Customer Network Services

• Over 30 years experience providing IP Telecom support/engineering services through technology introduction, architecture and development expertise to major corporations.
• Proven record Across All Major Aspects of Technology: Highly skilled and responsible for core network backbone, network design, availability/reliability analysis, software prototypes testing and deployment engineering, problem solving, troubleshooting, hands-on configuration, operations, and change management. Possess richly varied technological experience and have consistently and accurately set management and customer expectations for multi-million dollar projects. Skilled in Unix/Linux, Windows, Ethernet switching, VLAN's, R STP, Trunking, Firewalls, IPSec, GRE, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP, L2/L3 VPN, MPLS, VPLS, traffic engineering, QoS, IP routing, multicast, SIP, H.323, route aggregation, SNMP, ACL's, filters, and multi-protocol routing.

Selected Accomplishments skills

• leadership: Experienced independent self-starter with proven problem solving skills to deploy new network architectures, configurations, prototypes, script automation and roll-out of network equipment and software updates
• Project Delivery: Self-starting, goal-oriented strategist whose confidence, perseverance, and vision promote success to the goals of the organization. Proficient in solving problems, working with customers and engineers while implementing solutions under tight deadlines. Experienced in creating and maintaining accurate and up to date technical documentation such as network designs, test plans, work instructions, product requirements, system engineering specifications, capacity and circuit analysis along with supporting interviews and structured meetings necessary to assess and analyze requirements.

Key Technology Experience

• Configuration and upgrade of networking equipment: Cisco CATOS IOS , Juniper Junos , Ericsson/Redback SmartEdge SEOS , Extreme Networks EXOS , ALU, Cyan, Foundry, Brocade, Bay Networks, IBM, Linksys, DDWRT, Linux, HP/UX, BSD 4.2, Solaris, Ethernet, SONET, ATM, Token Ring, E1/T1, OC-3, DS-3, E3 GSM
• Protocols DHCP, BFD, RIP, OSPF, BGP, Spanning Tree, PIM, IPSec, GRE, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP, DLSw, MPLS, LDP, IGMP, IS-IS, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SNMP
• Scripting Fanfare SVT, Mercury QTP, tcl, expect, Perl, Bourne, DOS Shell, Vi
• Programming C, COBOL, DIBOL, LISP, BASIC, FORTRAN, SQL, Informix Progress, Java Script
• VOIP SIP, H.323, H.245, H.248, Q.931, SS7, QSIG, RTP/RTCP, RTSP. LTE
• Capacity Planning, Statistical Analysis, Availability Analysis Network Modeling
• Version control using Clearcase, ClearQuest, Subversion

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

Network engineering support of LAN/WAN, Data Center in a HP Cisco network environment. Provide and update HP switch and router configurations, as well as Cisco Meraki Firewalls supporting high quality Polycom video applications and HyperV/iSCSI using Dell Storage Arrays.

Confidential

Tier III Network Engineer Team Lead

• Network equipment/circuit selection and specification, engineering support of LAN/WAN, NOC / Data Centers and Customer Projects in a VMWare / Isilon environment. Development of HA Backbone network using VPLS, L3 VPN, EIGRP, VRRP, LACP, Static, OSPF, BGP, VPLS with routers in a Brocade, Palo Alto, Juniper and Cisco environment. Provide rack drawings, electrical power and grounding requirements, environmental requirements, network drawings and configurations with change or improvement recommendations, where applicable.
• Completed several customer and data center/campus backbone initiatives performing primary network design, power, availability analysis and management recommendations for implementation of WiFi, GigE and 10Gig MAN/WAN.
• Expect automation of router/switch configuration changes and IOS upgrades. Script automation and configuration development to replace BNA using tcl and expect.
• Deployment of Intermapper for Windows.

Confidential

Tier III/IP-TAC Engineer

• Support and integrate diverse network involving 17 recent acquisitions of core regional networks involving ISIS, LDP, MPLS, VPLS, and L2 ethernet using Juniper, ALU, Cisco, CYAN, Telco Systems, Accedian, Foundry. Provide support for several Juniper equipment failures and emergency configuration changes during problem escalation to TAC. Provided similar support for a few ALU failures.
• Worked several projects such as migration of Michigan market to CYAN core while maintaining and providing ongoing correction and adjustment to distributed network in the region. Interact with a variety of documentation and remote management systems supporting the network including: RAP, RANCID, CVS, SalesForce, Metasolve M6, Visio, Cacti, and others. Define SNMP ACLs and configuration for Intermapper and create circuit depictions.

