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Rahul Nema

Rahul Nema

Mumbai

Summary

Technical Marketing Engineer with extensive experience at Cisco Systems, focusing on network optimization and automation. Proficient in VxLAN-EVPN and Nexus technologies, successfully delivering webinars and engaging with customers. Skilled in content creation and technical training, leveraging analytical abilities and communication skills to boost product adoption and improve customer satisfaction.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Marketing Engineer - Data Center and Provider Connectivity BU

Cisco Systems
07.2021 - Current
  • Technical enablement for the field, partners, customers, and sales to uplift product adoption, spreading awareness about the Nexus product line and its automation tool suite, the Nexus dashboard.
  • Delivering webinars, in-person sessions, test drives, roadshows, and boot camps on VxLAN-EVPN, NDFC.
  • EBC participation, along with sales for high-valued customers, for upcoming potential deals.
  • Delivered high-touch engagement with focused customers.
  • Content creation for newly released features: demos, videos, click-throughs, and canned demos.
  • Testing the EFT images, along with new features, and creating collaterals.
  • Creation of technical vlog videos, and posting them on social media.
  • Lab creation and management for replicating the newly introduced features.
  • Implementing a use-case approach to communicate end-to-end solutions involves third-party solution integration.
  • Delivered an instructor-led lab (LTRDCN-2621) at Cisco Live 2024 in Melbourne on automating NDFC with Ansible and NetDevOps.
  • Created demos and staffed the World of Solutions at Cisco Live Melbourne in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
  • Delivered basic to advanced level webinars at APJC, AMER, and EMEA for VxLAN EVPN, multisite, NDFC (Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller), TRM, and Nexus Dashboard Insights.
  • Hosted and proctored CTF (Capture the Flag) for VT, Cisco Live, and many other events.
  • Delivered the roadmap sessions, along with the PM team.

Network Consulting Engineer - BCS Team

Cisco Systems
03.2020 - 07.2021
  • Providing proactive recommendation(PSRR) for software strategy to increase network uptime by stabilizing the network nodes. Which in turn leads to business efficiency.
  • Delivering existing design review and network resiliency analysis to mission critical accounts.
  • Creation of Method of Procedure(MoP) for upgradation of various platform after through testing by replication customer environment in CX labs.
  • Publishing Risk analysis report (PSIRT) & any proactive Hardware field notices to safeguard customer from security threat and and potential hardware failure results in outage.
  • Providing the cisco recommended best practices to customer by analyzing current state architecture and configuration.
  • Driving hot escalated customer issues within internal teams like TAC/HTTS. Also validation of platform related recommendations and issues with BU.
  • Assisting sales team in any hardware related suggestion/query while creating BOQ/BOM/Estimates for new deployment or migrations.
  • Provide solution suggestion / Technology discussion with SE / SA team to derive a feasible and scalable solution.

High Touch Engineer - FTS Team

Cisco Systems
12.2016 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: Network Optimization & Support
  • Worked as a Consultant and handling the optimization of current network infrastructure, which includes upgrades suggestion, configuration changes, preventive measures and recommendation for Nexus family like N9k, N7k, N5k, ASA 5585 X and ASR family (9k and 1k).
  • Having sound topology/network infrastructure knowledge is an added advantage to provide end to end traffic flow and key points of RJIL network, which will help resolving issue faster for HTTS/TAC.
  • Driving cases towards resolution in co-ordination with Cisco TAC/HTTS and BU Team for all critical and catastrophic issues related to RJIL.
  • Working with Engineering Team to ensure fix for any defect and change in any feature behavior.
  • Worked on Highly escalated cases which involved high profile outages and without hampering customer sentiment.
  • We as a team ensure effective documentation via Case notes and crisp communication to Customer managerial cadre.
  • Recreate of complex network issue in CALO lab.
  • Delivered technical training to internal and external team.
  • Attending governance meeting to present all chronic issues for RJIL network to RJIL Exec team.
  • Providing Field notice and provide impact analysis relevant to RJIL network.
  • Recommendation of NX-OS, IOS and ASA code to RJIL.
  • Network audits for RJIL network for service affecting issues.
  • Providing RCA(Root Cause Analysis) for Service impacting incidents.
  • Network Optimization & Support

