SUMMARY:

• 18 Years Professional Experience
• Senior Network Engineer with 20 years’ experience installing, configuring and supporting Cisco Routers and Switches in an Enterprise environment.
• Additional experience with Cisco ASA Firewalls, Nexus 5000 datacenter switches, Nexus fabric extenders, Big IP F - 5 load balancers, VMware ESXi 5.x - 6.x OS, Cisco UCS Servers, IDNX/Promina multiplexors and common data packages deployed in Technical control facilities in support of military communications operations at remote sites.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Lead/Network Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical expertise for the development State of South Carolina Government next generation datacenter, Application Centric Infrastructure
• Deploy Cisco ACI Lab for Development Environment
• Develop Cisco ACI Training Materials for Network Engineers
• Provides technical oversight for projects currently being worked on by Network Services
• Develops a Reference Network Architecture
• Provides technical oversight for VPN and Firewall Migrations
• Provides technical oversight for Data Center Migrations from Agency Data Centers to State Data Center
• Develops a Network Access Control (NAC) Solution

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The uWAN Network Engineer manages technical expertise in developing, deploying, and managing professional services solutions exclusively to Federal Government clients on a fee-for-service or billable hours basis.
• Develops and applies advanced methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of advanced system requirements and problems.
• Plans, develops and technically directs projects or major phases of significant projects, coordinating the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects.
• Develops investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
• Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
• Reviews completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management.
• Evaluates vendor capabilities to provide required products or services. Consults on technical implications to other organizations.
• Leads lower level employees

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performs Engineering, Operations and Maintenance of the Afghanistan MPLS Black Core Network
• Maintains supporting equipment to include Cisco ASR series routers, Linux servers, Cisco UCS servers, Vmware Esxi 6.5 Hosts and VM’s.
• Consults with and advises the Confidential -A on the installation and integration of sites with the existing infrastructure
• Installs, configures and maintains RSA Secure - ID Token Authentication System
• Installs, configures and maintains Cisco Identity Services Engine

Sr. Network Engineer (Lead)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Network Engineer Responsible for the performance of the CJOA-A Strategic WAN
• Lead Project Engineer for the CJOA Wide Network Device 2-factor implementation Project
• Performs routine troubleshooting of the Afghanistan MPLS Black Core Network
• Consults with and advises the Confidential -A on the installation and integration, or retrograde of sites with the existing infrastructure
• Performs routine troubleshooting of Cisco Firewalls (Cisco ASA’s)
• Configures and maintains Nexus Cisco Data Center switches and Fabric extenders
• Configures and troubleshoots Cisco 6500 switches in a VSS deployment
• Configures and troubleshoots 802.1x
• Works with supporting applications such as GEM-X for managing Type 1 encryption devices, Cisco ACS 4.x, 5.x., Cisco Network Compliance Manager, and various SNMP network monitoring and management tools.

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the performance of the KAF Strategic and Tactical WAN
• Configures and Troubleshoots Afghanistan MPLS Black Core Network
• Consults with and advises the RNCC-S on the installation and integration of new Tactical sites with the existing infrastructure
• Troubleshoots and Maintains the Tactical Firewalls (Cisco ASA’s)
• Configures and maintains Nexus Cisco Data Center switches and Fabric extenders
• Configures and troubleshoots Cisco 6500 switches in a VSS deployment
• Works with supporting applications such as GEM-X for managing Type 1 encryption devices, Cisco ACS 4.x, 5.x., Cisco Network Compliance Manager, and various SNMP network monitoring and management tools.
• Configures and troubleshoots 802.1x

Engineering Network Senior

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include Engineering and Implementation of the Afghanistan Provider MPLS Black Core Network as tasked to support engineering, retrograde and infrastructure closure
• Senior Lead and executes project and task requirements accordingly with minimal to no supervision
• Assists on all enclaves, NIPR/SIPR/CX-I, with engineering/troubleshooting support when requested by responsible organization.
• Diagnose and provide solutions to complex problems, requirements and integration of various technologies.
• Conducts Site Surveys, analyzes the collected data, and performs necessary calculations to make technical recommendations, then prepares or provides input for C4 EIPs

WAN Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Operations and Maintenance, and troubleshooting of classified and unclassified Cisco DMVPN IP based Network
• Co-located with the 9th Communications Signal Battalion, USMC, to provide rapid solutions to complex problems
• Configures, installs type 1 encryption devices
• Configures Networking components installed in deployable SNAP 2.0M VSAT Terminal Ku VSAT solutions
• Develop and maintain all baseband systems, applications, security, and network configurations.
• Troubleshoot network performance issues.
• Create and maintain a disaster recovery plan.
• Recommend upgrades, patches, and new applications and equipment.
• Provide technical support and guidance to users.
• Responsible for O&M of the strategic Tier1 Network, and Black Core MPLS Backbone.
• Co- located with Confidential -A Engineering to facilitate rapid communication, situational awareness, and solutions to complex problems.
• Installed, configured and maintained Cisco routers and switches, including maintaining network device security posture in accordance with DISA STIG’s, worked with supporting applications such as GEM-X for managing Type 1 encryption devices and Cisco ACS 4.x, 5.x.
• Additional experience with Cisco ASA's, Pix firewalls, IDNX/Promina multiplexors and common data packages deployed in Technical control facilities in support of military communications operations at remote sites.

Network Consulting Engineer

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Responsibilities:

• New Data Center Build out and Turn up, Network and Infrastructure implementation
• Responsible for engineering and deployment of the large scale LAN/WAN in an Internet environment. Design, configure, maintain and troubleshoot internetworking topology equipment, routing protocols, network security policies.
• Works with the product/project management teams to ensure that the network supports offered products and services.
• Provides Tier 3 and Tier 2 "Hands On" Engineering support for a medium Sized Campus Network. Directly works with the Following equipment and applications: Cisco 6513, 6509, 4507, 4006, 2950, 3750 switches. Cisco 3640 and 7507 routers. F-5 Big Ip load Balancer, and Cisco Works 2000 LMS 2.5 for network monitoring and troubleshooting, Cisco Secure ACS 4.0 for device access, Cisco Clean Access Manager (CAM) for switch port security.
• Configures and maintains Cisco 3000 series VPN concentrators. Supervises and trains 4 junior network engineers in basic switch troubleshooting.
• Provide technical oversight, validation guidance, and project management of the migration of network router / switch infrastructure from the existing trailer based facilities to a more permanent building location.
• Deliverables are as follows:
• Qualification or Validation of technical decisions
• Planning guidance and support
• Coordination of work with Production environment and other organizations
• Implementation support for Data Center; MDF facilities; Servers; Work Stations;