PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

CCIE with over 15 years as a Network Engineer and 18 years total experience in IT. Experienced at all phases of network architecture and design. Have managed large network implementation projects including vendor management, RFP preparation and evaluation, end to end network design documentation, detailed bill of materials, statement of work, and project management. Strong background working with full line of Cisco router and switch equipment and networking protocols and technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

WAN/LAN hardware: Juniper M - series and J-series routers, Extreme Summit and Black Diamond switches, Cisco 12000, 7600, 7200, 3xxx, 2xxx, 18xx series routers, Cisco Catalyst 2900, 3550, 3560, 3750, 4500, 6500, Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k switches, Cisco ASA, PIX firewall and VPN concentrator, Cisco ONS Sonet equipment.

WAN/LAN transports: Ethernet, Sonet, DWDM, ATM, frame relay, Token Ring, T-1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, VLAN, RPR.

WAN/LAN protocols/technologies: TCP/IP, VPN, NAT, BGP, OSPF, RIP, IPX, IPSec, DHCP, TFTP, DNS, RADIUS, TACACS, MPLS, multicast, QoS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design, install and support of Cisco routers, switches, and content caching engines to provide the video infrastructure.
• Responsible for overall data networking infrastructure including all routing, switching, and content delivery equipment and technologies.
• Coordinate with other network staff within the VA to ensure the CDN network is built using VA standards and procedures.
• Perform design, testing, and installation of any new network solutions or locations.
• Support and escalation of network issues at any supported locations.

Confidential, Sioux Falls, SD

Senior Telecom Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and installed WAN and LAN networks connecting customers to hosted data centers.
• Acted as senior member of technical staff by mentoring other staff members and providing escalation support for network issues.
• Managed corporate network routing and switching infrastructure.
• Managed all firewalls, routers, switches, and WAN connections for corporate network and two data centers.
• Designed and installed a new network management infrastructure for two data centers.
• Designed and configured a new switch and firewall infrastructure for data center services.
• Provided documentation, procedures, and designs for Payment Card Industry (PCI) certification required by Visa.
• Implemented required changes to network and security infrastructure to comply with PCI guidelines.

Confidential, Billings, MT

Network Engineer, Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, implemented, and supported 4-state converged services network used to provide voice, video, and data services to Bresnan communities.
• Responsible for all aspects of the network supporting high speed data, VoIP, Optical transport, IP networking, security, and video transport.
• Provided new network design and operation of existing network equipment from a wide range of vendors.
• Performed project management for network buildout and new technology implementations.
• Provided technical leadership to other Network Engineers in the group.
• Actively involved in the long-range planning and budgetary process for the Network Engineering group.
• Regularly worked closely with vendors on design and procurement for network projects.
• Provided technical network documentation for new and existing implementations.
• Developed standards, processes, and procedures for network design and operations.
• Performed network capacity monitoring and management.
• Designed, and provided project management for installation of VPN network from Billings data center to remote company locations.
• Developed budget for the project and negotiated with vendor for project deliverables. Assisted with ongoing support of network.
• Designed fiber optic transport network to connect major systems in Montana utilizing DWDM and SONET technologies.
• Authored the RFP for vendor and equipment selection process. Wrote internal recommendation for vendor selection. Worked on budget process for network equipment and negotiated pricing with vendor. Acted as project manager for network equipment installation phase of project.
• Provided network design and equipment budget for major RFP response to build a transport network for the state of Montana.
• Served as team leader and project manager on a project to build a multi-state transport network connecting Bresnan aggregation sites together with high-bandwidth links. Developed network design and worked with vendors on equipment procurement.
• Provided the network design and developed the budget to convert all Bresnan ISP aggregation sites to a standard network architecture.
• Designed and implemented the IP infrastructure used to provide voice over IP services to commercial customers.

Primary technologies: Extreme switches, Juniper routers, Cisco ONS SONET and DWDM, Juniper Netscreen firewall and VPN, Cisco PIX firewall, Cisco routers and CMTS, MPLS.

