
Anil Pundeer
@anilpundeer
Senior Network Consultant at Guardian Life who upgraded core networks with zero post-upgrade incidents.
What I'm looking for
At Guardian Life, I led a zero-downtime core upgrade from Cisco Catalyst 4507 to 9407 across 2,500+ endpoints, achieving 99.999% availability with zero post-upgrade incidents. I’ve also managed 400+ high-impact changes with less than 0.1% unplanned downtime.
I modernized wireless infrastructure, reducing incidents by about 50%, and designed AWS Workspace connectivity that reduced latency by 40 ms. Earlier, at Accenture, I led network design and migration initiatives and authored technical designs and runbooks.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
● Delivered 99.9%+ uptime in mission-critical environments, managed 400+ high-impact changes over 6 years with <0.1% unplanned downtime, and drove resilient solutions that cut incidents by 40–60%.
Key achievements include:
● Led zero-downtime core upgrade from Cisco Catalyst 4507 to 9407 (VSS to Stack Wise Virtual) across 2,500+ endpoints — achieved 99.999% availability with zero post-upgrade inci
● Led and supported enterprise‑wide LAN, WAN, data centre, wireless, and global DMVPN connectivity, contributing to network stability, risk reduction, and controlled infrastructure evolution across multiple global locations.
● Designed and implemented network architecture changes with detailed pre/post validation plans to ensure stability and compliance.
● Responsible for the root cause analysis
● Led enterprise network design, transformation, and migration initiatives.
● Authored HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, and logical/physical network diagrams.
● Managed and mentored diverse teams in both line and matrix structures.
● Handled high‑severity data center incidents requiring advanced troubleshooting, sound judgment, and controlled resolution to minimize business impact
● Responsible for Root Cause Analysis for customer outages and recommending resolutions
● Acted as the senior escalation point for complex incidents, leading advanced troubleshooting and fault resolution to restore and protect business‑critical services at enterprise-level network.
● Owned and managed core Windows server and directory services, including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP, ensuring stable and reliable operation of enterprise network services.
● Responsible for the stability and availability of core Windows server and directory services (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP) supporting enterprise authentication and network operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Cisco
CCNA Data Center
Issued Jul 2014
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
MSc IT, Information Technology
2010 - 2012
Delhi University
Bachelor of Commerce
1996 - 1999
Shri Aurbindo College.
Cisco
CCNP
Cisco
CCNA
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