Confidential

Engineer IV SIAS IP Services

• System integration/engineering 2 years - Define or interpret High Level Design, Low Level Designs, logical physical drawings, and CIQ to implement BRAS, LTE, 4G, 3G, and 2G IP transport networks using Ericsson Redback SE-1200/600 , Cisco 6509, 7607, ASA, etc , Juniper SRX, MX-80, etc , ALU, Extreme Black Diamond Summit 3GPP routers/switches/firewalls, as well as ISER and CMX blades. Verifying SNMP, IKE/IPSec, NAT, BFD, VRRP, IS-IS, OSPF, LDP, SS7. MPLS BGP. Developed test labs, changes to customer networks for variety of large/small carriers including: AT T, Vodafone, MetroPCS using Juniper, Cisco ASA, ALU, and Ericsson equipment.
• 2 years R D Testlab - Create and execute test plans, implement end-to-end system testcases, testbeds challenging interoperability and compatibility of new Ericsson routers ISER and CMX blades with Juniper, Cisco, and Extreme Networks equipment verifying IKE/IPSec, NAT, BFD, VRRP, SLB, OSPF BGP using tcl, expect and Java using IXIA, tcl, and expect with linux workstations
• Report results in Rational ClearCase TestManager and TR's in ClearQuest.

Confidential

Tier 3 Customer Network Engineer

• Tier 3 support of NOC/Data Centers and Customer Projects - Backbone network using HSRP, multicast PIM, Static, OSPF, BGP, VPLS with Cisco and Juniper routers in an Extreme Metro Ethernet environment.
• Completed several customer initiatives resolving multicast traffic flow and capacity problems performing primary analysis with Linux using T-Shark over GigE and 10Gig

Confidential

Senior IP Network Engineer,

Configuration and support of Juniper Router and Extreme Black Diamond. Define, deploy maintain GigE IP backbone network using Static, NAT, OSPF BGP routing as well as spanning tree in a Q-in-Q environment.

Confidential

Senior IP Network Engineer

• Define Highly Available network specification to deploy maintain Wide Area 1 GigE IP backbone network using HSRP, PIM, Static, NAT, OSPF BGP on Cisco 650X, 760X, 720X, 450x, 3845, 28xx, 25xx routers. Support effectiveness of SIP/RTP transport configuring RSPAN/VACL and other engineering discussions for VOIP. Conduct electrical power analysis and wiring for AC and -48V DC systems, IP availability and capacity planning and IP engineering for various Telecom sites around the US. Setup interact with SunOs Linux IOS using T-Shark.
• Implement IPSec VPNs on Cisco PIX ASA's Firewalls with AT T, Verizon, Sprint. Conduct GigE, DS-3, E1, T1 support.

Confidential

Senior Software Test Engineer/Contractor Manager

• Development system test plans for aircraft product line supporting wired and wireless WiFi SIP phones/PBX/OEM Router via E1 ISDN for air to ground communications to PSTN via Iridium Inmarsat satellite.
• Design and support Cisco Juniper based Lab/Internet LAN/WAN using T-1 OSPF with Firewall
• Conduct new product testing of IP Protocols HTTP, FTP, UDP, RTP, IP, Secure SSH, audio quality, MOS, delay, and echo cancellers
• Implement test automation with FanFare SVT, impairments with Shunra Cloud and implement software problem tracking with Linux MANTIS and SVN
• Support of DO-178 FAA compliance testing for ARINC 768 protocols

Confidential

Senior SQA Engineer for Harris Broadcast Communications Division

• Development and documentation of system test plans for new Intraplex product offering NetXpress interacting with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Manager, Internet Explorer, QoS, IPv6, Redhat Linux
• Design Support dual independent Internet presence using Cisco and Juniper multicast routing BGP, OSPF, PIM Sparse-mode/Dense-mode , IPSec, DHCP, SNMP, MPLS, E1, T1, TDM, FXS, FXO Firewall ACL's, Foundry switch
• Conduct new product testing of multicast and unicast IP Protocols, RTP QoS
• Implement test automation with Shunra Cloud, SmartBits, Mercury QuickTest Pro, FanFare SVT, TCL, Expect and document problems using Rational ClearQuest using Windows and Linux
• Selected conduct Beta Testing with BBC Consult with British Telcom on MPLS Multicast PIM configurations for worldwide WAN configuration testing.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Network Re-Design for entire Bureau of Indian Affairs network to integrate VoIP Proprietary SIP with existing LMR P-25 radio network across all Indian Reservations.
• Documentation and analysis of voice bearer, signaling, capacity planning and delay for SIP to P-25 GSM MAP over multicast PIM, OSPF IP radio network via 802.11 Satellite network
• Develop technical specifications, test plans, and memoranda as a part of documentation deliverables for RF coverage analysis and frequency planning
• Conduct Factory Acceptance Test with customer using Windows XP

