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Career Statement
Senior Network and Security Engineer seeks challenging position with a progressive Company, where I can
contribute my expertise in Designing, Implementing and Managing Large, Global and Secure Enterprise
Internet works in NT and/or Unix environments.
Hardware:
Cisco 7206, 7204VXR, 3600, 2600, 2500 series Routers, Cisco NetRanger Intrusion Detection Systems
(IDS), Cisco Local Directors, Distributed Directors, Cisco Secure PIX and MultiTech firewalls and
proxy servers, Cisco VPN 3000/5000 Concentrators, ISA/ISM VPN Router Modules, Cisco Catalyst
C6500, C4500, C4000, C5000, C2900, C3500 switches, 3COM and Cabletron Hubs/Switches, Cisco
AS5300 RAS Gateway, Checkpoint Edge Boxes S and X series, Nortel Switches, Tandberg Videoover-IP hardware solution.
Software:
Windows 3.11/95/98/M.E./NT 3.51/4.0 and Windows 2000
Professional/Advanced server, Red Hat Linux 6.X, Cisco’s Firewall IOS and Cisco Routers and
Switches’ IOS and MS DOS, MS Office, Visio, DNS (Microsoft 2000 DNS, BIND 4.9.3/8/9)
LAN/WAN Protocols/Media:
Ethernet, Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ether/Giga-Channel, Token Ring/IEEE 802.5, VLANs, FDDI,
DLSW, ISDN (Q.921, Q.931), Frame Relay, HSRP/VRRP, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP4,
DNS/WINS, BOOTP/DHCP, TCP/IP, UDP Telnet, SNMP/RMON, VOIP, TACACS+/RADUIS, FTP,
TFTP, IPX/SPX, NCP, NDS, DNS, Source-Route bridging, VTP, Spanning tree, NETBEUI/NETBIOS,
DECnet, LAT, SONET, SNA, X.25, HDLC/SDLC, L2TP/PPTP/MPPE, IPSEC/ISAKMP, ATM,
Multi-layer routing/switching, Analog/DDS 56K, fractional T1, T1, T3. Frame Relay, digital leased lines,
PRI circuits, cable and XDSL lines
Management Tools/Test Equipment:
HP OpenView Network Node Manager, MRTG Graphing and Trending tools, NT Site Manager,
Cisco Works (Resource Manager Essentials), CiscoSecure Access Control System (CSACS) v2.6
(TACACS+/RADIUS), Cisco Secure Policy Manager, Cisco Secure VPN Client, Netscout, Cisco
Resource Manager, Spectrum Network Manager, Network General Sniffer and Protocol Analyzers,
HDLC/SDLC data Scopes, Concord eHealth, KS-Soft Host Monitor and Solar Winds, IPSwitch
Network monitoring software.
Other Skills:
Energetic and self-motivated team player/builder. Facilitate a team approach to achieve organizational
objectives, increase productivity and enhance employee morale. Quick study with an ability to easily grasp
new technologies, software and IT architecture. Enthusiastic worker. Strong communication skills,
interpersonal, intuitive, technical, analytical, problem solving and leadership skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April ’05 to Date. Network Manager
New York City, Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPDNYC)
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Responsible for managing and maintaining the Agency’s Citywide IT Network infrastructure and to
ensure optimum delivery of services and operation of all Network systems and Data Centers
(Central, Site and DR).
Trained staff in Production network configurations, management and deployment. Also trained staff
in Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management. Designed and implemented the upgrade of the
Agency’s Routing/Switching core backbone from the C5500 switches to the C6500 L3/L2 high
performance core switches in the production data center. Also configuration and deployment of
C4500 switches as upgrades to C4003 and C4006 access switches.
Deployed and configured different network monitoring/trending tools such as Cisco Works, Ipswich
WhatsupGold, Solarwinds Engineer’s edition 8. X for effective and proactive network management.
Redesigned and managed overall network security infrastructure, which involved managing 2 Cisco
Secure PIX Firewalls (in active fail over), 2 Cisco NetRanger Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
Deploying and managing, in conjunction with DoITT, VPNs to various remote sites using the
Checkpoint Edge boxes (S and X series), and the Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator.
Designing, Configuration and deployment of HPD’s Video-over-IP devices for Video Conferencing
and distance learning sessions using the industry standard TANDBERG devices and protocols (the
TANDBERG Border Controllers Gatekeepers and MXP 1000 end devices etc).
March ‘01 till Dec. 2003 Senior Network and Security Administrator
Diamond Bank Limited
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Responsible for managing and maintaining the Bank’s Global IT network infrastructure and to
ensure optimum delivery of services and operation of all systems and Data Centers. Managed and
Supervised the Technology Support Group (TSU) which consists of 10 IT engineers, assigning and
monitoring daily workflow, including quarterly appraisals.
Trained staff in Production network configurations, management and deployment. Also trained staff
in Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management. Designed and implemented core backbone between
1st, 2nd, 4th and Ground floor corporate offices and 3rd floor production data center.
Designed and implemented Fiber Optic core backbone between the Corporate Head Office and the
Victoria Island (Off-site) Office production Data Centers to provide Online Data Redundancy and
HP SAN (Storage Area Network) Solution.
