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RYAN SHAH

Sugar Land,Tx

Summary

Results-driven Network Engineer with 10 years of expertise deploying and maintaining LAN and WAN infrastructure. Dedicated technology professional with strong track record of accurately conducting system repairs and troubleshooting. Offering exemplary planning, project management and communication talents.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Network Engineer

Macquarie Group
10.2021 - Current
  • Involved in Configuring Cisco routers and switch administration, familiar with enterprise level Cisco Routers 2800 Series, and Cisco Catalyst series switches like 6500, 3750, and 4500, 2960, 3850
  • Managing and Configuring Cisco Switches, ASA Firewalls and Pal Alto's , Forcepoint independently
  • Configuring and install hardware and software required to conduct network penetration testing
  • Experience in infrastructure strategies, hardware/software, security and networking products
  • Provisioned VPN Tunnels, Site to Site VPN for Clients to use Drop Copy and SFTP
  • Provisioned IP’s in Pal Alto, and ASA for SFTP and FTP for Clients
  • Investigated and resolved network issue using troubleshooting skills and network sniffers
  • Assisted with establishing Network Operations center (NOC) to proactively monitor the network resulted in better SLA and network performance
  • Maintained and supported daily, weekly, and monthly backups for servers and network configurations
  • Hardware migration from Citrix Netscaler NS 7000 to MPX 9500
  • Involved in setting up new Citrix Netscaler SDX 15000
  • Maintained ACI infrastructure, Controlling the ACI through APIC and Creating EPGs, Bridge Domains, Tenants
  • Experience in the PCI remediation project, which includes Switches, Routers and Firewalls
  • Managed network monitoring tools like Solarwinds and Splunk
  • Experience in managing and maintaining Nexus 5000 and 7000 series
  • Hands on experience with Infoblox, and windows DNS and DHCP
  • Worked with System Engineers to Migrate the VMs to Nutanix Host
  • Hands on Experience with VOIP
  • Configured Voice Gateways ISR 4321 and worked with ISP and configured SIP Trunks
  • Maintained CUCM (V11.5 and 12.5) for End USers, Configured VOIP end devices, and Jabber Services
  • Vulnerability remediation on the network devices
  • Maintaining devices with their EOS/EOL and Cisco Renewals.

Sr Network Engineer

Memorial Hermann
01.2016 - 10.2021
  • Configure and Maintain MPLS Carrier Handoffs Configure and Maintain Brocade MLX Routers, ICX 7750 and 7740 Switches Lead Network Project migrations, converting Teir 1 sites from Cisco to Brocade Core, Distrubution and Access Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot IPsec Remote Access VPN and Site-to-site VPN Managed the design, installation, and management of organization-wide local area network, wide area network, network segment, and internet system Optimize network performance and reliability by maintaining hardware and software, analyzing technical issues, and ensuring availability to system users Deliver Tier 1 network ticketing support to resolve all issues for 500+ users Execute the maintenance window changes for multiple locations, performing troubleshooting of routing and switching issues Lead Telecom Project Migrations converting Nortel, Seimens to Cisco VOIP 7841,8841 ect Manage configuration, deployment, and administration of voice and Networking systems routers, switches, Call Manager, Unity, Add, Modify devices in Solarwinds Responsible for day-to-day network connectivity issues and security issues
  • Working with Telecom providers and 3rd party hardware/software maintenance vendors Experience with Cisco Call Manager and Cisco Call Unity Connection (version 9.x, 10.x, and/or later versions) Monitor, Troubleshoot and Upgrade the following components of a Cisco Voice Infrastructure Troubleshoot client network and application issues via phone and remote access Perform warranty and maintenance equipment replacement at client sites Utilize resources to analyze and resolve problems

Network Engineer

Cameron LNG
01.2015 - 07.2015
  • Maintained patches, updates, upgrades for Firewalls, switches IOS and on Servers
  • Configure and Maintain PA 3025, PA 500 HA for threat dection Configure Global protect, Site to Site, BGP, Layer 3 Interfaces and security policies on Palo Alto Layer 3 device
  • Configure, maintain, and monitor Meraki wireless/Access Points Responsible for day-to-day network connectivity issues and security issues
  • Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot IPsec Remote Access VPN and Site-to-site VPN Extensive experience with malware analysis Configure, Manage Azure Vnet, Express route MPLS connection to data center Manage Aws Direct Connect connection to data center Design, Implement, Document SCADA network Monitor CUCM 9.1

