Arslan Ali

ARSLAN ALI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Certified network professional with technical expertise in network support. 6+ years of work experience providing effective support, maintenance, and implementation of IT network infrastructure including configuration and optimization. Great communicator and self-motivated to achieve any goals for personal and organizational growth. CONTACT P - E - A 1600 Bryant St #411447 SMB#28863 San Francisco, CA 94141 EDUCATION VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY LHR B.Sc. Computer Science | 2015 SUBJECTS COMPUTER NETWORK COMPUTER ARCHITECHURE TECHNICAL SKILLS ROUTER: Cisco ISR 4000 & Cisco ASR 1000 series routers configuration L3 technologies IP sub-netting, IP routing, BGP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, VRF, AAA TACAS RADIUS, Route redistribution, policybased routing (PBR), LAN/WAN WLAN and TCP/IP, Load-Balancing & Sharing and Cisco wireless technology cisco 3500 series controller, cisco Access Point, LWAP, Access Points. SWITCH: Cisco Nexus 35K, Cisco Catalyst 9500 & 9200 serires switches configuration, Vlan & Inter Vlan- Routing, Private VLAN, VTP Mode, STP (RSTP, PVST, MSTP), EtherChannel Load- Balancing, Layer 2 Security, Port Security, DHCP Snooping, BPDU Guard, Loop Guard, Root Guard, Layer 2, and Layer3 Switching. WORK EXPERIENCE MINDBRIDG Sr. NOC Officer | November 2021 – Present • • • • • • • Experience in Network Operations Center functions. Understand monitoring tools and be able to process alerts for corrective action. Troubleshooting Routing Protocols, Networking Layer 1, 2, 3 Switching concepts, LAN/WAN technologies, Wireless Networking, and TCP/IP concepts. Experience in configuring to the needs of BGP peering with vendors, configuring OSPF within the client network. Configure VLANs on multiple catalyst Switches performed troubleshooting on TCP/IP network problems. VLAN Implementation, Spanning Tree Implementation, Trunking, and port channels creation and support using PVST, R-PVST, and MSTP to avoid loops in the network. Implemented TACACS+/RADIUS authentication/authorization on Cisco ISE for central management of all network devices across three regions. Configuration of various Policy configurations, Profile Authorization, End device profiling, user identities, Cisco ISE, and AD Mapping with various attributes and levels of authorizations and Network access. Perception IT Sr. System & Network Engineer | Oct 2020 – November 2021 Experience in Networking, including hands-on experience in IP Network design provides network support, installation, and analysis. Professional experience in troubleshooting, implementing, and optimizing the servers and network infrastructure. • Performed key role in providing engineering support on call to the clients. • Involved in sales for tech support services for out-of-warranty Cisco products. • Designed and upgraded network infrastructures. Designed, validated, and implemented LAN, WAN & WLAN structures to suit client's needs. • Respond to inquiries from clients and help them resolve any hardware or software problems. • Servers/ switches/storage drives, run cabling configure ilo and break/fix servers, storage drives. • Installed/replaced power supplies, network cards, and additional ram in HP and Dell servers. • Handling tasks like installation, configuration, and maintenance of hardware server. • Performed break-fix repairs such as hard drives, power supplies, cooling fans, and ram replacement. SECURITY: Cisco ASA 5500-X, Cisco FTD 1000 Series and Cisco FTD 21000 configuration, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (Local & Remote) ACL and Object ACL, Translation (NAT & PAT), URL filtering, VPN (Site to Site & SSL VPN) DMVPN, Tunnel (IPSec & GRE), Cryptography, Encryption. SERVER: HP Servers DL380G9 and IBM 3550-X deployment and configuration with hardware support, Linux Servers expertise, a good amount of experience in installing and maintaining services, Configuration of Squid Server for web cache’s and filtering. VOIP services (Elastix & FreePBX), VMware ESXI. Microsoft Server 2008/2012 (AD/DC) Domain Controller. Email Server (Kerio Connect). CERTIFICATION CCNP R&S Certified CCNA R&S Certified (CISCO ID: CSCO-) NSE 3 (Network Security Associate) (ID: APUg0lX1nE) TRAININGS CCNP Routing and Switching CCNP Security Fortinet Network Security VMware Certified AssociSate (VCA) Microsoft (MCSE Server 2012) MikroTik Routers VOIP (Elastix & FreePBx) TOOLS Microsoft Visio Professional Cisco Analyzer Cisco Network Assistant (Network management tool) SolarWinds, Cacti and NPM PRTG Network Monitor ORIENT GROUPS of COMPANIES Asst. Manager Networks | Jan 2019 – Sept 