Mukti Chandwani

• Provide technical leadership to Global Network Engineering team responsible for Cross functional network technologies and Release engineering.
• In Release Engineering portfolio ,lead a team responsible to Design, develop, and execute test plans for Enterprise network features, equipment, and related systems. Deploy testbeds for testing networking software, topologies, and migrations. Certify software releases, new topologies, and migration plans for general use. Develop test automation tools, develop automated tests, manage testing priorities for a project or release (e.g., determining release-stoppers).
• Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
• Responsible to generate ideas to solve complex and open-ended problems. Ensure smooth Cross team Collaboration with development teams to develop test plans for devices, topologies, and migrations.
• Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
• Reduced operational costs through comprehensive process improvement initiatives and resource management.
• Developed comprehensive risk management plan, minimizing potential disruptions to business deliverables.
• Executed appropriate staffing and budgetary plans to align with business forecasts.
• Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
• Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership to guide operational strategy.

· Managing the global infrastructure team responsible for designing advanced & highly scalable Walmart production Network infrastructure, DNS Infrastructure ,Application Load balancing ,WAN infrastructure ,Enterprise Mobility ,Edge infrastructure and Network automation.Team Size-20)

· Technology leadership in design, deploy and operating Walmart scale networks.

· Creating and directing implementation of the global roadmap for operational improvements, fallout reduction and automation opportunities focusing on operational efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities.

· Responsible for stakeholder management across customers, business units and partners ensuring high satisfaction levels across value chain.

· Driving Operational efficiency across the Services Delivered with a keen focus on KPIs, SLAs & SLOs.

· Analyzing & optimizing Infrastructure and managing Data Center consolidation projects across globe to support critical customer needs.

· Recruiting, Mentoring, Developing talent and providing growth opportunities for the team.

· Accountable for end to end infrastructure project delivery across multiple strategic programs globally.

· Managing project communications, controlling scope and handing risks and issues proactively. Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

• Managing the global infrastructure team responsible for designing advanced & highly scalable Walmart production Network infrastructure, DNS Infrastructure ,Application Load balancing ,WAN infrastructure and Network automation for E-Commerce enterprise enviorment .Team Size-15)
• Technology leadership in design, deploy and operating Walmart scale networks.
• Creating and directing implementation of the global roadmap for operational improvements, fallout reduction and automation opportunities focusing on operational efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities.
• Responsible for stakeholder management across customers, business units and partners ensuring high satisfaction levels across value chain.
• Driving Operational efficiency across the Services Delivered with a keen focus on KPIs, SLAs & SLOs.
• Analyzing & optimizing Infrastructure and managing Data Center consolidation projects across globe to support critical customer needs.
• Recruiting, Mentoring, Developing talent and providing growth opportunities for the team.
• Accountable for end to end infrastructure project delivery across multiple strategic programs globally.
• Managing project communications, controlling scope and handing risks
  and issues proactively. Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

· Designing and Implementation role for data network of Walmart E-Commerce ,stores ,distribution centers ,home office and Walmart global connectivity network

· Technical lead for IDC network team(Team Size 12)

· Responsible for design, engineering, automate, deploy and operate Walmart scale Backbone,and Load Balancers.

· Edge POP and Data Centre Infrastructure in a web-scale environment.

· Work in agile team of systems, network, storage engineers and scrum masters, designing, developing, and implementing solutions

· Responsible for planning and implementing Network Infrastructure on juniper devices,N5K, N7k/5k/2k

· Experience on load balancers,F5 , Netscalers for the applications. CITRIX Netscalers 7000, MPX-11500, 17500, 21500,SDX

· Routing and Switching engagements for Walmart Network

· Responsible for Configuration and management of Disaster recovery designs and testing on DR network design.

· Setting Monitoring tools –HPNA, NNMI, Stat seeker ,Customized ONMS and inhouse tools

· Next-Generation Backbone Networks & Datacentre Design & Architecture. Experience in working in multivendor environment

· Responsible for Configuration and management of Disaster recovery designs and testing on DR network design.

· Work with peers in other groups to define architecture and deployment standards and best practices to control, enhance and improve overall system stability and availability.

