CEO/Lead Engineer Resume

SUMMARY:

Twenty - plus years of increasingly demanding experience in internetworking systems design, development, and support. Extensive background in design, integration, test, and troubleshooting of wired and wireless data/voice communication networks.
Skilled Network/Systems Engineer with complimentary al background and solid management/peer sponsorship. Advanced level of diplomacy in all aspects of business operations, particularly effective as extra corporate liaison. Highly motivated team leader possessing excellent customer satisfaction record and leadership skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

CEO/Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

Owner/operator of successful Information Technology firm offering customized networking, client/server and software installation and support for a variety of small to medium business concerns in the Denver metro area. Network design, engineering, integration and support. Circuit turn-up and provisioning, router and firewall configuration and bandwidth utilization for wide area network installations. Configuration and installation of third-party DSL routers and Confidential Cable Modem VOIP/SIP solutions with existing telecom equipment. Integration and optimization of secure wireless 802.11x networks, Fast Ethernet and
Gigabit Ethernet local area networks and all associated hardware and cabling. Develop custom solutions optimizing cost versus features to maximize return on investment. Support server/client architecture in both Mac OSX and Windows environments. Desktop support on as-needed 24/7 basis, software and hardware upgrades, phased network upgrades and peripheral support.

Confidential

Network / SAN Engineer Level III

Responsibilities:

Provided all aspects of WAN/LAN/SAN design, testing and support for a leading computer graphics and simulation company. Primary Network Engineer supporting Cisco 6509 Switch/Routed environment. Increased WAN and e-commerce functionality by engineering a high-bandwidth solution incorporating OC-3 connectivity to the Internet.
Satisfied bandwidth hungry R&D and engineering departments by integrating a Gigabit Ethernet backbone feeding a 1200 node switched 100Mb-to-desktop VLAN-based corporate LAN, including a 40-node Gigabit-based application server backbone. Engineered and implemented optimized SAN zoning and configurations concurrent with production schedules, resulting in significant cost savings, 200 percent performance gains and zero downtime. Implemented large-scale VPN solution for remote connectivity via external ISP’s. Developed cost efficient campus wide 802.11x wireless network.

Confidential

Senior Network Technician

Responsibilities:

Provided WAN and LAN support for a major retail organization. Configured, installed, tested, troubleshot and monitored networking hardware and software for a 1500 site corporate network. Assisted Divisional tech support staff with complex networking issues. Functioned as intermediary between end-users and carriers.
Hardware systems utilized on a daily basis included Cisco 7500, 4000 and 2500 series routers, Cisco CAT 5000 switches and CDDI/FDDI rings, Racal-Milgo Omnimux T1 systems, NET IDNX T1 systems, ADC Kentrox DSU/CSU's, ATT Paradyne CSU's, IBM 3725 and 3745 FEP's, token ring LANs, ethernet LANs and a variety of Novell and NT based servers. Network management tools utilized included Cisco Works, HP Openview, Seagate NerveCenter, Racal-Milgo Comm Manager 8C.1, Netview, Netspy and Network General SniffMaster. Developed majority of on-line documentation used by Network Operations staff.

Confidential

Master Sergeant

Responsibilities:

Provided user maintenance and systems support for a cutting edge digital radar tracking and control system. Functioned as branch information systems manager utilizing a broad array of PC based applications and networking software. Instrumental post 9/11 in developing, operating and maintaining National Guard Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT) laboratory.
Researched, requisitioned, configured and installed wide area network equipment, DMZ, firewall appliances, intrusion detection systems and Linux/Unix servers. Built and configured local area network in support of operator personnel. Bridged military/civilian gap, representing ANG AFCERT interests at DEFCON and SummerCON annual conferences. Regular attendee at SANS conferences representing both civilian and military interests. Worked as liaison between National Guard and U.S. Air Force AFCERT personnel, developing methodology for attack/intrusion operations and techniques.