SUMMARY:

• Thirteen years of experience as an IT Professional, Network Engineer, Architect, Project Manager/Team Lead, and Consultant with a Passion for Wireless.
• Proven experience in Architectural Design, Deployment, Implementation, Refurbishment, Remediation, and Sustainment of such Networks.
• Productive Self - Starter, consistently achieved goals and deadlines, strong work ethic, and team leadership.

SKILLS:

Networking Routers Switches VoIP Wireless Healthcare IT

Enterprise WAN DNS DHCP WCS Cisco Prime

Troubleshoot Design OSPF EIGRP BGP HSRP

Site Survey Air Magnet Cerner Epic CAPWAP Ekahau Wireless

Care mobile Call Manager VRRP Vocera Cisco IOS Spectralink

Controllers LAN Firewall Visio VMware Wireshark

Cisco Nexus Stack wise Meraki VDC ITIL Fiber Optics

Cisco ASA Firewall Project Management Palo Alto Solstice

Jabber Anyconnect VPN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Cisco Network Engineer and Solutions Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead Engineer for both a Nationwide Wireless Implementation and infrastructure overhaul of End of Life network switches.
• The Cisco Wireless Network created involved configuring and deploying Cisco WLC 5508’s and 8520’s, Cisco Prime and MSE, and with Cisco WAP models 2800’s and 3700’s with wIPs technology for internal wireless security.
• The infrastructure 3750 switches I configured and replaced with 3850 models.
• Applications involved Cisco Anyconnect, Jabber, Jabra, and Solstice devices, all required to work with the new wireless network while maintaining network stability and fluidity throughout the locations nationwide.
• Created alarm and event systems to alert the NOC and coordinate with ISE monitoring.
• I installed proper licensing for controllers and Cisco Prime to better enhance production within the network system and for the user experience.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architect, Designer, and Engineer for the entire enterprise network with locations in 4 States.
• Overhauled and implemented an entire Cisco Meraki wireless network, Cisco
• Meraki Switches and Security Appliances, and redesigned the Voice network with Polycom phones.
• Created Network Security features and Whitelists to ensure the client exceeded State and Government Regulations in time for their licensing audit.
• Created High Level Visio’s of the entire network and supplied documentation with verification of all devices and users on their network.
• Created entire network that can be monitored by client as well as their vendors on a cloud based dashboard.
• Provided existing and post deployment Site Surveys, cut sheets, port mappings, and inventoried all network equipment.

Confidential, Kentucky

Team Lead Network Engineer/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Senior Engineer in charge of entire hospital enterprise network refresh and remediation.
• This is a statewide hospital network EMR project for EPIC.
• The network is a 13 year plus Nortel network overhauled to state of the art Cisco Infrastructure.
• New network I implemented consisted of Cisco Nexus 7k and 6k and local IDF 3850 catalyst stackwise switches.
• Wireless network is Cisco Unified Wireless Network with 5508 controllers and 3602 access point environment
• As Project Manager I lead the team of ten engineers with training, guidance, and proven assurance of compliance and standard expectations of the client, auditors, and regulation institutions.

Confidential, Louisville, Kentucky

Team Lead Network Engineer/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead Engineer for an entire enterprise network refresh and remediation for the largest major hospital group in Louisville Kentucky and surrounding areas.
• Converted entire network to Cisco devices and hardware.
• Cisco models 6500, 4500, 3850, 3750, 5500 WLC’s with 3602 model access points.
• Upgraded infrastructure from WCS to Prime for monitoring and configuration.
• Build outs, Rehabs, Remediation, all had a go live date for a Cerner project which required certification of pre and post network functionality.
• Confidential provider wireless was created for security purposes.
• Polycom Spectralink phone environment created campus wide.
• Confidential printers and Caremobile network created for digitalized medical data management.
• Performed duties as Network Team Lead.
• Created substantial documentation for handoff purposes and local steady state support .

Confidential, Des Moines, Iowa

Team Lead Network Engineer/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• I was the Senior Network Engineer to analyze and certify the network of hospital’s wireless capabilities and performance.
• They were experiencing several issues and I was contracted to troubleshoot these issues and consult local IT to resolve.
• This was an immediate need because I had to bring them up to full functionality to meet their Go-Live date. Once resolved, the devices were analyzed and certified as high and above required standard per device vendors.
• The hospital was able to meet their Go-Live date and also meet all of their requirements.

Confidential, Lexington, Kentucky

Team Lead Network Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior Cisco Network Engineer and Team Lead for Cerner Project Go-Live in Lexington.
• This was a complete overhaul of the network for the 5 main hospitals and 7 remote hospitals on the same network.
• Completely upgraded to Cisco 6500, 4500, 3750, and designed and implemented the new wireless network using 3502 access points and 5500 controllers.
• This was a crucial project for the hospitals to meet their go live date.
• Much work included properly integrating new and old medical equipment due to budget constraints.
• Cerner, Caremobile, Alaris, Spectralink, Ennovate, and Zebra printers are some devices that required my work to be certified by their representatives before we could go live.
• The date was met and I continue to offer services and support to them.

Confidential, Ohio

Senior Network Engineer/Jr Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead Cisco Network Engineer and Consultant for the Hospital Network and their network of remote Physician facilities.
• I upgraded their network from an HP to a Cisco network.
• Infrastructure included Cisco 6500, 4500, 3750.
• I designed and deployed the wireless network using 5500 controllers with 3502 access points.
• Certified with pre and post surveys of network functionality meeting the hospitals and end users required performance.

Confidential, Gallatin, Kentucky

Senior Network Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead Cisco Engineer for the design and deployment of a new state of the art wireless network.
• A very complex wireless network was designed to support vast areas of steel yards and their vehicles in transit.
• I provided pre and post assessments of wireless coverage and functionality.

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

IT Manager and Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• IT Manager and Senior Network Engineer providing day to day support for mortgage financial institution.
• Designed and implemented Cisco network infrastructure for main location and 3 branch locations.
• Converted Meraki and Entarysis Network to Cisco Network.