OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a fun and challenging position as a Senior Cisco Network Engineer with the opportunity to utilize my proven strategic problem solving, architectural and network skills in complex enterprise environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

LAN/WAN Technologies: Cisco routers/switches, ASA firewalls, FWSM, NAM, ACE, Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k, Nexus 2k

Technologies and Protocols: TCP/IP, OSPF, RIPv2, EIGRP, BGP, IPv4, IPv6, spanning tree, Openstack

Additional Skills: Kepner Tregoe Troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, RTP, NC

QA - Engineer-Software Test III

• Configure various IOS (Router and Catalyst Switches), IOS-XR(ASR 9000) and Nexus(5K, 7K, 3K, 9K) products for building automation based on Common Criteria test criteria.
• Platforms include ASR 9006 router, Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000, 3000 and 2000 products, numerous routers and switches.
• Document configuration procedure, as well as validation procedures (logging and debugging) to ensure that equipment behavior is as expected.
• Open defects and work with product development teams to understand and configure features, or to add additional features to the platform.
• Teamwork, team-building, and clear communication are key factors in success.
• Work closely with automation team to facilitate automation of testing.
• Earned CISSP certification, and Cisco Security White Belt, Cisco Security Green Belt.
• Additional training received in Python and Puppet.
• Worked with Centos 6 and 7, Ansible and Docker.

Confidential, RTP, NC

Sr Network Engineer(Contract)

• Write firewall rules, and engage AT&T for implementation and support.
• Work with AT&T to make network changes.
• Work with cross functional IT teams to understand application requirements, audit and security requirements, and manage expectations.
• Manage the Nexus 5020 and 5548 series switches in Seterus datacenter, including vpc, fex, switch profile technologies.
• Work with Architecture team to develop functional designs for new technologies or initiatives.
• Establish networking environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
• Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with network architects on network optimization.
• Secure network system by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access.
• Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Reporting network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information; participating in large projects, and managing smaller projects.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and creativity to present alternative solutions to enhance existing services.
• Wrote python script to automatically request weekly device configurations from vendor.

Confidential, RTP, NC

Cloud Infrastructure Services Engineer - Network

• Network engineer with Confidential Infrastructure Servcies Cloud Services Group.
• Responsible for taking Architecture team’s high and low level designs and building new datacenter infrastructure for Cisco’s expanding cloud offering.
• Retrofitting of existing infrastructure to comply with developing standards.
• Documentation of the build.
• Openstack training in order to support the Openstack cloud offering.
• Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k and 2k platforms, ASR 9K and ASR 1K router platforms, ASA 5585X.

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

Sr. Network Engineer (Full Time)

• Sr. Network Engineer at Confidential, working with customers on a variety of projects on a consultative basis.
• Plan, design, implement, optimize and/or maintain various Cisco equipment platforms based on customer needs. Projects included switching (Nexus design and implementation), firewall work, routing and load-balancers. Technologies included Metro-Ethernet, Dot1Q-tunneling, BGP dual-homed, VSS, VPC, Catalyst 3560, 3560X, 4500X, 3750, 3750X, 3850X switches, as well as Nexus 7k, 5k and 2k, various router platforms including 2911 and 3945, ASA series including 5505 and 5525X, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
• Scopes of work included network assessments, IOS upgrades, chassis replacement, troubleshooting, design of new infrastructure, and new implementations.
• Work with variety of customers, including city and county government, and small and large enterprise environments, universities and hospitals.
• Created standardized documentation format for network design documentation, to be in line with company sales and marketing material, as well as the PMO documentation, so that customers would see a uniformly branded documentation set.
• Created a team wiki to share team information, such as common documents and templates, common device configurations, team contact information, network tool information, bug fixes, lessons learned, etc.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Network Engineer (Contract)

• Sr. Network Engineer at Confidential .
• Plan, design, implement, optimize and maintain load balancing infrastructure at Confidential for any load-balanced applications or services.
• Utilize Cisco CSS, ACE and WAF to provide load balancing for new and existing applications.
• Troubleshoot, identify and resolve application and server related problems, provide guidance to appropriate teams or personnel to facilitate problem resolution. Upgrade device software to resolve bugs.
• Projects included design and implementation of new applications or services to the load-balanced environment, maintenance of existing applications, adding features as necessary to accommodate new or additional needs, PCI compliance issue resolution, requisitioning and implementation of SSL certificates as needed.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Sr. Network Engineer, Expert (Contract)

• Sr. Network Engineer, Expert, for Confidential based in Herndon VA.
• Planned, designed, implemented and maintained network infrastructure for a nationwide deployment of free wireless service for TWC customers nationwide. Focused on routing, switching, and wireless infrastructure, design and implementation as well as testing and evaluation of solutions.
• Technologies included ASR 1000 series routers, 4900 series Catalyst switches, Cisco Wireless controllers, LNS and ISG routers (ASR 1000 series running IOS-XR), and Wireless AP’s from Cisco, Ruckus and BelAir.
• Responsible for design, testing and maintenance of the Core routing and switching, as well as testing various vendor wireless and controller solutions.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate time appropriately to successfully complete projects in a timely manner, and with minimal supervision.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

CSE (Full time)

• Tac engineer handling customer trouble tickets to troubleshoot highly complex issues with the Cisco load balancer product portfolio, including ACE, ACE XML Gateway, CSS, CSM, GSS and IOS Load Balancing.
• Identified hardware and software bugs and worked closely with customers and the BU to resolve those issues as expediently as possible. Published bug information to Cisco.com via the established process.
• Provide second/third level technical support on a worldwide basis via phone, email, web and remote access to customer sites where Cisco Load balancing, and SSL technologies are deployed.
• Determine methods and procedures for solving complex technical issues encompassing hardware, software and networking.
• Formulate technical action plans for analyzing and resolving end-to-end solutions.
• Generate clear and concise documentation in the form of case notes, technical tips and white papers.
• Work on complex problems where analysis of situations requires in-depth fault analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Provide guidance & leadership to less experienced engineers.
• Proven crisis management skills, and ability to manage rapidly changing priorities.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Sr. Network Consultant (Full Time)

• Sr. Network Engineer for Confidential Hosting services based in Phoenix AZ.
• Planned, designed, implemented and maintained segregated network infrastructure for a variety of customers hosted in the same datacenter.
• Technologies included CSS, Catalyst 6500 series switches, ASA firewalls, FWSM firewall in multi-context mode, routing, switching, VPN Concentrator configuration, and various VPN technologies.
• Oversight of design/implementation services for client projects.
• Analysis, design, implementation and project management for client projects and new client implementations.
• Perform/manage engineering maintenance activities for client networks (e.g., circuit upgrades, new site installs, adds/moves/changes, etc).
• Provide engineering analysis of client network performance and develop recommendations.
• Provide on-going design recommendations for clients.
• Develop customer-centric data center and network solutions aligned with customer business objectives.
• Review analysis and recommendations with clients.
• Discover, document and present specific customer requirements.
• Serve as lead contact in developing and implementing work plans, migration plans, and conversion scripts to integrate proposed solutions.
• Planning, design, and architecting of network solutions to include switch, firewall/configuration and wireless deployments, router implementations and circuit analysis/installation.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert in developing data center architectures in mission critical environments. These architectures address system, network, security, and facilities aspects of the data center, and of the global network
• Develop documentation that clearly articulates technical designs and procedures.
• Provide third level support for operations Engineers (24 x 7) and client Engineers (e.g., Ad hoc requests).
• Present and communicate technical and non-technical concepts to a wide range of internal professionals and external clients.
• Develop engineering policies and standards.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate time appropriately to successfully complete projects in a timely manner, and with minimal supervision.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

CHW Network Engineer (Contract)

• Sr. Network Engineer on staff with a team of engineers managing CHW’s Hospital network infrastructure, including 40 hospitals spread across California, Arizona and Nevada.
• Oversight of design/implementation services for client projects.
• Analysis, design, implementation and project management for client projects and new client implementations.
• Perform/manage engineering maintenance activities for client networks (e.g., circuit upgrades, new site installs, adds/moves/changes, etc).
• Provide engineering analysis of client network performance and develop recommendations.
• Provide on-going design recommendations for clients.
• Develop customer-centric data center and network solutions aligned with customer business objectives.
• Review analysis and recommendations with clients.
• Discover, document and present specific customer requirements.
• Serve as lead contact in developing and implementing work plans, migration plans, and conversion scripts to integrate proposed solutions.
• Planning, design, and architecting of network solutions to include switch, firewall/configuration and wireless deployments, router implementations and circuit analysis/installation.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert in developing data center architectures in mission critical environments. These architectures address system, network, security, and facilities aspects of the data center, and of the global network
• Develop documentation that clearly articulates technical designs and procedures.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate time appropriately to successfully complete projects in a timely manner, and with minimal supervision.

Confidential, Tempe, AZ

Avnet/AMT Network Engineer (Full time)

• Sr. Engineer for Avnet’s hosting service, AMT, transitioned to Avnet’s global network team after 6 months.
• Technologies included Cisco routers, switches, FSWM, CSM, Cisco Aironet ap's and controllers.
• Lead Engineer on the following projects:
• Lifecycle management projects (replacement of end-of-support equipment)
• Corporate Head Quarters LAN Infrastructure upgrade
• Texas based accounting office LAN infrastructure upgrade
• New mainframe application deployment
• DR Site Mainframe deployment (LAN and WAN infrastructure design and implementation)
• Plan, design and implementation of wired and wireless vendor access solution for several remote sites
• Several department moves
• Establishments of VPN connectivity for new business partners
• Lead consultant on deployment of several new applications, such as Microsoft Groove.
• Deployment of Websense for vendor networks at facilities throughout USA.
• Developed customized solutions for customers, while adhering to standards and best-practice. Technologies included multiple contexts on FWSM, load-balancing via CSM, dual-homed BGP.
• Designed dynamic routing solution (OSPF) to replace static routing.
• Developed standards to be adhered to for maintaining existing customers, and for new customer deployments.
• Extensive documentation via Visio to detail High-Availability infrastructure, customer infrastructure, process and procedure, IP address management, and port assignments.
• Oversight of design/implementation services for client projects.
• Analysis, design, implementation and project management for client projects and new client implementations, utilizing primarily Cisco equipment.
• Perform/manage engineering maintenance activities for client networks (e.g., circuit upgrades, new site installs, adds/moves/changes, etc).
• Provide engineering analysis of client network performance and develop recommendations.
• Provide on-going design recommendations for clients.
• Develop customer-centric data center and network solutions aligned with customer business objectives.
• Review analysis and recommendations with clients.
• Discover, document and present specific customer requirements.
• Serve as lead contact in developing and implementing work plans, migration plans, and conversion scripts to integrate proposed solutions.
• Planning, design, and architecting of network solutions to include switch, firewall/configuration and wireless deployments, router implementations and circuit analysis/installation.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert in developing data center architectures in mission critical environments. These architectures address system, network, security, and facilities aspects of the data center, and of the global network
• Develop documentation that clearly articulates technical designs and procedures.
• Provide third level support for operations Engineers (24 x 7) and client Engineers (e.g., Ad hoc requests).
• Present and communicate technical and non-technical concepts to a wide range of internal professionals and external clients.
• Develop engineering policies and standards.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Network Solutions Systems Engineer (Contract)

• Documentation of network design.
• Network discovery for clients with no documentation of existing network infrastructure.
• Work closely with account managers and project managers to develop scope-of-work documentation, consultative expertise provided on development of solutions that meet customer needs and budgets, utilizing primarily Cisco equipment.
• Provide third level support for operations Engineers (24 x 7) and client Engineers (e.g., Ad hoc requests).
• Present and communicate technical and non-technical concepts to a wide range of internal professionals and external clients.
• Implementation of routing and switching technologies on a variety of platforms.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Cisco LAN/WAN Engineer (Contract)

• Microsoft and Cisco Training and Certification, followed by an internship.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Information Security Analyst (Contract)

• Enterprise wide software licensing true-up, basic desktop and laptop troubleshooting, network and policy based deployment of software to user machines.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Technology Manager (Family Business)