It's been so long...

Today finally I have time to update my blog again :D. Whoa, a lot have been happened to me and so far my very careful act has proven its usefulness.

As I've ever said in the beginning of this year that this ox year will bring doom to me if I act recklessly. That's one of the reason I rejected the offer from overseas company offering me a valuable salary this year. And guess what? My rejection has paid its price very well :). It's not caused of my raised salary. Well, if I compare my salary now with the offer I got, the number really becomes tiny. It's especially because this year my parent got heart attacks - twice. Fortunately, my parent still survives and I was able to visit when my parent is in hospital.

Anyone who read this maybe thinks how I really love my parent. Well, actually I don't. There is a part of me that really hates my parent. But I think I am still a good child by trying to tolerate the mess they bring to my life. And anyway, if I cannot give love to my parents then to whom should I give? None.

This month I become exactly thirty years old. And having lack of friends remembering my birthday showing that I'm no one but a forgotten being. But that's okay, I have been used to it anyway :P. Every year always the same, no celebration, no cake to cut, no party, nothing. The only thing that always come and I must face every year is trouble!

Sometimes I just wanna yell to the GOD, saying He is not fair to me by obliging me to solve problem caused by somebody else. I really hope that my uneasy life will become better and better each day. I fight everyday for it and sometimes losing my spirit because somehow there is somebody who drags me down again and again, making me frustrated.

But the fighting still continues anyway. And this month I have leaned one step closer to CCIP. How about my JNCIP? Well, I try to forget it for a while because there are no fixed schedule anyway. In near future, the closest targets I want to achieve are JNCIA-FW and JNCIS-FW. It's my debt for more than two years. Or in other words, it's been more than two years ago the last time I did firewall project. And this year, my boss gave me a small firewall project to deploy. It's only three ISG 1000 boxes for Telkom. Piece of cake.

But I'm happy anyway as this bring dejavu for me. Finally I have a lot of time for preparing the exam since the devices I must deploy won't be available at least until August :P. After this, maybe I continue studying CCIP again. And if by no means I pass CCIP before be able to take JNCIP, then it will be an irony for me.

Well, I'm a Juniper engineer working in Juniper distributor company but being certified as Cisco Professional engineer instead of Juniper. Sound stupid, eh :D.

Searching my own way...

Today I begin my journey to Cisco network again. Sometimes I think it's funny since I work in Juniper partner company but now studying Cisco. Well, the truth is I don't know whether my company will sponsor me again to take JNCIP test.

Cisco produce good network devices. Some are better than Juniper, some are on par and some are worse than Juniper. As an engineer, learning Cisco or Juniper is not a taboo. And Cisco has many things to learn since they invent their properietary protocols. Even on bgp protocols, they implement weight attribute which isn't advertised to neighboring bgp peer making everything in Cisco world seems different than other vendors which stick to the standard.

I just have to be careful here : not to be drowned in Cisco world otherwise when my company really give me another chance to take JNCIP, I will almost forget everything about Juniper :P.

Curicullum Vitae

Working Experience

March 2004 – August 2006: Centrin Online PT, Tbk, Bandung as System Engineer

August 2006 – Present: Datacomm Diangraha PT, Jakarta as System Engineer

Project Experience 2004 – 2006 (Centrin)

Centrin Internal Project – Network Monitoring Server

• Role : Build and customize the system and maintain it afterwards.

• Description :

• Deploy NMS using Nagios to monitor Centrin’s Routers and Servers using SNMP
• Develop plugins for KPI that cannot be monitored by default using perl and shell script
• Administer Nagios in Centrin for daily operation

Centrin Internal Project – Trouble Ticket System

• Role : Build and customize the system and maintain it afterwards

• Description :

• Deploy Trouble Ticket System using OTRS
• Customize the OTRS source code in order to fulfill Centrin’s need
• Administer OTRS in Centrin for daily operation

Centrin Internal Project – Voip Based PABX System

• Role : Build and customize the system and maintain it afterwards

• Description :

• Deploy Voip PABX using Redhat Linux and Asterisk
• Customize the Asterisk source code in order to fulfill Centrin’s need (IVR part)
• Integrate Centrin billing into Asterisk IVR system using Asterisk perl-AGI
• Develop Web GUI for monitoring, accounting, recording and statictic reporting using php

Centrin Internal Project – MyCentrin WebSite (my.centrin.net.id)

• Role : Build the scripting engine for MyCentrin WebSite and maintain it afterwards

• Description :

• Build news, exchange rate, gold, stocks, and weather forecast crawler script for my.centrin.net.id using perl
• Build customer customization engine script for my.centrin.net.id using perl
• Using web template provided by Centrin’s graphic desainer

Centrin Internal Project – Centrin WebSite (www.centrin.net.id)

• Role : Build the scripting engine for Redeem Point System and maintain it afterwards

• Descriptions :

• Build Redeem Point System (now Centrin Reward) using perl
• Using web template provided by Centrin’s graphic desainer

2006 – Present

J Series, MPLS Project – Excelcom

• Role : Pre-config and deployed the router at customer site

• Descriptions :

• Assisting in preparing router configuration
• Deploy the devices on Excelcomm’s site

Infovista Project – Excelcom

• Role : Provisioning the MPLS IP-VPN network

• Descriptions :

• Provision Excelcomm network devices into Infovista

• Build scripting engine using perl for provisioning tool

3 Tier Firewall and IP Management System – Telkom Flexi

• Role : Pre-config and deployed the Firewall at customer site

• Descriptions :

• Preparing firewall configuration

• Deploy the devices on Telkom Flexi’s site

Security DCN – Telkom Flexi

• Role : Pre-config and deployed the IDP at customer site

• Descriptions :

