Deyan Dichev

About Deyan Dichev

Network Systems Architect with years of experience in different roles in telecommunication market. Experienced in building scalable network fabrics using IP/MPLS, EVPN and automation frameworks, with strong focus on system reliability, performance, and troubleshooting.Proven ability to collaborate across engineering, product management and customer teams to translate technical requirements into deployable architecture and end-to-end solutions. My background in software development and protocol analysis enables deep understanding of control-plane and data-plane behavior.I get the chance to use wide variety of technologies in the areas like Carrier Ethernet, MPLS, Routing, BGP, Segment Routing, PON, TDM, NFV/SDN, Network management and orchestration, Automation. Passionate about next-generation data center networking, AI infrastructure and losslessnetwork fabrics supporting distributed compute workload.Fluent in English, Spanish and Bulgarian (native) Competencies and knowledge: modern network design, including EVPN multi-homing, spine/leaf architectures, high-throughput and ultra low latency fabric, AI networking stack, switching/routing technologies and protocols (G.8032, xSTP, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF), MPLS, BGP, Segment Routing, NFV technologies and concepts, Virtualization (KVM) and containers (docker) technologies, Automation (Ansible, Python, Netconf, REST API), Version control (git, github)

Experience

1. Network Architect

   Ciena

   Aug 2019 — Present · MD, US

   I work with customers in service providers, enterprise and utility market to design together next generation adaptive networks. I get the chance to work with wide variety of network technologies in the areas like Carrier Ethernet, MPLS, Routing, L3VPN, PON, TDM, NFV/SDN, Network management and orchestration. And Automation and telemetry becomes a default ingredient in this playground for me.

Education

• Technical University of Sofia

  Bachelor, Telecommunications Engineering

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Sdh
• Tcp/Ip
• Voice Over Ip (Voip)
• Switches
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (Mpls)
• Mpls
• Routing Protocols
• Lan-Wan
• Cisco Technologies
• Snmp
• Ethernet
• Network Architecture
• Network Design
• Network Programming
• Qos
• Distributed Systems
• Microsoft Exchange
• Embedded Software
• Ospf
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Networking
• Telecommunications
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Linux
• Integration
• Xml
• Tdm
• Wireless
• C
• Software Development
• Vxworks
• Sip
• Routing
• Multithreading
• Bash
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Wireless Networking
• Troubleshooting
• Cvs