OBJECTIVE:

• I am seeking a career as a Network Engineer/Administrator with potential room for growth.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Network Project Management: Security, Routing, Switching, Voice/VoIP, 802.11 Wireless

OSI & TCP/IP Networking Models Layer 1 - Layer 7

Hardware Switching/Bridging: STP VSTP RSTP, TRILL

IP Routing Design & Implementation: Exterior & Interior Routing of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, RIP, PBR, Wan Optimization

Security Implementation: VPN, IDS, IPS, IPsec, GRE

VMware: vSphere, ESX

Microsoft: AD, GP, Exchange, TS,IIS, Hyper-V

Unix/Linux System: BSD, RedHat, Debian, Apache2 BIND9, LDAP, PostFix, qmail, sendmail

Scripting: SH & BSH, Python

Wireshark, tcpdump, nmap, ethereal

SDN & Cloud Computing: Azure AWS

Comprehensive Knowledge of the following Vendor Specific Platforms:

Confidential: NX-OS, IOS, Fabric-Path, Routing, Switching, Wireless, UC, Meraki

Juniper Networks: SRX & Netscreen Firewalls, AX series WAP, MX, EX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Network Engineer

Confidential, Pleasanton, CA

Responsibilities:

• L1 Hardware Refresh working directly with the Director of Technology, Ken Demers.
• L2 Troubleshooting and reconfiguration to help maintain a loop free environment.
• Network infrastructure for migration from old to new infrastructure as well as moving to a new BGP AS.
• Responsible for Adds/Moves/Changes as well network trouble tickets.
• Data Center BGP Implementation
• New public /22 IP migration readiness
• Campus QoS Implementation
• Remote Site Security Appliance Upgrade
• Hardware Upgrade
• Re-Configured Site-2-Site IPSec VPN Tunnels from HQ to remote office
• Network\System Engineering & Administration
• Layer 3 Routing administration utilizing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, & EIGRP on PAN, Arista, Cisco, & Juniper platforms.
• Layer 1-2 Design & Hardware refresh, running Cisco IOS
• Manage back & front-end servers utilizing a bare metal hardware host for multiple headless virtual machines running Oracle VirtualBox as a headless Linux Debian Server.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Cupertino, CA

Responsibilities:

• Fixture Densification & BOH Remodels Projects:
• Worked closely with project management & development in regards to network equipment needs for over 500+ retail stores based on a per store need.
• Created bsh & perl scripts to automate day to day frequent tasks.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with MPLS Apps migration team to prepare new IP addresses for existing devices.
• Added migrated devices to Proteus DNS Servers.
• Assisted team to ensure migrated devices were monitored appropriately in InterMapper, Confidential ’s answer to SNMP.
• Assisted with Netscreen SSG firewall migration to Juniper SRX series.
• Rebuilt services running on Cisco SRE-900 series platforms utilizing VMware & Vsphere product line running Juniper VXA Media Flow Solutions
• Troubleshoot Wireless Configurations and Connectivity.
• Configured Distribution & Access Layer switches for appropriate VLANs, separation by PCI compliance type.

Wireless Coordinator

Confidential, Walnut Creek, CA

Responsibilities:

• Projects included Mobility Services Engine Readiness & Integration from Wireless Control System to Network Control System.
• Floor Plan Readiness:
• Calibrated all floor plans in anticipation of Wireless Mobility Services Engine integration and Cisco Network Controller System transition.
• Documented all floor plans in Wireless Ready areas for nationwide Kaiser facilities.
• Uploaded Floor plans pre-calibrated to lab environment.
• Created Document explaining process and procedure for MSE migration.

IT Field Engineer

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

Responsibilities:

• Bay Area Field Support Services
• Remote Office Projects Duties included:
• Managing remote office IT deployments.
• Managing Data & Voice services between the ISP and end users.
• Configuration & Physical installation of networking equipment:
• Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls, Wireless 4400 WLAN Controllers, 6509 Switches, Dell PowerEdge Servers running Windows Server 2003 & 2008, NAS devices, & Dell PowerVault Tape Backup solutions utilizing Symantec BackupExec.
• Domain Name Migration Project.
• Server Data Backup Setup and restoration

Network Project Engineer

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Responsibilities:

• WLAN Design, Implementation, Validation, & Administration:
• Administration of lightweight WLAN infrastructure. Primary focus was on migrating WCS to Aruba Airwave Stanford Hospital & Clinics as well as integrating the nurse call system to VoWLAN “SMART” solution.
• Implementation for 2nd Phase of Autonomous Cisco WLAN @ Holy Names University, Oakland, CA
• Worked with project management & team to create and ensure that final full proof deliverables were given clients.
• UCSF New Medicine Center WLAN (ARUBA Networks implementation), San Francisco, CA
• Sales Engineering
• Assisted Sales & Sr. Network Engineers with RFP Processes
• Documented Site Surveys, Developed RFP, & Solution Proof of Concepts for various clients through vendors such as Cisco and Motorola.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Milpitas, CA

