PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Newtown, CT

Communications Engineer

Responsibilities:

• (Just a side note about SIP) - SIP is the evolution of analog T-1’s and Digital BRI/PRI’s. Some telcos are still in the process in the widespread roll out of SIP trunking to end users. As per the Gartner group, once the price point of SIP trunks come down, a majority of analog/digital services will be in less demand.
• Without going through a long white paper, I found a good diagram to show the process involved in using a SIP call initiation.

Confidential, Huntsville, AL

Responsibilities:

• All technologies I utilized are Top Secret/SCI except AGIS fire control system. All work was done in a secure lab with limited access to key personnel.
• One unclassified simulation was to use CallManager (with encryption) through a pseudo satellite connection to test throughput, design concepts and generate system failures and document how to resolve the specific failure. Because of my work in military programs I have various consulting arrangements with large contractors.
• Most large-scale programs (unclassified) are beyond the stage of engineering support and are in IOP phase. VoIP implementation from traditional TDM networks was my primary project. Integration into WGS Wideband Gap.
• Also, extensive prototype testing for major military clandestine equipment - MrWAP. I have a proof of concept lab I use to simulate problems - LAN or PSTN.

Confidential

Sales Engineer

Responsibilities:

• My last contract was to support digital video recording systems that are both analog and IP based. My primary focus is the Panasonic product line, training dealers on the backend storage solution and working on Pre/Post Sales presentations for large opportunities.Technologies:
• Due to the security around my projects I can only divulge that many high speed and priority protocols were used.

Confidential, Chapel Hill, NC

Sales Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a wireless mobility company specializing in carrier based cellular solutions. Our primary focus is Federal/State and Local Government business. Wireless LAN based on GSM/CDMA networks and unlicensed point to multipoint broadband solutions, along with a middleware platform NetMotion Mobility XE are USAT’s sales focus. Other manufacturers featured are Airlink Communications, Digi International, MultiTech, Panasonic and Cisco. My role is to support all sales professionals in a pre and post sale technical role - implementing all middleware solutions, AVL (Automotive Vehicle Tracking via GPS), and SCADA control systems via cellular.
• 3G Cellular, 4G LTE Cellular, OSPF, IBGP, EBGP, Alvarion Point to Multipoint IP Video transmission for NASCAR (Roush Racing). Cisco was the major vendor for infrastructure in this topology. PI data server was also used for scoring and timing for each team. Most internal team video was encrypted and H.264.

Confidential Morrisville, NC

IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a VAR in the greater Raleigh, NC area specializing in Cisco networking equipment. Managing the day to day operations of the LAN infrastructure, WAN infrastructure, and VoIP systems was the main responsibility. Another key task was supporting the sales staff with technical information relating to sales with a focus on GSA, State and Local Government contracts.
• Cisco routing and switching, ATM switches, Gigabit Ethernet, Linux (RedHat), Exchange, HP Openview.

Confidential Norwalk, CT

Senior Pre-Sales/Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a company that manages and designs LAN/WAN solutions for Fortune 100 companies. Customized voice solutions with ACD/IVR integration with Cisco and other PBX’s (GeoTel/IPCC). Implementation of large WAN Networks of 800+ nodes a focus. Ventus has done work with several governmental agencies including the House of Representatives WAN/VPN.

Confidential . Freemont, CA

Senior Pre-Sales/Senior Post Engineer

Responsibilities:

• At NPI I support the current product set of layer 3+ Gigabit Ethernet Switches. NPI designed and manufactured these switches for retail and OEM customers. My primary role is to support the sales staff with technical presentations, training for resellers, and field support. My support area was worldwide for NPI.
• NPI was famous for FIDDI interface cards. I was one engineer recruited for the launch of NPI’s Layer 3+ switch. The NPI Ethernet switch was 80% faster than Cisco’s 6509 with the fastest Cisco engines available at that time. NPI did not have BGP, but OSPF and RIP were fast, solid and stable.

Confidential Hamden, CT

Senior Applications Engineer/Senior - National Accounts

Responsibilities:

• At Confidential I was in the National Accounts Program - with a specific focus on developing voice solutions for US Federal Government along with Cisco’s Herndon Federal Group. My technology focus was Cisco’s ATG or advanced technology group with a focus on voice. Most of the products we utilized high end IVR and ACD applications. At Confidential I worked with a joint venture with Cisco. The project worked with several Voice Codec’s - G.729a to G.711. Integration between multiple vendors IVR/ACD’s was a project I worked on with Cisco. Voice over X was a focus of this group. Traveling the east coast is expected in this role. Specialization with GeoTel, AVVID, CallManager, IPCC, Interactive Intelligence and other products were installed.
• ATM. OC-x, Gig Ethernet, All Cisco (Gold VAR), extensive WAN projects and Large, redundant campus networks. I was a national account engineer, so all my projects started at approximately five million dollars and expanded as new requirements were requested by the end user.

Confidential . Hartford, CT

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• In this position I was responsible for all Local and Wide Area Network designs. My team was 7 salespeople with a technical staff. Responsibilities of this job included demonstrations, customer site visits, and customer presentations. Selection of product, and manufacturer were in this role. Major technologies that were implemented were ATM, Frame Relay, Gigabit Ethernet, Video Conferencing, and Voice over Frame Relay/IP. At Total Communications, I designed and implemented one of the first gigabit networks for 3COM. As a result, we converted many ATM infrastructures to gigabit Ethernet. Large call center integration with TAPI was also accomplished.

Technologies: Voice over Frame Relay, Video over Frame/ATM, voice codecs, legacy protocols for banking/airlines/public infrusture. Motorola (now Vanguard) was our primary vendor and we purchased directly for larger gross profit margins.

Confidential . Danbury, CT

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was an Internet Service Provider in the Danbury area. When I joined the company, the location was one of the owner’s basements. After taking control of the day to day operations, I moved the company to a professional space in the downtown area. All of the data communications and LAN infrastructure was under my responsibility for operation. Our Data Center was the first to have total remote management via SNMP. My assistant handled all UNIX administration and account management. Selection of new products for use at Internet84 was under my authority also. In this position I gained the knowledge of how the Internet works from the provider side. Some of the companies I worked with are AGIS, UUNET, SNET, and GoodNet. NetPlex, a large ISP, purchased this company in 1997 in the Connecticut region.

Confidential, Greenwich, CT

Senior Programmer/Technician

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was formed out a insurance firm. LawCruit was the primary application that we designed and marketed. Utilized for tracking law students through college, this application is installed in several large law firms around the world. Designed as a UNIX system, I was involved in the Database design and construction. Austin Computer had 2 other products that were marketed to the law field. The owners of this company sold the rights of each application to several competitors