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Robin Banerjee

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic Senior Manager with extensive experience across AT&T and Prodapt, specializing in SD-WAN and MPLS solutions. Proven track record in leading teams to achieve a 99.98% success rate in migrations while fostering strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration. Adept at leveraging Power BI for data-driven decisions and enhancing customer experiences through innovative network architectures.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager, Network Lead Engineering

Prodapt
Bangalore
01.2023 - Current

Guiding a team of more than 20 lead engineers in charge of site implementation for customer networks across managed services offered at AT&T.

  • Lead a team of senior engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex SD-WAN and AVPN networks, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across enterprise and service provider environments.
  • Oversee the development of innovative network architectures that leverage hub-and-spoke topologies, inter-regional shortcuts, and advanced routing protocols to meet evolving business needs.
  • Designed dynamic dashboards and failure analysis reports using Power BI to enable data-driven business decisions.
  • Delivered leadership sessions on accountability, idea generation, and innovation.
  • Proposed new ideas and process enhancements for improved customer experience and company cost savings.
  • Cultivating the talents of SMEs in SDWAN, Cloud and MPLS Technologies to meet business needs.

Senior Solution Architect - Lead Engineering

Prodapt
Bangalore
08.2022 - 12.2023

Solutions Architect SME - Lead Engineering in Network Service Delivery: Expert in designing and implementing network architectures for SD-WAN and AVPN solutions, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.

  • Executed comprehensive design, risk evaluation, and deployment of SD-WAN solutions like VeloCloud for multinational companies' transition supporting global AT&T customers.
  • Successfully led the migration of a primary healthcare client's sites to a new SD-WAN solution, driving seamless connectivity and performance improvements that were pivotal in securing a $10 million business deal.
  • Achieved a 99.98% success rate in SD-WAN migration through an improved end-to-end delivery process.
  • Acted as technical contact and participated in kick-off calls with AT&T's enterprise customers.
  • Crafted advanced network proposals encompassing WAN-LAN frameworks and critical business policies.
  • Ensured smooth transitions with dedicated Day 0, Day 3 support, and on-call troubleshooting for site migrations.
  • Hands-on experience in VeloCloud devices and Flexware products.

Senior Network Engineer - SME Team Leader

AT&T
Bangalore
04.2012 - 07.2022

Senior Network SME and Shift Lead: Expertise in WAN/LAN technologies, Cisco router/switch configuration, and network integration.

  • Worked as a Shift Lead/SME for Tier 2 of the MPLS and Dedicated Internet Services team.
  • Additional role of an escalation manager for high visibility and executive-level escalations.
  • Handled major customer base in VeloCloud/VMware SD-WAN solution with a good knowledge of configuring and troubleshooting Flexware/UCPE-based deployment.
  • Expert in configuring and installing Cisco and Juniper, router, switches and wireless equipment.
  • Proficient in configuring and troubleshooting the network/link in case of any breakdown.
  • Hands-on experience in network integration, deployment, and support.
  • Coordinating with the AT&T Backbone team (CBB) to resolve core and major outages.

Associate Network Engineer - Cisco TAC Wireless

Cisco - Aricent
Delhi
12.2010 - 04.2012
  • Accept technical cases where troubleshooting is required on existing network installations.
  • Optimize network infrastructure for better efficiency and high availability.
  • Working on complex escalation cases for the Enterprise wireless LAN solution.
  • Expertise over complete fat (autonomous) solutions is available with Cisco Wireless.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science

VTU
06-2010

Skills

  • Network Engineering - Delivery
  • SD-WAN, BGP, and MPLS
  • POWER-BI & POWER-APPS
  • Project Management
  • Team leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Vendor management
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP RnS)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)

Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Junos (JNCIA-Junos)

Information Technology Infrastructure Library expert (ITIL v3)

Accomplishments

  • Championship Award (for securing $10 million business) - AT&T and Prodapt 2023
  • Service Excellence Delivery Award - Prodapt 2024
  • Service Excellence Leadership Award- Prodapt 2025
  • Ideation award ADI solutions, AT&T EMS Shining Star Award, AT&T
  • Service Experience and operations "Customer first SD-WAN Solution, AT&T
  • EMS Shining Star Award SWAN solutions, AT&T
  • Service Excellence award 2014 MIS solutions, AT&T
  • AT&T Service Excellence award 2018 ADI solutions, AT&T
  • Top Gun Award in Wireless TAC, Cisco

Languages

English
First Language

Timeline

Senior Manager, Network Lead Engineering

Prodapt
01.2023 - Current

Senior Solution Architect - Lead Engineering

Prodapt
08.2022 - 12.2023

Senior Network Engineer - SME Team Leader

AT&T
04.2012 - 07.2022

Associate Network Engineer - Cisco TAC Wireless

Cisco - Aricent
12.2010 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science

VTU
Robin Banerjee