Network Engineer - PDI Team

Dimension Data
01.2014 - 10.2016
  • Provided design for Migration of Lan infrastructure, which involves the ring topology.
  • Deployed the New Core design with Catalyst 4500-X series switches with VSS Configuration.
  • Migration from Older devices to Newer Platforms.
  • Deployed in RJIL IDC (PnE)(PEI) as a consultant and solution integrator.
  • Deployed JIO 3 Datacenter (Jamnagar, Nagpur & Mumbai) at PAN India level. deployment involves the initial network planning like Port-matrix, solution discussion with RJIL.
  • Datacenter devices include whole Nexus Family 9k, 7k, 5k, 3k, 2k. where 9k, 5k and 2k are mostly deployed at TOR and Agg Level and 7k acts as DC Core devices.
  • Provided Solution to RJIL for non-FSA design for their Giant Tenants.
  • Provided VRF-Lite solution in datacenter.
  • Creation of solution and Plan of action for planned events.
  • Worked on High availability features like vPC, HSRP and deployed routing with IS-IS, OSPF and mBGP.
  • Provided Separate RR design for offload the burden from DC Core devices.
  • Deployment of Inter-DC communication design which involves extension of IS-IS, LDP and vpnV4.

Network Engineer

Reliance
03.2013 - 01.2014
  • Creation of HLD and LLD, Network Diagrams for the migration, Refresh of the LAN network in Branches & in Datacenter.
  • Responsible for Migration into OSPF from Static routing for all branches connected via MPLS with 2 Service provider. Deployment of PBR in branches for efficient usage of all the WAN links of branch.
  • Deployed AAA Tacacs server(ACS) in Data Center for Centralized authentication, authorization and accounting of network devices through the organization.
  • Deployment of PIM from Datacenter to different branches for spreading the multicast feeds from exchange to all branches.

Network Engineer

HCL Comnet
07.2011 - 01.2013
  • Support & Implementation of LAN/WAN network infrastructure in Nortel/Cisco routers and switches, Nortel products like ARN, Passport router. Resolving broker end routing issues in OSPF, checking multicast feeds in both broker end edge router and in BSE side Aggregation routers.
  • Worked in Cisco 7609 and Huawei NE-400 series Core routers.
  • Part of Tech Refresh in which my role involves preparation migration plan, preparation of new configuration for new device.
  • Preparation of New configuration for BGP Migration from OSPF in broker edge router. Configuration of PIM Sparse mode in edge routers for getting multicast feeds.

Trainee Network Engineer

CISC SOURCE
06.2009 - 12.2010
  • Installation & maintenance of Routers & Switches, Providing patching and cabling support in new deployments. Discussion for the implementation strategy & path.

Education

H.S.C. -

MP Board
Jabalpur, MP, India
Jabalpur, MP, India

S.S.C. -

MP Board
Jabalpur, MP, India
Jabalpur, MP, India

B.Com - Accounting & Finance

Mumbai University
Mumbai, India
05-2009

Skills

  • Routing protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MP-BGP
  • MPLS and multicast: PIM, IGMP
  • Switching technologies: STP, RSTP, MSTP
  • Link aggregation: LACP
  • VLAN management: VTP, VPC
  • Cisco routers: ASR 9K, ASR 1K, ISR G1, 2800, 3800, ISR G2, 2900, 3900
  • Nexus switches: 9K, 7K, 5K, 3K, 2K
  • Catalyst switches: 6500, 4500
  • Firewall management: ASA Firewall 55XX
  • Nortel routers: ARN and Passport

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 09/30/87

Skill Sets

Routing - RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MP-BGP, MPLS, Multicast PIM, IGMP, Switching - STP, RSTP, MSTP, LACP, VTP, vPC, Cisco ASR 9K & 1K, ISR G1 (2800, 3800), ISR G2 (2900, 3900) Series routers, Nexus 9k, 7K, 5k, 3k, 2K, Catalyst 6500 & 4500, ASA Firewall 55XX series, Nortel ARN & Passport Routers

Domain Knowledge Experience

  • Implementation & Migration of Data Center's
  • Next-Gen Data Center ACI, VxLAN-EVPN architecture, deployment
  • SDN based controller approach for modern day datacenters
  • Troubleshooting of various Network Related Issues ie Routing, Switching, Core network issues, Application issue.
  • Implementing emerging technologies in customer network as per requirement like Policy Based Routing, VSS, vPC.

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Certification

CCIE Service Provider (#58290)

CCDP Certified

Timeline

Technical Marketing Engineer - Data Center and Provider Connectivity BU

Cisco Systems
07.2021 - Current

Network Consulting Engineer - BCS Team

Cisco Systems
03.2020 - 07.2021

High Touch Engineer - FTS Team

Cisco Systems
12.2016 - 03.2020

Network Engineer - PDI Team

Dimension Data
01.2014 - 10.2016

Network Engineer

Reliance
03.2013 - 01.2014

Network Engineer

HCL Comnet
07.2011 - 01.2013

Trainee Network Engineer

CISC SOURCE
06.2009 - 12.2010

H.S.C. -

MP Board

S.S.C. -

MP Board

B.Com - Accounting & Finance

Mumbai University

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