SUMMARY:

• 18+ years designing / configuring / testing / implementing a broad array of network / security / wireless / business technology solutions, through all project and work product phases, e.g., requirements / scoping / architecture / design / engineering / deployment / project management / network management, and network operations hand - off, including team leadership and staff management
• Experience in various other tech domains, e.g., structured data cabling, telecom cable plant, building system networks (building security, video surveillance, IP cameras, DVR kit), Cisco 50 / 3850 / ISR4K / Catalyst 6K configuration, wired and wireless 802.1x deployment wif X.509 PKI deployment; RADIUS and TACACS+ AAA services (RSA and CiscoSecure ACS - currently updating on Cisco ISE as teh latest platform providing these services)
• VRF/VRF-Lite, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP routing protocol configuration and troubleshooting; High-availability protocols such as HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, and tunneling wif GRE and IPSEC
• /exposure to Cisco Nexus and Arista datacenter switches / spine/leaf architecture / Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), NFV, Virtualization, Orchestration and DevOps automation (Ansible Tower workshop)
• Broad Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience; Jump / Proxy host implementation, 2-factor authentication / secure token systems; Global enterprise network architecture / design; Complex network analysis / problem detection / packet capture and analysis / Wireshark / data logging / bug research and patching; Excellent documentation and Visio diagramming / Office 2016 suite skills; Professional presentation / public speaking skills; Audio / Video production skills wif Adobe Captivate / Premiere Pro / Audition / Audacity tools for producing audio/video content
• Experience guiding business system requirements discussions and managing stakeholder engagement, drawing on aspects of Enterprise Architecture (EA) / Agile/Scrum/Waterfall software development life-cycle / continuous-improvement / infrastructure project management methodologies and frameworks
• Client-facing consultative engagement management, design testing / proof of (concept|value) demonstrations. Conducting workshops, project/program socialization events, technical to internal and VAR/channel account teams and engineers
• Excellence in written and verbal communication of technical topics to all personnel levels
• Global Enterprise, SMB Enterprise, Reseller/Partner, Consulting Engineer experience
• Broad experience across Professional/Technical Services Consulting, Oil/Gas, Federal Government, Transportation, High Tech Mfg., Healthcare, and other verticals

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

(Applications / Tools / Systems / UI/UX): Blade Servers, Software Development, Sql, Client/Server, Windows Server 2012, Linux, Unix, Apple, Macbook Pro, MacOS, OS X, Apple Bootcamp, Mobility, Apple IOS, Android, SNMP, SYSLOG, Telemetry, Network Instrumentation, Network Monitoring System (NMS), LibreNMS, CiscoWorks, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds NCM, SpiceWorks, OpNet, Cisco NCM, Splunk, Installed Base (IB) Management, IT asset management (ITAM), Software Asset Management (SAM), IT Service Management (ITSM), ITIL principals and tools, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Acceptance Testing (BAT))

(Networking / Protocols / Products / Technologies): Authentication, Authorization, Accountability, AAA, 802.1x, Supplicants, Encryption Schemes, Cryptography, Firewalls, Access Control Lists (ACL), Network Architecture / Network Design (CCDA, CCDP), Network Engineering (CCNA, CCNP), Networked protocols, TCP/IP, TELNET, SSH, SSL, TLS 1.X, FTP, SFTP, RCP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, SIP, SCCP, RTP, CIFS, NFS, RDP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, Networking protocols, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RADIUS, TACACS+, DIAMETER, Internetworking, Cisco CME, Call Manager, FXS, FXO, IP PBX, Asterisk, FreePBX, Sangoma,, Perl, QOS, Routing, Cisco Asa Firewall, FCC Wireless Registration, Firewalls, Cisco IOS / IOS-XE / NexusOS, Cisco Technologies, Cisco Meraki Switches and Security Appliances, Meraki Cloud Management, IEEE 802.11 Standards, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 802.11i, 802.11r, Wireless LAN, WLAN, Wireless Spectrum, Ekahau, AirMagnet, NetScout, Fluke meter, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Site Surveys, WLAN Design, WLAN Deployment, LAN, WAN, Technology, Routing, Switching, Scripting, Cisco, Meraki, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto Networks, Ubiquiti, Netgear, HP, QNAP, Storage, Nimble Storage, Aruba, VMware, EVE-NG, CUMULUS Networks, PacStar, Rockwell, Allen Bradley, PLC, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks, 2-Factor Authentication (2-FA), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

(Physical Cable Plant / Electrical / Physical Security): IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, Sniffer, Wireshark, Packet Capture, 802.11 Wireless Monitoring, Promiscuous-Mode, 66-block, 110-block, Cable Management, Panduit, EIA/TIA 568-A, EIA/TIA 568-B, BICSI, T-1, T-3, ISDN, PSTN, Telco, Adtran, MUX, multiplexing, TDM, FDM, OFDM, B8ZS, NTP, Data Racks, Data Cabinets, Electrical Requirements, Electrical Experience, Low-Voltage, 24-volt, 48-volt DC, Physical Plant, Structured Cabling, Out-Of-Band Management (OOBM), Telecommunications, Troubleshooting

WORK HISTORY

Solutions Engineer - President / Principal

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Solution configuration and implementation of wired and wireless networks (LAN / WAN / WISP)
• Cisco Meraki / Cisco ISR routers / Catalyst 3850 switches
• Cisco CME / VoIP configuration / migration planning
• Offshore / GOM platform design/deploy/support - wireless backhaul system (Ubiquiti Wireless - AF-5/5U, AF-5X, airFiber24HD, PowerBeam 5AC-ISO, airFiber11FX), FCC licensed spectrum
• RF design / link budget / path loss calculations point-to-point / multi-point (PtP-PtMP) links

Business Operations Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Technical Advisor / Engagement Lead - Cisco Services
• Stakeholder Engagement / Agile / Scrum / Rally / Jira
• BI Tools Support Lead / Remedy / ServiceNow
• Cisco SDLC / Security Ninja - whitebelt
• Cisco Advanced Services business operations and technical engagements

Technical Advisor / Engagement Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Network scans using NMAP, CLI SNMP tools, device instrumentation and data collection
• Scripting in PERL / Bash, data collection / extraction, text manipulation and REGEX parsing
• Customer-facing network engineering / design / consulting, project / engagement management
• Cisco Services / Advanced Services business operations and technical engagements
• Cisco Channel Partner support /, Partner tools and programs management

Solutions Engineer - President / Principal

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Configured/Deployed Asterisk PBX / Sangoma FXS/FXO VoIP phone system
• Chevron - Network Architect / Certified Emergency Responder - VSAT mobile ground station deployment
• Enterprise Products - Integration of IP-based SCADA sensors / devices into NMS; Tool development
• Dimension Data - Morgan Stanley (M&A Firewall Engineer) and PetsMart (VoIP Support)
• Continental Airlines - Project Engineer route/switch/wireless - Airport Network Migrations
• Direct Source - Target Corp. (Wireless LAN Upgrade - 7 stores)
• WWT - Heartland Payment Systems (Remote branch upgrade / migrations - route/switch/wireless; MPLS / VRF-Lite, BGP, OSPF)

Consulting Engineer / Project Manager

Confidential - San Mateo, CA

Responsibilities:

• Customer-facing network engineering / design / consulting
• Project / Engagement management / Proof-of-concept test case design and testing
• Wireless LAN design / project specialist

Network Engineer

Confidential - Richland, WA

Responsibilities:

• DoE/DoD network engineering projects
• Project / Engagement management
• Network architecture and design, technical documentation and presentations
• End-to-end security / data encryption validations