Chief Engineering Architect Resume
Research Triangle Park, NC
SUMMARY
- Visionary, Highly Technical Solutions - Oriented, Analytical candidate possessing five years of executive level IT Management Experience and over 23 Years of experience in the information technology industry.
- Senior Level experience in the management of IT Teams and the Design/Implementation of Advanced Information Architectures and Network Infrastructures on a global scale; possess broad base of knowledge in a variety of Operating Systems, IP Telephony, Data Center Architecture, Network Architecture Design Disciplines, Network Protocols, Wireless Infrastructure Architectures, Contingency Planning and Cost Recovery.
- Well Versed in the development of ongoing information system architecture operation, training programs, systemwide documentation designed to increase efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Expert in Managing relationships with Internal / External Stakeholders and Optimizing Information System Architectures for effective Business Execution.
- Design / Deployment of Large Scale SDN Hybrid Cloud Architecture / Data Center Fabric Backbone
- Design / Deployment of Large Scale Cisco Unified Compute System w/ Nexus 9K, 6K, 7K, 5K, 3K, 2K Data Center Core Backbone(s)
- Configured Large Scale Multi-VBlock Data Center Architecture for Major NYC Financial Organization Engineered Internet Scale Private IaaS Cloud Computing Architecture and Deployment Strategy for Service Provider / Carrier Customer
- Successful Design, Development and Implementation of Global Data Center Backbone Leveraging MPLS IP Routing Infrastructures Data Plane and Next-Generation I/O SAN Fabric Consolidation Architectures for Storage Traffic
- Design / Development of Distributed Compute Platform / Storage I/O Platform Architecture
- Configuration of an Application-Aware / Segment Routing Enabled Data Center SDN Design
- Developed Technical Configuration(s) and Management Strategy for Global Trading Hedge Fund IP Backbone Optimized for Resilient Multi-Gigabit IP Transport, and Large Scale IP Security Capability
- Configuration Deployment of VXLAN / EVPN Data Center Routing Fabric Infrastructure Based on SuperSpine Design Concept
- Developed Application-Aware Cloud Burst-Enabled Infrastructure Architecture and Implementation w/ Active/Active Global Load Balancing Characteristics for Major Silicon Valley Software Company
- Designed and Implemented Large Scale Hybrid Distributed Database / Distributed Data Storage Architecture Optimized for Leverage Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse Applications
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Private Cloud Design
- Service Provider Cloud
- Technical Strategy
- VMWare NSX Design
- Client Needs Analysis vBlock Data Center
- Advanced MPLS Cloud
- Cloud Infrastructure Automation
- AWS Cloud Architecture Design
- Cisco ACI Architecture
- Cloud Network Programming
- Distributed Systems Architect
- Team Building & Management
- Cloud Computing Infrastructure Design
- Hybrid Cloud Design
- Large Scale IP Architecture
- Application-Aware Data Center
- Enterprise IP Telephony
- Strategic Technology Initiatives vBlock Data Center Design
- Distributed SAN Topology Design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential - Research Triangle Park, NC
Chief Engineering Architect
Responsibilities:
- Developed Data Center Intercloud Automation Architecture Leveraging Multiple Disparate Cloud SubInfrastructures (Bare Metal UCS Compute, VMWare NSXNetwork Virtualization SDN, Cisco ACI Bare Metal SDN, I/O Storage SAN Fabric, Public Amazon Cloud)
- Designed / Configured UCS Director Automation Scripting for Aggregate Data Center InterCloud Fabric Environment Instantiation and Autoscaling Capacity Based on Data Center Application Dynamics
- Integrated Terraform Kubernetes Provider w/ CloudCenter Platform
- Leverage Cisco CloudCenter (CliQr) for Platform for Large Scale Enterprise DevOps Test and Production Workload Deployment Automation
- Configured / Design Cisco Single and Multi-Node Server, Bare Metal Agent, Power Shell Agent, Frame Containers, ACI APIC Containers on VMWare, VMWare ESXi Server and VCenter Integrated Multiple Disparate Cloud Environments into Multi-Cloud / Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure w/ CloudCenter
