Network Engineer, Manager Resume
OBJECTIVE:
Network Engineer and Systems Administrator seeking a career in Information Technology in which I can promote company performance by applying my acquired skillset, while simultaneously building upon my professional skills. Currently pursuing my Undergraduates degree in Network Engineering.
SUMMARY:
- Data Chief and SME for all things networking to include network planning, design, implementation, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
- Lead advisor on the capabilities and limitations of various communication suites.
- Joint Service Liaison to Naval Special Warfare Unit - 1 to help organize and supervise joint exercises to ensure 100% mission success.
- Telecommunication manager with a vast knowledge of systems to include Polycom and VTC suites.
- Cybersecurity manager with the responsibility of ensuring the hardening of all network devices to include servers, switches, routers, and all client devices.
- Extensive experience implementing and troubleshooting layer 2 and 3 devices.
- Secondary Control Point for Delta Company 1st Marine Raider Battalion with the responsibility of documenting and ensuring compliance with all standard operating procedures pertaining to cybersecurity in accordance with DOD regulation.
- Network Administrator whose responsibilities require the management of a multi-million-dollar network whose users’ number in the millions.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows Servers 2008 & 2012, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10, Linux
Hardware: Cisco VoIP phones, Unified Communications Manager, Collaboration devices, routers, switches, adaptive security appliances (ASA), High Assurance Internet Protocol (HAIPE) devices, Harris Radio systems, Thales Radio systems, Polycom telecommunication devices, DOD approved encryption devices, Global Broadcasting Satellite (GBS) dishes, Nexus 7k, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Firewalls, ACS Server, BIG-IP F5 Load Balancer, Tandberg MCU, etc.
Software: Microsoft 365, PowerShell, Putti, HyperTerminal, Active Directory, Remedy, Polycom, Adobe Connect, Google Earth, Falcon View, Lighthouse Tracking, McAfee Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, HBSS, ViewSat
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Network Engineer, Manager
Responsibilities:
- Led a team of 12 personnel in the establishment of a network operations center providing service to 40 end-users utilizing the Host Based Security System (HBSS) and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA). Thus, resulting in 100% compliance to all information assurance policies and procedures with zero security incidents.
- Established, enforced, and refined company information assurance policies to ensure classified information-maintained integrity, confidentiality, and availability through proper education and training of over 60 personnel and the implementation of appropriate security protocols, to include dual-factor authentication, network security best practices, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, and physical security
- Led an enterprise support team of 4 personnel as lead Network Engineer/ Administrator and Security Manager, utilizing and accounting for over $3,000,000 worth of various network and communications equipment while also implementing physical security, policy functions (end user agreements and acceptable use policies), and network hardening (group policies, port security, proper patching, MAC address filtering, etc.)
- Designed and implemented a failover plan and redundant transport link via Ku band satellite and LTE cellular for all networks to maximize availability and quality of service (QoS). Resulting in a resilient and reliable network with an up-time of 99.999%
- Developed a training plan to improve the proficiency and skillsets of 40 personnel in order to maximize productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness which resulted in the capitalization of company time whose training budget was in excess of $400,000
Confidential
Network Engineer/ Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the maintenance, implementation, and documentation of a variety of network devices to include BIG-IP F5 Load Balancers, Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA’s, Nexus 7k’s, Cisco Switches and Routers, and a variety of network monitoring tools.
- Responsible for generating key-pairs and requesting follow-on Certificates from designated CA’s.
- Communicate and troubleshoot with customers to fix any and all issues that may arise.
- Preform monthly improvements in a coordinated event as to allow the most up-to-date network while simultaneously keeping users QoS at a maximum.
- Working an on-call schedule to ensure 100% Network up-time.
- Consistently updated out-of-date records in order to ensure smooth transition for new employees while also setting a standard SOP for the team.
- Administratively responsible for over $10,000,000 worth of equipment whose services are required by millions of users daily.
- Daily interactions with network tools and protocols to include IKEv1, IKEv2, IPsec, TACACS+, Radius, 802.1x, VPC, Load Balancing, SNAT, VIP, PAgP, LACP, SSL/TLS, 802.1ab, CDP, 802.1q, ACLs, etc.