SUMMARY

• An accomplished Network Engineer, with over 10 years of experience in Network Engineering and System Administration. I am confident working or leading a team that works in a high visibility, high urgency environment.
• I have strong proficiency in configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of network and server technologies for medium to enterprise level corporate networks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Cisco, Nexus, Arista, Aruba, ClearPass, Cisco ACS, Extreme, Juniper, Riverbeds, ISRs.

Software: Cisco iOS, Cisco NX - OS, Extreme XOS, JUNOS, Visio, WireShark.

Technologies: TACACS, NetMRI, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, ACL, SNMP, Port Security, STP.

Routing/Switching: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, Layer2/3

Management Tools: SolarWinds, Splunk, NetMRI, Spectrum, Riverbed CMC, TACACS, ClearPass, Infoblox.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Boulder, CO

Network Engineer/System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Lead a project to build out an engineering lab from the ground up after a cross country move. This lab consisted of several hundred servers containing various operating systems including Linux, UNIX, and Windows Server 12-16.
• Built out the lab network after the move connecting all the systems to main core that I developed. Core consisted of cisco and nexus switches, ASA's, RSA's and multiple extensions to different types of cisco and nexus switches.
• Supported the entire network as the lead network engineer of several hundred servers supporting different network functions utilizing firewall inbound/outbound limitations provided via ACL's by the ASA’s as well as very rigorous security implications supporting dual authentication authorization by the RSA’s.
• Developed and implemented upgrade plans for the network prior to the network move. These upgrades provided a more stable network via redundancy of the network core switches (utilizing fiber connections), network firewalls and the network dual authentication methods (RSA’s).

Confidential, Broomfield, CO

Network Engineer/System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing, maintaining and upgrading the company network infrastructure as the primary network engineer.
• Troubleshoot high impacting network routing and security issues on a weekly basis with as minimal impact to users as possible.
• Provide guidance and lead in the design of upgrading and implementing new Cisco switches and routers as well as upgrading the different windows servers being used by the company.
• Upgrade and support the array of windows servers being used by the company.
• Design a digital signage campaign for the company and implement it throughout the entire organization.

Confidential, Bristol, CT

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed and maintained all of ESPN's network tools and systems that were used to maintain the network hardware infrastructure. These tools included TACACS, ClearPass and NetMRI.
• Lead an initiative to upgrade TACACS over to ClearPass for the entire service. This initiative led to over 2000 network devices being migrated to ClearPass including all the rules, users, groups and policies, as it was the only service used for authentication, authorization and accounting of ESPN’s network.
• Architecturally re-designed the network space for the ESPN site in Washington DC. The redesign included upgrading hardware, routing protocols over to BGP and the installation of a new Quality of Service (QoS) policy.
• Lead a project to upgrade and redesign ESPN’s Brazil satellite location DMZ infrastructure, which impacted over 800 users at that location.
• Scripted and automated using different network tools like NetMRI to optimize and ensure compliance for over 2000 network devices. Used NetMRI weekly to update the multiple ACL’s and to provide policy compliance and network hardening.
• Solved high-level network transport issues through troubleshooting and found conflicts related to routing, firewall denials, ACL or QoS drops for both campus and international locations. Used both SolarWinds and WireShark regularly to assist with determining the root cause.
• Built out, configured and installed access layer switches and distribution layer switches and routers using Cisco, Nexus, Arista, Extreme or Juniper hardware.
• Advanced proficiency in Cisco switches and routers, Arista switches and router, Juniper switches and routers, Extreme switches, Cisco ASR’s (VG), Infoblox IPAM, NetMRI for network automation, Cisco ACS for TACACS authentication, Aruba controllers, ClearPass, Spectrum, Splunk, Riverbed’s (WAN optimizer).

Confidential, Bristol, CT

Remote Events Network Support

Responsibilities:

• Traveled to various TV broadcast sites to support the production of high-visibility productions and televised events. Successfully planned and distributed a remote network to provide a connection to local resources as well as headquarters back in Bristol CT to support these events. The remote events would include X Games events both national and international, Monday Night Football Games, World Cup of Soccer in Brazil, etc.
• Provided network support for all users and equipment for each remote event, this impacted up to 300 users.
• Built and supported Telestrator/ART/Prompter equipment for studio shows, as well as graphics servers and play out machines for graphics operators.
• The high-quality management of these remote programs and events led to numerous promotions into management and taking on greater responsibility.

Confidential, Boston, MA

System/ Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed and maintained over 1000 end users from break fixes, AD integration, exchange integration and network issues. Being one of the primary Active Directory operators, alterations occurred daily as employees shifted through the organization and rules and access levels changed.
• Prepared and executed a remote server in New Hampshire for over 40 end users including a Polycom phone hunt group, remote server set up, routing protocols to the Head Quarters in Boston using dynamic and static WAN networks and modification of a Juniper Firewall
• Monitored Exchange Server 2007 as an exchange administrator by creating distribution lists; performed ActiveSync remote wipes and activations; monitored daily provisional queue’s; created and modified full mailbox and send-as permissions and general troubleshooting.