Network Architect Resume
Westbury, NY
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Protocols: VLAN, VPN, IPSEC, VOIP, IP, ICMP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DNS, RPC, EIGRP, OSPF, SMTP, SSH, TELNET, FTP, TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS, NTP, SFTP
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac/Veeam, VMWARE, Microsoft Office 365, Cisco Jabber, Cisco, Spark
Software: Cisco WebEx, SolarWinds, Cisco Amp (Advanced Malware Protection), Kasey Helpdesk Software, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, Microsoft Visio, Oracle E - Business Suite
Hardware: Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco 1700, 3000, 2600 Routers and Cisco 6500, 3500, 2900, Switches, HP Network Devices, Network Hubs, Adtran ISDN adapters, CSU/DSU’s, Servers, Cisco WLC 5508, Dell SonicWALL, HP ProLiant Servers, Cisco UCS Servers, Cisco WAPs, Dell Equal Logic SAN Exagrid Backup Servers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Westbury, NY
Network Architect
Responsibilities:
- Coordinated the architecting, implementing, and supporting of disaster recovery and business continuity plans for the organization.
- Perform Project needs analysis, researching and selecting appropriate hardware/software.
- Implemented collaboration tools such as Cisco WebEx, Jabber, Call Manager, Spark, Telepresence.
- Find and manage vendor relationships and partners for the organization.
- Improved network security by installing Cisco AMP on windows & Mac machines and Cisco Firepower on the Cisco ASA firewalls globally.
- Implemented DMVPN Hub & Spoke network configuration, which led to reduce ISP costs.
- Maintain, install, upgrade and troubleshoot network infrastructure components including switches, routers, wireless access points, and remote access devices.
- Use network management software to monitor and configure network devices.
- Design, coordinate, and supervise the building of IT Data-rooms which includes power, data lines, cooling, physical racking of equipment, internet circuits, and fiber.
- Perform complex configuration, change management and testing activities to support designed architecture and integration between all systems and infrastructure.
- Configure IP cameras and DVR system globally for security personnel.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of all VOIP/LAN, WAN, Wireless Infrastructure.
- Regularly meet with C-level management to ensure that technological solutions are aligned with organizations goals and strategy.
- Develop IT team goals, values and principles at regular intervals to ensure we’re working on the right problems and approaching problems with the correct frame of mind.
- Support organization SAN storage and Virtual Server architecture.
Confidential, Westbury, NY
Network Engineering
Responsibilities:
- Created site to site tunnels between sites utilizing Cisco ASA VPN IPSEC technology.
- Monitored and maintained virtual machine backups utilizing Veeam Backup software.
- Created new VLAN structure which led to improved network and end-user performance.
- Maintain network architecture topology, utilizing Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Excel.
- Configured network for SAN iSCSI and VMware virtual ESX environment.
- Assisted with migration from previous exchange server to Microsoft Office 365.
- Manage hardware, maintenance agreements, licenses and software vendor relationships.
Confidential, Westbury, NY
Desktop Support Technician
Responsibilities:
- Maintained inventory for all hardware, software and software licenses.
- Responsible for responding to halp desk request from users.
- Maintained Database of all IT assets throughout the organization.
- Created new user accounts in Active Directory as well as performed password resets.