Nicolae Musteata
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Credentials
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MTCNA Certification
MikroTikOct, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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ITcare
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Moldova
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Lead Network Engineer
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Aug 2021 - Present
- Provide lead support and troubleshooting for IP technologies, including but not limited to, network connectivity, routing protocols (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, VRRP, MPLS, EVPN, VxLAN), VPNs, Load balancing, and QoS - Collaborating with network architects to design and implement functional company networks. - Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability - Perform deep dives on complex network related issues across different architectures and platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Dell, Ericsson, Redback, Arista, ONF vendors etc...) - Install, configure, and maintenance of Network Monitoring Systems like Zabbix, SolarWinds, PRTG, Grafana, Cacti, U2000. - Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 operations support critical incidents. - Conducting regular network performance tests. - Configuring, planning and integration of various network devices and services. - Build cross-functional relationships with customer's teams. - Suggest improvements to boost the network’s capacity, performance, and scalability. Show less
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"StarNet"
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Network Engineer
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Mar 2015 - Present
- Monitoring, operating and development of the network's Access,Aggregation and Core Layer.- Research, plan and integration of new technologies and devices.- Configure, maintain and develop IPTV network(PIM-SM, IGMPv2, MSDP, Anycast RP, MVPN etc...)- Responsible for BRAS(Broadband Remote Access Server) / BNG(Broadband Network Gateway).- Setup client's services like BGP peering, L2VPN and L3VPN.- Setup and maintain services with upstream providers.- Maintain and develop of IP/MPLS network, including configuration and administration of OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, RSVP, VPLS Multihoming and EVPN.- Provide services like network security, traffic engineering, network monitoring and load balance.- Install, configure, and maintenance of Network Monitoring Systems like Zabbix, SolarWinds, PRTG, Grafana, Cacti, U2000.- Network automation with Ansible.- Basic configuration and maintain of Linux systems, SSH, IPtables, NTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP.- Basic python scripting.- Resolve network problems in a timely fashion.- On-call availability anytime for network problems resolve.- Coordinate NOC team, which consist of 10 engineers responsible for network monitoring, L1 and L2 support.- Experience with Juniper routers and switches, MX, EX and SRX.- Experience with Cisco IOS routers and switches, 2900,6500 and 7200 series.- Experience with Cisco IOS-XR routers, especially with ASR9k.- Experience with Huawei and Raisecom PON network devices, OLT/ONT.- Experience with Foundry/Brocade/EdgeCore/Arista switches.- Experience with Ericsson SmartEdge series router.- Experience with Mikrotik routers- Experience with NMS like U2000, Zabbix, Cacti, PRTG and The Dude.- Experience with automation tools like Ansible.- Experience with Linux Systems - CentOS / Ubuntu. Show less
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Network quality monitoring
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Mar 2012 - Mar 2015
- Oversee, monitor, and analyze network routes and link data traffic and congestion appropriately.- Create, develop, and submit network quality and performance reports, such as periodical ones, and dashboard events.- Ascertain that problems pertaining to network quality, service degradation, and capacity shortage are resolved in a prioritized manner.- Create, develop, and implement core strategies to test and evaluate network performance issues and problems, including utilization, availability, throughput, and latency.- Select appropriate performance and quality management tools, and ensure that they are used in a proficient and efficient manner.- Augment existing standard operating procedures, aiming at handling network related issues in a profound manner.- Ensure that network failure are reduced, and downtime is minimized, by revising existing monitoring systems.- Provide staff members with presentations and overviews about new and emerging technologies, that may be implemented to improve existing network systems. Show less
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Technical support coordinator
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May 2011 - Mar 2012
- Co-ordinate and supervise the activities of the Technical Support team to ensure an effective support service for all College IT and related equipment.- Manage, develop, administer and technically support the technology infrastructure for both voice and data and provide support for network users.- Provide technical support to College IT users (including both network and nonnetwork users), covering both hardware and software systems, in accordance with agreed service standards.- Escalate all service issues to the Technical Operations Manager.- Implement agreed procedures for hardware and software audit, security and inventory.- Work collaboratively with other members of the Technical Services team to develop and deliver long-term solutions to meet user needs Show less
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Technical Support Professional
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Jan 2011 - May 2011
- Provide technical support to business customers for internet, IPTV and VoIP.- Training junior IT personnel and preparing user manuals.- Configuring customers terminal equipment ( Huawei, ZTE, D-Link, Encore, Billion, SpeedTouch, TP-Link, Mikrotik modems, routers and switches)
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AproTeh Pro
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Кишинёв, Молдавия
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Storekeeper and 1C Operator
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Feb 2010 - Nov 2010
- Maintain receipts, records, and withdrawals of the stockroom - Receive, unload, and shelve supplies - Perform other stock-related duties, including returning, packing, pricing, and labeling supplies - Inspect deliveries for damage or discrepancies; report those to accounting for reimbursements and record keeping - Rotate stock and coordinate the disposal of surpluses - Ensure adequate record keeping and manage all documentation to confirm proper stock levels and maintain inventory control Show less
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"StarNet"
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Technical Support Professional
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May 2009 - Jan 2010
- Provide technical support to business customers for internet, IPTV and VoIP.- Training junior IT personnel and preparing user manuals.- Configuring customers terminal equipment ( Huawei, ZTE, D-Link, Encore, Billion, SpeedTouch, TP-Link, Mikrotik modems, routers and switches)
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Technical Support
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Nov 2008 - May 2009
- Provide technical support to customers for internet, IPTV and VoIP.- Configuring customers terminal equipment ( Huawei, ZTE, D-Link, SpeedTouch, TP-Link, Mikrotik modems, routers and switches)
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Education
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Professional school of transport at Chisinau
Secondary education degree, Automobile engineering
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