Network Engineer

Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Maintain and monitored all networking and Telecommunication equipment in and between main office, 10 remote offices and 27 remote sites
  • This included Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, optical network gear (ONS and CPT), Voice Gateway, Call Manager v9.1 and wireless (mesh) LAN controllers Support PAN-OS 4.0.x -6.1.x, WildFire, URL filtering and Threat Prevention Designed and deployed several security features including Cisco ASAs, PaloAlto NGFW, NAC, Cisco ISE and network equipment hardening procedures to ensure a safe computing environment
  • Maintained and monitored corporate data center consisting of hundreds of servers and fully redundant data center networking equipment including 6500 series and Nexus 5ks and 2ks
  • Setup and maintained several network monitoring solutions including Solarwinds Orion, Network Config Manager, syslog server, netflow server including Cisco MARS, WCS, and Prime NCS
  • Maintained corporate anti-virus solution
  • Managed McAfee EPO with 2000 agents deployed to desktop and servers throughout the authority
  • Maintain EIGRP and OSPF routing between all offices locations
  • Offices connected in full mesh topology using METRO Ethernet, MPLS, and Cisco Fiber Optic system
  • Configuring/Troubleshooting Network Security - IPSec VPN, TACACS+, RADIUS Support Data Center Architecture Created and enforced access, networking, and security policies through Microsoft A D Maintained secure network with IPS/IDS solution
  • Performed periodic vulnerability assessment and penetration tests on perimeter systems
  • Interact with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to obtain protection services and products
  • Administer and maintain permissions, and access rights Monitor server logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection logs, and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity
  • Interpret activity and make recommendations for resolution.

Network/ System Administrator

Knowledge Base Marketing
08.2010 - 12.2010
  • MS Office Communications Server 2007 and exchange 2007
  • Provide support to MS Outlook Web Access, Unified Messaging and MS Office Communicator
  • Cisco switches, router and load balancer administration and maintenance
  • Configured Cisco Switches (catalyst 3500 series), Routers, Firewall and monitored network performance
  • IP Routing protocols BGP, OSPF and EIGRP
  • LAN/WAN/WLAN/VoIP/VPN/Network Security, Cabling and racking
  • Implemented and maintained internal DNS, DHCP, FTP and WINS network services
  • Back up data center data using Symantec Backup Systems and Norton Ghost.

Systems Engineer

IBM Global Services at Jones Lang LaSalle
02.2008 - 08.2010
  • Responsible for network management including network performance tuning, security monitoring, file server backup, and email server administration
  • Provided Network, PC/Workstation administration and support for 100+ users Maintained and Monitored Lotus Notes, BES, Microsoft AD 2003 and 2008 Troubleshot wireless and wired networking, ISP's, and networking concepts

Desktop Support Specialist

Corestaff Services
07.2005 - 02.2008
  • Configured and rolled out PC hardware and printers for 300 + users Troubleshoot client/server network connectivity issues Configured PC and Apple desktops, notebooks, printers, and peripherals, Installed, and troubleshoot network printers, computer hardware and workstation software, ordered replacement parts from vendors

Education

Bachelor of Science - Network and Communications Management

DeVry University

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Skills

  • Firewall management
  • Internet Protocol Suite (TPC/IP)
  • Data center architecture
  • SolarWinds support
  • Intrusion mitigation
  • Wireless communication design
  • Subnetting expertise
  • IP address structure
  • Network security systems
  • DNS implementation
  • VLAN aggregation
  • QoS/CoS expertise
  • Cisco switching expertise
  • Security architecture and technologies
  • OSPF routing
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Network device monitoring
  • System integration
  • Proactive and team player
  • IP Services
  • Firewall Management
  • Wireless Network Design
  • Network architecture design
  • Unified Communications Integration
  • Performance Improvement
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Firewall management tools
  • Change Management
  • Documentation Writing
  • Firewall technology expertise
  • MPLS routers
  • Network architecture understanding
  • Layer-2/3 protocols
  • End point configurations
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Hardware Installation
  • Network configuration
  • Routing protocol expertise
  • Remote work support
  • Firewall functionality

Certification

  • A+
  • Network+
  • MCP
  • CCNA

Infrastructure

  • Cisco Routers
  • Load Balancers
  • Cisco Firewalls
  • Network Protocols
  • Virtualization
  • LAN

Protocols And Standards

  • TCP/IP
  • DHCP
  • HTTP
  • DNS
  • VPN
  • MPLS
  • VoIP
  • QoS
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • EIGRP

Timeline

Sr Network Engineer

Macquarie Group
10.2021 - Current

Sr Network Engineer

Memorial Hermann
01.2016 - 10.2021

Network Engineer

Cameron LNG
01.2015 - 07.2015

Network Engineer

Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.2011 - 01.2015

Network/ System Administrator

Knowledge Base Marketing
08.2010 - 12.2010

Systems Engineer

IBM Global Services at Jones Lang LaSalle
02.2008 - 08.2010

Desktop Support Specialist

Corestaff Services
07.2005 - 02.2008

Bachelor of Science - Network and Communications Management

DeVry University

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