SUMMARY

• Veteran Network/Security Engineer wif 20 years of technical design, resolution and security experience.
• Proven leader in project management; documented CEU in Network and Security.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

CyberSecurity Network Engineer IV

Responsibilities:

• Managing contractual requirements to install and remediate Palo Alto Firewalls in southern Arizona.
• Managing Multicast and EIGRP network for video network
• Providing on - call support during both normal hours and after hours

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing corporate office network architecture
• Liaising wif project management and various technical teams to coordinate implementation
• Creating documentation to support implementation and post implementation usage
• Managing vendor relations for timely delivery of circuits, network components and services in support of project related deliverables
• Creating template and standard processes to support project delivery
• Communicating wif peers, vendors and project resources to identify problems for immediate remediation of issues in Meraki 350FP, ASA5500X and Cisco4300 series routers

Confidential, Frisco, TX

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing day to day operational support for mid-size enterprise environment (Solar Winds ORION)
• Predicting traffic trending for movement to cloud(Azure); providing applicable reporting to support move and decommissioning of physical hardware (SolarWinds, PRTG)
• Decommissioning data centers for movement to cloud
• Documenting equipment/system installations and/or modifications (Expert MS Visio, Excel, Word)
• Creating documentation to support remote sites access and equipment
• Coordinating, installing, configuring and maintaining WAN connectivity for remote production branches (Cisco 4331, 3925, ASA5505)
• Supporting DC technology to include Nexus 5k, 2k, 5545X, CSR, ASR, Cloud Infrastructure
• Utilizing various routing protocols to achieve connectivity throughout hybrid cloud environment (DMVPN, EIGRP, BGP, VPN/IPSEC)
• Providing on-call support during both normal hours and after hours

Confidential

Security Consultant / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Attending daily SCRUM calls
• Managing large Cisco ASA environment (150 HA; ASA ) day-to-day operations
• Creating/modifying object groups and access-lists wif necessary NAT configurations(older models) in afterhours change window
• Running packet tracer and captures to verify change on production systems
• Utilizing various tools (Algosec, QRadar, NCM) to advise customers of connectivity status
• Recommending testing and upgrading procedures for older unsupported ASA systems (8.2)
• Working wif team to recommend reconstruction to firewall policy in large (75 HA) firewall environment
• Utilizing Skybox and environment legacy knowledge to remediate rules; Assisted in leading team of engineers

Confidential, Addison, TX

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing day to day operational support for mid-size enterprise environment (Solar Winds ORION, load balancing)
• Providing detailed recommendations for hardware and software selection (Cisco 3750, 6500, Dell 3524, 3548)
• Implementing best practice techniques for efficient scalable business needs (BGP, QoS)
• Conducting testing of network design(GNS3)
• Documenting equipment/system installations and/or modifications (Expert MS Visio, Excel, Word)
• Creating Runbook library for compilation of remote sites’ information on access and equipment
• Coordinating, installing, configuring and maintaining WAN connectivity for remote production branches (CiscoASA5520,5505)
• Providing leadership and training to subordinate personnel
• Providing on-call support during both normal hours and after hours

Confidential, Plano, TX

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing infrastructure design consultation to remediate enterprise into more efficient and predictable network environment
• Managing environment for users to perform work function
• Utilizing BGP in WAN MPLS and EIGRP in LAN (7200, Nexxus7k,5k, 6500, 3800, 2800, 3750, 3560)
• Administering and maintaining Ciscoworks/NCS
• Designing, upgrading and maintaining day to day operations for security VPN and firewalls (Checkpoint, Cisco ASA)
• Configuring replacement switches and firewalls for business continuity (2950, ASA5505)
• Documenting equipment/system installations (Expert Visio, Excel, and Word) and/or modifications
• Assuring network interoperability and reliability
• Supporting networks and users remotely via telecommuting
• Communicating wif vendors to further rapport and support for network device upgrades

