing and maintaining various remote office installations.
Broadcom Corporation – Irvine, CA
July 2000 to Sept 2006
Position: Senior. System Engineer
Started the QA department of Broadcom Gigabit networking products; My responsibilities started at qualifying our 1st generation gigabit Ethernet NIC, The BCM570x which has since grown to about 20+ gigabit NIC products from single port to dual and quad port, LOM, Mini-PCI, PCI-X, and PCI-E. I have also been instrumental in qualifying various other products such as, our Bluetooth, NAS, NASoC, SATA RAID Controllers. I have tested and overseen testing of our UNIX, MS Windows 9x, NT,2K,XP plus DOS,DIAG,EFI,PXE,ASF,IPMI drivers and Utilities. I have worked very closely with all our Tier one customers HP/CPQ, DELL, IBM and OEM vendors MSI, ASUS etc. to ensure successful product launches.
CISCO Systems – Irvine, CA
October 1998 to July 2000
Position: Senior. System Engineer
I was brought in as a Sr. System Engineer to do testing on a new line of Cisco networking product called 6400 NRP/SSG service selection gateway. My duties include testing the unit with Cisco IOS for all its functions. I am also tested the interoperability within a heterogeneous environment consisting of 5xxx catalysts 7xxx, 6xxx, 4xxx, 2xxx routers hubs, ADSL and NAS units configured in a PPoE and PPoA environment with various ATM backbones running LANE, VLAN, VPN tunnel, proxy, and multicast switched networks..
TRAINING:
Cisco Training:
Cisco Certified Networking Associate Cisco Campus San Jose
Advanced Cisco Router Configuration Ascolta training school
Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Ascolta training school
Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Ascolta training school
Cisco Internetwork Design Ascolta training school
Cisco Remote Access Ascolta training school
LINUX 6.xx 8.xx RH133 system administrator certified
BSDI 4.3 Self-Study
Sun Solaris 7.xx 8.xx
Microsoft Windows Server Enterprise
MCSA,MCSE
CERTIFICATION:
Novell Certified Netware Engineer 1995
CCNA, November, 1999
Education:
New Horizons School - Studying Network Engineering - Santa Ana, CA (1995-96)
San Diego State University - Majoring in Computer Science – San Diego, CA (1991-92)
Orange Coast College - Majoring in Computer Science - Costa Mesa, CA (1989-91)
Southwestern College - Majoring in Computer Science - Chula Vista, CA (1988-89)
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