Business Operations Project Management
Resume:
PAUL ESTRADA
469-***-**** ************@*****.*** Frisco, Texas 75036 U.S. Citizen U.S. Veteran
SENIOR NETWORKING ENGINEER
Infrastructure Oversight Configuration & Migration Project Management Juniper Networking
U.S. Army combat Veteran, accomplished and performance-driven IT professional with 25+ years of experience implementing, managing and supporting complex and diverse networks. Analytical problem solver, capable of prioritizing and managing large-scale and detail-oriented tasks with a consultative approach. Highly skilled in identifying deficiencies and implementing solutions to improve the overall productivity of business operations.
Network Design, Implementation, and Upgrades
EDP’s and Network Planning circuit designs, implementing MOP’s, BOM’s
Performance Monitoring, Quality Assurance, & Testing
IP switching and routing architectures
Backbone Core & Lab Environments
Diagnostics, Troubleshooting, Continuous Improvement
Network Security & Risk Management Solutions
System Backup & Disaster Recovery
Team Training & Leadership
Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail
Interpersonal & Communication Skills (Written & Oral)
Morning Network reports on the network infrastructure and issues concerning defects and identifying reliability
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems
Windows 2k/XP/Vista/7/8/10, Server 2K/2003/2008/2012, Linux, Unix, Mac OSX
Networking
-LAN, WAN, WINS, DNS, DHCP, POP3, SNMTP, FTP, VPN, Ethernet
-Expert in Juniper Platforms PTX, MX series, EX series; Cisco, Juniper switch platforms; Cisco Platforms NCS, ASR, Nexus (NX-OS, IOS-XE, IOS), 7k, Xylan
-BGP, OSPF, EIGRP VXLAN ISIS, QoS, Multicast, MPLS (LDP, RSVP, CSPF, TE, P2MP, CBF, Auto-bandwidth, etc) GRE, DMVPN, VRF, VM
-BFD, Graceful Restart, Non-Stop Forwarding, VRRP, and MPLS FRR.
-Engineering data traffic changes and policy map changes, and upgrades.
-stackwise, protocols STP, RSTP, MSTP, PVST, R-PVST, PVST. VPC
Software
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), Microsoft Office 365, Flash Player, Norton Backup, Microsoft Visio, DC360, ServiceNOW.
Hardware
Routers, Switches, Firewalls: Sonicwall, VPN concentrators, wireless access points and controllers
-Layer 3 Equipment: ERX1440's, E320, MX480, MX960, M10i, SDWAN, 9300, VTI Routers
-Cisco 3600 Stacks, 4300 Stacks, SCIE4300, SCIE3600, Arista Big Cloud Switch (BCF), AP routers
-Layer 2 Cisco: IOS, IOS-XR: 2000, 3662, 3000, ME3400, ME3600, 6509, 7609, ASR9010, ASR1000
-Adtran equipment (1148's, 1248's, 5000's, Aggregator's); Nokia ALCATEL 7450, 7440,7950
-Actelis: ML2300, ML1300, ML230, ML130 ML600; Calix: C7, E5, E7
-Transport Circuits: 7400, 7100, BTI EMS, Preside for Opteris; CYAN Z, Cieana platforms, Cisco DN7100, EDFA, ROADM, DWDM, Crypto, IKE, IPSEC
-Cisco 6500 CS1000 CS1002 Azure SD-WAN, Dell Sonic, NEXIS, Sonic Dell Platforms.
Languages
HTML/DHTML, CSS, CNET, Visual Basic, C, Perl, Python, PHP
Other
Network Monitoring Tools, Vulnerability Scanners, Firmware Patches, Global Layer 2 Networking, Azure Networking, Ethernet Layer 2, Secure URL Filter, Protocol Analyzer, Traffic Simulation, SNMP Trapping/Polling, Fault Isolation Logic and Techniques, working on rigorous metrics and guidelines. Military CDC’s equating to a bachelor’s degree.
