SUMMARY

• A dedicated professional with strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with all technical disciplines and all levels of management; with over 30 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise telecommunications and data networks in mission critical production environments.
• Able to deliver high quality results while ensuring budgetary and time constraints are met.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Farmington, CT

Solutions Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes client business needs and recommend appropriate business solution/strategy. Participates in the planning and design process by assessing current state and desired outcome.
• Develops business assured solutions based on current market needs.
• Develops business assured solutions and strategy that integrate client’s business requirements, information technology, and Confidential ’s processes and/or resources.
• Identifies, provides leadership to, and coordinates technical solution development activities in pursuit of formal proposal/SOW development.
• Monitors the engagement process and obtains additional resources as needed.
• Identifies and engages subject matter experts for discreet service offerings identified in the technical solution.
• Participates in the proposal development process with pursuit - team members.
• Prepares and delivers solution related presentations to Confidential and client as needed.
• Prepares and/or validates solution pricing. Escalates solution pricing for management approval when the pricing is outside of established margin limits.
• Monitors and ensures business and financial success of proposed client solutions.
• Ensures timely communication (e.g. status updates, raising issues, etc.) that could affect the feasibility of proposed solution or Confidential ’s financial position.
• Performed conversion and installation of Cisco routers and switches for premier healthcare provider across campus and remote locations.
• Defines, design and implement Aruba wireless solution for premier public utility with multiple subsidiaries located across diverse geographical locations.
• Integrated Aruba Clearpass with Aruba wireless solution for premier public utility.
• Define and implemented Cisco wireless solution for premier healthcare provider across campus and remote locations.
• Defined and implemented Cisco switching technology across campus of premier university.

Confidential, Cromwell, CT

Network/Telecommunications Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Defines, strategizes, designs and supervises implementation of cabling infrastructures based on client requirements for converged networks. May directly perform these tasks based on complexity or volume of work.
• Defines, strategizes, designs and supervises implementation of WAN and LAN networks based on client requirements. May directly perform these tasks based on complexity or volume of work.
• Acts as a project manager for clients defining project objectives, developing schedules, attaining and coordinating resources, and overseeing quality control throughout entire project while adhering to specifications, deadlines, and budget constraints. Able to identify, assess, and minimize project risks throughout project lifecycle.
• Defines, designs, and implements IP video surveillance systems from small to enterprise businesses.
• Acts as a liaison to the client’s internal departments and outside vendor/contractors in regards to Information Technology’s infrastructure. Leads cross functional teams during new facilities installations which includes new branches or other offsite facilities.
• Designed and successfully integrated networks for 85 branch locations from the Confidential ’s Bank acquisition in Long Island and New York State for a premier financial institution. Developed procedures and trained staff for conversion. Acted as lead for the project management and directed a staff of 20 engineers.
• Assisted in the conversion to upgraded Cisco switches for premier healthcare provider across campus and remote locations.

Confidential, Bridgeport, CT

Lead Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Defines, strategizes, designs and supervises implementation of deployment of data infrastructure, server infrastructure, and telecommunications systems. This includes cable plant and environmentals. May directly perform these tasks based on complexity or volume of work.
• Leads the review, planning, design and evaluation of infrastructure systems. Serves as project manager or lead on infrastructure implementations on a regular basis. Monitors project results against specifications and maintains project documentation. Makes effective recommendations on new technologies, modifications and enhancements to infrastructure and systems technology that are typically utilized and implemented. Includes all offsite facilities and the data center
• Monitors and troubleshoots the most complex wide area network problems and oversees the monitoring and troubleshooting of more routine network problems by junior staff members using multiple network management tools on a 24/7/365 basis.
• Acts as a liaison to the organization’s internal departments and outside vendor/contractors in regards to Information Technology’s infrastructure. Creates, implements, and maintains policy and procedures required to maintain the integrity and performance of the organization’s infrastructure.
• Leads cross functional teams during new facilities installations which includes new branches or other offsite facilities. Other responsibilities included in new installations are project management, infrastructure design, vendor management, and regulatory considerations.
• Manages cable plant and environmentals for all facilities and the data center. Responsibilities include cable management, power management, space management, and thermal management.
• Design, review, and install telecommunication infrastructure in all branches, headquarter campus, and disaster recovery.
• Designed and implemented branch encryption strategy. Solution deployed was Cisco DMVPN and then Cisco Group Encryption Technology.
• Designed and assisted in the implementation of a second point of entry for Optimum Lightpath and Verizon.
• Designed and successfully moved disaster recovery facilities from Wappingers Falls, NY to Burlington, VT.
• Designed wireless “guest” network for corporate headquarters.
• Assisted in design and implementation of Cisco IP Telephony solution for 6 regional locations with no impact to production.
• Designed and installed CATV system for Presidential visit of George W. Bush.
• Produced cost savings in excess of $300,000 by redesigning WAN equipment deployed.
• Reduced costs with WAN redundancy by instituting ADSL backup by $30,000.

Confidential, Bridgeport, CT

Senior Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design, installation and maintenance of all WAN communications (Including circuit installation, router and switch configurations, and cabling at 185 remote sites )
• Responsible for core routing and switching at corporate headquarters and data center.
• Performed network design and installation of Confidential ’s subsidiaries (Peoples Capital and Leasing, RCKnox Insurance, BBB Insurance, and Credit card division)
• Upgrade of ATM Network from SNA protocol to TCP/IP protocol removing PTP links and installing 56K frame relay circuits
• Designed, installed, and managed network disaster recovery for the Bank.
• Project manager for VoIP project and providing technical assistance in prototype design and installation