Responsibilities:

• Sales Engineering
• Assisted sales dept. in response to RFP’s.
• Draft project deliverables and trained others on correctly delivering finalized projects.
• Network Engineering
• Enterprise Scale Wireless Deployment

Managing Director

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Responsibilities:

• General Partnership & Co-Owner for Value Added Reseller
• Main Point of contact for relationship with Cisco and distributors.
• Sales Engineering
• Network Engineering
• In Charge of Marketing and Advertising
• Account Management
• Inside/Outside Sales
• Cold call customers & travel to customer locations to provide in person sales and analysis of basic customer needs.

Network Administrator

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Access Routing Technology Group - Network Administration for Voice and Telepresence business unit.
• Worked on several projects including a major business unit WAN/LAN network upgrade and network consolidation.
• Lab Network Backbone Maintenance
• Designated network address space for lab end users.
• Designed network maps for future administration team.
• Troubleshoot lab test equipment for remote users Confidential all OSI levels.
• System/Server installation and administration: Solaris, RHEL, Windows Server deployments, & Cisco terminal server setups.
• Microsoft and Linux remote image installations using Norton Ghost & Windows Server 2003 RDS & RIS
• Built VMware ESX 3.5 Servers as designated by ticket queue

Tier 2 Systems/Tech Support

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Responsibilities:

• Ranked 1st & 2nd on multiple teams for efficiency, utilization, & productivity.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve customer connection issues rapidly; meeting and exceeding standards for resolving trouble tickets.
• Worked with Data Operations Center and Network Operations Center to troubleshoot line problems.
• Remote configurations of company supplied equipment to customers as well as third party hardware & software.
• Directed onsite personnel for high level router configurations.

Network Project Engineer/NOC Engineer

Confidential, San Ramon, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Enterprise LAN Project Design & Implementation:
• Designed scalable IP subnet scheme to integrate with the existing network.
• Configured OSPF, QOS, and security for Data, VoIP, and Wireless VLANS.
• Documented: Flow Charts, Procedures, Design, Visio’s, network infrastructure, IP scheme, & Inventory.
• Worked with project management, inside sales, & Cisco vendors on purchasing.
• Highlights:
• Salem Hospital: Implemented network equipment for a new hospital building. WAN/LAN Network involving logical and physical installations of Cisco 6500 and 4500 series switches.
• VacaValley Surgery Center, The Surgery Center Confidential Northbay WAN/LAN Network & System Infrastructure
• WLAN Design, Implementation, & Validation:
• Designed WLAN Pre-fields for medical grade infrastructures requiring RFID and VoWLAN capabilities.
• Performed WLAN Site Surveys for major hospital infrastructures such as Confidential, John Muir, and Stanford Hospitals & Clinics.
• Installed and preconfigured Cisco 1500 series wireless mesh solution for the City of Vacaville, City of Petaluma, and for numerous SaveMart locations.
• Worked with project management & team to create and ensure that final full proof deliverables were given clients.
• Highlights:
• Confidential Los Angeles Medical Center WLAN
• Confidential Sacramento WLAN
• Network Operations Center:
• Monitored WLAN for; Confidential, Planned Parenthood, San Jose Int. Airport, & the City of Windsor.
• Server Administration: MS Exchange, DHCP, DNS, RHEL, SUSE Linux
• Responded to a variety of issues that included but not limited to; network down situations, E-mail, VoIP, Telephony, Wireless, & Security.
• Worked with the Kaiser Santa Clara & Kaiser Oakland Hotspot Call Center which provided assistance for users having difficulty connecting wirelessly and assistance for Kaiser IT troubleshooting Cisco wireless equipment.
• Assisted SJ Int. Airport & Nor-Cal Moving with administration of their VoIP & wireless networks.
• Help Desk & Support
• Weekly visits to numerous clients such as luxury resorts, small doctor’s offices, & law firms.
• Windows Server and Client Deployments
• Troubleshoot Windows client/server issues
• Troubleshoot MS Office issues, Outlook mail boxes (connection, storage, loss/found, spam filters)

QA Engineer

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

Responsibilities:

• Optical Fiber Characterization
• QA for loss measurement, strength measurement, & power handling
• Final staging and termination: coating removal, cleaving, and polishing
• Fiber Database administration