Deployed and configured different network monitoring/trending tools such as HP OpenView
Network Node Manager 6.22, MRTG, Cisco Resource Manager (Essentials), Cisco Secure Policy
Manager (CSPM), Cisco Works with WhatsupGold, PIX Firewall Device Manager for effective and
proactive network management.
Redesigned and managed overall network security infrastructure, which involved managing 2 Cisco
Secure PIX Firewalls (in active fail over), 2 Cisco NetRanger Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and
the Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator. Deployed/managed Cisco Secure Access Control Systems for
AAA/network device access (via TACACS+) and remote access user authentication (via
RADIUS).Implemented full Internet redundancy by deploying multiple redundant Internet
connections and configuring appropriate BGP failover/routing policies on the Bank's
backbone/Internet routers.
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Redesigned and built Modern Standardized Data Center at the Bank’s Head Office. Deliverables
included drawing out Network topology diagram on Visio, supervising cabling contractors on the
cables/patch panel layout, deploying new core switches (Catalyst 6506) and extending 2Gbps
backbone to the Off-site location via multiple fiber strands.
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Implemented migration on corporate network from public to private IP addressing scheme, RIP2 to
EIGRP/OSPF routing protocols, single core router to multiple MSFC multi-layer switch cards for
scalability and redundancy. Also implemented VPN connectivity (IPSEC/3DES encryption) to 39
Remote offices all over the country. Also maintained remote access via VSAT, Dial-Up (on
Demand) and Frame Relay hub and spoke routers for Regional offices and large branches.
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Worked with various telecomm providers to ensure redundant voice and data WAN links between
offices and data centers. Implemented VOFR (Voice-Over Frame Relay) connectivity between the
Head Office (Lagos) and 10 remote offices. Other tasks included attending daily IT group meetings,
liaising and providing assistance to other internal groups within the company including customer
service, systems operations, Desktop Support. Also assisted in the company-wide deployment of
Windows 2000 Active Directory Services and served as an administrator for Windows NT/2000.
July '99 – Feb ‘01 Senior Network Operations Engineer – NOC Head Network Projects and
Management (Designs, Implementation and Optimization)
Signal Alliance (Nig.) Limited
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Provided IT Network (LAN/WAN) Design, Implementation, Deployment and Maintenance
consulting services to a wide array of clientele ranging from Financial Services (Banks, Insurance
and Brokerage firms) to Multinational Energy Companies (Like Shell and Halliburton) where
network availability and reliability must meet the strictest of standards. Conducted User Acceptance
Tests (UART) and trained users on first-level network support.
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Provided 2nd and 3rd level tech support for nationwide LAN/WAN infrastructure including VOIP
Solutions using network management tools for problem detection and resolution for various clients.
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Managed and configure Cisco 36xx, 4xxx, 26xx routers running multiple concurrent protocols,
Catalyst 5xxx, 3xxx and 29xx switches, MultiTech VOIP, MultiTech Complete 4000 Remote
Access servers, Routers and Proxy Server Solutions for clients between their Central Sites and other
remote locations.
Troubleshoot communication circuits e.g. dial lines, VSAT, Leased Line circuits to maintain WAN
connectivity and reporting outages to respective telecom/local carrier e.g. NITEL.
Windows 95 / application software installation & support on Client workstations in a TCP/IP
network and provided technical support for users.
Installation/ testing of UTP LAN cabling, LAN Ethernet cards, SCSI I/O controller cards etc.
May ‘99 - July ‘99 LAN/WAN Field Service Engineer
Mustard Systems Ltd.
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Provided field support and maintenance of PCs & peripherals on different platforms e.g. Windows
NT/95, 98.
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Installed and managed several Local Area/ Wide Area Corporate Networks running different
protocols e.g. TCP/IP, NetBEUI etc·
Installation & troubleshooting communications circuits e.g. analog dial lines, ISDN, 56K to
maintain WAN connectivity.
Extensive Cisco Router IOS configuration & maintenance, Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) - HP Open View, Network Node Manager, LAN Analyzers, Network Security (firewalls &
proxy servers), WAN & Internet technologies.
Maintained the networks and supervised three other technicians who were also responsible for
providing support to clients for other purposes (environment DOS/Windows 3.11, Windows for
Workgroup and Windows NT workstations).
Repairs, Hardware/Software configuration of PC Compatibles 486 & Pentium desktop & laptop
systems e.g. Toshiba, IBM, Compaq, Sony, Packard Bell, HP, Dell, Fujitsu etc. · Repairs &
maintenance of dot matrix, inkjet & Laser Printers e.g. Lexmark, HP DeskJet & LaserJet series etc.
Installation/ configuration of software & operating systems on client systems e.g. Windows95,
Windows for Workgroups, DOS 6.X, Microsoft Office 95/97, Norton Antivirus, Netscape etc.
EDUCATIONAL:
Nov 1991 – Aug 1998
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng), Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(Electronic and Computer Major)
Federal University Of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Certification
Cisco Certified Security Professional CCSP Certification
Information Security (INFOSEC) Professional Certificate
Cisco Qualified Specialist (Security) CQS Training and Certification
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA Certification
Brand-Rex Millennium Structured Cabling System MTM201 – Design Engineering of the Millennium
Training.
United Nations Development Program on AID Management Certificate
* Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (Security) CCIE (passed written exam, lab currently in process)
References: Furnished upon request