Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs
Summary
Dynamic and technically accomplished CCIE Lab and ITIL V3 foundation certified IT professional offering almost 23years of progressive experience
19 years of relevant experience in enterprise and data center network designing planning, implementation, operations and project implementation with leading organizations in various sectors
Adept in end-to-end project planning and execution, transformed 200+ customer sites within agreed SLA and KPI parameters
Proficiency in designing and implementing high availability & secure enterprise and data center infrastructure, transitioned and built 100+ customer sites within agreed timelines, achieved RFT targets of 95%
A good team leader and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work flexibly and multitask while achieving challenging deadlines
Global Client Interactions, Stakeholder management, Project transition, In-life project management
Sharp business and commercial acumen with demonstrated capabilities in Vendor management, Vendor Services Review, Stakeholder Management and delivered Revenue Growth through cross functional collaboration and leveraging business opportunities.
Capable of performing a wide range of people management functions from recruiting through on-boarding, competency building, resource utilization & planning, knowledge transfer, facilitating performance excellence
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Consultant/ Manager Network Design
BT eServ India P. Ltd
03.2016 - Current
Performing RDL (Responsible delivery lead) role
Performing TDA (Technical design authority) role
Working as GFG (Going for growth) champion leading/ guiding team in identifying commercial opportunities during delivery phase
Global customer management, requirement gathering, solution discussion, CCN (Change control note) discussion
Providing technical and design support to sales and win new business teams
Conducted team meetings and updated members on best practices and continuing expectations
Discovered training needs and provided coaching
Project resource management
Stake holder management
Vendor management
Project Implementation & Operational support:
Design/ Build/ Upgrade enterprise and data centre network infrastructure
Design/ Build load balancer solutions for mission critical applications
Configured BGP, OSPF, STP, VTP, VLANs, Multicast in enterprise and data centre network infrastructure
Prepared FW rules for applications in DMZ and for external access infrastructure
Design/ Build corporate Wi-Fi solution
Managing & maintaining high availability network infrastructure of Colt office and data center network which includes LAN, WAN, LBs, VPN, CCM and Wi-Fi infrastructure
Managing high availability Wi-Fi network consisting of Cisco 4400 WLCs
Managing cisco ACE load balancers serving production and non-production environments of mission critical applications
Managing VOIP infrastructure consisting of CUCM & IPCC express, Unity server, SIP based PBX, Voice Gateways, ISDN circuits, H.323 & SIP trunks
Maintaining 99.99% availability for colt offices & data centres network Infrastructure
Managing vendors like Cisco, telecom service providers, hardware vendors, cabling vendors and other service providers
Following ITIL framework-based processes like incident management, problem management and change management etc.
Network Engineer
Convergys India Services P. Ltd
03.2004 - 02.2007
Built and Supported Convergys Enterprise LAN & WAN network
Systems Engineer
The Oberoi
04.2002 - 03.2004
Built and Supported Enterprise Systems, Mailing, LAN & WAN Infrastructure
Customer Support Engineer
Savvy Computers, Franchise Wipro Infotech
04.2000 - 03.2002
Supported customer desktop & server systems
Education
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -
CCIE SP (43357
2014
Information Technology Infrastructure Library -
ITIL V3 ( Foundation)
2009
Cisco Certified Network Professional -
CCNP
2007
Cisco Certified Network Associate -
CCNA
2004
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -
MCSE
2003
MBA -
Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal
2012
MCA -
MDU, Rohtak, Haryana
2010
Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering -
Hardware: Cisco ASR1000, ISR4400, ISR3900 series routers, Cisco 6500, 9300, 4500, 3800 series switches
Load Balancer: Cisco ACE
SD WAN: Cisco Viptela
Moderate level skills: Cisco WLC, ASA, ACS, CUCM, Nokia Check Point, AWS, MS Azure, MS Visio, ISDN, SNMP, SMTP, TFTP, DNS, DHCP, Wireshark, Trace TCP, Ping Plotter etc
Noteworthy Highlights
Extension of BT Cloud Contact Centre solution to APAC :For FedExInter-connected 4 BT DCs (LON/AMS/HK & SG) using BT MPLS links, implemented DMVPN over IPSec for data security, Setup local LAN and FWs in SG and HK BT DC
Establish secure connectivity between BT and FedEx: FedEx and BT networks were interconnected using Multi-hop BGP through FW & IPS for secure access
WITO FedEx Devices:Added FedEx Network devices into BT management using WITO (Walk in Take Over) approach
Geo Segmentation: FedEx sites were divided into Geo segments and separate VRFs were created on WAN and traffic was routed via FWs
FedEx DR Process: Drafted DR (disaster recovery) process for FedEx which includes trigger point, communication matrix, technical SOP, test cases
DHL Transformation Process: Drafted processes for DHL LAN/WAN transformation like DCF for requirements gathering, RFC format, design templates, learnings and CI format
DHL LAN/ WAN Transformation Project: Upgrade the LAN infrastructure of DHL ANZ region's 175+ sites as per defined site categories like P1, P2, P3 & P4. Transformed DHL's WAN infrastructure from Country Hub based model to BT global MPLS WAN model, as per defined site categories.
COLT - KVH Merger: Successfully lead and completed KVH merger project within set parameters from planning, designing to implementation
Work Availability
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Timeline
Lead Consultant/ Manager Network Design - BT eServ India P. Ltd
03.2016 - Current
Sr. Team Leader - Colt Technology Services India P. Ltd, Data
02.2007 - 03.2016
Network Engineer - Convergys India Services P. Ltd
03.2004 - 02.2007
Systems Engineer - The Oberoi
04.2002 - 03.2004
Customer Support Engineer - Savvy Computers, Franchise Wipro Infotech