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Work History
Education
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Rechie Cebreros

Summary

Versatile Network Engineer in maintaining, troubleshooting, deploying, and optimizing network performance. Ability to successfully manage projects, supervise and motivate people. Utilizes a hands-on approach to root-cause analysis and troubleshooting efforts to resolve product performance issues. Collaborates cross-functionality to set project goals and timelines. Great analytical skills and excellent time management abilities.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Lead Network Engineer

Synapxe Pte. Ltd.
06.2019 - Current
  • Recommended network security standards and upgrades to management.
  • Enhanced network performance by implementing advanced routing protocols and network infrastructure improvements.
  • Ensured high availability of mission-critical applications by deploying multiple redundant network systems.
  • Consistently met project deadlines, effectively managing resources and prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance.
  • Successfully managed the migration of network load balancers with minimal disruption to business operations, ensuring seamless transition for users and stakeholders alike.
  • Introduced and successfully deployed F5 Big-IQ to centrally manage all F5 Big-IP devices, both LTM and DNS.
  • Established best practices for network maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, resulting in reduced response times for incident resolution.
  • Have successfully implemented several security measures for all internet facing webservices such us enabling DNSSEC for certain domain names, redirecting http to https traffic and enabling strong ciphers for all tls (ssl) traffic over the internet.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with IT teams to execute seamless system upgrades and migrations without disruption to business operations.
  • Review, audit and validate corrections\hardening and fixes are implemented on related network\load-balancer devices to ensure compliance.
  • Led a team of junior/senior engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and technical training.
  • Performed troubleshooting for F5, Cisco, and packet analysis.
  • Maintained compliance with industry regulations by regularly auditing network security measures and addressing vulnerabilities as they were discovered.

Senior Network and Systems Engineer

DBS Bank
04.2016 - 06.2019
  • Developed customized training materials for internal staff members on various aspects of networking concepts and best practices to enhance overall team competency levels.
  • Increased network reliability by performing regular maintenance checks on routers, switches, servers, and other critical infrastructure components.
  • · Migrated and virtualized all Brocade and F5 load-balancers. This involved migrating all web\app services from a physical Brocade load-balancer to a physical F5 load-balancer and then migrating all into a virtualized environment.
  • Collaborated in the planning, designing, and configuring web\app services active-active solutions.
  • Provided support to new web\app requirements that involve load-balancer solution.
  • Performed troubleshooting and attend to incident calls on load-balancing incidents and provide solution\recommendation.
  • Upgraded F5, Cisco, Bluecoat Proxy, Infoblox devices as per audit in a quarterly basis.
  • Processed RMA and deployments of new devices and review devices security hardening on a quarterly basis following security guidelines.
  • Configured static routes, DNS registration and firewall rule implementation that are required for every new deployment or migration.
  • As part of the enterprise network team, we have successfully performed DC relocation.
  • Follow the proper decommissioning of network devices before handling to a third party.
  • Supervised vendor and performed other duties as assigned by the management.

Network Engineer

United Test And Assembly Center Ltd.
01.2015 - 04.2016
  • Performed troubleshooting for F5, Cisco, multi vendor firewall (Fortinet, Palo Alto) and packet analysis.
  • Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
  • Managed 2 sites in Singapore alone for nearly 1 year, both the headquarters data center and nearby remote manufacturing site.
  • Proposed, designed, and installed the use of wireless LAN controller in the headquarters premise with nearly 200 access points.
  • Proposed and installed the deployment of well-known monitoring systems such as SolarWinds and NetFlow
  • As the only network engineer for almost a year, I have supported the 2 manufacturing sites in Singapore for 7 days a week and on call and on-site whenever there is an issue inside the production floors.
  • Collaborated with application team for new requirements and deployments.
  • Supervised vendor for all cabling jobs carried following the strict guidelines of the management.
  • Supported all disaster recovery exercises and have maintained the LAN, WAN and Wireless of the entire manufacturing site.
  • Follow the proper decommissioning of network devices before handling to a third party.
  • Contributed to disaster recovery planning efforts by designing resilient networks that could withstand unexpected events.
  • Escalated emergency technical issues beyond knowledge to maintain optimum up-time.
  • Delivered end-user support by troubleshooting connectivity issues and providing guidance on proper usage of networking equipment.
  • Reduced downtime with proactive monitoring of network devices and rapid troubleshooting.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies into the existing network architecture.

