SUMMARY:

• IT Professional with over 10 years of experience in administration/service requests, change management, analysis, implementation/deployments, and troubleshooting various
• Network technologies that includes proficiency in routing, routing protocols, switching, security, firewalls, load balancing, voice, wireless and data center technologies.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Route & SwitchCCNA Certified WAN Professional/Certified WAN Enterprise AdministratorCWP/CWEA Cisco Security Administrator / Data Center AdministratorCSA / CDCA Windows Server/Systems AdministratorWSSA

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing/Switching Technologies: Cisco Routers ASRs/ISRs, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, Juniper, H3, WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, IOS, STP, RSTP, PVST, CDP, ACL, NAT, PAT, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, VTP, SNMP, SMTP, ARP, TCP, UDP, Static Routing, VLAN Trunking, Multicast routing, HSRP, VSS, VPC.

Firewalls/Security Technologies: Cisco ASA (55xx), Cisco FWSM, Cisco IPS/IDS, Cisco ISE, Juniper SRX series, Palo Alto 2X, AAA - TACACS+/RADIUS, SSH, VPN, IPSec, SSL/IPSec, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Internet Key Exchange Policy, Port Security, MAC Address Filtering, Web Filtering.

Voice / Wireless Technologies: Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM), WLC, IEEE 802.1, WLAN, WAP, AP, SSID, LWAPP, Aironet - Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), VoIP/SIP, Quality of Service (QoS), POE - WLC (25xx & 35xx), IEEE 802.11xx, WLAN, WAP, AP, SSID, LWAPP, Aironet.

Data Center / Monitoring Technologies/APPS: Wireshark, Cacti, Nagios, Solarwinds, Network Sniffer, ServiceNow ticketing systems - F5 Big-IP LB (GTM/LTM), Cisco AnyConnect VPN mtg, Cisco Prime (NMS), Meraki Cloud-Based - Splunk, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Telnet, HTTP(S), PTP, SFTP, RDP.

Server/Systems Technologies: Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003 R2 OS, VMware Server 5.5 vSphere, HP Blade Servers (DL-380 ), Dell Blade Servers (610 Power edge), Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, Microsoft Exchange server 2010. Symantec Endpoint Protection v16, Barracuda Backup 390 Appliance (Back up/Disaster Recovery) & Web Appliances, and Microsoft Office 365 cloud.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• As a professional member of a network team responsible for technologies that include: Cisco routers (29xx-45xx), switches (Catalyst/Nexus 5k & 2k), Cisco ASA (55xx); F5 Big-IP, Cisco WLAN Controller; Access Points (1140), Solar Winds, Wireshark, VMware vSphere ESXi, Dell Edge Servers, along with various server/application administration, ServiceNow ticketing systems.
• Successfully deployed Cisco 3650 PoE switches in preparation of CBS’s VoIP upgrade, decommissioning Cisco 2950 catalyst access switches.
• Acted as lead on the relocation of core data center network infrastructure equipment upgrade (routers, switches, and servers) to CBS’s onsite (CBS Television City) data center. Installation and configurations of a firewall upgrade.
• Also implemented running fiber & CAT6 cable throughout the data center.
• Implementation/Deployment of a Palo Alto Panorama management appliance within the data center environment.
• Monitored and analyzed traffic over the network with Wireshark and Solarwinds tools in pin-pointing issues.

Confidential

Network Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included site-surveys, installations, configurations, maintenance, management, and troubleshooting resolution and analysis of the enterprise LAN/WAN environment for onsite sound studios, stages, corporate offices, and the theme park.
• Specific Network Technologies include but not limited to routers, switches, firewalls, wireless and related park technologies, along with various server/application administration, along with documenting tickets in ServiceNow ticketing system.
• Collaborated with the network team in the upgrade of the 2 core network routers (Cisco 1006 ASR router).
• Supervised a wireless upgrade deployment of (Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller/Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points) and installation, configuration and troubleshooting of over 300 AP’s throughout the park.

Confidential

Network Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Providing support in the areas of administration/service requests, escalation support/ticket resolution and analysis in an enterprise LAN/WAN environment for our corporate office, and branch offices.
• Specific Technologies include but not limited to Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewalls, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, Palo Alto Firewall, DELL Blades (Edge Series), HP Blade (Dl Series), VoIP (Cisco / ShoreTel), VMware vSphere, Windows 2003, 2008, 2012 R2 OS, Exchange Server (2003), Office 365 cloud Administration, Enterprise Apps, WAF Management.
• Technologies in network environment include but not limited to routers, switches, security firewalls, voice, wireless and related technologies along with various server/application administration, system reimaging, and remote setup.

Confidential

Senior Lead Technician

Responsibilities:

• Supervising a team of professionals responsible for administration, escalation support/ticket resolution, analysis, management, and troubleshooting in an enterprise LAN/WAN environment.
• Technologies in the network environment included routers, switches, security firewalls, voice, and related technologies along with various servers/application administration, system reimaging, and remote setup.

Confidential

Data Center Technician

Responsibilities:

• As a team member of professional data center technicians I was responsible for analysis, support/ticket resolution, maintenance, development, and troubleshooting in an Enterprise LAN/WAN data center environment.
• Specific Technologies include but not limited to Windows Servers (NT, 2000, 2003), Exchange Server (2003), DHCP, DNS, WINS, LAN, vLAN, WAN, NAT, TCP/IP, SCSI, RAID, NAS, FTP, IIS, SMTP, HTTP, Cisco IOS, Hubs, Repeaters, Switches, Routers.

Confidential

Data Center Operator

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the data center team, we provided support, administration, analysis, and troubleshooting in an enterprise LAN/WAN environment for the data center devices and its fiber WAN links.
• Specific Technologies include but not limited to Windows Servers (NT, 2000, 2003), DHCP, DNS, WINS, LAN, WAN, NAT, TCP/IP, RAID, FTP, SMTP, HTTP, Cisco IOS, RIP, IGRP, Hubs, Repeaters, Switches, Routers, Patch Panels and Patch Cord.