SUMMARY:

To put my wide array of accumulated technical and managerial skills to work in an environment that is friendly and professional. My current knowledge base enables me to perform a wide variety of tasks, including all aspects WAN/LAN design/deployment/management, Windows infrastructure design/deployment/management.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:

Networking Topologies/protocols: Ethernet, Token Ring, Confidential, Frame Relay, DSL, MPLS, PRI, BRI, ISDN, DHCP, DNS, IP, IPX, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, STP, VPNs, DVCP, DMVPN, Layer 2 &3 VLANS, IPSEC, RIP, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, QoS, STUN, NAT SNMP.

Networking Monitoring Tools: Live Action, Solor Winds Orion, Net Brain, Netscout, Smoke Ping, CA Esuite, Netflow tools.

Security Technologies/Hardware: Cisco ASA, Cisco ISE, Cisco 5500/7500 WLC, Meraki MX and Wireless, Cisco 3000, Cisco ISR routers (2500 - 39XX) ISR 4K routers, ASR 1000 series routers, Catalyst switches, Nexus 7K/5K/3K/2K, 3com switches, Foundry Fast Iron switches, Watchguard Firebox, Juniper Netscreen, Juniper IVE SSL VPN, Tipping Point IPS, Blue Coat, HP EVA SAN.

Applications: MS Exchange (5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007), MS SQL (6.5, 7, 2000, 2005) MOM 2005, SMS, IIS (4, 5, 6), Office Suite, Arcserve, backup Exec, Commvault Galaxy 5.x/6.x/7.x/Data Migrator, Blackberry, Right Fax, SUS, WSUS, HP SIM, What’s Up, AJB Credit Switch.

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS (11.xx, 12.XX, 15.xx), NXOS, IOS XE, Foundry IOS (6.x, 7.x, 8.x), F5 TMSH, SilverPeak, Riverbed, Juniper Screen OS 5.xx, 6.xx, Windows, ESX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Manager of Network Enginerring

Responsibilities:

• Manage 10 senior network, Load Balancer, firewall, and LV engineers
• Consult with business leadership to understand company objectives, to deliver supportable, industry leading solutions.
• Brown and Green field Cisco Nexus datacenter migrations/implementations.
• Multiple M&A activities, from Confidential acquisition to incorporating 300+ location chains to the network, dealing with IP overlap, and migrating systems to core Data Centers.
• Primary engineer for Cisco Confidential to F5 migrations, and global GTM implementation.
• Priary Archatect for DataCenter Confidential implementation.
• Designed and lead teams for multiple store solutions, including 4G DMVPN backup, Cisco ZBF deployment, and Cisco WAAS.
• Mutiple Wireless guest deployments for both corporate and store locations.
• Managed Sever EOL hardwar replacement projects in Corporate locations, E - Commerce call Centers, E-Commerce distribution centers, and Stores.
• Set the store standard configuration for core concepts, as well as acquisitions.
• Implemented Algosec firewall ticketing/ Confidential compliance system to track and report on changes to hundreds of firewalls.
• Designed and piloted Meraki store/ branch solution, with the potential saving of Millions of dollars a year.
• Manage all aspects of LV cabling in Data Centers, and warehouses.

Confidential

Director of Network Systems

Responsibilities:

• Manage a 620 + node WAN, managed the project to upgrade this network from VSAT to Frame Relay, to a MPLS network.
• Designed and implemented native Windows IPSEC solution to provide logical network segmentation to pass Confidential, saved the company approximately 2 Million dollars.
• Implemented and managed 35 site DVCP roll out for branch offices, and remote distribution centers.
• Added approximately 60 new sites per year.
• Implemented multiple end user remote access solutions (RAS, Shiva Lanrovers, IPSEC VPN, SSL VPN).
• Implemented and managed Checkpoint, ISA, PIX, Netscreen and WatchGuard firewalls.
• Acting as Internet security officer, responsible for internal and external DNS, SMTP, and Web access to multiple internal system (email, TN5250, FTP etc.) and IPSEC VPNs to business partners.
• Migrated network services from AS/400, OS2, and Netware to Windows NT4 (95 servers, file & print, SQL, SMS, Exchange), and later migrated to Windows 2003, Active Directory, Exchange 2003, SQL 2005, SharePoint.
• Migrated email system from cc:Mail to Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007
• Designed and migrated infrastructure from Token Ring to a switched Ethernet environment, with multiple VLANS, redundant core switches utilizing VRRP.
• Responsible for the team that provided 2nd level support to corporate and stores help desk.
• Implemented SMS/WSUS to remotely deploy all software distributions to approximately 6,000 windows workstations.
• Managed many different software roll outs, including Microsoft Office, ADP payroll systems, building management system, SMS, Exchange, MOM, SQL
• Implemented and managed HP EVA 5000 SAN, currently house approximately 12 TB of data across 10 SQL 2000/2005, and 3 Exchange 2003 servers.
• Implemented MOM 2005/HP SIM/Whatsup to provide lights out management, alerting, and reporting.
• Implement Confidential Ring at data center to provide redundancy.
• Designed, documented, and tested disaster recovery plan for Windows and Cisco environment.
• Evaluated, implemented and managed multiple security solutions (Tipping point, SAV, Wavelink, BlueCoat AV).
• Infrastructure lead for Confidential compliancy, also responsible for documentation.
• Implemented and managed fully redundant credit authorization system with AJB RTS system.
• Evaluated virtualization platforms, then managed a project to move 25 physical servers to virtual servers (VMware ESX 2.xx, 3.xx, and MS virtual server).
• Implemented HP C class blade server environment.
• Designed and implanted geographically disperse high availability windows environment consisting of IIS and SQL servers.
• Designed/implemented chain wide security using AD group policies.
• Managed three direct reports, including weekend support.
• Managed various WAN management outsource solutions.
• Evaluated multiple SEM/loggin solutions, implemented QRadar.
• Implemented Tripwire on 70 windows servers, and 2 AS/400s.
• Implimented Microsofts ILM server to automate account provisioning/deprovisioning, password sycronization, and account self serve.

Confidential, Fair Lawn, NJ

Network Manager

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded an 8 node bridged WAN to a Frame relay network, routing IP, IPX, and SNA.
• Standardized all NetWare file servers (NetWare 3.12, then upgraded to 4.11) and workstation (windows 3.11, then NT4) in home office, and remote plants.
• Managed cc:Mail email system consisting of 15 post offices, and OS2 routers, later upgraded to NT routers, and designed Exchange migration.
• One direct report.

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Help Desk Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided end user support to approximately 800 PC, and Macintosh users.
• Wang VS100 operator.