Cisco IOS XE, XR, ASA,NX-OS
Aravindhan Chozhan
Network Engineer II
Thornton
Summary
Innovative Network Engineer provides reliable and vital connectivity for multi-wireless network technologies. Build SDN using automation tools such as Ansible, Python and jenkins as a measure to increase efficiency in network deployments and provide fast and streamlined network infrastructure at enterprise scale. Trusted to develop fast and secure infrastructure plans for facilities and networking hubs. Always caries a "Let's Figure out Attitude" when it comes to solving complex problems with a thirst to learn.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Network Engineer II
Gogo Business Aviation
5 2021 - Current
- Architect, Design and Implement new network infrastructure by isolating various operations and using dynamic routing protocols like BGP to orchestrate traffic back to datacenter.
- Built a SDN network tool using open-source framework like Django, Python, Ansible to automate the existing network and build new networks.
- Participate and help team to drive towards automation for new deployments and fine tune existing automation process.
- Develop Ansible playbooks to automate some of routine and manual process.
- Develop Python Code to implement a various network centric task that can cater a mid-size network.
- Troubleshoot Dynamic Routing issue on OSPF, BGP.
- Design, Develop new networks with future growth in mind and accommodate supply chain shortages.
- Design and Maintain Azure infrastructure to accommodate growth, resiliency, and migration of on premise applications
- Implement ACL to Individual VLANs, design DHCP Scopes for VLANs for Clients
- Maintain and Support Meraki SD-WAN solutions and MPLS Edge router
- Troubleshoot, performance analysis and remediation to improve cloud stability, performance and security
- Design, deploy and manage meraki wireless solution using MR series HW and MS series switches.
- Deploy and manage VPC design to nexus switches for redundancy.
- Manage and support all network Infrastructure in data centers and cell sites.
- Support deployment of all 5G cell sites.
- Manage and learn network stack in 5G cell site, that includes NCS 540 router, Catalyst 9300 switch, CUDUs and backhauls.
Sr. Network Engineer
SPB Hospitality
08.2016 - 05.2021
- Joined team as Entry level Network Engineer and promoted as Sr.Network Engineer to help with Architecture, Design network infrastructure after 3 years.
- Architect, Design and Implement network to all restaurants and Corporate office and future proof network for growth and essential mergers
- Architect, Design, Administer and Manage Enterprise level LAN/WAN of Multi-System Infrastructure which include Cisco Edge routers, Meraki Firewalls, Access Points and Switches.
- Architect and Design networks to meet PCI standards, participate in Quarterly Security Meetings to demonstrate security measures
- Design and Maintain Azure infrastructure to accommodate growth, resiliency, and migration of on premise applications
- Architect and Design Networks in Azure hosted environment and build IP-Sec Tunnels for data center to reach Azure hosted services
- Develop, operate and maintain core automation, tools, governance, security, networking, reporting tasks and cloud infrastructure.
- Oversaw company's entire network and related policies covering use, maintenance and infrastructure
- Deployed cloud-based network infrastructure, reducing on-site storage and hardware maintenance costs by 75%
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO 08.2013 - 12.2015
Skills
Network Architecture and Design
VXLAN, EVPN
OSPF, BGP, EIGRP
Network Automation
Python and Bash proficiency
IP address structure
Python programming proficiency
Software
Azure, AWS
Ansible
Github
VS Code
Linux System
Django, JavaScript, REST API, HTML
Meraki MS, MX, MR Series
Certification
Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall
Timeline
CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional
10-2022
Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall
05-2022
Sr. Network Engineer
SPB Hospitality
08.2016 - 05.2021
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Denver
08.2013 - 12.2015
Network Engineer II
Gogo Business Aviation
5 2021 - Current
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