PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Enthusiastic, well versed IT professional with over 15 years of experience. Proven ability to design, document, implement, and deliver mission critical data network solutions with a focal point on security and reliability.
• Currently seeking a position that will benefit from an extensive background and vast knowledge of data transport and security.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Junos
• Cisco IOS (Routing and Switching)
• Cisco Nexus
• ScreenOS
• Juniper SRX
• Juniper EX
• Juniper M - Series
• Juniper MAG (Secure Access Gateway)
• Juniper Netscreen
• Cisco ISR/ASR
• Palo Alto
• Cisco ASA/PIX
• Linux
• Cisco ACS
• Solarwinds Orion
• BGP
• OSPF
• OSI
• Deep Packet Inspection/Analysis
• Visio
• IPsec VPN/DMVPN
• Shell Scripting
• VRF
• Spanning Tree

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Responsibilities:

• Designed and maintained core network infrastructure.
• Designed and implemented a multi-tenant, route based, IPsec VPN backbone using BGP to provide the existing customer base with a secure/reliable network path into the client’s hosted computer system located within the Confidential datacenter.
• Re-architected and implemented a secure access VPN solution using a Juniper Pulse MAG4610 cluster.
• Made recommendations for new and existing customer’s based on the current and future needs. Worked with the customer during the initial design process and assisted with the configuration and implementation of the solution.
• Took lead on redesigning and implementing the core routing topology within the Confidential datacenter.
• Assisted with a 3 year project to replace an existing Cisco Catalyst routing and switching topology with Cisco Nexus 7k, 5k, and 2k chassis.
• Created security policies on Cisco ASA 5585, Cisco FWSM and Juniper SRX1400 to prevent breaches between customer networks.
• Developed standards and presented them to management for approval and implantation.
• Provided senior level support and assistance for the organizations internal network infrastructure team.

Network Engineer (Contract)

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Assisted customers with reliable hosting solutions within the Confidential network infrastructure.
• Assisted with storage migration to NetApp SAN.
• Built and delivered LAMP servers to clients.
• Implemented network connectivity solutions from customer locations to Confidential over MPLS and IPsec VPN.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Responsibilities:

• Maintained core network infrastructure within the Kaplan datacenter and remote call centers.
• Built and delivered network solutions to campus locations.
• Tested and implemented Juniper EX switches, replacing existing Cisco appliances.
• Designed and implemented an enterprise content filtering solution using Websense.
• Redesigned existing, unreliable, switch topology to prevent downtime due to spanning tree convergences.
• Assisted the internal security team on a daily basis with firewall policy additions and changes.

Security Operations Engineer

Confidential, Hollywood, FL

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Internet traffic destined for customer networks looking for any anomalies and/or attack signatures.
• Mitigated DDoS attacks destined for customer networks utilizing a variety of network security tools.
• Maintained and corrected IDP rules to ensure the delivery of network data over a highly secured infrastructure without causing interruptions due to false positives.
• Maintained BGP peering topology.
• Built out new client connections into Prolexic and back out to the Internet.
• Maintained core routing and firewall hosts within each of the four datacenters located strategically across the globe.

Network Administrator II

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Maintained the enterprise network backbone.
• Re-architected internal routing topology.
• Implemented secure network connectivity from new and existing customer infrastructures into the Confidential datacenter.
• Responsible for updating security policies to meet requirements set forth by our customer base.
• Designed and implemented an autonomous network solution for a gift card option from Intuit Turbo Tax.

Sr. Network Engineer/Sr. Network Operations Engineer

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Responded to outages between customer networks and Qwest as well as between Qwest and other Internet transit network providers.
• Isolated physical layer disconnects by testing DS3 and DS1 network paths with a variety of internal tools.
• Implemented MPLS configuration on core and edge routers for new customers.
• Implemented IPsec VPN configuration on core and edge routers for new customers.
• Responded to and isolated routing issues within the Qwest Internet transit.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Bloomington, MN

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with vendors contracted for an internal wiring revamp, which involved the replacement of all legacy Category 3 voice and data cabling with Category 5 media.
• Responsible for the ordering, configuration and installation of Cisco Catalyst 4500 series switches, which were replacing legacy Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches.
• Redesigned the existing Spanning Tree topology to allow for more graceful convergences.
• Responsible for ACE/RSA Secure ID solution.

Network Operations Engineer

Confidential, Minnetonka, MN

Responsibilities:

• Responded to network outages between customer networks and their WAN transit providers.
• Worked directly with telecommunication providers to report and isolate network disconnects.
• Maintained internal firewall polices.
• Built IPsec VPNs between Confidential and customer networks.
• Created monthly reports for customers based on extensive analysis of network performance data collected.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Deephaven, MN

Responsibilities:

• Provided network, server and desktop support for customers.
• Configured server solutions and deployed them to customers.