SUMMARY

• I am a strong Server Engineer with over 10 years of experience.
• I have great expertise with identifying opportunities to make server architectures simpler and more efficient, leading to major cost reductions across the enterprise.
• In addition he has strong troubleshooting server experience along with creating and/or updating documentation when needed.
• He is local to the Columbus, OH area and available to interview within a 24 hour notice.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Apple Computers
• Business Solutions
• Cable Modems
• CISCO
• Cisco Routers
• Hardware Upgrades
• Computer Training
• Designing
• DSL
• Staff Training
• Firewalls
• Gateways
• HP
• Open - View
• Inventory
• ISDN
• LAN
• Leadership Skills
• Access
• Excel
• Exchange Server
• Outlook
• Network hardware
• Network
• POP3
• Problem Solving
• Routers
• SMS
• SQL
• Switches
• System Engineering
• TCP/IP
• Technical Support
• Troubleshooting
• UNIX
• Upgrading
• WAN
• Cisco CallManager (PBX)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• cisco routers, 2500, 2811,1841, 4500 series cisco routers, switches 3560, 2960, firewalls, cable modems, DSL, wireless devices, UNIX, Exchange Server, HP Open-View and ITO monitoring, Excel, Outlook, Client, SMS (System Management Server), TCP/IP, routers, gateways, ISDN, SQL, and access technologies
• Physical network specs: high-speed copper, fiber optic, wireless, serial DCE, serial DTE, network

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Network/Server Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining contact software to organize and manage over 50 independent agents Deploy Cisco routers and switches, and administer HP Open View/ITO Network Monitoring services, Responsible for network evaluations, troubleshooting a variety of network problems, and implementing various software and hardware upgrades
• Handle the tasks of configuring and deploying wireless solutions Implement ideas that enhance the effectiveness of advanced technology solutions for the company
• Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, configuring, and deploying LAN/WAN solutions
• Provided virtualization support through VMware/Windows and a strong expertise backing for the cloud solutions
• Handle the tasks of promoting additional services to clients as required
• Used TCP/IP on all of the protocols when:
• Setting up all host configurations
• Configuring static routes
• Default routes
• EIGRP
• Setting up switching and vlans
• Setting up serial/lan interfaces
• ACL’s
• Cabling
• Wireless devices

Senior Network/Server Engineer/Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installing and supporting network hardware, software, and applications on PC and Apple computers
• Handle the tasks of providing Level 3 technical support to resolve day-to-day network, computer, and peripheral equipment issues for production and test environments
• Perform installation and upgrading of new network and desktop application software
• Responsible for preparing, loading, documenting and testing desktop and network-developed applications for deployment, staff training, and inventory
• Handle responsibilities of analyzing hardware and software problems and select proper corrective action
• Manage technical customer service activities for high revenue customers
• This includes customer support issues, facilitating process improvements and projects to meet customer expectations
• Manage processes that took place over newly designed business solutions to ensure old processes and systems
• Used TCP/IP to connect X.25 (local switching) over TCP, which enabled us to send X.25 packets over a TCP/IP network instead of a Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) link
• TCP also allows us to tunnel X.25 traffic through an IP network; this was most common to: set up wireless clients LAN clients/ on 1800 integrated service routers
• Assign interface Dot11Radio0 or Dot11Radio1 to bridge groups
• Setup DHCP servers
• Used TCP/UDP ports with Cisco CallManager (PBX) Environment
• TCP 22, UDP, UDP 67, UDP 69, Telnet client, DNS client\servers
• HP OpenView monitoring used TCP/IP
• ITO environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of cisco networking technologies and protocols
• Extensive knowledge of network system engineering methods
• Skilled in designing, planning and implementing
• LAN/WAN solutions
• Proficient in technical and non-technical communication, both in oral and written
• Good leadership skills and has the ability to guide and provide technical direction and supervision for a given project
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and logical thinking skills