Operations Engineering
Experienced implementation engineering launching IT designs and configurations for a project throughout its entire lifecycle, from project planning, product design, and deployment. Executing hardware and network designs to ensure solid establishment with great network reliability. Using such network devices Router/Switch’s, Wireless AP’s. configuration, testing with continuity network credibility. Years of experience amount to that of a CCNP.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Engineer/Controller
BNSF Network
January 2023– July 2024
Frisco and Fort Worth, Texas
Provided technical support for Enterprise infrastructure, diagnosed and resolved hardware, software and connectivity issues within a high-volume, fast-paced environment all while using all types of protocols BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP VXLAN. Python, Ansible
Implemented VPN architectures (IPSec, L2TP, GRE), ensuring secure remote and inter-site connectivity.
Building, implemented, and maintained high performing Enterprise infrastructures: such as Microwave connectivity to remove the T1 connections to the ISP vendors.
Working with SD-WAN services involves optimizing and managing wide-area network connections to enhance performance, reliability, and security for distributed enterprises. It enables dynamic traffic management across multiple connections, ensuring efficient application delivery and improved user experiences.
Charged with building, configuring, installing, managing, and monitoring networking and IP and VLAN infrastructure-related hardware and software.
Implemented the design for the new Router layouts via VISIO and PNG formats with current capacity and future Augmentations, supporting SD-WAN through Azure and Orchestrator ensuring HA connectivity for redundancy and ensuring all underlay and overlay tunnels connectivity is secure.
Resolved technical issues and consistently demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Designed and implemented disaster recovery plans - created detailed procedures on how to recover systems in the event of a disaster for several clients.
Deployed and Manage SD-WAN network (Cisco Meraki Solution) for WAN connectivity.
Monitored bandwidth and network activity by analyzing information provided by MRTG; ensured effective network operation, adjusting, and troubleshooting as necessary.
Configured and supported multiple remote site installations.
Re-designed work-orders to accurately depict how the field installed it and report the new design to Design Engineering, moving most sites from T1’s to Microwave technologies.
Managed and completed numerous special P2P and P2MP projects.
Engaged and tracked Priority 1 issues, with responsibility for the timely documentation, resolution, and closure of trouble tickets. Implementing network services via the enterprise EIGRP, BGP and OSPF VPN4 VRF.
Monitored power systems and communication lines for alarms, corrected bit errors, framing errors, line coding errors, and down circuits.
Design, implement, and manage cloud tenant connectivity solutions to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient access for multiple tenants.
Planned and coordinated upgrades, developed performance metrics and reports.
Engineering data traffic changes and policy map changes, and upgrades.
Working in the Network Operations center.
Field/Network Engineer
Astreya@Facebook
August 2018 – August 2022
Frisco, Texas
Support optical deployment infrastructure in DCs (data centers), Points of Presence (POPs) and physical site service, while coordinating with Network teams as well as local vendors for installation, repair and maintenance activities. all while using all types of protocols BGP, OSPF, DWDM, Cisco NCS 1K/2K Ciena, ROADM, Sonet. Python linux
Coordinate with Edge optical deployment support team and other cross functional teams to facilitate timely installation, repair, and maintenance activities as necessary.
Assist in coordinating site access, equipment staging, and other tasks
Implemented test and turn up of Long Distance (LD) Ultra Long Distance (UHL) of transport network equipment and circuit installs card additions to the Facebook Network database systems.
Designed Relay Racks and positioning systems for datacenters and POP locations using DC360 CAD systems.
Assembled DCN uplink system devices for all systems installations and created the inbound and out of band management for these systems per Relay Rack
Installed and configured Cisco Meraki equipment, including the wireless access points, and set up the web-based monitoring platform for real-time network management.
Created EDP’s for the deployment teams to navigate installations and BOM’s for the construction.
Site Layout / Contacts: Site Address, Cage#, Suite# and Site Contacts
Rack Elevations: Row#, Rack#, Rack Unit (RU)#, Hostname and Shelf ID# of equipment to be installed
Card & Optics Assignments: Hostname#, Slot# and Port# of equipment/optics to be installed
Cable Run List: Power, Management, and Fiber Cable Run lists with detailed from/to designations and cable labeling schema between devices
IP Addresses: Device IP Address assignments
Method of Procedure (MOP)
Ensure seamless integration and communication between different cloud tenants, virtualized environments, and third-party services.