Confidential

RF Subsystem Transport Architect

• Architecture and design of LMR P-25 GSM multicast packet radio VOIP network systems to meet government customer requirements for High Availability using Cisco routers/switches 2800, 3745, 2900 creating secure encrypted IPSec VPN's with OSPF, PIM and EIGRP
• Spearheaded the Systems Test efforts: Prototype, System Staging Factory Acceptance Testing for U.S Government System using Windows XP, Cisco Routers, Dispatch Console Servers, P-25 RF Repeaters, and P-25 Radios
• Virtual employee created studies pertaining to the deployment of voice bearer, voice signaling, network capacity and delay SS7, microwave, ethernet, T-1, and satellite , quality of service QoS , and various other topics. Planned, prepared and implemented white papers, technical specifications, test plans, and memoranda as a part of documentation deliverables.
• Test configurations of Digital Conventional P-25 Repeaters, Dispatch Consoles and P-25

Confidential

ATM Network Engineer Capacity Planning Department

• Developed and tested capacity planning configurations, queuing behavior and configuration of ATM, MPLS and Frame Relay FT-1 IP for 109 country WAN
• Operated Cisco and Bay Networks routers and ATM OC-3 switches Cisco BPX MGX demonstrating equipment to analyze and verify MPLS queuing
• Represented capacity planning requirements to network engineering personnel to resolve unusual problems in system operation and maintenance at Data Centers.
• Spearheaded capacity planning and work flow efforts for ATM deployment.
• Responsibilities included: SLA development, defining statistical methods associated with oversubscription 56K, T-1 and DS-3 Circuit capacity, throughput, delay and availability analysis for AT T and other carriers QoS IP queuing architecture MPLS/ATM LVC scalability, Network General Sniffer, Ngenius, Concorde Network Health, CiscoWorks, WAN Manager.

Confidential

Senior Systems Integration Engineer

• Successfully integrated and planned the First Call Voice over IP GSM efforts. Wrote and conducted black box testing for interaction with Windows Unix Sun
• Research engineer contributing to development of over 350 engineering specifications such as: Wireless GSM BSC Adjunct for VOIP using H.323 BTS, voice bearer capacity analysis, SS7 capacity, Checkpoint Firewall, and QoS Architecture
• Test plans for GSM w/H.323 confirming functional and performance specifications w/ HP Advisor, Shomiti, K1297
• Attendance and Booth work for trade show in Europe Interop , as well as representation at VoIP conference in London and San Francisco

Confidential

Network Architect

• Consulted with internal clients to determine functional and operational requirements to design new corporate backbone and WAN network improving reliability/availability and performance using analysis and reporting tools.
• Researched, planned, designed, prototyped, and deployed new multisite SONET, OC3, DS-3, T-1, backbone and WAN project covering 80 U.S. offices and 3 manufacturing/data center facilities while applying knowledge of design, capacity planning, implementation procedures to the implementation of a multiprotocol network IP, Linux, Banyan Vines, SNA DLSw , NAT, PIX Firewalls, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, Novell , Tivoli, Spanning Tree support, Internet RFC's and various telecommunications equipment Cisco, Bay Networks, and IBM AS/400 .
• Prepared project plans, deployment test plans, and coordinated engineering elements into unified designs for CIO review and approval. Define and deploy WAN circuits while working with AT T and MCI.

Confidential

Senior Staff Specialist, Team Lead 4th Level

• Planned, designed, tested and implemented new redundant HA WAN backbone DS-3, T-1, T-I Inverse-mux supporting 40,000 nodes and 4 Data Centers. Defined analysis and determination of high availability to improve overall network reliability and availability. Developed detailed operations change instructions, backout plans, and pre-deployment testing. Support of IBM Bridge network and associated congestion control techniques necessary for Token Ring. This included a variety of telecommunications equipment such as Cisco 7XXX, 25XX, Bay Networks BM, and IBM 6600 routers in support of 3270/VTAM, IP, Novell, Tivoli, RS-6000, HPUX, and Netview 6000 using OSPF, BGP, HSRP, DLS, Spanning
• Network engineering responsibilities included such projects as Data Center Redesign, Omaha Data Center, Network Modeling CACI , SNMP/RMON HP Openview Network Management. Coordinate WAN circuits with AT T, Southwestern Bell, BT.