Sr Network Engineer

Vinod Rajan cell : 847-***-****

email : *************@*****.***

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Experience Overview:

8 years of experience in IT Industry. Working as a Sr. IT Analyst in AT&T, Hoffman estates, IL previously known as SBC primarily working in the IT Team on MPLS IPVPN providing Support and Implementing new projects. Proficient in the areas of Network Security, Networking and Systems Integration. Accomplished in evaluating, testing and adopting new technologies.

Objective: Seeking a position of responsibility where my professional experience and educational knowledge would be utilized.

Professional Highlights:

 Network and Network security experience that includes LAN/WAN Network Design, Implementation, Support and Troubleshooting of Routers and Switches, Firewall, VoIP, VLAN Routing & Access-lists and network management systems.

 Excellent experience in Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting of Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Switched Network and cabling.

 Sound knowledge of Network Security, Routing protocols, Networking concepts, TCPIP and related applications, IP addressing, & Structured Cabling System.

 Excellent protocol knowledge of FRAME-RELAY, OSPF, BGP4, PPP, HDLC, SNMP, IPSEC, VoIP, H323, SIP, MGCP Protocols.

 Experience with Telecom Industry related services like T1, E1 etc…

 Work on multi-vendor equipments like CISCO, HP, NORTEL, AVAYA, SYSTIMAX.

 Maintain current knowledge of new and emerging technologies to ensure optimal application in the workplace.

Education: Bachelor of Engineering ( Telecommunication ) – MUMBAI UNIVERSITY

Accreditations:

 CCNA : Cisco Certified Network Associate

 CCNP : Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Network ( CCNP – Paper 1 )

 Brainbench networking concepts

 Programming in C, C++ from KarRox Technologies Ltd.

Technical Skills:

 Networking: TCP/IP, LAN/WAN technologies, VLAN, ATM, FRAME RELAY, ISDN, E1, VPN, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, WINS and Cryptography Protocols

 Cisco Routers: 1600, 2500, 2600, 3600, 4500, 7200, 7500, GSR 12000 series

 Cisco Switches: Catalyst 1900, 2900, 5500, 6000, 6500 series

 Security Devices : Cisco PIX, Cisco VPN Concentrator, Checkpoint, Nokia, Cisco IDS.

 HP Switches: HP ProCurve 2500, 2600, 2800, 4100gl, 5300xl series

 HP Wireless Products: HP ProCurve Access Point 520wl. Procurve Secure Access 700wl Series.

 Bay Products: ARN, ASN, BayStack Switches, BCN, BLN, Passport 6400

 Servers: Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003

 Software Tools: Cisco Works for LAN, Sniffer, WhatsupGold, MRTG, HP ProCurve Manager, HP ProCurve Mobility Manager, HP Open View, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Visio, Mercury Quality Center, Eclipse CVS Repository

Business Experience:

 Project scoping, planning, management and execution.

 Ability to provide Technical and Business Presentations

 Ability to provide Training to Clients

 Key strengths are problem solving techniques, a good team player and keen learner.

 Experience in Pre-sales activities & Good Documentation Skills.

 Excellent time management skills, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Workshops Attended:

 VoIP from AVAYA.

 ProCurve Secure Mobility from HP.

 Introduction to Cisco Network Devices from Cisco.

 Network Cabling Solutions from Systimax.

 Vital QIP from Lucent Technologies.

 Wireless Technology in Hotspots from NOMADIX.

Professional Experience

Company : AT&T, Hoffman Estates IL Mar 2006 – till date

Designation : Sr. IT Analyst ( MPLS VPN )

AT&T is the largest telecommunications company in the United States and one of the largest in the world. It is the global company that will set the standard for a new era of integrated communications and entertainment services.

Major Responsibilities:

 Provided Technical Support to AT&T customers with troubleshooting and Implementing new configurations per requirements

 Certification Testing for MPLS IPVPN

 Assist Network Specialists and Analysts maintain local area network and MPLS Network over Frame-Relay, ATM and Serial links

 Troubleshooting many LAN, WAN and Network Software problems. (Up gradation of IOS, configuration changes for an network or a network changes or Up gradation of Provisioning Software for GSR 12000 Routers)

 Design and Implement or Migrate to new Routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, EIGRP etc.. as per client requirement

 Implement Security Policies for Client

 Configuring, Maintaining and Troubleshooting PIX Firewall for IT Dept

 Provide Training to end users on existing and upcoming Technologies

 Troubleshoot problems relating to Frame-Relay or ATM MPLS VPNs over T1, DS3.

Environment: GSR 12000 Series Routers, Cisco 7200 Series Routers, Cisco 3800 Series Routers, Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 3750 Switch, Cisco PIX 515E, UNIX, Informix Database, Windows 2000, MS Visio, MS Project.

Company : United Online CA, USA Feb 2005—Feb 2006

Designation : Sr. Network Engineer

United Online, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services and offers consumers a choice of quality, easy-to-use services to fit their personal Internet needs. The company's pay services include Internet access, accelerated dial-up services, premium email, personal and business web hosting and domain services, online digital photo sharing, community-based networking and premium content.

Major Responsibilities:

 Interface with the Network team on tasks required for the integration of the Telephony in a LAN and WAN environment.

