SUMMARY:

• Network Engineer highly qualified to design, install, and manage networks and their requisite infrastructure. Skilled at discovering, configuring and troubleshooting an extensive range of network and communications equipment: routers and switches, firewalls, Windows servers, network management applications, routing protocols, WAN and wireless technologies, IP telephony and traditional Telco. Consistently seeking and implementing new and more efficient processes to improve the company LAN, WAN and data center architecture. Being a team player means I’m willing to go the extra mile to achieve the company and customers objectives. Self - motivated and a quick learner, constantly studying and to keep abreast of new technologies. Cisco, Microsoft, ITIL and security certified with years of experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

NETWORKING: IP Telephony, wireless, R&S, GPON, ATM and WAN

ROUTING: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLSDATA CENTER: NEXUS switches, UCS servers INE data center boot camp

SYSTEM ADMIN: Windows XP, Win7, 8, Srvr 2K3 and 2K13, DNS, Exchange server and AD.

SECURITY: Cisco ASA and Juniper SSG and SRX, Palo Alto PA-5060, Fortinet, NAC, TACACS+, RADIUS, VPN, IPSec, GRE, SSL and physical security

NETWORK MANAGEMENT: CAs Spectrum, Solar Winds, What s up Gold, Cisco Prime, Splunk, syslog, SNMP, Visio and wireshark.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Security Architect

Responsibilities:

• Build and develop SUnet for users. Develop, migrate and expand the IA stack from the first iteration to a more flexible and capable solution. Design, build and migrate new solutions for new users to ensure mission requirements are met.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Network Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Contracting with Confidential s in support of the IC. Consult with the customer to find out needs or deficiencies then design, test and document new solutions for them. Assist in multi-vendor troubleshooting. Create code and equipment recommendations.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Army to E&I the new DISA JIE / JRSS implementation for the installations. Design and consult for the Army on the OCONUS installation side of the DISA MPLS network. The new network and connections will be primarily consisting of Brocade models MLXe-8 and 16, the ILX and the ICX-6610. Redesign and consolidation of local installation assets for more efficient network control and management as per the DISA JIE design.

Confidential, Woodbridge, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Air Force in engineering, network management, implementation, re and troubleshooting Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), Alarmed Fiber network(PDS) as well as standard CAN topology. Provide leadership to team members and engineering support for potential projects to support Air Force infrastructure. Manage onsite team consisting of six including outside plant, inside plant and network engineers. Manage, maintain and expand the base infrastructure and connectivity from layers 1-3 and a handful of specialized appliances. Equipment involved includes Cisco 3650, 3750, 4500, 6500 and NEXUS 2K, 7K switches and 7600 routers, Tellabs 1150, Network Integrity Systems Interceptors. Cisco Prime and What’s Up Gold monitoring SW.

Confidential, Ctr, Herndon, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and build a top level filter network for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Responsible for the Routing and switching in the network, building and managing the lab and assisting the security engineer. Worked with a variety of equipment such as Juniper SSG, SRX, MX480, EX3200 and 4200, Cisco 3750, 6500, HP servers, VMWare and others.

Confidential, Colorado Springs, CO

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Integration Engineer for the Confidential out of Schiever AFB. New Feature design and build out for the global missile defense system. Maintained and improved the missile defense network and traveled to Europe in support of regional exercises.

Confidential, Stafford, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• The JEN consists of multiple data center locations that are connected by an MPLS WAN and provide service to several campuses.
• The network components consist of variety Cisco equipment; NEXUS (1K, 2K, 5K and 7K), ASR and ISR series routers, WAASASA Firewalls, ACS, as well as 6500, 4500 and 3750 switches. These network components are supporting Dell blade chassis running VMware for applications and services to the users.

Confidential, Lafayette, LA

Network Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Network Operations group and the design and implementation of the new campus network
• Design the new campus network.
• Acquire state approval for the construction of the new network.
• Create the implementation plan for the new network.
• Perform Project Manager duties regarding the new network.
• Generate and procure the BOM for the new network and management system.

Confidential, Lafayette, LA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• General systems design, implementation and support. Remote Network monitoring.
• Design, implement and support of SOHO, Enterprise and Government networks.
• Emergency restoral of the data center monitoring system.
• Perform capacity evaluation and planning on the network for growth.
• Assisted in the development of department network operational policies and procedures.
• Support various departments corporate wide to achieve a common goal.

Confidential, Dallas, TX and Lafayette, LA

Network Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Seamlessly under laid a new high-speed core-switching network beneath an operational nationwide network.
• Inspected and certified contractor installation of Central Office Equipment.
• Created the standards documentation for the ATM, Frame, Optical and LAN switch networks.
• IP address and VLAN audit to recapture lost / unused space.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Engineering Support

Responsibilities:

• Supported the largest carrier companies and data networks in the world.
• Resolve complex network issues in technologically advanced networks.

Confidential, Lafayette, LA

Network Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed pre-sales support to the sales teams. Worked for on the AT&T Wireless network for the Southeast region of the US. Assisted in the build out of the LA state DOT fiber network.
• Worked on the development, install and turn up of a regional ATM network for a major carrier.

Confidential

Field Engineer / Data Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed remote networks with WAN links back to the home area via Satellite and Microwave. Routinely faced unexpected challenges, obstacles and inclement weather to establish communication to locations not hospitable to such equipment. Designed and implemented the regional Data network. Was the sole network administrator for the data network.
• Worked on numerous special projects from cradle to grave.
• Managed an industrial plant wide communications and sensors installation.
• Oversaw the installation and turn up of the ATM switches.