2020 • • • • • • Managed, and maintained all major circuits and infrastructures that service the network, and performed troubleshooting as necessary. Establish the networking environment by designing, configuring, and implementing new solutions and improving the resilience of the current environment. Manage and monitor all VPN (Site-to-Site) connection with AWS and Branch offices or handle all connectivity issue. Assisting the IT department with various IT-related upgrades, projects, and tasks. Managed and configure the FPR1120-NGFW for Branch Offices. Managed and configure the Email Server (Kerio Connect), Domain server, and Squid server in the organization for web caches and web filter to implement the blocking rules. I3PATHFINDER SOLUTIONS Support Specialist-Networks | October 2017 – Dec 2019 Responsible for working as part of a team that is continually improving the way it delivers its IT and networking services. • Providing operational support and project implementation of Cisco-based network infrastructure, including routing, switching, load balancing, firewall security, Access point and VPN (Site-to- Site & Remote Access). • Configuration and troubleshooting of LAN and general IP Operation. Configuration of Load-Balancing and Loadsharing. • Supporting in the implementation and documentation of network policies, standards, and guidelines. Participating in oncall responsibilities in support of a 24 x 7 x 365 production environment. • Experience on network devices including Cisco routers ( 3845 & 2951) switches (C9500, 3750G, 3650,2960-X) & Cisco Meraki (MS355, MS225) firewall ASA (5510, 5520-X), FIRE POWER (1120, 2130) & Fortinet firewalls (FG-81E & 600E) • Managed LAN switching environments with respective protocols. Configure and maintain VOIP Service (Elastix & FreePbx Server) & Cisco IP Phone. • Providing support, maintaining and troubleshooting IBM servers HP Servers and experienced with configuration of RAID levels. • Maintained logs of all support issues, interactions with clients and resolutions to problems that have been brought up. Live Greeter Network Administrator | August 2015 – Oct 2017 Responding to inquiries in a professional and timely manner. Providing Network Support to resolve complex faults on a 24/7 basis. • Installing, configuring and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, DNS & DHCP. • Procuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installation. • Configuring firewalls, routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and security. • Installation, Configuration of Mikrotik Routers and administration of Router OS through GUI tool like Winbox. Practical Network Implantation Skills of LAN, WAN, SOCIAL LINKS • linkedin.com/in/arslan-ali-/ twitter.com/Arslan_Ali • • • Subnetting, DHCP Server, and NAT, Firewall rules, Access Control List, Internet Load Balancing, Failover Support, and Data Backup Administrative skills on Microsoft Server 2008/2012 Active directory (AD/DC), Domain Controller, DNS, GPO, Users, Configuration, Maintenance and Management of Servers and Clients in Domain Network. Virtualization of Servers Machines using VMware ESXi. Installation and configuration of Unifi Controller & Access Point. Install, configure and maintain network services, NVR and IP Cameras. PROJECTS HBL (Habib Bank Limited) Successfully deploy and Configure HBL’s (Habib bank limited) network, where we are migrating HBL’s Distribution layer and access layer from Cisco 6000 series and Cisco 2000 series to Cisco 9000 series. I am also part of a team that is deploying Cisco switches 2900 series all over Pakistan to implement the security features for secure the ATM and all user Data. Hyundai Nishat Motors (Ali Motors) Configuration and Implementation of Cisco Switches, Routers and Wireless AP’s and firewall (Fortinet firewall) to assure the Performance, reliability and high availability of the network and configure the site to site VPN with IPsec between sites for secure the communication. Orient Electronics Standardized site surveying, positioning, and configuration for WLAN upgrades for coverage in office areas, large-scale manufacturing warehouses, and outdoor layouts. Executed configurations for routers, switches, wireless AP's, and WLAN controllers using Cisco/Unifi hardware. Descon – Networks Corrected networking connectivity issues and upgrade the ios in wireless, routers, switches and firewall and assure the Performance, reliability and high availability of the network. DECLARATION I do hereby confirm that I will deliver the best part of my service and dedication if I get recruited to your company. I fully hope that you will provide me an opportunity to work in your organization.