Misagh Tavassoli
Senior Network Solutions Architect Cloud Solutions Architect Technical Lead @IBM
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Network Solutions Architect Cloud Solutions Architect Technical Lead @IBM
Vancouver, BC, CA
Producing network designs, build technical architecture documents and roadmaps to design key elements of the Internet edge, core, access, security layers to meet business needs and following current standards.• Maintaining network standards to ensure they continue to meet best practice guidelines.• Keeping up to date on networking trends, developments and identify how they could benefit the company.• Analysis network products and technologies and making recommendations to influence technical direction• Designed, implemented and delivered some enterprise projects on VeloCloud SD-WAN technology including the VeloCloud Orchestrator design for around 150 sites Canada wide with different segments and used Cisco 9300 high-end switches along with more than thousands Meraki Access Points and use OSPF and BGP routing protocols, different VRFs and use overlay tunnels towards Palo Alto Prisma. Designed Cisco ISE servers for Network Device and User Authentication.• Working with the Network Operations team to identify opportunities for improvements.• Remove roadblocks for project initiatives providing support in planning, implementation and post-implementation phases.• Work with project team and other groups to provide consistency of risk mitigation and management during infrastructure implementation and migration.• Asses impacts and perform analysis on new system requirements to determine and develop service architecture mythologies.• Attending project and team meeting and briefings to articulate the proposed design or changes in a manner that makes sense to staff or to reach an understanding and/or solution to related problems and issues.• Ensure knowledge sharing is completed on regular basis and work with various IT and client stakeholder groups to advance technology and digital strategies.• Plan for implementation of specific assigned architectural recommendations and regular status updates/reporting on completed and planned work activities.
EDUCATION
University of Tehran
Bachelor's Degree
CompTIA
Self-paced Training, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert
CIEP (Au service du français et de l'éducation dans le monde)
Test de connaissance du français (TCF)
IELTS Cambridge ESOL
General Training Module
Cisco Networking Academy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
Global Knowledge Canada and AXELOS UK
• ITIL® 4 Foundation - Issued by AXELOS
Juniper Networks
Self-paced Training, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-103)
IELTS Cambridge ESOL
Academic Module
SKILLS
ABOUT MISAGH TAVASSOLI
Highly accomplished Network, Data Center, Service Provider, Security, SD-WAN, SDN, and Cloud principal architect and engineer with 24+ years of experience designing, deploying, migrating, and supporting critical multi-site redundant data centers. Expert at leading complex multistage projects. Proven technical ability to work on all phases of project life: inception, design, documentation, procurement, deployment, and turnover for monitoring and administration. Outstanding mentoring skills. Exceptional technical-to-business communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing logical and systematic approaches. Ability to work as a team member or individually. Excellent presentation skills. Capable of making critical decisions while under pressure and assuming responsibility for results. Outstanding customer service skills. Fast learner and eager to learn.• Advanced Routing and Switching design, implementation, and troubleshooting in large/complex networks.• Designing, architecting and implementing cloud technology solutions, specifically VeloCloud SD-WAN and Azure deployments.• Defining strategies, developing and delivering cloud solutions and processing for managing enterprise-wide data throughout the data lifecycle from capture to processing to usage across all layers of the application architecture.• MPLS and Next Generation Network (NGN) Service implementations in large networks.• QoS, DSCP, congestion management and capacity planning in large Service Provider networks.• L3-MPLS and L2-MPLS VPN implementations in Service Provider networks.• IPTV expert at Headend and network design, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.• IP Multicast, IGMP Snooping and PIM implementation by Sparse Mode (SM) and Dense Mode (DM).• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Cisco ESA and WSA (listed below)• Experienced with layer 2 and 3 technologies i.e. OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, BGP, PBR, GRE, IPSEC, SSLVPN• Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM), Unity, CUACA, UCCX, Analog/Digital trunks PRI, FXO, FXS, IP Phones, Voice Gateways and Codecs G.711/G.729, MGCP, SIP Trunking, H.323.• High Availability (HA) as HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.• Mac-filtering, Private VLANs, Cisco AnyConnect, GetVPN, IPSEC VPN and DMVPN deployment.• MPLS Traffic-Engineering (TE), RSVP, AToM, EoMPLS, VRF, and VPLS design and configuration.
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