SUMMARY:

• Results - driven IT professional with extensive experience in the engineering, administration, and the support of LAN/WAN infrastructures.
• In-depth expertise in analysis, implementation, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of IT Systems.
• Strong hands-on technical knowledge of LAN/WAN, Operating Systems, Active Directory, Messaging and Confidential .
• Proven ability to manage projects and work well with others to assure success.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

LAN/WAN Topologies: Ethernet, Gigabit-Ethernet, MPLS, EPL, Frame Relay, DSL, ATM, VPLS

Internetworking Hardware: Cisco Catalyst & Nexus, HP, Foundry, Bay/Nortel Networks

Protocols: IPv4 & IPv6, IPX, SNA

Routing Protocols: IGRP & EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP WAN Acceleration Cisco WAS, Riverbed Steelhead Wireless Cisco LWAPP & Autonomous APs

Load Balancing: Cisco's Local Director & CSS switches

Firewalls: Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper, Checkpoint, Watchguard, MS ISA ServerIDS/IPS Cisco, Symantec, Juniper

Network Management: HP OpenView, IBM's Netview6000, Ciscoworks, Solarwinds, Plixer

Server Hardware: HP, IBM, DELL, SUN Sparc, DEC Alpha

Programming Languages: BASIC, C, PASCAL, Visual BASIC 3.0-4.0, Delphi 1.0-3.0, HTML, CGI, JAVA Directory Active Directory, Novell E-directory

Operating Systems: VMware GSX & ESX, Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Server2000-2008, Sun Solaris, Novell Netware, Linux. Citrix, OS/2, HP UX, IBM AIX, MAC OSX

Patch Management: Microsoft SMS, Symantec (Altiris)

Database: Oracle 8i-9i, MS-SQL Server 6.5 & 7.0,2000, Btrieve 5.x /6.x, Access 2.0/97, SQL Anywhere

Web Servers: Netscape, MS-IIS, Apache, Zeus, BEA's Weblogic, IBM’s Websphere

Email: Sendmail, Lotus Notes, MS-Exchange, Active Sync

Backup Software: Veritas, ArcServe, HP DataProtector

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Architect & 3 rd Level Network Operations

Responsibilities:

• Manage a staff of 5 senior network engineers in the following areas: LAN/WAN, IPT, DNS/DHCP, IPAM & Load Balancing
• Design and support of all LAN/WAN initiatives for 200 sites in North/South America & Europe
• Wireless LAN Technologies using Cisco LWAPP/ISE with RADIUS
• IPT Deployment & integration into Confidential
• IP Management using IPAM & Infoblox
• NOC & Datacenter migration and outsourcing
• Provision data circuits with all carriers.
• Manage PMACD & LMACDs
• WAN Migrations & management of COS and multiple VRFs
• Maintain connectivity to all business units.
• SOW & RFPs for senior management
• Share Point for documentation to support Confidential ’s NOC
• IPv6 testing and deployment - Ipv6 Lab build out in Park Ridge
• Network Access Control
• Microsoft OCS/LYNC POC & Pilot

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer / Project Manager / Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Authored and reviewed design and statement of work documents for Confidential ’s consulting practice.
• Worked with Sales teams to presented Confidential ’s networking capabilities to customers.
• Lead on several Confidential consulting projects
• Migrated Network from Qwest’s PRN/VPN to MPLS
• Managed all Cisco PIX firewalls - internal and customer facing
• Managed DNS & IP infrastructure
• Managed Citrix environment
• Novell to AD Migration
• Managed customer facing connections to Verizon, SBC (ATT),CAT, Lockheed, Boeing, Avon, Rockwell Collins, Airbus, Raytheon, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch
• Datacenter migration to colocation site.

Confidential

Server Admin Manager

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Exchange 5.5 to 2003
• SAP Deployment
• LIMS Deployment (Laboratory Management Systems)
• Deployed Citrix farm for LIMS
• Prowatch security systems
• SPAM Filtering using Ironport
• Established a two tier storage model for Confidential ’s SAN storage environment
• Deployed 100 IBM Blade Servers including server consolidation using VMware
• Evaluated Systems management tools from HP, IBM and Veritas

Confidential

Sr. Consultant / Senior Network Engineer/Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Clifford Paper’s Windows NT4 environment to Windows 2003
• Migrated Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 and
• Redesigned firewall/Internet access using Cisco’s PIX firewall.
• Installed and configured DNS and enabled RADIUS/IAS for external VPN Client Access.

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• E-business middleware architecture. Responsible for design and deployment of single sign-on Java bridges on Confidential ’s Internet portal.
• E-business project management and documentation

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed a Frame-Relay network for a new billing system for 28 business units.
• Redesigned DNS on Windows 2K.
• Migrated SNA network to TCP/IP to access the Billing system on a third-party Mainframe.
• Deployed Cisco’s PIX to distribute Mainframe printing from ASP to the private network.
• Deployed various WINDOWS/2K Servers on HP/COMPAQ hardware.
• Rolled out TN3270 for 28 business units to access to the Mainframe billing system
• Rolled out Kixstart for all user login scripts.
• DNS and IP administrator.
• Supported all PC/Laptops on the network.
• Second & Third Level support for Desktops, Servers, Routers and Switches

Confidential

Managing Consultant & Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing Consultant of a staff of eight network engineers
• Responsible for resource planning and sales support to large Confidential 500 clients.
• Designed and installed complex networks for Internet architectures.
• Other responsibilities included troubleshooting complex routed networks for customers.
• Authored and provided support on enterprise network White Papers and marketing announcements, as well as company publications.

Confidential, Fairlawn, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated software for potential impact on Confidential ’s WAN
• Tested and evaluated ATM switches & Cisco CIP Platform
• Implemented Confidential ’s Internet Architecture

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Telecommunications Analyst & LAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Served as a member of the Umbrella Network Management team.
• Evaluated network management tools such as Novell’s NMS, Intel’s LANDESK, and IBM’s NETVIEW 6000 for proactive monitoring of UPS’s Global Telecommunication’s Network.
• Customized Call Management software to satisfy UPS’s business requirements.
• Migrated a DOS/Btrieve call management software to a Windows/Oracle application
• Created a database structure with ORACLE to inventory all UPS telecommunications WAN devices and the circuits connecting all of UPS locations.
• Integrated the Inventory database into the Call Management software to allow first-level technicians receiving calls to view the hardware and circuits at a given sight
• Provided LAN administration for 400 users in Marketing and Billing Systems.
• Support OS/2 desktop and database servers.
• Installed development tools such as MICROFOCUS COBOL, IBM’s C/SET, and MS-VISUAL BASIC. Ordered all hardware and software and coordinated setups and installs with our Campus Support Organization. Served as a liaison between Marketing Systems and third-level support. Also served as
• Supported UPS’s Internet architecture including their online package tracking application.
• Maintained Sun Sparc Servers within the Internet department.
• Integrated Network Management tools into call management software.
• Installed Novell server to support 100 telecom users and 200 application users.