Installation & Provisioning Check List
Integration of Netgram systems for deploying equipment and all network devices through production of vending machine for database configurations and reconfigurations for uplink devices.
Planned, surveyed, designed, deployed, and implemented Cisco Meraki wireless managed network infrastructure.
Supporting installation teams during deployments and adapting any network adjustments for configuration revisions and BOM necessities.
Serial Numbers, Parent & Child Device Asset tags
Device Rack / Row / RU Information
Device Hostname & IP Address
Power, Copper & Fiber Cable Run List
Installation Photos
Vendor As-built EDP file
Network Diagram(s)
Outside Plant Diagrams
Inside Plant Diagrams
Insuring accurate network device location and reporting as per design implementation
Senior Network Engineer – IP Core Engineering
Frontier Communications
December 2017 – May 2018
Irving, Texas
Led IP backbone integration operations by providing infrastructure design, testing, life cycle deployments, and problem resolution. Played a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and quality of network backbone and aggregation routers.
Built, implemented, and maintained high performing infrastructures:
Charged with building, configuring, installing, managing, and monitoring networking and IP and VLAN infrastructure-related hardware and software.
Implemented the design for the new Router layouts via VISIO and PNG formats with current capacity and future Augmentations.
Configure, add and deploy Cisco Meraki appliances (from AP to routers) to warehouses and stores.
Fabricating, examining and elaborated EDP’s and Network Planning circuit designs, implementing MOP’s exhibiting a higher-level network view.
Tested and evaluated networks, hardware, and software to identify deficiencies and implement troubleshooting / solutions for improvement.
Demonstrated expertise in network routing protocols, network gateways, Session Border Controllers (SBCs), VPNs, MPLS, SIP Trunking, PRI Spans, Voice over IP (VoIP), QoS.
Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with Juniper MX960 Ichip, M960 Trio, M10i, E320, ERX1440, Alcatel 7950; Cisco7609 and 6509.ASR9010, ASR1000.
Experience with troubleshooting technologies, including Cisco VoIP, Voice Gateways, Session Border Controllers (Audio Codes), SIP protocol.
Senior Network Engineer – Metro Ethernet
Frontier Communications
August 2014 – December 2017
Irving, Texas
Managing the design, implementation and maintenance of LAN/WAN networks and infrastructure projects for internal and external customers. Administered Metro Ethernet services through MPLS network and IP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP AS protocols. And linux and Ansible
Designed, implemented, and maintained scalable, high-availability network infrastructures across enterprise and service provider environments.
Led large-scale migrations, hardware refresh projects, and deployed dynamic routing topologies with minimal downtime.
Architected and troubleshot complex network solutions using DMVPN, MPLS, IPv6, OSPF-TE, and CG-NAT/NAT.
Deployed and supported Service Provider Switching technologies including QinQ, L2VPN, EVC, and Metro Ethernet.
Configured H-QoS policies to support Triple-Play services on Cisco and Juniper platforms, optimizing performance for voice, video, and data.
Managed Fiber OLT/ONT/ONU PON systems, supporting commercial Ethernet and EIA/DIA circuits with service assurance validation.
Performed advanced diagnostics on RAD NIDs, verifying DIA shapers, profiles, MEP provisioning, and executing Y.1564 service tests.
Identified and resolved complex Metro Ethernet issues including MAC swaps, FIS load failures, and STP protocol inconsistencies.
Configured and maintained core and edge switches, load balancers, and LAN/WAN architectures using Cisco, Juniper, Nokia (ALU), and Arista gear.
Designed and optimized enterprise LAN/WAN solutions with advanced configurations for VLANs, VPNs, and routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP) to ensure performance, segmentation, and security compliance.
Provided network services within corporate environments including banks, colleges, and hospitals
Maintained client relationships and collaborated with project managers to fulfill internal projects. Delivered cross training and advising as a trusted advisor.
Resolved technical issues and consistently demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Designed and implemented disaster recovery plans - created detailed procedures on how to recover systems in the event of a disaster for several clients.
Involved in configuring and deploying cisco Meraki cloud switch and wireless access points in production environment.
Offered after-hours, on-call support.
Monitored bandwidth and network activity by analyzing information provided by MRTG; ensured effective network operation, making adjustments and troubleshooting as necessary.
Configured and supported multiple remote site installations.
Migrated network from full mesh frame relay to Point-Point Egress/Ingress on larger sites, and implemented IPsec VPN on smaller sites.
Re-designed work-orders to accurately depict how the field installed it and report the new design to Design Engineering.
Managed and completed numerous special P2P and P2MP projects.
Network Engineer – Network Operations Center
Frontier Communications
November 2009 – August 2014
Irving, Texas
Provided technical support for IT infrastructures, supporting 1000+ user environments. Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software and connectivity issues within a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Engaged and tracked Priority 1 issues, with responsibility for the timely documentation, resolution and closure of trouble tickets.
Monitored power systems and communication lines for alarms; corrected bit errors, framing errors, line coding errors, and down circuits.
Planned and coordinated upgrades; developed performance metrics and reports.
Created the Network Operations Center for Frontier that took 5 years to implement a solid structure.
FIOS Network Technician
Verizon
March 2004 – November 2009
Irving, Texas
Responsible for OSP infrastructure, with extensive implementation of FiOS OSP design knowledge; managed all nodes from the Central Office.
Utilized expertise in communication LAN/WAN networking components (Routers, Multiplexers, Bridges, Switches etc.).
Resolving all provisioning and correcting equipment that engineering designs that flow to incorrect facilities.
Maintained all modules of Class 5 Voice Switch (GTD5, ESS5, DMS100, and AAIS, VOIP, Softswitch).
Field Service Manager
Dish
April 2004 – October 2004
Irving, Texas
Trained and supervised a team of 12 technicians: provided ongoing oversight and coaching with emphasis on customer service, quality assurance, and time management.
Coordinated satellite installation service activities and responded to issues and complaints promptly.
Managed and logged inventory, ordered parts to maintain supply among the team.
Analyzed work-place practices and procedures, with focused goal of improving productivity.
Conducted research, compiled data, and prepared reports as needed to assist executive leadership with decision making.
Worked with Windows XP, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Excel, Power Point, and E-Connect.
Communications Specialist
U.S. Army
Jan 2000 – Jan 2004
Ft Hood Texas, Texas
Military Network Administration Experience: Managed EPLRS, a data communications network for real-time unit location tracking, and served as the Network Administrator for the 723 MP Battalion in South Korea, overseeing satellite communications and network administration across the southern peninsula.
Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment: Deployed to Kuwait shortly after September 11th to establish battle condition communications along the Iraq border, ensuring secure and reliable communication lines during critical military operations. Exceeding management skills.
EDUCATION
College: University of Maryland Global Campus 1997-1997
degree: Associates Courses: Communication
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
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Job Title
Phone
Jerry Lapp
Manager
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Gary underwood
Supervisor
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Marcus Lawrence
Manager
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Joel Davis
Manager
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Work Authorization: us citizen
Education University of Maryland Associates
Did you have your own Transportation: yes
Experience as Network Engineer 26
Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting. 26
Network Device Configuration (Routers, Switches, VLANs, etc.) 10
MPLS, VPN, QoS Configuration 10
SD-WAN Implementation & Support 2
Cisco Switches/Routers/APs/Controllers. 26
Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, HSRP) 15
JUNOS & Cisco IOS 15
OSI/TCP-IP Model 26
VPN Setup & Troubleshooting 15
WAN 15
Network Monitoring Tools 26
Level 2/3 Support 15
Change & Configuration Management. 15
LAN/WAN Design & Segmentation 15
Nokia 6
Arista 2
Switches 26
Cisco Technologies 26
Cisco Nexus 5
Cisco Routers 15
Configuration Management 26
IP Address Management: 8
Firewall Management: 2 Not Very Strong
3rd Party/Vendors Management: 15
Documentation/Technical Writing: 5
Project Management experience (Pref): 2
IT Infrastructure knowledge (Pref) 15
AWS Experience (Plus): .5
Datacenter: 5
Availability: immediately
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