Technical Summary:

I have 11 years of Information Technology experience with implementing, NIST documents, network vulnerability assessment, project management, information security, and securing Enterprise LAN/ WAN environments to maintain direct customer relationships between with the clients. I have experience working with Checkpoint Firewall, Cisco routers and switches. Also have excellent analytical skills in quickly responding to security threats. I'm a highly effective team builder with strong interpersonal skills, very well organized, attentive to detail, and preserves the ability to work and maintain relations with staff and clients on all levels.

Technical Skills:

DNS, TCP/IP, SIEM, LAN/WAN, VPN, Cisco Routers, NIDS, HIDS, Cisco MARS, Web Security, Cisco Wireless Access Points, MPLS, CiscoWorks, Cisco Layers 2 and 3 Switches, Checkpoint Firewall NG, ISS Proventia, ASA Pix Firewall, Nokia IPSO, UNIX, Solaris, and HP Openview.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Perform network vulnerability assessment, network diagram, security plans, and security analysis with understanding IT security best practices for small business.
• Implement new technologies to client's infrastructure, installation, configuration, troublleshooting, solution development, and create network diagram on Visio.
• Establish connectivity network services to clients such as VPN and MPLS.
• Implementing various protocols such as Frame Relay, OSPF, and RIP for client network devices on their network.
• Manage projects of a small to large scope that will provide support for Checkpoint and PIX firewalls, Cisco 2900, 2950, 3500, 3550, and 4500 series , Cisco Wireless Access Point, LAN switches, LAN/WAN, network printers, TCP/IP and IDS/IPS.
• Establish and manage daily processes such as Anti Virus scans, and updates throughout the network.
• Monitor local area network for all devices by using snort, nmap, nessus, tcpdump, snort, connectivity, availability, and to ensure optimum performance of all network equipment.
• Work closely with business, technology counterparts to understand the enterprise objectives and their impact on the security architecture environment.
• Identifies customer's system needs and responds to requests for proposals by feasibility and performance studies.

Confidential

Network Security Engineer

• Implement new technologies to client's infrastructure, network vulnerability assessment, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, solution development, and create network diagram on Visio.
• Establish connectivity network services to clients such as VPN.
• Perform network vulnerability assessment, NIST documents, network diagram, security plans, and security analysis with understanding IT security best practices for clients.
• Responsible for defining, tracking, and maintaining the configuration sets to network devices for implementation on clients' enterprise.
• Manage projects of a small to large scope that will provide support for Checkpoint, SIEM, LAN Switches, Cisco layers 2 and 3, CSM, ASA PIX firewalls, NIDS, HIDS, Cisco routers, Cisco switches, DHCP, LAN/WAN, and TCP/IP.
• Establish and manage daily processes such as Anti Virus scans, Web Security Websense , and updates throughout the network.
• Work closely with business, technology counterparts to understand the enterprise objectives and their impact on the security architecture environment.
• Identifies customer's system needs and responds to requests for proposals by feasibility and performance studies.
• Provides expertise in the design, implementation, maintenance, project management, and to ensure compliance with information security policies for best practice.
• Facilitate and migrate existing client Enterprise maintained networks into the management of a new Network Operations Center.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Performs a variety of activities in one or more of the following and/or related areas: personal computer applications training, data control and scheduling coordination, systems administration, data security administration, and associated fields.
• Implement and designing changes for DMZ's on Nokia/IPSO, Cisco 2900, 2950, 3500, 3550, 4500, 5000, 6500, and 7200 series , and Checkpoint NG firewalls in perimeter operations.
• Assists customers with configuration and test new servers or applications that will reside on the servers.
• Network performance monitoring and analysis to manage a distributed environment into day-to-day systems and network administration.
• Provides support for remote management, DMZ servers, configuration of multiple Internet security devices, ST E, TCP/IP and IDS/IPS.
• Implement new technologies to client's infrastructure, solution development, create diagram for their network, designing, deploying network equipment, installing cables, and services globally.
• Analyze test plans for changes that occur on routers, switches, firewalls, and document the results to support recommendations.
• Monitor local area network for all devices by using nmap, nessus, tcpdump, snort, connectivity, availability, and to ensure optimum performance of all network equipment.
• Monitors servers and firewalls for possible breaches of security and improper use of ID's and passwords.
• Troubleshoot issues on DNS services for internal, public address resolution, SNA/SDLC, TCP/IP, DHCP, Load Balance, Checkpoint NG Firewalls, WLAN, Cisco Routers, LAN/WAN, PIX firewall 515 series, and VPN 3000 concentrator.
• Perform risk assessment, security plans, security analysis with understanding IT security best practices.
• Provides expertise in the design, implementation, maintenance, project management, and to ensure compliance with information security policies.
• Process Checkpoint NG firewalls, authentication devices, SSH, VPN, encryption, event log monitoring, reporting, incident response, security analysis and other activities in support of the corporate information security goals.

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Utilized a redundant back-up disaster recovery infrastructure to implement a scalable veritas solution.
• Implementing various protocols such as Frame Relay, OSPF, HSRP, and RIP for client network devices on their network.
• Participated in the development of an audit and security implementation project, using an Internet security system scanning product in order to audit and address any security vulnerability issues.
• Network performance monitoring and analysis to manage a distributed environment into day-to-day systems and network administration.
• Implement new technologies to client's infrastructure, solution development, and create diagram for their network.
• Migration of working with clients firewall infrastructure from Checkpoint 4.1 to Checkpoint NG on a Solaris operating system platform.
• Reduced the risk of data loss or theft under various potential attack scenarios by performing vulnerability analysis.
• Monitor local area network for all devices by using nmap, nessus, tcpdump, snort, connectivity, availability, and to ensure optimum performance of all network equipment.
• Provides support for remote management, Load Balance, DMZ servers, and configuration of multiple Internet security devices.
• TCP/IP, IDS/IPS, Nortel Contivity IPSEC Switches, Cisco Catalyst 5500/6500 Series Switches, Cisco VOIP, Cisco works 2000 VPN Security, Cisco 3000 VPN concentrator, Cisco Network Management software, SSH, TACACS, QoS, Check Point Firewall, PIX 515 Firewall, Internet access, monitor circuits for packet losses, Web Security Websense , and troubleshooting if necessary.
• Implement system security policies, procedures, guidelines, documentation, risk analysis, systems development, planning, coordinate projects, and audits.
• Conduct intrusive circuit testing for clients to determine the reason for outages on the WAN. Assist clients in specialized areas such as encryption and authentication.
• Provide assistant to administer VPN services, clients DMZ servers, security certificates, and network devices. Utilizes a UNIX operating system to help define Internet transport with HDLC and PPP circuits.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

• Managed AIX, SUN, NT boxes to maintain file systems and file system space, determine causes, control growing files, and monitor disk usage.
• Performed troubleshooting and supported customer production systems, including performance tracking and client/server applications.
• Identifies customer's system needs and responds to requests for proposals by feasibility and performance studies.
• Performs a variety of activities in personal computer, DMZ servers, scheduling coordination, systems administration and data security.
• To develop the appropriate systems recommendations to meet customer needs, including system configurations and installation planning,
• Network related troubleshooting, maintenance, and monitoring web server.