Network Engineer

Highly qualified Network Engineer with extensive experience in design, implementation, integration, support, sales, and customer service. Experienced in both networking manufacturing and service companies, in both initial design and system migration, and in both project and people management. Key competencies and accomplishments include:

• LAN/WAN data networks, Security/VPN and IP Telephony.
• Extensive LAN/WAN, IP Telephony and Security background.
• Member of Cisco Systems IP Telephony Virtual Team.
• Six year presenter at Cisco Tech Days for customers.
• Presented on VPN, IP Telephony, Cisco Borderless and Security Technologies.
• Clear communication skills with effective decision making ability.

Protocols

Protocols/Technologies: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RIP I/II, HSRP/VRRP, Multicast  IP Telephony: Cisco CallManager, CallManager Express, Unity and IP Call Center, IP/IVR, ICM, H.323, Skinny, MGCP, RTP
Quality of Service: Class of Service, DiffServ, LLQ, policy maps 
WAN Technologies: MPLS, Frame Relay, DS-3, T-1, ISDN 
LAN Technologies: Cisco VSS, L3 switching, VLAN Trunking(802.1q), Rapid STP(802.1s/w)
Security Technologies: Cisco PIX firewall, Checkpoint Firewall, IPSec VPN, Intrusion detection, Cisco Security Agent 
NMS Tools: CiscoWorks 2000, Opnet ACE Live and ACE Analyst

Professional Employment

Confidential, Scottsdale AZ July 2012 - September2012 
Network Engineer
Contract position supporting Mphasis customer network. Supported day to day network operations, configuration and deployment of new network infrastructure. Also served as tier 3 escalations for network issues. Assisted in migration from existing Cisco infrastructure to H3C network infrastructure.

Confidential. – Phoenix, AZ 2010 - 2011 
Systems Engineer
Supporting Rockies Commercial Territory team. Responsible for meeting with Customers and presenting Cisco’s solutions. Also responsible for presenting design and supporting deployment of technology. Additional responsibilities include maintaining relationship with the Cisco partner community, updating their Sales teams with technical releases.

• Part of Cisco IP Telephony Asset team. Responsible for maintaining and upgrading all IP Telephony lab solutions in the Customer Solution Center.

Confidential– Denver, CO 2009 - 2010
Network Engineer 
Supporting western region of the United States. Responsible for meeting with customers and presenting product offerings. Additional responsibilities include onsite Proof of Concept deployment for evaluation purposes.

Confidential- Broomfield, CO 2008 - 2009
Senior Network Engineer
Responsible for research, design and implementation of Networking Technologies. Also serve as tier three escalation for troubleshooting network events.

Confidential - Denver, CO 2007 - 2007
Consulting Engineer 
Responsible for meeting with Customers and presenting technology offerings. Also responsible for deployment of technology.

Confidential- Denver, CO 2006 - 2007
Systems Engineer
Supporting Colorado and Wyoming. Responsible for meeting with Customers and presenting Foundry’s product offerings. Also responsible for presenting design and deployment of technology.

Confidential- Denver, CO 2005 - 2006
Network Engineer
Responsible for the design and implementation of Network Infrastructure. Migrating from collapsed infrastructure to fault tolerant core, distribution and access model. Also, responsible for migrating away from legacy Frame Relay network to an MPLS network

Confidential – Denver, CO 2000 - 2005
Systems Engineer
Supporting Colorado Named and Colorado/Wyoming Commercial Region. Responsible for meeting with customers and presenting product offerings. Also responsible for presenting design and supporting deployment of technology.

• Mountain States Operation, Systems Engineer of the Year for FY 2003.
• Mountain States Operation, Systems Engineer of the Quarter for Q1 2005.
• Attained committed goal (Greater than $5mm) in all five years
• Part of local Cisco IP Telephony team. Responsible for maintaining and upgrading all IP Telephony lab solutions in the Customer Solution Center.

Confidential – Denver, CO 1999 - 2000
Systems Engineer 
Was also responsible for implementing Network Management and building a local and remote troubleshooting solution utilizing Sniffer Technologies LAN/WAN sniffers. Responsible for creating project plans and managing the progress of the team members that were part of the project.

• Lead Engineer for the LAN upgrade for Corporate Headquarters. Replaced 3Com Layer 2 Network with a Core/Distribution/Access model. Utilized Cisco 6500\'s in the Core/Distribution and Cisco 4000 series and 3500 series switches at the access layer.

Confidential– Denver, CO 1998 - 1999
Network Design Engineer
Responsible for research, design and procurement of Network to support new campus. Part of team that replaced the legacy IBM Network with Cisco 8540 and Cisco 5500\'s.

Confidential– Denver, CO 1998 - 1998
Senior Network Engineer
Responsible for Design, Implementation and Maintenance of Corporate Network. Lead Engineer in charge of deploying firewall solution for both Classified and Unclassified Networks. Replaced all Checkpoint Firewall/1 with Cisco PIX. Responsible for evaluating New Technologies.

• Built a local lab environment for testing all Technologies prior to deployment.

Confidential– Denver, CO 1997 - 1998
Senior Network Engineer
Lead Engineer responsible for managing, researching and replacing the entire Network Infrastructure. Installed a fault tolerant Network utilizing Cisco 5500\'s, Cisco 7507 for WAN connectivity and redundant PIX firewalls. Hanifen was an investment firm and could not have any down time during trading hours.

Confidential– Denver, CO 1995 - 1997
Network Engineer
Part of team that replaced the existing Bay Networks Infrastructure with Cisco 5000 and 1200 series switches and 7500 series routers. Responsible building the new Cisco Network so it could co-exist with the Bay Network. Also responsible for creating new IP addressing scheme for the local Raytheon MAN.

Professional Training

• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Applications on a Virtual Infrastructure (ICUCA-V)
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Network Infrastructure 2 (DCNI-2)
• Cisco IP Telephony
• Cisco PGW2200 Softswitch
• Cisco CVoice
• Deploying Cisco QoS for Enterprise Networks
• Designing Perimeter Security
• Advanced Cisco Router Configuration
• Cisco Catalyst Configuration
• Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration
• Presentation Skills training

Security Clearances

• SBI
• DoD TS
• DoD TS SCI
• DoE

All clearances Inactive