OBJECTIVE:

• I would like to work in a challenging environment where I can explore my capabilities and build a successful career as an Infrastructure Network Architect, Infrastructure Lead Network Engineer or in a Network Infrastructure Management role.

SUMMARY:

• Current Lead Network Architect and consultant with 20+ years of experience in network architecture, network design, security, network management and operations support for the entire enterprise. Experienced engineer with extensive networking knowledge focused on Cisco solutions. Design and support of very large network infrastructure including next generation network design, infrastructure moderazation, network security and virtulization solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Network Infrastructure: Extensive knowledge of all Cisco Catalyst series platforms 6500, 6800 VSS, 4500, 3850, 3750, 3560, 2960s and 2960x, including Cisco Next Generation Nexus 7010 VPC, 5010, 5548, 2248, 2232 and 1K. Next generation Cisco UCS blade server using VMware, Nexus 6248 fabric interconnects, including fiber channel over ethernet. Cisco 7200 and 2900 series routers, Cisco ASA 5580, 5585 firewalls. ASA Site to Site IPsec VPN tunnels. Cisco VPN concentrators 30XX using groups. Nortel Campus Switches 8010, 5520. F5 BIG - IP LTM 3400, 3600, GTM Load Balancers, Edgegateway. Infoblox DNS, DHCP, NTP appliances 2K, 550, 250. Cisco 5500 series Wireless controllers, Aironet and Motorola Access Points. Server platforms include stand alone UCS 460, 250. IBM servers X3550, X3620, Legacy AS400, 3090 mainframe.

Security Appliances: Fireeye, DLP, IBM IDS, Bluecoat.

Software/OS: Microsoft Server 2003, 2008, Active directory including DNS and DHCP. Windows XP, Windows 7. Redhat Linux, Sles Linux, Unix. Checkpoint FW, Oracle RAC and MS/SQL DB, Apache.

WAN Topologies: All major carriers, T1, T3, DS3, OC12, MPLS. Plus MAN and Dark Fiber solutions between corporate offices. Evaluation of Carrier Cable modem for WAN.

VoIP Infrastructure: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Installation, configuration, management and upgrades; QoS, and SCCP/MGCP protocols. PRI/ISDN30/BRI lines.

Routing Protocols: Eigrp, OSPF, BGP, Rip.

Network Management: Prime Ciscoworks LMS 4.2, Cisco Prime 2.2, Cisco Nexus Prime DCNM, Cisco Prime for Wireless, Solarwinds Orion, Scrutinizer Netflow, Cisco ASDM, Algosec for Firewall Change Management, VMware vSphere, Nexus 1000V.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Infrastructure Lead Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Building Nexus ISSU redundant 10G network in Data Centers which includes 7K, 5K and 2K solution via VPC virtual port channels.
• Exposure and configuration of virtualization technologies including Nexus 1000V, VMware solutions.
• Provide Cisco ASA Firewall support and configuration, Natting, Over 30 VPN 3rd Party Ipsec Site to Site tunnels, Cisco FW multiple contexts.
• Provide F5 Big-Ip redundant Load Balancing support and configuration daily which includes creating virtual servers, pools and irules when needed.
• Migration to redundant Infoblox infrastructure support, DHCP and DNS, NTP support daily.
• Installation and configuration of VSS 10G, 1G tap to provide span filtering for network and security monitoring tools.
• Replacing all MDF and IDF infrastructure with either a 4500 chassis solution or edge solution using 3850 or 2960X via stacking cables.
• Worked with cabling vendors to replace existing 62.5 micron multimode fiber with new 50/125 micron OM3 fiber to be used for 10 gig across entire enterprise.
• In charge of Design, network configuration and implemented Disaster recovery site at Sungard.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management teams, transfer knowledge and support to project teams. Communicate the status of progress against plans, taking action provide documentation where necessary. Ability to define the complete network infrastructure for completeness, quality and compliance with established goals following standards. Work with, exchange ideas with System Administration, Data Base Engineers.
• Proven ability to work independently and be a subject matter expert which includes Security solutions.

