Briones Danilo Jr
Senior Network Engineer
Binan, Laguna
Summary
IP network engineer with years of experience in IT infrastructure, specializing in design, planning, implementation, optimization, and network troubleshooting. Proven track record as a senior transport engineer and technical consultant for a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines. Focused on delivering practical, efficient, and cost-effective solutions that meet current and future user requirements. Committed to contributing to a dynamic organization while fostering professional growth and development. Analytical Network Senior Analyst adept at troubleshooting and resolving complex connectivity incidents across multi-vendor environments. Facilitated cross-functional coordination and led incident response efforts to ensure rapid service restoration. Committed to continuous improvement and enhancing network resilience through innovative solutions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Network Analyst
FIS Global
Makati
04.2024 - Current
- • Break/fix operations: Performed end‑to‑end troubleshooting for enterprise incidents involving core routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
- • Incident escalation and leadership: Act as the primary escalation contact for Tier 1 NOC engineers, delivering advanced technical resolution for complex connectivity incidents across multi‑vendor routing, switching, and security platforms.
- • Cross‑functional coordination: Lead incident calls and coordinate remediation efforts with internal teams, clients, and third‑party vendors to restore services quickly.
- • Root cause analysis: Employed packet‑level diagnostics to distinguish network‑layer constraints from server‑side application faults, accelerating resolution.
- • Network security administration: Diagnose and remediate issues on Cisco ASA and Juniper (Netscreen/SRX) firewalls, including IPsec VPN configuration and troubleshooting.
- • Multi‑vendor infrastructure management: Troubleshoot and maintain heterogeneous network environments, including Cisco and Juniper devices, plus F5 BIG‑IP and Citrix NetScaler load balancers. • Traffic and packet analysis: Perform deep packet inspection with Tcpdump and Wireshark to identify root causes of application performance problems.
- • Lifecycle and compliance management: Manage SSL certificate renewals for virtual servers and coordinate hardware replacements with on‑site data center teams.
- • Disaster recovery support: Assisted in planning and executing disaster recovery drills to ensure reliable failover for client environments.
- • Continuous improvement: Identified architectural weaknesses during incident response and proposed design improvements to the engineering organization.
Lead Expert - IP Engineering and Optimization
Globe Telecom
Taguig
07.2011 - 03.2024
- Creates Methods of Procedure and Optimizes High-Level and Low-Level Designs for network provisioning, optimization, and capacity expansion.
- Establishing networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
- Design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment (Hardware and Software Upgrade –Infra).
- Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimization.
- Undertaking data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources.
- Securing network system by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access.
- Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations.
- Reports network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information and managing projects.
- Remote support of on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation.
- Remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation.
- Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within the network.
- Liaising with project management team.
- Lead on the Decommissioning of IP Core Legacy Routers.
- Technical lead in the actual implementation of IP Core Network as designed and serves as level 3 support in the migration of the legacy network to the new advanced IP network.
- Speaking with customers via email and phone for initial requirement capture.
- Provides technical leadership during panel discussion for integration, end to end connectivity, and network mitigation.
- Provides technical and operations support to assure that all network-related changes in the network are successfully implemented without adverse effect or with acceptable risk to ongoing operations in order to meet network operations requirements and business goals.
- Configuration of routing and switching equipment primarily a Cisco, Huawei & Nokia platforms.
- Experienced in IP network routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Redundancy configurations such as HSRP, VRRP, Virtual IP) and exposed to MPLS/VRF network architecture deployment setup in Service Provider and IP Domain Network.
Installation and Commissioning Supervisor
Nokia Siemens Network
Ghana
05.2010 - 12.2010
- Participated in the DCN rollout for the Vodafone Telecom client.
- During the DCN rollout, supervised the installation of the Cisco switches and the laying of the LAN cables between the Cisco switch and NSN IDUs. I also did the commissioning of the sites right after the installation, wherein I make sure that the Cisco switches and all NSN IDUs can be monitored on the NetViewer.
- I configured the routing on the Cisco switches and the network settings of the NSN IDUs such as Flexi-Metro, Flexi-Hopper, Flexi-Hybrid, SRAL xd, and hiT7030/7035.
Network Engineer
Datacraft Philippines
Makati
04.2005 - 05.2010
- Design, build, and managed multiple Service Provider MPLS VPN - IP Backbone Networks for 1 of the Major Telco's in the Philippines.
- Handled Enterprise Accounts in various vertical markets. Lead a team of engineers in cross technology stacks to support clients in their technology refresh and transformation initiatives.
- Lead for project deployment/implementation in multiple areas of Networking and Security including Monitoring tools.
- Worked closely with internal and external project teams on plan, design, and implementation phases - HLD, LLD, NIP, NMP, MOP, and UAT.
- Conducted audits for technology integrations, migration plan, methods of procedures, testing, and configuration templates.
- Performed project walkthrough/handover training for end-user administration and documentations for projects implemented.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering -
Mapua Institute of Technology
Manila, PhilippinesSkills
Solution Engineering
Troubleshooting
Networking
Network Design
WAN / LAN
BGP
Cisco Routers/Switches
Cisco ASA
Cisco Nexus
Timeline
Senior Network Analyst
FIS Global
04.2024 - Current
Lead Expert - IP Engineering and Optimization
Globe Telecom
07.2011 - 03.2024
Installation and Commissioning Supervisor
Nokia Siemens Network
05.2010 - 12.2010
Network Engineer
Datacraft Philippines
04.2005 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering -
Mapua Institute of Technology