PROFILE:

Experienced IT professional with over 20 years designing, implementing, and supporting major networking projects in an FDA environment. Working as both a Senior Engineer and Technical Manager, experienced in various aspects of LAN/WLAN/WAN/Security projects - from ground-up design, to hands-on implementation, to in-life support in an ITIL support structure of a 45,000+ client base. A proven leader who has consistently delivered on-time results across multiple high profile projects.

SKILLS:

Network Security LAN/WAN Design & Engineering Wireless Networking VoIP

HARDWARE & TECHNOLOGY:

Security (Firewall): Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX: B2B, C2N, Isolated network, Internet facing and DMZ implementations

Switches & LAN Technology: Cisco Catalyst 6500, 2900, 1900 - 1 & 10gb Copper/Fiber,, GigEtherChannel, Trunking, STP Optimization, Private VLAN’s, VSS

Routers & WAN Technology: Cisco ASR 1002, 2800 - Dark Fiber, ATM-IMA, Multi-link PPP, IP, Multicast, MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF,BGP

Wireless (802.11) Technology: Aironet 1200/1230/1242 , 802.11b/g, 802.11a, PEAP, LEAP, ACS Implementation, Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE), Wireless LAN Solution Module (WLSM), Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (2000, 4400,WiSM), Funk Odyssey Client

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Senior Security Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing BT Security projects, both external (customer) and internal facing solutions, delivering under tight deadlines.
• Primary security resource (Technical Design Architect) for multiple BT contracts
• Charged with fulfilling customer security installations, delivering security upgrades or new design solutions in the role of Technical Manager
• Design, implement, and manage Global Hosting solutions project, spanning three global data centers. Coordinating all aspects of project implementation.

Service Transformation Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided network engineering and management expertise to migrate 400+ sites with over 9,000 devices (LAN/WAN/IPT) from a major global pharmaceutical company, including 24/7 monitoring and Tier 3 technical support, in an ITIL structured environment.
• Provided technical structure to the Service Transformation project, building the stratagems and completing the framework to ensure the success of the migration/transformation project.
• Total oversight of migration team delivering on a multi-million dollar contract, company-recognized as one of the most successful transformations delivered to date.
• Designed, built, and provide ongoing support for the Site Operations Lab, consisting of LAN/WAN, Wireless, and VoIP technologies, allowing for the effective deployment of new designs, as well as work space for NOC troubleshooting and education
• Designed and implemented migration methodology, successfully meeting and exceeding project milestones.
• Developed and implemented networking standards, incorporating best practices, for the use of both Compliance and Network support

Technology Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Heading up network engineering projects that span the financial range - from acquisition/installation of company-wide wireless services, to Global WAN services conversion as part of the contract engineering team.
• Principal wireless (802.11) engineer, responsible for developing and setting hardware and software standards.
• Senior Engineer charged with major campus wireless design and installation (5,000+ clients per campus)
• Worked as a senior project team member to develop and execute a major Pharmaceutical contract MPLS conversation.
• Primary network engineer for Pharmaceutical Global Operations Center, providing design and implementation expertise, as well as 24x7 on-call support
• Engineered and supported enterprise-wide multicast infrastructure
• Created “Proof-of-Concept” laboratory environment for MPLS rollout
• Primary Lab Engineer, responsible for maintaining and evaluating networking concepts

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include delivering desktop, server, local and wide area networking (corporate-wide, national and international) engineering projects and support.
• Delivered 24/7/365 service and support of critical systems.
• Provided hands-on support for the Global Data Network Infrastructure, as well as LAN Infrastructure for several high profile sites.
• Developed corporate standards pertaining to laptop and handheld deployment
• In charge of configuration of access points, and implementation of wireless authentication scheme in conjunction with dynamic encryption (LEAP and PEAP)
• Assessed and customized laptop images for wireless authentication/encryption
• Supervised and configured wireless deployments at all major BMS sites (400+), for both ‘wall to wall’ wireless as well as portability (conference room installations)
• Incorporated the installation into wireless management systems (Wireless LAN Solution Engine/WLSE, Cisco ACS), as well as installed and managed those systems
• Designed and upgraded the networking installation of several large campuses in New Jersey
• Engineered and deployed L3 campuses for over 5,000 clients (two campuses)
• Lead a team that provided ‘one stop shopping’ for all networking issues and projects, providing 24/7 coverage.
• Provided complete network support for to several key company sites, specifically to the company's scientific division
• Renovated both the Enterprise (major site-to-site) routing environment and the Global WAN routing environment
• Primary engineer who implemented Canada-wide circuit vendor migration, increasing bandwidth to over a dozen remote sites, migrating technology (hub-and-spoke T1/ATM).
• Designed and engineered Tokyo data center, resulting in increased fault-tolerance and increased bandwidth
• Engineered and maintained global data center switch environment which provides services to entire company client base (45,000+). Managed two multi-million dollar site installations/upgrades (consisting of 35+ Cisco-Catalyst 6500 series switches, both 6509 and 6513)
• Support for IP over 100mb copper/fiber, 1GB copper/fiber, and GigEtherchannel