SUMMARY:

• An accomplished, results - driven Systems Engineering Professional with over 25 years of experience with leading network equipment manufacturers, systems integrators and telecommunications service providers.
• Expertise in complex network designs encompassing broad range of technologies (data, voice, video) and topologies (WAN, LAN, MAN).
• Extensive experience in pre-sales support and consulting, recognized for ability to present and deliver solutions to ‘C’ level executives.
• Demonstrated track record for managing project from proof of concept to implementation, consistently delivering innovative solutions with high levels of performance and functionality.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Systems/Hardware: Cisco (ASR, Catalyst, Nexus, ASA, WLC) Juniper (MX, M, T, J series, SRX), F5 (Big IP), Infoblox (Trinzic), Brocade (MLX), Riverbed (Steelhead)

Networking: WAN, LAN, MAN, Data Center and Internet Access Consolidation, TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, BGP4, STP, VPC, H.323, SIP, SS7, MGCP, PPOA, PPOE, IPSEC, DDOS

Development Tools: Visio, Visual Router, Perl

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Principal Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall network infrastructure design and pre-sales support for large enterprise customers.
• Responsible for RFP/RFI/RFQ responses to include cost modeling
• Involved in Data Center design, consolidation and disaster recovery.
• Data Center virtualization and migration / transition of new clients to Confidential & Confidential data center assets.
• Worked closely with Fortune 500 clients (CIO, CTO, etc.) in network infrastructure upgrades and implementation.

Confidential

Senior Federal Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide pre-sales technical support for Confidential router and security network architecture product set
• Focused on Federal agency certifications including Common Criteria, TIC/ JTIC and NIST security conformance testing. FIPS mode deployments with several agencies.
• Primary technical lead in Juniper’s response to the DHS OneNet RFP based on a nationwide IP core interconnecting 5000 sites and government agencies.
• Designed and deployed a DHS wide SSL remote access network for emergency preparedness.

Confidential

Consulting Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed wireless IP network architecture to address the needs of first responders for DHS. Utilized Flarion 802.20 IP base station routers, Cisco mobile routers, mobile IP, 802.11g to 802.20 interoperability and IPSEC. System combined voice, video and data in a mobile system where first responders could visualize the scene ahead of arrival with data rates of 1Mbps.
• Technical lead for NGIT’s response on the $800M GIG-BE optical procurement for DISA. Conducted exhaustive testing between Optical cross connects, Optical transport systems (DWDM) and Terabit IP router vendors
• Designed several disaster recovery SAN’s for data center consolidation
• Technical lead on NGIT’s response to the State Department’s SMART procurement. This was a department wide initiative to move to a global browser based messaging web portal to replace existing legacy systems

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide development and pre-sale support for geographic east coast in coordination with Sales Director.
• Evaluate systems, develop proposals, prepare presentations and conduct field trials.
• Perform systems analysis, network design and application engineering.
• Develop complex ROI models to validate payback on Confidential through addition of Kagoor’s transparent overlay platform.
• Developed traffic-engineering systems for VOIP in complex ITSP networks (ITXC, ibasis, Net2Phone). Delivered solutions that improved call duration, enhanced voice quality and increased volume of minutes terminated on-net.
• Spearheaded first commercial deployment of Kagoor’s technology with tier 1 ITSP and generated first recognized revenue that company secured for shipment of equipment.
• Performed instrumental role in developing call aggregation technology, which reduced VOIP overhead traffic by 60% through compression and RTP header reduction.
• Conducted network audits/baselines to identify deflection POPs and improve QOS metrics for Label Switched Paths.
• Worked with carriers on emerging requirements for VoIP session controllers (NAT, topology visibility, call admission control, rate limiting, etc.)

Confidential

Systems Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Focus on product direction, features, emerging technology trends and target accounts. Designed networks and architectural frameworks for next generation service providers (ISP’s, ITSP’s, CLECs and ASP’s).
• Provided consulting support for large, complex projects.
• Designed and developed several large ITSP service offerings in VOIP clearinghouse deployments (ITCX, ibasis).
• Coordinated with Pathnet and XO Communications to rollout broadband VoDSL service offerings.
• Served as Mid Atlantic Systems Engineer Manager and recruited 12 seasoned systems engineering experts to support exponential growth of Mid-Atlantic Network Service Provider (NSP) sales force. Worked with Sales Director to increase revenue by 200%.
• Achieved NSP Regional SE Manager Award for the highest quarter over quarter goal attainment and Technical Excellence Award for deploying VOIP with a major tier-1 ISP.

Confidential

Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Focus on providing technical consulting to major Confidential
• Interface with Account Managers to develop comprehensive strategies to maximize sales penetration for each agency.
• Performed as primary technical lead for $50 million Department of Justice contract. Led project from proposal phase and contract award to successful implementation.
• Designed and developed switched infrastructures to elevate network congestion and generate bandwidth required to implement emerging applications and products.
• Served instrumental role in technical pre-sales consulting role to commercial and government accounts. Received Presidents Club Award in 1996 and 1997 in recognition of quota achievement.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Focus on providing pre sales support for complex technical opportunities with major commercial and Telco accounts.
• Designed and developed complex networks based on WAN switching platforms.
• Trained and mentored junior level systems engineers.
• Performed as technical lead for $20 million large-scale project to design and deploy multinational global financial network for Dow Jones Telerate.
• Authored Confidential ’s product positioning on integrated WAN switching and voice compression - packetized voice.
• Initiated utilization of network design tools to maximize network availability, performance and cost reduction.