Vikas Chaudhary

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

9 years of experience in network consulting and support.
Expertise in SD-WAN and network security.
CCIE certified with extensive hands-on experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Infrastructure Architect with deep expertise in SD-WAN and network optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sd-wanRoutingNetwork OptimizationTechnical SolutionsNetwork IntegrationTroubleshootingSolution IntegrationNetwork Configuration

Other Skills

Network DesignConfiguration ManagementDocumentationCustomer EngagementNetwork AnalysisImplementation SupportAcceptance Testing3GWCDMAMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)Internet Protocol (IP)Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)IS-IS

About

Highly qualified and extensively trained IT professional with 9 years of experience in Network consulting and Support in Service provider and Enterprise data center networks. Strong hands on and technical knowledge in Routing, Switching and Network Security. Technical Expertise :- =================== Technologies : OSI,TCP/IP,Routing,Switching,MPLS,IPv4 and IPv6 protocols Routing Protocols: EIGRP, OSPF,ISIS and BGP Switching Concepts: VLAN,Port-Channel,STP, RSTP,HSRP,MST, EAPS,VRRP and GLBP Firewall security: JUNOS SRX and Netscreen firewalls Enterprise : SD-WAN (Viptela) Service Provider Technologies : L3VPN,L2VPN , MPLS Traffic Engineering , Multicast Other Network protocols : DHCP and DNS Routers : CISCO IOS series (7600,4300,3800,2800,1800 ),NE40E/80/80E/5000E Juniper MX Series Routers, Redback Routers (SE100, SE400,SE600,SE800,SE1200) & Smart Service Router (SSR 8020) Switches : S3900,S6506R,S9303, CX600 Metro Ethernet switch Extreme Networks Switches (Extreme BD8810,BD8806,48si) Firewall : Juniper Networks SRX Firewalls – SRX 650 , SRX 1400 Juniper Networks Net-screen Firewalls –ISG 1000, ISG 2000 Certifications :- ============= CCIE R&S #58473 CCIE-SP(W) CCNP CCNA JNCIS- SP JNCIS-Security JNCIA Ericsson Routing & MPLS Professional

Experience

12 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Customer Delivery Architect

Promoted

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Network Consulting Engineer-SD WAN

Feb 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

I am tasked to design next generation wide area networks based on Cisco SD-WAN and to ensure all business and technical requirements are met with the solution.
Create best practice design and deployment collateral for SDWAN and multi-domain ( HLD design templates, use case-driven best practices)
Design, Install, Deploy, or Configure Enterprise, Commercial and Service Provider solutions for customer.
Transfer knowledge of implemented products, solutions and processes to the customer in hands-on sessions, and by creating customer-facing documentation.
Generates network configurations, MOP’s, implementation plans from Low-Level Designs for highly complex networks.

SD-WANRoutingNetwork DesignConfiguration ManagementDocumentation

Tata communications

Sr. Solution Designer

Feb 2017 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked in Tata Communications LTD as Sr. Solution Designer to provide Technical solutions as per customer’s requirement , Network optimization and provide break/Fix services to Enterprise customers Cisco , TCS , Goldman Sach , Amazon, Robert Bosch and IBM etc.
 My responsibilities include designing the Customer solutions & TATA communications network by using best
practice methodology of low-level design for customers Amazon,Cisco,IBM,Microsoft etc.
 Attending customer service review meetings, assessing customer feedback and presenting network analysis and best practice methodology for technical design, service improvement plans, recommendations and delivery of actions to ameliorate technical service quality and suppress issues.
 4th line technical lead service operations for a solution of complex problems and faults in the network.
 Collaboration with the cross-functional teams, operations, service management, and sales to review the customer issues, solution gaps, process, projects and to standardize the solutions for the customers.
 Responsible for Regular network analysis to identify loopholes in the network and Ensuring optimum Network designs, configuration templates, Low-level designs, troubleshooting guides to ensure the highest possible standard of services and customer experience as part of continual service improvement.
 Supporting the complex design changes validation during the MACD and NCCM.
 Supporting new tools designing and onboarding for automating the network, network discovery, and configurations.

Network OptimizationTechnical SolutionsCustomer EngagementNetwork Analysis

Ericsson

2 roles

Specialist

Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Around 7 years of Experience in Network Integration, Implementation & L-3 Support for IP based solutions in Routing, Switching and Network Security & troubleshooting for complex routing and switching problem.
Perform troubleshooting, Implementation, & release activities for customer Networks on 24x7 basis.
Troubleshooting, Integration, Configuration Change and Support for MPBN i.e. Mobile Packet Backbone Network Nodes (Routers, Switches & Firewalls) in the customer Network.
An effective leader with proven abilities in supervising personnel, leading teams during the project phase training & guiding team members and enabling knowledge sharing among all.

Network IntegrationTroubleshootingImplementation Support

Senior Integrator

Dec 2012 – Apr 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Solution & Design Analysis, Solution Integration of IP/MPBN Networks as a part of Service Delivery team
Performing Configurations of Network Equipments (Routers, Switches & Firewalls); the operational changes included implementing protocols (MPLS, LDP, RSVP, BGP, OSPF and switching) etc.
Performing the Acceptance Tests (AT) and Hand-over of MPBN Nodes to the customer or the support teams.
Establish migration plans, Script (CLI) Preparation, MOP Preparation, network rollout of Ericsson.

Solution IntegrationNetwork ConfigurationAcceptance Testing