• Preparing IDP configuration and staging IDP

• Deploy the devices on Telkom Flexi’s site

Infovista Enhancement – Excelcom

• Role : Operating Support System Engineer

• Descriptions :

• Supervise foreign consultant

Infovista Hardware Migration Project

• Role : Operating Support System Engineer

• Descriptions :

• Supervise foreign consultant

Infovista PM IT Network Expansion Project

• Role : Operating Support System Engineer

• Descriptions :

• Supervise foreign consultant

Infovista MPLS Expansion

• Role : Operating Support System Engineer

• Descriptions :

• Supervise foreign consultant
  

Infovista Vista Insight for Server Implementation

• Role : Implementation Consultant

• Descriptions :

• Implement Vista Insight for Server Solution out of the box
• Modify the default provisioning script in order to meet Excelcomm’s need

Infovista Enhancement

• Role : Implementation Consultant

• Descriptions :

• Build trap script engine for sending email for each anomalies detected for VIN solution
• Build trap script engine for sending email for each anomalies detected for VIS solution

Dorado – Provisioning Juniper Router with Dorado in Excelcomm

• Role : Operating Support System Engineer

• Descriptions :

• Supervise foreign consultant
  

Border Router Security Solution for TelkomNET

• Role : System Engineer (Project Leader)

• Descriptions :

• Build pre documentation (Solution Design Pack)
• Staging and deploy Cisco Guard and Narus Server at Telkom’s site
• Working with Joe Cowan from Narus to integrate Cisco Guard and Narus Secure Suite
• Build post documentation (Standard Operation Procedure, Standard Maintenance Procedures, Solution Delivery Package)

Education

1999 – 2003 Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta

• Graduated: Bachelor^*
• Majoring in Information Technology

* recognized as one of the best graduated student

2000 – 2004 Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta

• Graduated: Bachelor
• Majoring in Civil Engineering

Certificates

CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Systems

JNCIA-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, M-Series Router
JNCIS-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, M-Series Router
JNCIA-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, Enterprise Routing
JNCIS-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, Enterprise Routing
JNSA-AC, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Access Control
JNSA-DX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Data Center Acceleration
JNSA-S, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Advanced Security
JNSA-R, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Enterprise Routing
JNSA-EN, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Enterprise Networking
JNSA-M, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
JNSA-E, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
JNSA-WX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, WAN Acceleration
JNSS-AC, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Access Control
JNSS-DX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Data Center Acceleration
JNSS-S, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Advanced Security
JNSS-R, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Enterprise Routing
JNSS-EN, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Enterprise Networking
JNSS-M, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
JNSS-E, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
JNSS-WX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, WAN Acceleration
ENA, Extreme Network Associate
IVCA, Infovista Certified Administrator
IVCD, Infovista Certified Developer

Training

February 11^th – 17^th, 2007 - Shanghai, Extreme Network Associate Training

May, 14^th – 18^th, 2007 - Singapore, Infovista Administration

May, 21^st – 25^th, 2007 - Singapore, Infovista Developer

January, 21^st – 25^th, 2008 - Singapore, Infovista VF4 Update Workshop

February, 1^st – 4^th, 2008 - Jakarta, Cisco Guard and Traffic Anomaly Detector

Certification update

There is revision on Sales Certification on Juniper due to the emerging of EX switches products. So the JNSA-R and JNSS-R is replaced by JNSA-EN and JNSS-EN. And today I have completed both, add two more certificates to my collections :

• CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Systems
• JNCIA-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, M-Series Router
• JNCIS-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, M-Series Router
• JNCIA-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, Enterprise Routing
• JNCIS-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, Enterprise Routing
• JNSA-AC, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Access Control
• JNSA-DX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Data Center Acceleration (discontinue)
• JNSA-S, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Advanced Security
• JNSA-R, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Enterprise Routing (retired)
• JNSA-EN, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Enterprise Networking
• JNSA-M, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
• JNSA-E, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
• JNSA-WX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, WAN Acceleration
• JNSS-AC, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Access Control
• JNSS-DX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Data Center Acceleration (discontinue)
• JNSS-S, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Advanced Security
• JNSS-R, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Enterprise Routing (retired)
• JNSS-EN, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Enterprise Networking
• JNSS-M, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
• JNSS-E, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
• JNSS-WX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, WAN Acceleration
• ENA, Extreme Network Associate
• IVCA, Infovista Certified Administrator
• IVCD, Infovista Certified Developer

I'm still wait for some of my certification which are being sent by Juniper ;)...

Certification

Fuih, finally today I completed all Juniper Sales Exam!
So this is the list of certifications I currently hold :

• CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Systems
• JNCIA-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, M-Series Router
• JNCIS-M, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, M-Series Router
• JNCIA-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, Enterprise Routing
• JNCIS-ER, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, Enterprise Routing
• JNSA-AC, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Access Control
• JNSA-DX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Data Center Acceleration
• JNSA-S, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Advanced Security
• JNSA-R, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Enterprise Routing
• JNSA-M, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
• JNSA-E, Juniper Network Sales Associate, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
• JNSA-WX, Juniper Network Sales Associate, WAN Acceleration
• JNSS-AC, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Access Control
• JNSS-DX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Data Center Acceleration
• JNSS-S, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Advanced Security
• JNSS-R, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Enterprise Routing
• JNSS-M, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure M-Series
• JNSS-E, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, Service Provider Infrastructure E-Series
• JNSS-WX, Juniper Network Sales Specialist, WAN Acceleration
• ENA, Extreme Network Associate
• IVCA, Infovista Certified Administrator
• IVCD, Infovista Certified Developer

The funny thing is when I had just completed the JNSA-DX and JNSS-DX exam, then I read the news that DX would not be marketed by Juniper anymore...

If I had known that.....