SUMMARY:

• IT professional with over 15 years of experience in enterprise design, technical project management, engineering, senior administration, Tier 3 escalation support, change management and analysis of various network technologies for medium to global enterprise environments which includes proficiency in routing protocols, routing, switching, security, firewall, DNS and data center technologies.
• Extensive background/experience in technical design, implementation, project management in mission - critical 24/7 enterprise LAN/WAN environments ensuring optimal performance and high availability and meeting mandated compliances.
• Strong project management skills handling complex technical projects from discovery, staging, testing, implementation, validation within a corporate structure to ensure assigned projects are completed in a timely and proficient manner and within budget.
• Expertise/experience as an SME from learned standards and policies to present best security practices for other engineers, non-technical professionals, directors, executives and corporate clients.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing/Switching Products: Nexus Switches (7k, 5k, 4k, 2k), Cisco Routers ISRs/ASRs, Cisco Catalyst switches, Juniper Routers (E, M, MX, T), Juniper Switches (EX), HP Routers, HP Branch Routers, HP Multilayer Campus/SM/Core Switches, Alcatel/Lucent Routers, Alcatel/Lucent Multilayer Switches.

R/S Protocols & Standards: WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, Spanning Tree, BPDU, CDP, ACL, NAT, PAT, RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, OSPFv6, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, VTP, SNMP, SMTP, ARP, TCP, UDP, Static Routing, Stub Routing, VLAN, VLAN Trunking, VXLANs, Multicast routing, HSRP, SVI, CEF, Etherchannel, Portfast, VSS, vPC.

Security/Firewalls Technologies: Cisco Security Manager Suite, Cisco ASAs - FirePOWER, Cisco FWSM, Cisco IPS/IDS, Cisco ACS, Fortinet, Nessus, NMAP, Checkpoint, Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM), BlueCoat /policy, Log Rhythm SIEM, Cisco StealthWatch, Cylance Protect, Cisco Iron Port, Sonic Wall Router/Firewall combos, Cisco ASA 1000V cloud firewall, Juniper vSRX & SRX series, Cisco AnyConnect VPN management, Riverbed WAN Optimization device management, Meraki cloud based, DUO Security, Rackspace private cloud or public network cloud, VXLANs

Protocols & Standards: AAA, TACACS+, RADIUS, SSH, VPN, IPsec, SSL/IPSec, Data Loss Prevention, IPSec, Data Management Zone, Pretty Good Protection (PGP), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Internet Key Exchange Policy, Port Security, MAC Address Filtering.

Data Center Technologies: VMware VSphere, VCenter, VMWare HorizonView, Server Appliance, VMware ESXi Hypervisor, Nimble Storage (Smartstack).

Wireless/Voice Technologies: FlexConnect, Cisco WLCs/APs, Aironet, Bluetooth, CUCM, UCCM, UCCX, Avaya AURA Communication Manager, Avaya Definity, Avaya IP Office, Protocols & Standards - VoIP, VoIP/SIP, MGCP, RTP, SCCP, SRTP, QoS, PoE, IEEE 802.1x & 802.11, WLAN, WAP, AP, SSID, LWAPP, CSMA/CA, MMDS, LMDS, CCK, DSSS.

Enterprise/Monitoring Technologies: Zenoss, Finisar, Wireshark, Remedy, OpNet, Cacti, Nagios, Solarwinds, Riverbed, Cisco Works, LogicMonitor, Cisco Security Manager Suite, Sniffer, Ethereal, SNMP, RMON, Syslog, tcpdump, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Telnet, HTTP(S), SMTP, tunneling protocols, point-to-point, SFTP, F5 Big-IP load balancing (GTM/LTM), 10G/40G Ethernet, FCoE, SAN, Port-channels, vPC Port-Profiles, Routing Profiles and Service Profiles, SFP+, NAS, RDX, DB.

Other Technologies: Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, BackTrack LINUX, Nmap Scans, Vulnerability Assessment, environment auditing, backup & disaster recovery planning and testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Senior network consultant primarily responsible for analyzing and improving the enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure to meet the company’s operational and business needs with focus on optimal performance, high availability and security.
• Additional responsibilities include acting as senior network engineer for validating network deployment and high level change requests, Tier 3 escalation support with focus on root cause analysis/resolution for wide range of infrastructure technologies from switching, security, firewalls, routing, DNS, load balancing and wireless.
• Major design/project accomplished including design/build of a core layer 7 firewall infrastructure from design, testing (POC), provisioning/implementation, validation and training of the operations team
• Additional project included optimizing the SIEM system to ensure key and critical alerts are highlighted and non-critical/unnecessary alerts are eliminated resulting in faster response/resolution of mission critical incidents.
• Specific technologies include but not limited to Cisco ASA 5500 series, IPS, Cisco Sourcefire,, Cisco 4500 and 6500 Series Switches, Cisco WLC 2504 802.1x, LogRhythm, F5 ASM Application Firewall, Cisco StealthWatch, Cisco Iron Port, Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, SolarWinds Orion, Kali Linux, Nessus Security Scanner.
• Professional responsibilities include security log analysis, managing L7 and L3 firewalls, tuning SIEM and monitoring software, securing, troubleshooting and configuring switches and routers to business requirements.