Confidential

Infrastructure Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• As Lead Network Architect, provided expertise and continued support of over 25 remote sites both domestic and international. Since starting at DM, led all networking infrastructure initiatives which include design, relocation, and support. Migration and move of the entire Corporate downtown office area which was located in Liberty Place that included 10 floors of office space into a new location which included moving the entire data center of over several hundred servers. During that move created new 10 gig network infrastructure and implemented VOIP solution using Nortel CS1000. This included upgrading all remote sites to
• MPLS and provided redundant diverse connectivity via private circuits, as well as adding multicast and video over the WAN, expert knowledge of QOS. This provided cost reduction by allowing video conferencing from anywhere across the company via the network. Configuration of 4 racks in a disaster recovery location using LexisNexis in Ohio.
• All day-to-day network activities including creating virtual interfaces for any new web sites via an LB solution, provide ordering and adding any s as needed and created any records for DNS as needed. Duties also included working with vendors, reviewing any changes needed, from adding new VPN clients, to making sure performance is being utilized as expected. On-call support 24/7.

Confidential

Infrastructure Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• The company publishes The Wall Street Journal, including The Wall Street Journal Sunday and The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, Barron, and The International Group which includes The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Asian Wall Street Journal, and Far Eastern Economic Review, CNBC's U.S. daytime programming, a service of NBC and Dow Jones, and the syndicated The Wall Street Journal Report on television. The electronic publishing segment includes the following: Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Consumer Electronic Publishing, including WSJ.com, Wall Street Journal Radio and Dow Jones Radio, Dow Jones Indexes and Factiva, a joint venture with Reuters.
• As Lead Engineer, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the necessary infrastructure to enable service delivery for Factiva, this new web product provides world class global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. Responsibilities include the design, development, and maintenance of the service delivery, service management and Operations support. This also includes providing project management, complete understanding of security best practices, and change management. Since this was a new endeavor it included the creation of organized NOC procedures for all new web product implementations. of new employees hired for first-level support in the web slot located in the Network Operations Center. Worked with Operations to set standards for interaction between NOC and other areas of the Operations group at DJ in support of Factiva. Acted as level of escalated on-call person for all problems 24/7.
• Demonstrated exceptional knowledge of the architecture planning and construction of this web site from the inception. Designed a scalable architecture and deployment strategy for leveraging distributed capabilities, load balancing technology to enhance scalability and redundancy of the systems while minimizing costs. Was the Lead Engineer for product evaluation, specification and selection. Manage and configure infrastructure, including multiple components such as Cisco 6500,4000, Nokia product using Checkpoint Firewall-1, Cisco’s CSS load balancers and Cisco 7500 routers. Selected ISP’s and provided redundant Internet service via BGP between Data Centers.
• Design of domestic and global infrastructure for Factiva Corporate which included providing connectivity to London, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Barcelona. This global infrastructure began with using a new gray address space scheme for the entire new global company. Assisted with the selection and worked with multiple vendors such as the WAN provider Equant, Internet Service provider Exodus, a Cable and Wireless company. Also separated the current corporate infrastructure using best security practices that allowed for the creation of a separate company, plus a third party network. New file/print domain was created using Windows 2000 platforms, plus the addition of a secured dial up service. During this project, assisted with the expansion of installing two PVC’s to carry voice traffic for our international tie lines. This VOIP project also included using RTP header compression and LLQ to preserve voice quality traffic during times of congestion over the installed international data circuits. Hands on Technical Manager who provided 24/7 Tier 4 on-call support for the Operations group.

Confidential

Manager, Network Support

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of network engineers 24/7 who designed, implemented and supported the creation of Dow Jones Global News Desk. This included upgrading existing infrastructure using a shared environment to a robust Nortel Accelar Layer 2, Layer 3 switched infrastructure. This team added 40 new news sites throughout U.S, plus beginning global phase, adding sites in London and Singapore. Continued support and configuration of Nortel BCN, ASN, ANH, 28115, 350T, 450T and the Accelar switched product line. Cisco was chosen as the border routers because of the need for async capability. Extensive knowledge of IP addressing, masking and routing protocols such as RIP, RIPv2, OSPF and BGP, plus layer 2, layer 3 switching. Demonstrates exceptional knowledge and decision making in departmental management, project development, budgeting, problem analysis, troubleshooting, and resolution.

Confidential

Network Administrator, Operations Network Support

Responsibilities:

• Managed and led a team of network engineers domestically which included South Brunswick, New Jersey, Harborside, New Jersey, Manhattan, New York, Washington D.C., and Toronto, Canada. Coordinated all activities for geographically dispersed team. Responsible for project plans, task assignments and weekly status reports. Supervised team conducting full infrastructure assessment and requirements analysis, which included inventory management. Wrote yearly appraisals for a staff of eight. In June 1997, provided in-house network course to Dow Jones Management.