SUMMARY:

Obtain a senior - level position where I can contribute and advance in a challenging, exciting, and team-oriented environment.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Sr. Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuration management systems used to manage enterprise networks, including Visualware, Riverbed SteelCentral, LiveAction, and Niksun (packet and NetFlow monitoring systems).
• Perform full system life cycle support for enterprise systems.
• Directly interfaces with vendors, users, and senior level staff to gather user and system requirements for development, architecture design, operations and maintenance and training.
• Resolves complex technical issues on new and existing implementations including install and upgrades.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of layer 2 and 3 network devices to include configuration management, patch management, and assessment of architectures.
• Deployment of changes to network devices such as IOS upgrades, patch deployments, and configuration changes.
• Provides support with implementation of centralized network infrastructure management services such a Confidential Prime.
• Configures Confidential and other major provider systems.
• Resolves complex technical issues on new and existing implementations including install and upgrades of switches, routers, firewalls and wireless solutions.
• Collaborates with system engineers to implement creative technical solutions.
• Utilizes Visio to create schematics
• Creates detailed design documentation that outlines process flow, application interface and system inter dependencies.
• Clearly and precisely communicates complex technical ideas in writing and in group presentations.
• Develops and maintains client relationships and identify opportunities for extending existing agreements to refresh technology
• Provides short and long term strategic planning to ensure customer and internal network capacity meet current and future requirements.
• Utilizes network utility tools, such as a Wireshark, Kiwi CatTools, Fluke, PRTG/MRTG, Confidential ACS, RADIUS, TACACS

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Works with a small team of highly motivated engineers providing in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in the field of packet data networks, next generation wireless and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies, to drive results that assure the implementation of telecommunication capabilities by industry will meet the needs of the client.
• Application, security, and IP knowledge (e.g., HTTP, DHCP, TCP/IP), firewall, load balancing, VPN ( Confidential 5520, ASDM, SMC, Juniper ISG 2k), IPv4, IPv6, Nagios, Solarwinds, etc.).
• Mastery in intercept and deep-dive packet analysis, implementation and troubleshooting.
• Directly interfaces with OGAs, vendors, executives, and engineers on project requirements, technical implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of wireless communications principles and network technologies (2G, 3G, 4G, VoIP, VoLTE, GSM, GPRS, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, cdma2000, IMS, etc.).
• Design, integrate, and troubleshoot all aspects of network systems, solutions, and projects.
• Apply proven strategic thinking skills and the ability to drive virtual teams to achieve results.
• Utilize excellent negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Function as a self-starter and a subject matter expert and takes pride in ownership of projects and champions work issues.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and oral).
• Maintains a friendly, outgoing personality and the ability to build industry relationships.
• Demonstrate in-depth telecommunications industry standards experience (3GPP, TIA, ATIS, CableLabs, ETSI or IETF).
• Defines use cases, develops high-level briefings and requirements documents, as well as determining strategies for industry standards development - via an existing standards organization or through an industry led group or industry partners.
• Identify and prioritize a set of technical capabilities that need to be developed and justifying the business cases to industry.
• Maintain the ability to build industry alliances and excellent negotiation and problem resolution skills are essential.
• Maintain a high performance level under varying degrees of pressure and uncertainty is important.
• Work autonomously and demonstrates a strong sense of ownership of projects and the ability to influence others to achieve a common goal.
• Remain cognizant of industry developments, deployments, and implementations of emerging wireless and packet data networks, services, and technologies.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work jointly with engineering and sales teams to create new innovative and advanced solutions centered on wired and wireless networks technologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor with the ability to research and recommend new and advanced technologies and solutions.
• Provide support to deliver proposed solutions for large complex projects and to drive delivery initiatives working directly with customer post sale
• Perform Assessment services and create/design products for wired and wireless networks using Confidential and/or Aruba product configurations.
• Develop wireless design packages to include predictive analysis, power, network closets, networking, power, heat maps, building/floor requirements, cable paths, rack elevations, wireless signal strengths, connection speeds/data rates
• Develop and submitted RFPs and BOMs.
• Perform site surveys at Confidential installations for Confidential and Aruba wireless solutions.
• Interface with senior level management, Confidential, Confidential and vendors to determine requirements, project plan, and deployment for wireless solutions.
• Experience and desire to gain knowledge, training and certification on Confidential and Aruba products (e.g., certified SMB Acct. Mgr. Rep and SMB Eng. Rep.)
• Maintain the ability to install, configure, deploy, monitor, tune and troubleshoot all networking components
• Communicate and displayed excellent verbal, written, presentation communication skills regarding highly technical topics.
• Effectively perform both independently and collaboratively as a strong team contributor.
• Provide superior customer service skills and the ability to establish rapport with a wide range of people.

Confidential, Fort Belvoir, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work in the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) and is responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, engaging and briefing the correct parties, including senior management, in regards to the design, maintenance, and security of DTRA enterprise network infrastructure. This includes all network services such as DHCP, HTTP, DNS, SMTP, SNMP, NTP, IP routing and switching, load balancing, and managed firewall and VPN services.
• Respond to events affecting connectivity or security and escalates issues to other IT support units throughout the enterprise.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all outages and issues affecting the enterprise that is in compliance of DoD policies and procedures.
• Provide outstanding customer support, leads and briefs all levels of management on current issues.
• Analyzes error conditions, performance issues, and network intrusion via Barracuda, Bluecoat Web, SPAM filter, Spectrum, Ionix, IP Monitor, Microsoft SCOM, ArcSight, and Remedy.
• Diagnose and resolve server and network faults to maintain quality of service and availability.
• Demonstrate in-depth troubleshooting experience with IP WAN, LAN, VPN Configurations, Microsoft Windows and Confidential routers/switches.
• Execute move, adds, changes, configuration, installation, testing of network and system devices.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Network Deployment Engineer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Support development of IT system installation packages containing install requirements and assumptions, plan schedules and task prerequisites, elevation drawings of equipment, racks, cables, labor, material, Bill of Materials, and Confidential cost estimates.
• Work closely with NG vendors/subcontractors to prepare cost estimate packages and coordinate installation efforts.
• Develops presentation material and system documentation necessary for customer meetings, to include updates to project install processes, workflow artifacts, and system specifications to be fulfilled by program or customer resources.
• Maintain weekly status reports for new system requests and report outstanding issues for projects in delivery queue.
• Provide ancillary support for system service tickets and provide project status reports via Remedy/CMDB.
• Multi-tasks and successfully completes many short and long-term projects concurrently.