Professional Experience 

[snip] / Ipko Net                                                 October 2005 - present

Senior Network Architect – IP/MPLS Core and Edge 

• Design and implementation of SS7 interconnections using Cisco PGW2200 softswitch.
• Network analysis for implementation of IP Telephony ( Measurement of Jitter, Delay, and Packet Loss)
• QoS implementation. On access layer using Juinper CMTS G-1 and across the backbone.
• Overall configuration and implementation of different VoIP gateways.

·         Providing in-depth technical support for our largest customers.

• Architecting, Administering and enhancing the Core IP network using OSPF, BGP, MPLS VPNs, MPLS TE using Cisco 12000 GSRs  and Cisco 7600 platforms.
• Involved on deploying GSM network over our MPLS core.
• Involved in implementation of Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems using Linux based platforms.

[snip] – Largest ISP in the country                                                           2005 Jan – Oct 2005

Senior Design Engineer 

·         Design engineer of core IP network using MPLS VPNs, including routing protocols BGP and OSPF.

·         Implementation of VPN traffic engineering and IP policies across core WAN networks.

·         Providing in-depth technical support for our largest customers. 

Government of [snip] – Ministry of Telecommunications             2004 January – Jan 2005

Telecommunications Infrastructure Consulting  

·         Lead consultant on Guidance and Recommendation group on Building Next Generation Networks

·         Member of the team which designed all Wireless Network infrastructures including VoIP for one of the Regional Hospitals.

·         Offered training for the IT team. 

ADS – [snip] (Advanced Data Services – [snip])                   August  2002 –  December 2004

Lead Engineer 

·         Team member of the team who Designed, Implemented and Maintained Regional Data Wireless networks able to carry Data, Voice, and Video

·         Head of Technical Support group that covered main ADS customers such are NATO, KFOR, UN and Kosovo Government.

·         Network Administrator and Chief of NOC (24x7)

·         Team Leader for group of four engineers 

Professional Skills

Certifications 

CCNP – Cisco Certified Network Professional

Note: Passed CCIE written exam, preparing for the Lab.  

Expert in TCP/IP networks  

• Ethernet, Frame Relay, ISDN,SDH/SONET etc.
• MPLS, MPLS VPNs, MPLS TE, Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, RIPv1 RIPv2 and ODR)
• Enhanced IP Quality of Service (WRED,FIFO, WFQ, PQ, CQ, CBWFQ, LLQ, CAR, GTS, DTS, FRTS, Class-based Policing and Shaping, DiffServ, RSVP, PBR), Advanced SIP and H.323 knowledge (Cisco, Asterisk, Linksys, Grandstream etc.)
• WAN  protocols (HDLC, PPP, Channelized Lines etc.), Ethernet  Switching (Catalyst CATOS and IOS Switches, VTP, STP, DOT1Q, ISL, VLANs, PortChannels, Transparent Bridging, IRB,CRB, DLSW+ etc.)
• Network  security (AAA, access-lists, Dot1x, IOS Security Features, CBAC  etc.)
• Cisco Router Architecture
• Excellent  troubleshooting  skills

Experience on the following Vendors

• Cisco, Juniper, Scientific Atlanta, 3COM, Huawei, Tsunami, Mikrotik, Linux, Unix (SunOS), Proxim, Riverstone.

Education

High School “Sami Frasheri”, Prishtina  1998 – 2001

Senior year in United States of America, Dothan Alabama. 2001 – 2002

Student at University of  Prishtina (Telecommunication Engineering) 

      Nationality: Albanian – Kosovar

      Languages : Albanian (Native), English (Excellent), German (Good), Croatian/Serbian (Familiar)