Nariman Ahmadi

Work History

Flagship Facility Services Inc.

San Jose, CA

03.2016 - Current

Resolved issues related to operational components for LAN, WAN and voice systems.
Implemented network security equipment, including firewalls, two-factor authentication, and antivirus software for networks supporting 5000 users.
Designed and implemented new Data centers and their interconnectivity's including SDN and SDWAN technologies
Designed and implemented server and network virtualization
Designed and implemented WAN and LAN/WLAN architecture for company's HQ and Branch office
Designed and implemented company's cloud services in AWS
Designed and implemented monitoring tools and management systems
Automate network tasks using Python scripts.
Developed strategies, budgets and deployment plans to inform and influence management and stakeholders.
Planned implementation of network enhancements and upgrades.
Configured, managed and evaluated multi-protocol network elements for effective end-to-end communications.
Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.
Applied deployment best practices and proper security protocols in network management.
Analyzed, troubleshot and enhanced network performance to drive efficiency.
Implementation and integration of cloud applications with SSO/SAML and auto-provisioning.
Managed and monitored all installed systems for highest level of availability.
Managed installation, upgrade and deployment projects and provided on-site direction for network engineers.

Endicia Inc.

Mountain View, CA

09.2013 - 03.2016

Maintained and monitored Endicia's network and Data center to achieve maximum availability.
Managed purchasing and installation of networking equipment such as core routers and switches.
Conducted security assessments and made recommendations for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers and directory services security.
Contributed to implementation and support of SNMP monitoring software and other network monitoring tools.
Provided detailed technical documentation, including network diagrams, process flow charts and procedural guidelines.
Completed efficient and effective troubleshooting of complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
Monitored network capacity and performance, as well as diagnosed and resolved complex network problems.
Designed and implemented new DC for company involving Cisco Nexus 7k/5k and VMware NSX
Designed standardized incident logging system to track historical incursions while helping prevent future breaches.
Selected appropriate Intrusion Detection System (IDS) solutions for implementation at SaaS facilities.
Spearheaded and led major network installation and upgrade project.
Configured, managed and evaluated multi-protocol network elements for effective end-to-end communications.

Remis Co, RIPI

Tehran / Iran, Tehran

05.2007 - 07.2013

Designed, implemented and secure infrastructure on Campus LAN & WAN and Datacenter using following technologies Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP/PBR) Firewalls/VPN and IDS/IPS (Cisco ASA and Palo Alto, FWSM) Enterprise and Data Center switches (Cisco Nexus Family, Cat 6500/4500/3700) Access layer Security (ACS/802.1x, Endpoint Security) DMVPN Multi-homed ISP support Maintained and supported complex enterprise network and security solutions.
Implantation and optimization of core routing and switching network.
Reviewed ongoing IT Project documents and assist to enhance them.
Collaboration with team members and engineers, providing strategic planning.
Provided senior-level fault detection and resolution.
Provided functional guidance, technical support, and training to network operation staff.
Improved network resources, delivered data security and control, developed strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Supervise customer's network support team and client server specialists to plan, coordinate and implement security standards.
Analyzed existing network and application architectures, presenting findings on possible enhancements and improvements to senior decision-makers.
Managed purchasing and installation of networking equipment such as core routers and switches.

Raqsh Tejarat Ltd

Tehran, Tehran

09.2002 - 02.2007

Administered, configured and implemented network security on campus LAN and 17 HQs and performed continues vulnerability and penetration checks.
Evaluated security architecture for scalability, performance, and manageability per Cisco best practices.
Implemented, configured and managed of more than 60-70 Cisco access, distribution and 4 Nortel passport Core switches and various types of different network communications with airlines to support and implement security features and new technologies.