Network Consultant

NCS Pte Ltd (Singtel Group)
11.2012 - 01.2015
  • I was a resident network engineer assigned to Republic Polytechnic along with 2 other colleagues to manage the overall network infrastructure.
  • Migrated nearly 500 cisco edge switches taken from 130 LAN rooms to an Alcatel switch solution with NCS as project team.
  • Migrated nearly 2000 cisco access points to ARUBA wireless solution with NCS as project team.
  • Together with the vendor, we had migrated nearly 1300 traditional CCTV cameras into robotic IP cameras.
  • Have successfully performed the DC relocation on one of its DR data centers located at Nanyang Polytechnic campus.
  • On call and on-site support 7 days a week on a rotation shift basis.
  • Maintained stable operation of multiple clients' computer networks.
  • Provided configuration recommendations and assistance in customer deployment.
  • Troubleshot and maintained networking devices and infrastructure across enterprise.
  • Optimized resource allocation through careful analysis of bandwidth usage patterns, maximizing efficiency without compromising quality of service.
  • Configured and installed wireless controllers, routers and switches.

Network Engineer

Weserv Systems International, Inc.
08.2010 - 11.2012
  • I was hired as an off-shore network engineer under Fujitsu-America to support all internal network related projects and maintenance of network devices.
  • Collaborated with remote teams like in India, Sunnyvale and Dallas for every network related discussion.
  • Collaborated with NOC team for every incident that are routed to the network team.
  • Attended to incident calls for issues that required service provider (Verizon, AT&T and Sprint) to dispatch an engineer on the event of WAN issues.
  • Remotely configured newly purchased Cisco L2/L3 switches for data and voice connectivity.
  • Proactively manage and monitor network performance and real time status.
  • Conduct monthly backup of all network devices configurations.
  • Performed troubleshooting for Cisco, and packet analysis.
  • Assisted with implementation and support of network monitoring tools.
  • Delivered end-user support by troubleshooting connectivity issues and providing guidance on proper usage of networking equipment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Adamson University
Philippines

Skills

  • Change Management Processes
  • Knowledge in Virtualization Technologies
  • Load Balancing Strategies
  • Knowledge in Cloud Networking
  • Project Management Abilities
  • Team Leadership and Mentoring
  • Local Area Network Experience
  • Wide Area Network Experience
  • IP Address Management
  • Network Monitoring Tools, SNMP Monitoring
  • Knowledge in Wireless Networking
  • Access Control
  • Datacenter Network Implementations
  • Collaborative Ability
  • DNS Implementation

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.
  • Collaborated with team of 15 in successfully completing the F5 LTM and DNS tech-refresh (Synapxe Pte. Ltd.)
  • Successfully designed and implemented F5 Big IQ to centrally manage all F5 Big-IP devices (Synapxe Pte. Ltd.)
  • Successfully implemented an enterprise anti-virus for an airline in Philippines (Philippines Airlines and Lufthansa Technik Philippines).
  • Successfully designed and implemented wireless controller for a manufacturing site in Singapore (UTAC).
  • Successfully migrate a physical Brocade and F5 load balancer into a virtualized environment (DBS Bank).

Certification

  • CCNP Enterprise certified
  • CCNP Security certified
  • CCNP Data Center certified
  • F5 Certified Administrator
  • AZ-900 Fundamentals certified

Additional Information

Cisco Academy (CCNA 1-4 module course) - DEC 2009

Mapua University, Philippines


Cisco Academy (CCNP ROUTING course) - JAN 2012

Mapua University, Philippines


AWS Training: Architecting on AWS with AWS JAM

Amazon Asia Pacific – Capital Square (Classroom), Singapore - OCT 2023


NGINX Core Hands-on Training - MAY 2020

Synapxe Online Class, Singapore


Core DDI Configuration & Administration (Infoblox) - AUG 2020

Synapxe Online Class, Singapore


ITILV4 Foundation Level - NOV 2020

Axelos Online Class, Singapore


Ultimate AWS Solutions Architect Associate Training - MAR 2022

Udemy Online Class, Singapore


VMWare NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Install, Configure, Manage - APR 2022

VMWare Online Class, Singapore


AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamental - JUN 2022

Udemy Online Class, Singapore


VMWare NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Troubleshooting and Operations - JUN 2022

VMWare Online Class, Singapore

Timeline

Lead Network Engineer

Synapxe Pte. Ltd.
06.2019 - Current

Senior Network and Systems Engineer

DBS Bank
04.2016 - 06.2019

Network Engineer

United Test And Assembly Center Ltd.
01.2015 - 04.2016

Network Consultant

NCS Pte Ltd (Singtel Group)
11.2012 - 01.2015

Network Engineer

Weserv Systems International, Inc.
08.2010 - 11.2012

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Adamson University

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