Confidential, Sioux Falls, SD

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, installed and maintained wide area network and ISP backbone used to provide Internet service to over 100,000 customers using DOCSIS cable modems, frame relay, T-1, and high-speed fiber access.
• Configured and supported all Cisco routers, Cisco Catalyst switches, VPN connections, Internet backbone connections, and Cisco PIX firewall.
• Assisted with configuration and support of sonet and atm optical networks.
• Acted as final escalation point for network technicians.
• Performed installation of high capacity customer circuits.
• Responsible for installation and support of cable CMTS’s.
• Configured and maintained BGP configuration to Internet providers.
• Maintained all network routing protocols and router access-lists.
• Worked with vendors to evaluate new networking technologies and network equipment and determine feasibility and value.
• Made recommendations to management based on results of evaluation.
• Troubleshot and repaired all issues that arose involving the data network. Performed network capacity monitoring and management.
• Served as Internet Support Supervisor for 1 year when Midco commercial Internet support department was first established.
• Supervised 8 phone support and field installation technicians.
• During this time, led technical effort to increase commercial subscriber count from 300 to over 800.
• Assisted commercial sales staff with customer meetings, training, and network design.
• Performed project management and supervised conversion of all existing cable Internet customers to an outsourced ISP solution.
• Acted as project co-lead to replace outsourced ISP network serving 11 cities with our own network.
• Project entailed moving transport network connections, configuring new network equipment for each headend and replacing existing network with our own equipment at each site. This project was accomplished ahead of schedule with minimal downtime.
• Installed Cisco 12000 GSR routers in the core network for redundant connections to the Internet.
• Configured BGP routing to 3 separate providers as well as internal routing using OSPF. Started with multiple DS3s to three separate providers. Eventually upgraded connections to one OC12 to each of three providers.
• Configured and installed two remote dialup Internet servers, one serving customer connections and the other for company technicians.
• Configured and installed higher capacity router to terminate customer T1 and frame relay connections. Converted existing connections to new router.
• Installed and configured Cisco ONS 15454 Sonet ring with four nodes to serve as local loop transport to our upstream Internet providers. Worked with local staff for providers to make cross-connections into their network at the local central offices.
• Configured and installed a two-node Positron Sonet ring in one city to transport data circuits from headend to demarc location.
• Designed, configured and installed a VPN solution for each remote location within the company to replace existing WAN connections to central office.
• Configured new higher-capacity CMTS units and replaced existing Cisco Ubr’s in four of the larger markets.
• Designed and installed a wireless LAN solution for central office location.
• Acted as project lead to convert existing Sonet network to a new Nortel transport network. Installed new switch configuration in the core network. Reconfigured remote sites to use new transport equipment and connect to the new core network.
• Designed and configured a VPN network to transport digital video information to all headends.
• Performed numerous equipment upgrades, software upgrades, and network upgrades.

Primary Technologies: Heavy Cisco routing and switching, IPSec VPN, PIX firewall, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Layer3 switching, Cisco access-lists, DOCSIS, Linux servers, DHCP, TFTP.

Confidential, Sioux Falls, SD

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, installed, and supported clients’ local and wide area networks.
• Accompanied members of the sales staff on pre-sales consultations with clients, took information from the meeting and designed a network proposal, then presented it to the client.
• Installed several office local area networks for clients, including servers, workstations, and Internet access.
• Performed network troubleshooting and support of customer local area networks, servers, printers, and PCs.
• Was often tasked with difficult and involved network solutions due to my broad range of knowledge and experience with products and technologies.
• Performed as project lead for a regional bank upgrading workstations and servers at multiple locations.
• Assisted with project to upgrade all network components with new hardware and software company wide for a multi-state power utility.

Primary Technologies: Novell, NT, Windows PCs, PC Server hardware, Nortel routers and switches