· Document detailed network architecture and conduct internal trainings

• Provide engineering, design, and technical leadership and support for business units and/or internal network projects.
• Undertake Global travel on need basis to engage with customers, understand their technical requirements and underlying business drivers.
• Develop detailed technical design that will deliver optimum solution for complex customer requirements and produce appropriate design documents during the “BUILD” phase
• Delivering Brocade specific solution for IP .
• Lead detailed design and system integration workshops with customer SME’s
• Develop implementation and migration concept
• Upgrade & expand network systems and components.
• Working on Brocade IP product series- ICX,MLX and VDXs
• Knowledge of Brocade specific technologies-MCT ,VCS
• Green Field Implementation for VMware Data Centre, Bangalore.
• Green Field deployment DELL datacentre for MPLS, Noida.
• MPLS L3 VPN,LDP ,BGP,OSPF,Traffic Engineering
• Create network designs and work with vendors to produce accurate BOMs.
• Work with peers in other groups to define architecture and deployment standards and best practices to control, enhance and improve overall system stability and availability.
• Document detailed network architecture, Design documents and conduct internal trainings

• Designing and Implementation role for data network of Citrix Online infrastructure(gotomeeting,gotomypc,Sharefile,gotowebinar,podio,NetViewer) spread across the globe (this includes 15 datacentres) which caters for various collaboration and remote application/software
• Multivendor exposure (Cisco, Juniper and Netscaler)
• Working on load balancers, Net scalers for the applications. CITRIX Netscalers 7000, MPX-11500, 17500, 21500
• Cisco Nexus: 2k,5k,7k –configuration/upgrade/Management
• Juniper platform: MX240, MX5T, J6350 ,SRX3400
• Responsible for planning and implementing Network Infrastructure on juniper devices,N5K, Routing and Switching engagements for Citrix network
• Configuration and management of Disaster recovery designs and testing on DR network design.
• 1 Month Onsite exposure for restructuring Citrix WAN for the major datacentres.
• Working as Escalation for NOC

• Gathering Customer’s requirements, preparing High Level design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD) and Network Implementation plan and reviewing design with the customer
• Responsible for planning and implementing Network Infrastructure, Routing and Switching engagements and voice setup with Customers
• Configuration and troubleshooting UC500, Call Manager Express, Voice Gateways.
• Ensure objectives and operating requirements of organization are met and provide services to maintain and optimize the network
• Actively participating in peer and cross technology trainings and knowledge enhancements
• Conducting Knowledge transfer sessions for Customers
• Efficiently handling escalations from Alphaserve NOC

• Maintained router and IOS architecture while managing overall administration of LAN and WAN involving network design, configuration & maintenance of application servers, Cisco Routers and databases
• Accountable for overall maintenance of Cisco Switches (3500, 3700, 4000, 4500, 6500) and Routers (2800,1800, 870, 3800, 7200, 7300)
• Designed engineering activities to maximize network capacity while troubleshooting problems pertaining to performance tuning, network administration, application conflicts and system bug
• Installed and configured Switches, Routers & Firewalls and accountable for overall security of the network and regular backups
• Involved in layer 2 & 3 troubleshooting, resolving port & module issues related to Catalyst 3500, 3700, 4000, 4500, 6500 series switches
• Responsible for troubleshooting issues related to spanning tree and provided configuration assistance of VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) on 3500, 3700, 4000, 4500, 6500 series switches
• Managed Software Images and Working with Configuration Files on Catalyst Switches and Routers
• Conducted trainings on EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, NAT, PBR, QoS, Multicast, STP, QOS, VLAN / VTP
• Instrumental in troubleshooting switching issues like STP, VTP, VLAN, Layer 2 RSPAN configurations
• Handled configuration and troubleshooting on Cisco devices for the following - ACLs, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, CDP, PagP, LACP, trunking (802.1q and ISL), bridging, CAM tables as well as routing protocols OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, Static routing, BGP, GRE on platform 6500, 7600, 3800, 2800, 10k, 7200
• Accountable for configuration and troubleshooting NAT, PBR, VRF-lite, DHCP
• Dealt with QoS on Ethernet, NBAR. Handed High CPU, memory issues on 6k platform and 7200 series routers
• Well versed with software upgrade procedures for Cisco platforms - switches 6500, 3750, 2960, 7600 and routers 7200, 3600, 7300, 2800, 1800, ASR, 870 series wireless routers platform and handled crashes
• Provided design recommendations based on resources available, current network design and Cisco recommended best practices

• Worked for Netgear, a US based company manufacturing routers, switches, hubs and other networking devices
• Troubleshooting Routing and switching for SOHO products from NETGEAR
• Responsible for configuration of routers, installation access points and wireless print servers
• Carried out basic troubleshooting of adapters and storage devices