Jian Zou — Director of Engineering

Credly Top Legacy Badge Earner. ITIL Ambassador. PeopleCert Advisory Board Member. Cisco Champion 2022 - 2025. Cisco Fire Jumper - Systems Engineer. Cisco Webex Insider Webex Expert. Cisco DevNet Class of 2020. Cisco Exam Author. HPE Certification Distinction Program - Expert Achiever. HPE Certification Distinction Program - Professional Achiever. Juniper Networks Legendary Technical Champion. Aviatrix Cloud Networking Hero. Palo Alto Networks CYBERFORCE Defender. Monroe University Delta Mu Delta Honor Society. Designed and implemented technology solutions of Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtualization and Public Cloud for more than 90 mid-sized, Fortune 500, and public sector customers across a variety of industries. Education/Certifications: Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Monroe University, New Rochelle, NY - GPA: 4.0/4.0 Master of Science (Computer Network) - New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ - GPA: 3.95/4.0 ITIL® 4 CCIE x3 (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) #57889 – R&S, Security and Data Center Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist CCDP – Cisco Certified Design Professional CCNP – Cisco Certified Network Professional Cisco Certified Specialist x6 - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure, Enterprise Network Assurance, Enterprise Core, Enterprise Design, Security Core, Data Center Core HPE Master Accredited Solutions Expert (Master ASE) x2 – Edge-to-Cloud Architect and FlexNetwork Solutions HPE Aruba Networking Certified Network Architect x2 - Campus Access and Data Center HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional x2 - Campus Access and Data Center Aruba Certified Edge Professional (ACEP) Juniper Networks Certified Professional x2 - Enterprise Routing & Switching (JNCIP-ENT) and Security (JNCIP-SEC) Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Palo Alto Networks System Engineer Professional - Strata Fortinet NSE 7 x2 - Network Security Architect - Enterprise Firewall and SD-WAN Fortinet NSE 4 - Network Security Professional Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist - Network Security Fortinet Certified Professional x2 - Security Operations and Network Security Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer – Core Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure Dell PowerFlex Design Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE) - Multicloud Network Professional Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE) - Multicloud Network Operations Specialty Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE) - Hybrid Cloud Specialty Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Network Engineering expert with a focus on enterprise-level infrastructure solutions.

Location: Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Experience: 10 yrs 7 mos

Skills

Network Architecture
Network Security
Network Design
Network Engineering

Career Highlights

Earned multiple prestigious certifications including CCIE x3.
Designed solutions for over 90 Fortune 500 clients.
Recognized as a Cisco Champion and ITIL Ambassador.

Work Experience

PKA Technologies, Inc.

Principal Network Architect (4 yrs 11 mos)

Network Architect (2 yrs 9 mos)

Millennium Communications Group Inc.

Network Engineer (2 yrs 11 mos)

Yeepay Co LTD

Network Engineer (1 mo)

Education

Master of Science - MS at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Master of Business Administration - MBA at Monroe University

Bachelor of Science - BS at Beijing University of Technology

at The Affiliated High School of Peking University

Jian Zou

Director of Engineering

Sussex, New Jersey, United States10 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Earned multiple prestigious certifications including CCIE x3.
Designed solutions for over 90 Fortune 500 clients.
Recognized as a Cisco Champion and ITIL Ambassador.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Network Engineering expert with a focus on enterprise-level infrastructure solutions.

Contact

zou_jian@foxmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Network ArchitectureNetwork SecurityNetwork DesignNetwork Engineering

Other Skills

CCIE R&SQuality of Service (QoS)Routing ProtocolsNetwork TechnologiesRoutingCybersecurityComputer NetworkingNetwork AdministrationCisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)CCIE SecurityAruba WirelessArubaVMware vSphereData CenterPalo Alto Networks

About

Experience

10 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Pka technologies, inc.

2 roles

Principal Network Architect

Promoted

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · United States

• Lead Network and Security Practices

CCIE R&SQuality of Service (QoS)Network ArchitectureNetwork Security

Network Architect

Sep 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · United States

Build out and drive Network and Security Practices
Establish a Cisco Partner Business Practice from scratch
Improve the Cisco Partner Business Practice and make it sustainable
Train sales team, provide enablement such as technology high-level overview, sales briefs, deal registration process, workflow, etc. to both field and inside sales teams and attend pre-sales activities with the sales representatives
Help build and improve workforce including attending career fairs, going through resumes, interviewing candidates, etc.

CCIE R&SQuality of Service (QoS)Network ArchitectureNetwork Security

Millennium communications group inc.

Network Engineer

Jul 2015 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · New Jersey

Provided more than 500 network designs, quotes and deployment plans every year for RFP, pre-sale, bid opportunities such as E-rate
Managed Autotask system including service desk, CRM, projects, time and billing, invoice and reporting
Built replicates of full production environments to use as test beds for new configuration on network protocols and network technologies including double point of mutual redistribution between different routing protocols, Cisco TrustSec, VXLAN, Python Program Language, Cisco API (Application Programming Interface), Named EIGRP with best metric adjustment, OSPF Version 3 with IPv6 Integration, MPLS, BGP, VRF, MPF(Modular Policy Framework), FPM(Flexible Packet Matching), PBR, Regular Expression Pattern Matching in a Protocol Translation Ruleset, QoS, Tacacs+, Radius, Cisco ACS and ISE, Cisco Threat Grid and etc.
Responsible for testing other engineers’ configurations before being brought live into production, verifying and signing off on the validity of the solutions
Trained newly employed engineers on hands-on and field experience such as migrating VTP, configuration of PVLAN, deployment of AAFO, ASFO of ASA firewalls, stack joining , physical parameters of equipment, material and environment including Optical fiber, different Categories of Ethernet cables, optical transceivers, cable termination, network equipment operation environment requirements, power specifications and etc.
Managed company’s internal IT Infrastructure including Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller, Cisco Wireless Controller, Cisco CUCM phone system, Cisco ASA firewall, Cisco ESA appliance, Cisco switches, Genetec Video Surveillance system and VM environment
Deployed network monitoring solutions with flexibly utilization of the network management protocols, software and tools such as SNMP, PRTG, SolarWind, CACTI, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Meraki Dashboard, Kiwi Syslog Server, Cisco Unified Computing platform, Cisco Threat Grid and etc.

CCIE R&SQuality of Service (QoS)Network DesignNetwork Engineering