 Responsible for the overall integration, management and support of the enterprise-wide security (VPN) and VoIP infrastructure

 Provide Technical support for pre sales and post sales for customers as a Cisco Expert including design and implementation.

 Perform complex problem resolution and provides on-call support to operations organization for support of enterprise LAN/WAN/FW/VoIP systems.

 Monitor performance of network components to identify potential problems.

 Lead LAN/WAN/VoIP architecture planning and design to support business requirements.

 Prepare on-line and hard copy documentation of systems and infrastructure components.

 Provide instruction and knowledge transfer to operations group to meet ongoing support requirements.

 Work closely with IT Management in the planning and execution of technology.

 Participate in financial evaluations and proposals regarding current and/or future hardware and software capabilities/requirements.

Environment: AVAYA IP Office , AVAYA Definity Server, Cisco call manager, Cisco 7513, Cisco Catalyst 4506, Cisco 3600, Cisco catalyst 3750, Cisco PIX 525, Cisco Catalyst 2950, HP ProCurve 2626, HP ProCurve 5300xl, Passport 6400, Checkpoint, Windows 2000, MS Visio, MS project, MS SQL 2000,MS excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint.

Company : NEC, Irving, TX November 2003 -- Jan 2005

Designation : Network Security Engineer

NEC is the premier waste services provider in North America. NEC has 200 sites

connected by a frame-relay network using a slow 56kbps link.

Major Responsibilities:

 Configured and deployed the Cisco 2600 routers to respective sites.

 Remotely brought up the Frame-relay links (primary link and the redundant link)

 Configured UPS with SNMP card for network management.

 Configured HP ProCurve Switches for remote locations.

 Remotely setup the network with Technician’s help and configure the router and bring up the network.

Environment: Cisco 2621, Cisco 1751, Cisco Catalyst 2950,HP ProCurve 2600 Series, Nokia Firewall, Sygate, Windows2000, MS Visio, MS Project, MS excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint.

Company : Jawad Sultan Technologies L.L.C., OMAN Jan 2001 – Oct 2003

Designation : Asst. Manager – Data Communication.

Jawad Sultan Technologies L.L.C. is one of the leading Telecommunication Company in Oman providing Network Solutions to most of the Ministries and also private customers. JST are System Integrators for AVAYA, 3M and Business Partners for CISCO, HP and EXTREME NETWORKS.

Major Responsibilities:

 Achieved the Group Sales target of $ 800,000.00 in the year 2000-2001

 Technical Support to the Sales & Marketing Team

 VoIP Design and Implementation for various clients

 Design and Implement the Network Solutions as per Client Requirement.

 Successfully implemented data migration to new servers for various clients.

 Presentations and Network Layout for the Client.

 Support Sales Team in Finalizing & Closing a deal.

Environment: AVAYA IP Office Products, AVAYA VoIP Products, Cisco 3600, Cisco 1720, Cisco Catalyst

4506, Cisco Catalyst 2950, Cisco VPN Concentrator, HP 2600 Series, HP 4104gl, HP 5300xl, HP ProCurve

Access Control Manager 760wl, Windows 2000, MS Visio, MS project, MS excel.

Company : Global Tele Systems Ltd. Mumbai, India June 1999 – Dec 2000

Designation: Project Engineer – Implementation Dept.

Project Engineer in the Implementation department of Global Tele Systems Ltd. that is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and one of the biggest E-Business infrastructure Provider in India. Global Tele Systems Ltd. is one of the leading VPN, Internet Bandwidth and Internet Data Centre Service providers in India.

Major Responsibilities:

 The Main responsibilities in the job involved designing and implementing new projects

and handing it over to the operations team.

 Designing the Network as per the requirement of the Client.

 Configuring the Routers and Integrating the Client network into our network for Frame-

Relay VPN, IP VPN or Internet Bandwidth.

 Providing technical Support to Marketing / Pre Sales for Customized Solutions or

Demos on customers request.

Environment: Cisco 7513, Cisco 3600, Cisco 2621XM, Cisco 1720, Cisco 805, Cisco Catalyst 6409, Cisco

Catalyst 2950, Motorola VG 320, Windows NT.

Company : Ramco Systems Ltd. Mumbai, India Oct 1998 – May 1999

Designation : Network Engineer

Worked as a Network Engineer on a LAN and WAN project in Bombay Stock Exchange for Ramco Systems. The large OSPF Network at Bombay Stock Exchange was designed by Nortel and implemented by Ramco Engineers.

Project: Implementation and Management of the large OSPF Network at BSE.

Major Responsibilities:

 Configuration of Back Bone Switches BCN for Client Access

 Part of the team that implemented the OSPF network for Bombay Stock Exchange.

 Management and Troubleshooting of LAN and WAN related problems at Bombay

Stock Exchange.

 Configuration of ARN Routers a product of Nortel Networks for the Client.

 Configuration of BAYSTACK Switches a product of Nortel Networks for the

Bombay Stock Exchange.

 Coordination with the Field Engineers for installation of Routers at Client end.

Environment: ASN, ARN, BCN, BLN, BayStack 325, BayStack 450, Windows 98, MS Excel, MS Word.

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