PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• I have over fifteen years of experience as a Network Engineer.
• I have a proven track record of success in data network design, implementation and ongoing support.
• I have functioned as lead engineer for a number of customer integration and data migration projects.
• I have provided effective leadership/management of multiple and varying high - level projects.
• I am adept at providing technical specifications, proposals, and cost estimates for project budgeting.
• I am detail oriented; quality oriented and have excellent communication skills.
• 15+ years Network Engineering background
• 6+ years Management experience
• Proven track record of success in data network design, implementation and ongoing support
• Lead engineer for a number of customer integration / data center migration projects
• Effective leadership and management of multiple and varying high-level projects
• Provide technical specifications, proposals and cost estimates for project budgeting
• Detail-oriented, Quality-oriented, excellent communication skills

EXPERIENCE:

• Cisco LAN Switch Configuration and tuning for performance
• Routers (Cisco 7600, 7500, 7200, 4551, 4331, 3900, 3800, 2900, 2800, 2600, 1800, 1700)
• Switches (Cisco Catalyst, 4500, 3850, 3750, 3650, 3560, 3500, 2956, 1900)
• Cisco 2100, 4400 & 5500 WLC s, 1100, 1200, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800 series AP s
• Cisco ASA 5505X, 5515X, 5525X Firewalls
• Cisco Works 2000, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Cisco WCS
• Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VTP, VLAN, HSRP, EtherChannel, IPSec VPN
• Point - to-point, Frame-relay, MPLS, Ethernet Private Line, METROEthernet, ATM
• Marconi ATM LAN/WAN Engineer
• SolarWinds Orion NPM, Engineer Tool Kit, Network Configuration Manager
• Network discovery, documentation, planning, and tuning
• Wireless Network Site Survey and design using AirMagnet and Air Mapper
• Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Day to day duties included installing, configuring, trouble shooting, upgrading and maintaining the core infrastructure including the router’s (4551, 4331, 3900, 2900) switches (3850, 3750X, 3650, 35606507, 6807) Firewalls (ASA5506X, 5525X) Wireless Controllers (5500, 5520)

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Duties included discovery of existing Nortel/Avaya network devices and configurations to be converted to new Cisco equipment.
• Documenting all existing hardware and closet design, network layout, and connections.
• Designing new network configurations for consolidation of switches to new Cisco 3850 edge switches.
• Overseeing the cutover to the new infrastructure.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot routers (2600, 2800,3800,7200) and switches (2960,3560, 3650, 3750, 3850, 4500, 6500), VoIP, wired and wireless phones,ASA5505X,5515X, 5550X series Firewall, Point to Point VPN and VPN’s for external vendors, MPLS, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Wireless Controller (5505) and AP’s, Video Conference equipment from Polycom and Cisco, F5 Load Balancer.

Confidential

Network Engineer/Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot routers( 2600, 2800,3800,7200) and switches( 3560, 3750,4000, 4500, 6500),ASA Firewalls 5515X and 5525X, VoIP, wired and wireless phones, Vocera, Wireless AP’s, Video Conference equipment from Polycom and Cisco, Cisco WLC 4400, 5500.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked with small to medium sized companies to design, install and maintain their network systems.
• Design and Implementation of Disaster Recovery programs for both Business continuity and Data recovery.
• This included consulting with all stake holders as to requirements and expectations.

Technologies utilized included: Cisco VoIP (CME, Unity VM), Cisco and HP Routers and Switches

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Managing the IT department that was limited to 10 employees
• Managing the WAN, including security, configurations, and compliances
• Managing the internal network including Exchange, SQL, and other propriety programs
• Managing and organizing the help desk so as to perform at peak efficiency
• Due to my high level of skills in other areas I was asked to;
• Project Management on extraordinary move to a new facility (110,000 sq feet) in a narrow timeframe, using industry best practices (PMI). Those responsibilities included but were not limited to;
• Vendor selection, negotiation, and pricing with various manufacturers and integrators
• Design and implementation of a new 1,000 sq. foot data center using state of the art products for redundancy and scalability
• Design and implementation of a new data and voice system for future expandability using Cisco and HP products
• Design of the LAN/WAN network using MPLS, VLAN’s, BGP, VPN’s, VoIP.
• Selection of Telco providers, provisioning, and negotiating of contracts and circuits

Confidential

Network Engineer/Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and over saw installation and configuration of Cisco wireless network and upgrade of existing network infrastructure for the Orange County Convention Center.
• Design and upgrade of ATM Video Conferencing system for Center for Rural Development for the State of Kentucky.
• Design and deployment of Voice and Video over IP system for the University of Kentucky.
• Design and Project Management of various data systems for Alltel customers thru Eastern Kentucky.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Deployed new routing solution for Enterprise ATM Network. The deployment consisted of two Cisco Catalyst 6506 w/ Confidential .
• This migrated the existing “static” FORE Systems solution to a “dynamic” configuration utilizing Cisco’s EIGRP and HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) making it a fully redundant solution, there was no redundancy present in the previous FORE Systems solution.
• This resolved a multitude of network performance and monitoring issues.
• Designed and built a lab infrastructure intended to improve the effectiveness of distributed computing and network systems on site.
• This was a key factor in the success of our projects thorough testing based on realistic scenarios.
• Deployed ATM Core and Edge switches, both Fore Systems ASX1000, ASX200 and 3810 series and Cisco Catalyst 2800, 2900, 3500, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 8000 series switches and configured in coordination with VLAN plan and Spanning Tree Protocol standards.
• Developed and implemented IP Sub-netting to accommodate connectivity to extranet solutions and additional VLAN implementations
• Designed and Deployed segregated IP networks intended for isolated, secure, systems development. Utilized Cisco 26xx router with Firewall Feature Set to filter packets based on established policy.
• Provided 3rd Level support for WAN connectivity, switching and routing issues
• Developed and maintained project initiative plans for use in 1, 3 and 5 year projections