• Accomplished and Solution-focused professional with 20+ years of well-rounded experience in the Information Technology Industry • Leveraged expertise in infrastructure management, server configuration, technology architecture & integration, release management, security auditing & maintenance, alert management, and vendor management • Well-versed in developing architectural design solutions and supporting mission-critical business applications using software engineering and project management technologies • Adroit technocrat in working with tools & technologies like Firewall/Network Security (SonicWALL NSA, Fortinet, Cisco ASA, SOPHOS), Routing Protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), Switching Protocols (VLAN, Trucking, Dot1x, various flavors of STP), Operating systems (Linux, Windows) and WLAN technologies (Cisco WLC / Ruckus Zone director) • Proven success in keeping critical systems up and running, optimizing performance, implementing strategic improvement initiatives, and delivering technical & engineering solutions across the organization • Passionate and committed to designing & developing cutting-edge solutions and supporting enterprise-level IT infrastructure • Astute leader in driving the team toward the project goals with my superior leadership, collaboration, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills