SUMMARY:

• 23 years experience in both carrier and customer networks
• Experienced designing both bearer and OSS networks
• Designed 7 state - level metro and head-end topologies for Confidential, with both diversity and redundancy
• Technical lead for over 15 First-Office Applications (FOAs)
• Working knowledge of OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, BGP, OSI, RIP, Confidential, L3VPN, VPLS, RSVP, PIM, PIM-sparse, STP, RSTP, ERPS, PPPoE, some MEF compliance
• Have worked with Ethernet, Token Ring, X.25, ATM, SS7, SONET overheads, frame relay, ISDN, TDM, EoC, EoDSL, FRATM
• Some exposure to IMS
• Some familiarity with both per-packet and per-flow load-balancers
• Familiar with Confidential 7750 SR series, Cisco 2k/7k/9k series, Juniper MX and M series routers
• Familiar with Cisco 6500, HP Procurve, Juniper EX, Ciena/WWP 39xx switches
• Familiar with Juniper SRX and Cisco ASA firewalls

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Planning Manager

Responsibilities:

• Document the networks supporting the Confidential Natural Resources Conservation Service ( Confidential )
• Document each bandwidth-intensive application's interaction with the networks used by Confidential personnel
• Document the last mile services used by each of the 2700 Confidential Service Centers ( Confidential )
• Analyze the data and identify characteristics that are causing network congestion, delay in the applications
• Evaluate both Network and Application Performance Management (NPM, APM) tools for the Confidential network
• Make recommendations of changes to both networks and applications that can alleviate slow-response issues
• Make recommendations of applications changes needed for successful cloud deployment

Confidential

Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Data Planner for the state of Confidential, including Las Vegas, for the Metro Ethernet network, using multi-protocol label switching ( Confidential ) for all data services
• Migrated DSL customers off the ATM network to Ethernet, resulting in a drop of over 66% of ATM DSL subscribers in 4 years, giving the company the ability to remove end-of-life (EOL) devices.
• Support the deployment of over 70 Ethernet Virtual Private Line ( Confidential ) customer connections per month
• Lead Designer for a team that implemented the first 100Gb/s Ethernet metro core
• Supported first office application ( Confidential ) for Business GPON/IQ Host product, utilizing both CO-based and remote Calix systems for a new product launch. This new product requires BGP network to network interfaces ( Confidential ) between the local and national networks
• Designed Confidential for special use for Confidential national backbone to metro networks
• Designed connectivity to 5 data centers
• Support migration of voice off the Nortel ATM DMS to the Genband c20 virtual voice switch, resulting in the ability to remove end-of-support voice switches from the network.
• Supervisor for a contractor doing outside plant plans

Confidential

Network Planner

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed network plans for Metro Ethernet, Internet, Managed Ethernet, ADSL2+ and VDSL across 5 states with a capital budget of over $10M each year; Identified risks and opportunities for each state, with presentations to senior management
• Designed Vegas metro network to support deployment of initial Confidential new product launch on First Office Application ( Confidential )
• Created network architecture and supported implementation of the Confidential 7750 as an infrastructure device within the local metro network on Confidential
• Designed and implemented metro network for VoIP network-based PBX system on Confidential

Confidential

Acting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Acting manager for Data Planning group with 9 employees. Responsible for all states west of the Mississippi
• Prepared yearly budget of over $15M. Enforced budget constraints and approved projects that fall within budget and have appropriate triggers
• Ensured critical projects proceeded through Engineering and operational implementation, escalating when necessary for timely support from other groups

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Vendor manager for eight companies, responsible for all interaction from Confidential
• Executed two capital contracts for a new voicemail system and two operational maintenance contracts for network elements
• Facilitated a cost-avoidance of nearly $3M and gained new code by requesting and executing a network audit from Redback
• Saved Confidential over $1M/yr by bringing a new SFP vendor onboard
• Led numerous network equipment RFPs, including examining the need and cost for a hosted trial environment using IMS

Confidential

Network Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Grew critical OSS network to over 2500 routers, adding sites as Confidential expanded their network footprint
• Principal author of two technical specifications for network management and control, used extensively in all RFPs for Confidential
• Contributory author of the network and element security technical specification, used to evaluate network element security during RFPs for Confidential
• Lead designer for Confidential management of all transport equipment, using OSI, TCP/IP, SNMP, ATM and G- Confidential
• Lead network designer for technique to use Ethernet and point-to-point microwave connections for cell site backhaul, meeting both delay and jitter tolerances, allowing Confidential to avoid the cost of some tower circuits.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on NPM tools for the OSS Network.
• Facilitated the removal of a legacy X.25 network at a significant cost savings as lead designer for technique to tunnel X.25 over TCP/IP using a Cisco router network.

Confidential

Senior Network Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead design team responsible for designing a 500 router network and data center using SNA/DLSw, TCP/IP, source-route bridging, and dynamic ATM replacing IBM half-bridges
• Designed one of the largest private dynamic ATM networks using Cisco ATM switches in 1996
• Tier3 operational technical support, on-call 24x7; Network supported mutual fund transactions, critical to the company's ongoing success, totaling over $2B/day.