- Developed High-Scale VMWare NSX Virtualization Layer for Integration InterCloud Design Developed Testing, Simulation and Production Application Infrastructure-Stack Modeling for CiscoCloud Center Instantiation
- Code Developed Programmable Fabric Automation Specifications within Cisco ACI SDN Fabric for Dynamic Autoscaling Adaptation to respective Test and Production Cloud Workload Application Stack
Technical Environment: Cisco CloudCenter, Cisco ACI, VMWare NSX, Cisco UCS Director, Terraform, Technical Engineering Strategy: Advanced Hybrid Cloud Design, Advanced SDN Design, Network Programming, Cloud Programming, Cloud Adaptive Development
National Insurance Industry Leader
Confidential, Bloomington, Illinois
Responsibilities:
- National Multi-Data Center SuperSpine VXLAN Fabric Architecture Design / Deployment
- Lead Network Engineer for Large Scale VXLAN Architecture Fabric Redesign Project
- Developed T opological Architecture, Configured Spine, Super-Spine and Respective Leaf Nodes of Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) Architecture Lab and Production Deployment Models
- Configured Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation Topology Platform for Automated National, Regional Data Centers Leveraging Classical and Super Spine/ Fat T ree, Spine / Leaf, and High Density CLOS Architectures
- Integrated Cisco DFA w/ Existing UCS Compute Layer Environment, Configured environment for Physical to Virtual Machine Application Migration
- Configured / Verify DFA Routing Protocol (IS-IS), Control Plane Configured / Tested DFA Internal Protocol Segments w/ MP-BGP, verify Protocol Convergence Optimality, Integrated DFA Fabric w/ External L3 Cloud Routing Environments (Leveraging IGP, PIM and eBGP Protocols),
- Designed Data Center Application-Centric Segment Routing Architecture for Host-Based Deterministic Label-Aware Traffic Data Plane Forwarding
- Teamed with Network Management Group for DCNM / Dynamic Fabric Manager Integration of Cisco DFA
- Developed Python Scripting Integration Strategy for NX-API Deployment Automation Options for External Management Environment Event Notification
- Configured Cisco ASR9000s within a Multi-Data Center Interconnect Topology
Technical Environment: Data Center Fabric, Cisco Nexus 9000s, Nexus 7000s, Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation Platform, Cisco ASR9000s, Cisco ASR1000v’s
Technical Engineering Strategy: VXLAN SuperSpine Fabric Design, OTV / LISP Topology Design, NX-API Automation, Application-Specific Route Engineering, Segment Routing, EVPN
Industry Leading Network Infrastructure Product Manufacturer
Confidential, San Jose, California
Responsibilities:
- Data Center Interconnect Fabric Architecture Design
- Deployed Multi-Data Center Dynamic Fabric Automation Architecture for Leading National Carrier / Service Provider, Developed Topological Architecture, Configured Spine, Super-Spine and Respective Leaf Nodes of DFA Architecture Lab and Production Models - Task Deliverables Include:
- Designed and Configured NX-OS Specifications for Adopted Cisco DFA Topology Environment for National, Regional Data Centers Leveraging Classical and Super Spine/ Fat Tree, Spine / Leaf, and High Density CLOS Architectures
- Verified Optimality of Cisco DFA Control Plane Routing Protocol (IS-IS), Configured / Tested DFA Internal Protocol Segments w/ MP-BGP, verify Protocol Convergence Optimality, Integrated DFA Fabric w/ External L3 Cloud Routing Environments (Leveraging IGP, PIM and eBGP Protocols), Provided Troubleshooting Support Regarding Multicast, Dynamic Fabric MAC Learning Design Objectives
- Configured Integration of Cisco DFA Forwarding w/ External Fabric Routing Environment(s)
- Teamed with Network Management Group for DCNM / Dynamic Fabric Manager Integration of
- Designed Aggregate Data Center VPLS Interconnect Routing Configuration / Topology Design
- Integrated Cisco DFA w/ Existing UCS Compute Layer Environment, Configured environment for Physical to Virtual Machine Application Migration
- Developed Python Scripting Integration Code for NX-API-Based External Management Environment Event Trigger Notification
- Presented Knowledge Transfer Webinar(s) Concerning Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation to C-Levels
Technical Engineering Environment: VXLAN Fabric (SuperSpine) Cisco Nexus 7000s, Cisco DFA Technical Engineering Strategy: (Standard) Data Center Interconnect Architecture, VPLS Protocol