SUMMARY:

A solid history of network engineering/security experience including: Design, Installation, Maintenance, Configuration, Testing and Troubleshooting of Cisco LAN/WAN and Data Center infrastructures, VoIP, Firewalls, copper/fiber infrastructure and wireless systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Consistently commended by company executives, and peers for strong work ethic, teamwork and ability to coordinate and complete complex projects on schedule.
• Successfully implementation of multiple LAN/WAN/Security/WiFi/VoIP designs and proven ability to troubleshoot, isolate and restore service.
• Ability to create step - by-step concise procedural network documentation and Visio diagrams for peers, management and business units.
• Highly effective communicator with the ability to summarize and present complex technical subject matter to non-technical business personnel and management.

HARDWARE AND SYSTEMS PROFICIENCY:

Cisco routers: 2800, 2900, 3700, 3800, 3900, ASR 1000 series

Cisco switches: 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 6500 SUP 2A/720, Nexus 5K/7K series

Security: Cisco ASA, Palo Alto 4050, Checkpoint, Stonesoft, Websense, Bluecoat

Monitoring: NestScout Infinistream, Solar Winds Orion, HP NNM, Wireshark, Plixer

Other: Cisco WAAS, ACE, ACS, CSM, F5 BIG-IP LTM, Aerohive Wireless, Riverbed Steelhead, NetMotion wireless

Protocols and Topologies: EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, STP, VTP, HSRP, IPSec, NAT/PAT, VoIP, MGCP, H.323, SIP, QoS, MPLS, CAPWAP/LWAPP, Frame Relay, T1-T3, Metro-E, 1GbE, 10GbE, IPSec VPN's, GRE

WORK HISTORY:

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential, Westmont, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design, implementation, installation and support of Corporate LAN/WAN/WiFi infrastructure consisting of two data centers, one call center, corporate headquarters and 300 + retail stores utilizing Cisco Nexus 7K, 3560, 2960 switches, 3945, 3845 and 2811 routers, ASA 5525 - X, F5 BIG-IP LTM 5000 and Aerohive AP121 and AP330's.
• Served as project lead for Frame Relay to MPLS migration, Aerohive wireless AP deployment, Cisco ACE load balancers to F5 BIG-IP LTM migration, Cisco IOS zone based firewall and IPS implementation.
• Created design and implementation plans and managed all aspect of projects from inception to post implementation support.
• Provided Network planning, implementation and support of Cisco IOS zone based firewall and IPS on cisco 2911 routers with IPSec to ASA tunnels to ensure secure communications for retail store networks and successful deployment of Apple iPad POS devices utilizing Aerohive wireless network.
• Coordinated with security team to ensure network devices and LAN/WAN security met or exceeded corporate security policies.
• Served as interim firewall engineer for three months configuring access rules, policies and VPN's on Checkpoint and ASA firewalls.

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for LAN/WAN/VoIP/WiFi design, installation, cable infrastructure, support, network security, and monitoring for two data centers, three call centers and corporate LAN/WAN.
• Researched and procured equipment, maintained inventory for multiple LAN/WAN projects.
• Preformed WAN circuit capacity analysis and implemented WAN optimization technology, decreasing bandwidth usage and monthly circuit costs.
• Instrumental in the successful WAN design and migration from frame relay to MPLS, and analog voice to VoIP for three Interactive Intelligence call centers, 30 regional offices and corporate headquarters.
• Successfully implemented DMZ migration from Checkpoint to Palo Alto firewalls.
• Created rules and policies on Checkpoint, Palo Alto and Stonegate firewalls.
• Proactively monitored network for security and utilization issues and maintained optimal uptime for critical business applications and VoIP.
• Project lead/administrator for NetScout Infinistream, Cisco WAAS and NetMotion wireless install/deployments and operations.
• Coordinated all network changes with business units, vendors, and IT departments, documented changes via change management system and Visio diagrams.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for LAN/WAN support and troubleshooting of a call center campus consisting of Cisco 4500 and 6500 series catalyst switches with MSFC's and Cisco 7200 series routers and over 500 users.
• Utilized Solar Winds, Fluke Netool, Sniffers, and other tools to monitor and troubleshoot network performance and provide timely fault resolution.
• Coordinated with project managers, vendors and core engineers and performed initial installation, configuration and testing of all LAN/WAN equipment and cable infrastructure.
• Acted as on site project manager for all infrastructure and data center upgrades including: electrical/UPS, AC units, fiber and copper cabling, LAN/WAN equipment and SAN installation.

Network Consultant

Confidential, Woodridge, IL

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned LIDP’s LAN/WAN, cable plant and VPN network to be more efficient and secure through the use of vlans, access lists and firewalls.
• Configured, installed and managed Cisco Catalyst 5509 and 2950 switches, 2600 series routers, Linux iptables and Cisco access lists.
• Researched and procured all network equipment, Coordinated with employees to establish VPN IPsec tunnels to allow secure access to LIDP's mainframe and unix servers.
• Replaced leased lines with VPN access to customers for cost savings.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Responsibilities:

• Provided tier III support, installation, upgrades, monitoring and troubleshooting for Chicago region campus LAN, consisting of Cisco 2500 - 7500 series routers, Catalyst 1900 - 6500 series switches and over 10,000 nodes.
• Diagnosed and resolved network operational issues using NAI and ethereal sniffers, Fluke LAN meters and various other troubleshooting tools.
• Designed and wrote shell scripts which allowed Engineers to access switch and router data from a single source, significantly increasing their efficiency.
• System Administrator of 3 SUN Ultra 10 s and webmaster for departmental intranet site.