Confidential, Southlake, TX

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Building EPC components (Cisco 6500, 7200, 2800, 2950, ASR9000, CRS/Juniper) to support 4G LTE growth for nationwide network organization
• Writing documentation to support adds, moves and changes to NNO
• Assisting remote teams in upgrading major network components
• Leading initiative to stabilize and secure edge infrastructure from unauthorized access
• Building team relations for continuity in business communications
• Working wif onsite vendor to further rapport and support for network device upgrades

Confidential - Richardson, TX

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Building a greenfield LAN/WAN infrastructure based on acquired equipment design
• Providing monitoring and backup via freeware (Kiwi CatTools)
• Managing environment for users to perform work function
• Supporting desktop to server connectivity in mission critical environment
• Producing documentation to support inventory, disaster recovery and run book functionality

Confidential, Fort Lee, VA

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performing audit on Cisco specific devices in preparation for Information Assurance inspections
• Designing CoPP (QoS parameters utilizing ACL like filters to define secure traffic on backplane)
• Supporting day to day operations in NIPR/SIPR environment utilizing NMS (NetSight Suite, Ciscoworks) and ticketing systems (Remedy)
• Utilizing NAC in a Radius environment for secure network access to DoD Security specifications
• Designing, hardening and maintaining new functionality for Cisco equipment (6500 wif 720, FWSM, IDSM, NASM mod)
• Documenting equipment/system installations (Expert Visio, Excel, Word) and/or modifications
• Designing and deploying Layer 3 access for DoD installation (Cisco ASA);
• IASO certified

Confidential, Chester, VA

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing, planning and maintaining Cisco network communications systems
• Utilizing BGP in WAN MPLS and OSPF in LAN (7200, Nexxus, 6500, 3800, 2800, 3750, 3560, FWSM wif 20 license context)
• Providing project management and cost analysis, specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture
• Providing specific detailed information for hardware and software selection
• Implementing best practice techniques for efficient scalable business needs
• Administering and maintaining Ciscoworks multi-server environment
• Designing and deploying Opnet suite for Capacity Management strategy
• Administering and maintaining InfoBlox DHCP server and Syslog-NG for log analysis
• Documenting equipment/system installations and/or modifications (Expert MS Visio, Excel, Word)
• Analyzing data and providing technical recommendation through utilization of NMS (Ciscoworks, Opnet, Cacti)
• Providing leadership and training to subordinate personnel

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting network equipment and network operating systems (Cisco 4500, 6500 backbone, 2950, 3750)
• Preparing end systems (supplicants) and network (L2 access) for installation of Cisco NAC
• Assuring network interoperability and reliability
• Determining network architecture, topology, equipment and transmission media appropriate for installations (requirement gathering)
• Acting as technical liaison for network product and system vendors, intra-departmental teams and utilizing previous employment experience to fulfill coalition role wif University
• Coordinating, installing, configuring and maintaining WAN connectivity for remote HMO offices (WAN Design)
• Managing WAN accounts payable and receivable for unused circuits
• Documenting equipment/system installations and/or modifications (expert MS Visio, Excel, Word)
• Providing on-call support during both normal hours and after hours;

Confidential, Richmond, Virginia

Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparing legacy network for VoIP implementation; prepping VLAN and call trunks.
• Responsible for coordinating the management, change and documentation of University networks;
• Developing standards and guidelines to support architectural direction
• Planning, designing and engineering network installations to meet information processing and traffic needs to meet industry and University standards;
• Determining network architecture, topology, and transmission media appropriate for installations
• Acting as the technical liaison for network product or system vendors
• Documenting equipment/system installations and/or modifications(expert MS Visio, Excel, Word)
• Installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting network equipment and network operating systems (Cisco 6500, 2950, 3750, 3350)
• Providing network connectivity, ensuring appropriate integration of data, voice, and video networks
• Providing on-call support during both normal hours and after hours;