SUMMARY:

• 16+ years in the IT field
• Designed and engineered globally - deployed Cisco routed network solutions using BGP and OSPF for airline, healthcare and hospitality industry customers
• Designed and deployed IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, and Carrier Ethernet networks in service provider and enterprise environments
• Supported Confidential ’s participation in World IPv6 Day, a global test to determine readiness to transition to IPv6
• Authored technical materials supporting installation and upper-tier technical support teams
• Developed MPLS network lab environments to approximate production conditions for use in testing, troubleshooting, and design tasks and projects that support a globally-deployed network with over 1000 nodes
• Assist decision makers aligning new technologies with the organizational goals through research and evaluation/testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• MPLS L3VPNs (RSVP and LDP), IPsec and SSL remote-access and LAN-to-LAN VPN topologies, DMVPN, Dynamic VTI
• Carrier Ethernet designs using ITU-standard G.8032 protection ring architecture
• EEM policy scripting (Tcl) to enhance event detection, troubleshoot networks, and provide call-home features
• Design and troubleshoot routing topologies leveraging BGP, OSPF, NAT, IPv6
• QoS queuing to prioritize mission-critical data flows; shaping/policing to connect to MPLS service providers and to control customer traffic
• Optimized LAN switch design using Private-VLANs, Rapid-PVST, storm-control
• Network access control via IOS Classic Firewall, Zone-based Firewall, ACLs, Control-Plane Protection, Junos filters/policers
• Design and deploy Cisco WLAN solutions using Cisco WLC 2504 and 3502i APs
• ASA 5500 series firewall configuration (firewall and VPN); ISR Gen 1 and 2 routers; 6500, 4948, 3750, 3560, 2960 switches; 7500, 7600 series routers, ASR 9Ks, Nexus 1000v and 5Ks
• T 1600/640/320 , M320/40/7i, MX480/960, EX4200
• HSRP, VRRP, BigIP GTM DNS load balancing
• Ixia traffic generator experience with IxExplorer, IxNetwork, and IxLoad
• Familiarity with CiscoWorks, HP Openview, Cisco NAM, Cacti network management tools
• RSA SecurID and DNS (BIND and BlueCat GUI) configuration/administration
• Windows, Solaris, and Linux server / desktop platform CLI and GUI familiarity
• Unix shell scripting
• Storage backup administration using disk- or tape-based backup networked hardware assessment, remediation, and reporting on Windows and Solaris platforms; STIG testing, research, and remediation in support of a production DoD system
• Host IDS, firewall configuration, and service hardening, applying security templates, group policy port filtering
• Experience using Super Scan, Nessus, Patchlink to assess system vulnerabilities MISC.
• PHP/MYSQL web application design
• Graphical Web Design: HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks
• MS Office 97-2007: expert knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Infopath, and Access
• Wiki documentation website design with Foswiki.
• Graphic design/editing with Adobe products
• Technical documentation authoring (manuals, white papers, slide presentations, procedures)

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential, Glen Burnie, MD

Responsibilities:

• Design, architecture, project milestone planning/scoping helping to develop Maryland’s state-wide MPLS- and Carrier Ethernet-based service delivery networks.
• Developed and mentored junior engineers in the development of provisioning tools to optimize work flow and throughput.
• Created and used training material to spread both operations and technical growth knowledge to junior resources.

Network Testing Engineer

Confidential, Ft. Meade, MD

Responsibilities:

• Testing MPLS, IPv6, and multicast configurations on multi-vendor service-provider-class core and edge hardware for inclusion into global network.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities:

• Support the full lifecycle of NLM’s network infrastructure. Designed the IPv6 routing infrastructure for their publicly-accessible datacenter.
• Design, test, implement and Cisco networking technologies while managing the existing IPv4/IPv6 network infrastructure of NLM.
• Designed a Cisco wireless environment for iPad video displays in a historical exhibit.
• Support the day-to-day operations the LAN and datacenter environments and the multi-gigabit WAN infrastructure, which include 24-7 on-call support

Network Engineer

Confidential, Annapolis, MD

Responsibilities:

• Designed, tested, and supported the implementation of extranet remote-site solutions using various WAN technologies, including MPLS VPN, IPsec VPN topologies (GRE over IPsec, DMVPN, static VTI) and legacy ATM/Frame Relay extranet solutions.
• Designed repeatable Core routing/switching topologies supporting globally deployed applications and users.
• Technical research and proposal support for RFP responses for system/network designs.
• Designed small server farm networked topologies, converging storage (iSCSI) and inter-process communication traffic on the switched network (VLAN-segmented).
• Build lab environments for design, test, and troubleshooting efforts.
• Authored design documents, release notes, training material and manuals, and PowerPoint slides to populate the knowledge base.

Web Developer/Designer

Confidential, Ellicott City, MD

Responsibilities:

• Designed a user-friendly administrative web interface for the company owner to store property information to display on the company website.
• I designed PHP scripts, CSS stylesheets, and MySQL relational queries for the administration, display, and storage of this data.

Systems Engineer

Confidential, Crofton, MD

Responsibilities:

• Performed multiple installations and helped support an integrated 100,000+ user dental IT PACS solution at multiple CONUS bases.
• Designed a MS Sharepoint website supporting the workflows of globally deployed team members.
• Developed multiple technical guides and designed a CD-ROM reference tool to help support the installation and maintenance of this system.

Systems Administrator

Confidential, Largo, MD

Responsibilities:

• Led a team supporting a security remediation effort for a 1000+ user n-tier (Web/App/DB) system;
• Troubleshot and maintained a web-based application and database;
• Authored client-deliverable monthly reports, listing vulnerabilities, affected systems, and remediation procedures; authored technical guides for the production support team for training purposes.

Help Desk Consultant

Confidential, Chestertown, MD

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshot and resolved security, application, and network issues for faculty, staff, and students;
• Fixed Windows and OS X / MacOS computer systems;
• Promoted from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in a short period of time

Systems / Applications Administrator

Confidential, Ellicott City, MD

Responsibilities:

• Administered and provided technical support for the companies Windows-based computer systems and applications;
• Developed customized MS Office tools to increase business efficiency and productivity;
• Performed backups on business-critical data;
• Trained business-owner on various technologies used to support his business.