OBJECTIVE:

• To obtain a position on a winning team, that would provide opportunity for professional growth and utilize my extensive experience with Security and Networking.

SUMMARY:

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert R/S (CCIE #10261) and (ISC)2 CISSP with over 25 years experience in successfully implementing and managing Networks and Network Security through the full life cycle of functions. Professional attributes include adaptability, teamwork, and impeccable service. Extensive experience on large scale network projects with government and commercial customers, including Confidential - Confidential Intranet (NMCI/CoSC), Confidential, Confidential, Confidential Wireless, and Confidential &T. Current security clearance: SSBI - Top Secret (SCI eligible).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Information Security Systems Engineer

Confidential, Dulles, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the Confidential Intranet (NMCI) project. Utilizing customer requests, develop network and security architecture solutions and documentation; solution standards, configuration instructions, implementation instructions, and bill of materials. Provide implementation support for high visibility projects and new solution pilots. Provide 24x7 expert-level technical support and troubleshooting. Provide problem management and escalation with vendors when required.

Senior Network Engineer/Solution Architect

Confidential, Ashton, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for the Confidential Intranet (NMCI) project by creating solutions for new business requests. Responsibilities included meeting with customers, creating requirements documentation, designing solution architecture, creating design documentation, project management, project costing and customer pricing.

Senior Cisco Engineer

Confidential, Columbia, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Provided architecture and data network support during proposal development. Provided support in the development of Data Network solutions for major technology programs where Confidential was the prime. Key activities included: Site Surveys and Assessment; Vendor Selection; Detailed Design (including Bill of Materials and Labor Hours estimation); Project Schedules; Quality Assurance; and Customer Meetings.

Senior Cisco Engineer

Confidential, Columbia, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Provided Technical Quality Assurance and Network Engineering functions. In the Technical Quality Assurance role, reviewed designs submitted from the field to insure the designs complied with the approved architecture and ensured that designs for situations not covered under approved architecture were technically sound, and that the designs reflected the best solution to meet technical, performance, and cost concerns. Acted as a technical liaison and arbitrator between sites, portfolios, and partners to help deploy overarching technical solutions and to escalate issues as necessary to achieve resolution. In the Network Engineering role, provided technical support to Facilities Engineers by creating rack elevations, one-line diagrams for power connectivity, sizing UPS support per program requirements, and supplied specifications for heat ventilation and air conditioning (HV/AC) requirements.

Senior Network Engineer and Information Systems Manager

Confidential, Columbia, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• For all Dynis projects that had a Test and Turn-up component provided procedural and engineering services. Network Administrator for all of Dynis in-house Information Systems; User Accounts, Email, DNS, SQL server, Remote Access, Desktop support, Internet Connectivity, and Phone System. Responsibilities also included; supervising both programmers and consultants, which provided support and enhancements to Dynis’ proprietary order tracking system. Installed and maintained Confidential customer locations Microsoft Back Office and LAN/WAN enterprise systems. Performed network analysis of customer networks and provided recommended remediation. Successfully planned and implemented enterprise wide e-mail migration to Microsoft Exchange. Installed and configured Raptor firewalls Confidential multiple locations.

Senior Field Engineer

Confidential, Fairfax, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Provided phone and onsite support for various Cylink products, additionally provided technical pre-sales support when required. The products supported were hardware encryption devices utilizing proprietary and standards based encryption for ATM, Frame Relay, TCP/IP, IPSEC, X.25, Synchronous and Asynchronous Serial Data.

District Technical Specialist

Confidential, Beltsville, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Escalated and interfaced with engineering for technical issues, encountered by the district field engineers. Tracked and managed all escalated technical issues to a complete and successful resolution. Responsibilities also included the installation and testing of ATM switches, Frame Relay Access Devices, bridges, routers, multiplexers, modems, both dial and leased line, CSU/DSU's, Sun Sparc stations, and PC based management stations, and provided technical support for the sales team.

Customer Support Engineer

Confidential, Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Worked in call center providing technical phone support for networking products, to include: routers, bridges, CSU/DSU's, multiplexers, NIC cards, terminal servers, modems, and X.25 switches. Provided customers, VAR's, and onsite Field Engineers with third level technical support for installations and troubleshooting problems.

Electronic Technician (ET2)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed and maintained computers, communications systems (HF / UHF), cryptographic devices, and other equipment, necessary to support the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station mission. Rank Confidential end of enlistment E-5.