Confidential

Sr. Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Senior Network Consultant responsible for providing enterprise network infrastructure services including but not limited to routing, switching, security, firewalls, DNS, load balancing and wireless at both Data Center, Corporate and Branch.
• Key responsibilities included but not limited to design, implementation, testing/validation, auditing/assessment, 2nd Tier for high level change requests, Tier 3 escalation support, training of onsite tech staff, vendor relations, client relations
• Design responsibilities included conducting needs analysis, site surveys, network analysis, creating BOM, network schematics, RFP, statement of work, vendor management and consulting c level executive, directors and technical staff
• Engineer/Project implementation responsibilities including creating configuration runbooks, handling new device/technology deployments, network cut overs, life cycle replacements/upgrades with heavy focus on mission critical 24/7 high availability environments such as Data Center, SCADA, and corporate headquarters.
• Senior administration and escalation support responsibilities included handling and/or validating major change requests, handling complex issues with focus on root cause analysis/resolution based on meeting the client’s policies and procedures along with any relevant compliance including HIPAA, PCI and SOX, and meeting mandated SLA.
• Major data center projects handled including live migrations of data center equipment from Dell, HP servers to Cisco UCS, core switch and firewall cutovers, core switch, firewall, router deployments.
• Special projects handled including conducting major site surveys using predictive and active heat mapping for major municipalities, water districts and hotel/hospitality groups with access points exceeding 300.
• Key technology vendors Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco UCS, Meraki, Palo Alto, Sonic Wall, HP, Dell, Juniper, Fortinet, Microsoft, Aruba, VMWare, Citrix, Azure, Verizon, AT&T, Spectrum, Comcast, COX.

Confidential

Sr. Network Consultant/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead professional responsible for client/vendor relations, maintenance, implementation, support, planning, testing, installation, configuration and troubleshooting for various LAN/WAN network infrastructures and server systems.
• Technical Responsibilities include but are not limited to routers, switches, routing protocols, security, high level of data, servers including mail, SQL and web servers, firewalls, backups, disaster recovery, site to site and remote VPN, applications and desktop technologies.
• Specific technologies include but not limited to Cisco ASA 5520, Cisco 3845, 3750x, 2621, 2801, Cisco Nexus 1k, 2k & 5, Cisco Catalyst 3550 and 4503, Cisco ASA 5505 & 5510, ASA IPS 5585, Juniper EX2200, F5 Big IP, Palo Alto PA-2020 firewall, Cloud Services Router 1000V, Cisco 891 Integrated Services Router, and Cisco 2851 Integrated Services Router.

Confidential

Lead Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Team member of professionals responsible for support, client relations, maintenance, configuration, installation, implementation, support and troubleshooting activities specializing in investment firms and campus Networks.
• Technologies handled by the team include but not limited to routers, switches, security, firewalls, Cisco ASA’s, Cisco VPN and access control lists for LAN/WAN technologies, server and enterprise applications and desktop technologies.
• Specific technologies include but not limited to Cisco ASA 5550, Cisco Routers 2900 & 2500 & 1900, Cisco Catalysts 3500 & 4500 & 5500, Cisco security firewalls and Juniper router.

Confidential

Network/Systems Manager

Responsibilities:

• Member of a team of professionals responsible for support, configuration, scheduled installation, procedures, day-to-day maintenance and troubleshoot activities for cross/multi-campus connectivity.
• Technologies handled by the team include but not limited to security, firewalls, routers, switches and routing protocols for LAN/WAN technologies and enterprises.
• Specific technologies include but not limited to Cisco Catalysts 4500 & 6500 and Cisco routers 3900 & 2900.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Team member of professionals responsible for installation, configuration, upgrades, maintenance, support, troubleshooting or network, server and escalation support for Confidential clientele including banks and large insurance companies.
• Technologies handled by the team include but not limited to Cisco routers 3900 & 2900, Cisco catalyst switches 4500 & 6500, routing protocols, remote access, VPN, servers from Confidential to Window’s, local /wide area network connectivity for LAN/WAN technologies, server and enterprise applications including desktop technologies.