Wayne, New Jersey, United States
IT professional with deep experience in network design, deployment, procedures, and leadership CCIE #11371 certification in Enterprise ________________________________________ Other PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: - AWS Advanced Networking Specialty - Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate - Cisco Certified Network Professional - Cisco Certified Design Professional - Cisco Enterprise IT Business Specialist - Architectural Thinking - NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI in the Data Center
• Produced 7 Campus network designs including wireless predictive surveys encompassing a Meraki LAN/AI-WLAN network • Assisted Kyndryl by creating power-points, presenting at meetings, and developing tactical solutions. • Developed a white paper on Starlink satellite deployment which was published on the company’s Intranet and LinkedIn Responsible for network projects including - Arista Network Spine Leaf Data Center, Logic Monitor-IP Fabric tools, Infoblox, AWS Transit Gateway, Firemon, FortiGate-IPS, Business partner extranet, and network stabilization • Actions include – Defining project interdependencies and external roadblocks, Presenting to the CIO, daily cadence with the Director of Network and Security and leadership team. Creating charts that depict resource allocations, project status, High level project goals, RAID reviews, Approving SOWs and detailed Project Plans, and aligning the correct resources to a given outcome • Acting as the communication focal point between the project managers, architects, deployment engineers, operational support engineers , vendors, account execs, customer CIO, customer Directors, and the PMO - Customer facing network architect responsible for designs, diagrams, configurations, project deliverables, and presentations. • Produced an 80 page High Level Design for a new Arista Spine/Leaf network data center leveraging MPBGP, VxLAN, and OSPF • Collaborated with both customer and IBM engineers to integrate NSX and VxRail components into the network fabric.
• Responsible for network Visio templates, improving diagrams, and documenting security authentication • Created the global IOS upgrade plan for over 164 switches and routers including ISRs, Nexus 7ks, 3850’s, and 3900’s to improve and stabilize the network and provide a life cycle plan. • Mentored the network team while providing top level support for issues like Spanning Tree, OTV, MPLS, sub optimal routing, and BGP issues. • Worked closely with management on technology initiatives such as, MPLS-TE-segment routing alternatives over the MAN, and AWS Direct Connect Transit Gateway Responsible for building a POC using AWS’s transit VPC design with Cisco CSR1000v routers while monitoring utilization with Solar Winds • Took responsibility for the Cisco Nexus9k spine leaf network data center build consisting of OSPF, PIM, VXLAN, MPBGP-EVPN, multi-VRF, and Cisco Firepower firewalls, from inventory, lab testing, improving, validating, and shipping. • Managed the AWS network migration that supported over 20 VPCs by creating the project plan, developing all network configurations, and working with the cloud team. • Responsible for the planning and execution of OTV tunnels on 7300 routers to provide a highly reliable transit used during the data center migration. • Created LAN switch configuration standards for 4500s to include improvements on POE and enterprise standardization
⦁ Managed and acted on potential risks resulting from vlan resource exhaustion and spanning tree limits within the legacy Cat6k data center network by developing a plan including configurations, hosting meetings, and supervising the engineers for the successful execution of the required changes. ⦁ Responsible for the transformation of the campus video network by reducing redundant hardware and improving EIGRP configurations. This resulted in cost savings by decommissioning unneeded hardware and enhanced end user performance by decreasing latency. In addition to creating the project plan, created configuration scripts, modified Visios, and directed a team of external engineers from multiple vendors ⦁ Collaborated with the application developer on the maiden program that was deployed within the on prem cloud based ACI infrastructure requiring an understanding of the conversations both inside and outside the application and to translate this into ACI components such as security contracts, EPGs, and external firewall rules.
⦁ Developed the network design for 200 plus users of the maiden tenant of the Freedom Tower consisting of Cisco 6880/4500 switches and wireless (both WLC5k and IOS). Presented to the customers C-Level directors as well as a team of network design and support engineers. ⦁ Supported dozens of metro area clients within the financial, medical, and commercial verticals s a pre sales solution architect. In addition to generating SOWs, BOMs, and Profession Services pricing, presented on Cisco LAN, Campus, and Nexus Data Centre , and F5 ⦁ As the manager of the CDI network/security team, was responsible for developing and retaining engineers while being the network SME. In addition, performed reviews, developed training plans to increase performance, career guidance to build new skills, and created documentation standards. ⦁ Responsible for dozens of LAN, branch, and Data Centre networks using Nexus 7ks,5k,2ks (VPC-FEX), and Catalyst switches including documentation while meeting all agreed milestones. ⦁ Embraced an opportunity to work with key business stakeholders on the network portion of the MSP cloud offering, which after considering different network transport options such as ACI, that resulted in acquiring a Cisco Master Cloud Builder status for the company.