Vijay Lewis
Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Master of Science (MS), Telecommunications Engineering 1991-01-01 - 1993-01-01
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1983-01-01 - 1987-01-01
St. Germain High School
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St. Germain High School
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St. Germain High School
, -Work Experience
Skylo
Current
Skylo
Motorola Solutions
2017-05-01 - 2017-12-01
Motorola Solutions
WireTheWorld
2016-01-01 - 2017-03-01
WireTheWorld
PEG Bandwidth is now Uniti Fiber
2013-08-01 - 2015-06-01
PEG Bandwidth is now Uniti Fiber
Exalt Communications
2012-04-01 - 2013-07-01
Exalt Communications
FiberTower
2004-01-01 - 2012-04-01
FiberTower
Cyberian Partners, LLC
2002-08-01 - 2003-12-01
Cyberian Partners, LLC
Valiant Networks/Waynet
1999-11-01 - 2002-06-01
Valiant Networks/Waynet
Williams Communications
1998-01-01 - 1999-11-01
Williams Communications
Worldcom, Inc
1996-06-01 - 1998-01-01
Worldcom, Inc
Skills
Summary
Highly motivated, self-directed Network Architect and Technology professional with over 25 years of experience in Wide-Area Telecommunications. Hands-on practitioner, passionate about the introduction of innovative network ideas & applications that advance business goals. Experienced in interacting with people from the highly technical to the business minded. Ability to be an individual contributor or work as part of a larger team. Experienced with the management of Engineering and Technical teams. Areas of Expertise: Metro/Long-haul Network Architecture/Design, Network Planning & Engineering, Equipment Selection, Test & Integration, Carrier Ethernet, Macro & Small-cell Backhaul, Vendor Management, Pre/Post-Sales Support, and New Product Development. Technology exposure/proficiencies: Legacy Voice, TDM (SONET/SDH) systems, C/DWDM fiber transport, LANs (Ethernet/VLANs/STP/DHCP), WANs (FR/ATM/IP/MPLS/Carrier Ethernet), Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP), VoIP, Circuit Emulation/Psuedo-wire, Fixed wireless systems (PtP Microwave, mmWave, & PtMP), WiFi systems & management platforms, and most recently SDN/NFV principles.
