ADVANCED DATA COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIST

• Project lead LAN / WAN Network Engineer focusing on Networking and Computing Data Center/Facilities, performing hands - on and Sales Engineering with over 20 years experience on cutting edge technology, computing/networking, and data center operations, including data center BC/DR planning. Direct hands-on Cisco networking/project lead responsibility for 1.4 Billion in technology investments and/or business operations impacted. Specializes in large, high-touch, significant new technology rollouts, and working with new technologies such as Interactive IP Digital Cable TV Scientific Atlanta, and MPLS. Program Management level hands-on planning work of technology transformation impact on businesses. Data communications technology including networking, deployment, software configuration, coding, BC/DR Data Center planning. Understanding of basic security/firewall issues. Able to learn and implement new technologies/policies e.g, MPLS, EMC Storage Technology Solutions, firewalls, load balancing VPNs, well-known port screening, DMZs, etc.
• Project onsite Customer Network Engineer for two data center build-outs part of the 20 Billion Bank of America/RBS Greenwich Capital acquisition of ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank
• Program Management Office data comm. planning of new 80 Million data center, as part of a new BC/DR strategy for Fortune 500 financial services company.
• Project Network Engineer for NASA's 1 Billion experimental space shuttle X-33 ground launch LAN / WAN system, including all computing facilities infrastructure. Hands-on implementation of new LAN / WAN IP addressing scheme. X-33 vehicle replaces 30 year-old space shuttle technologies.
• Managed Telecom/Cable Carrier project performing hands-on Cisco and SUN work troubleshooting and testing of new interactive digital TV ATM / IP MAN. Time Warner / Scientific Atlanta Got network up and running so 200,000 current analog cable TV users could migrate to company's new digital TV network rather than switch to dish satellite.

BUSINESS SKILLS

Network / Data Center Mgt.

Data Center / Network Ops / BC-DR Planning

Presentation Skills

Technology Transformation

Technical / Business Writing

New Technologies

Sales Engineer

Strategic Thinking / Planning / Execution

Technology Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Routers / Switches

ATM, OSPF, RIP, BGP, TCP / IP, AppleTalk, IPX, Coyote Load Bal.

Cloud / Internet Data Center

Switches / Hubs: Cisco: 1900 Nexus: 5020 2248

MS DOS/NT/2000/XP/7

Lucent DDM-2000, Timeplex Network Exchange, FRAD

Microsoft Office, Visio

Avocent Terminal Server ARCserve Backup Software

Dial-in: Modems

INTERNET: Chameleon IP, Netscape, HTML SGML, XICS, MPLS, VoIP

PostScript Printers

DTP: PageMaker, Quark, Persuasion, PowerPoint, Visio

Internet E-mail

UNIX SUN Solaris, Pyramid 97, Linux/Cygwin using UNIX since 1988

Voice over IP

Interactive Digital TV Network: Routers OC-3 RF MPEG-2

Database

Cisco routers: Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x 2511 2509

Novell Netware

POC WAN trial / analysis

EMC storage: CLARiiON SAN, Celerra NAS, Fibre Channel, RAID

Riverbed Steelhead and Cisco WAAS appliances / software config

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Demographic research and information resource/outreach for American Hi-tech/STEM workers
• Congressional advisor and Congressional Testimony 2006 for American STEM workforce issues

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Application/Paperwork to upgrade clearance from SF-85 to SF-86
• Application paperwork to prepare for overseas deployment

Confidential

Network / Data Center Customer Vendor Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide customer consulting support for vendor planning and rollout WAN Optimization POC: Riverbed, Cisco WAAS.
• Work with vendor Riverbed and Cisco SE's to deploy and monitor Riverbed and Cisco WAAS trial.
• Implement WAN optimization trial.
• Troubleshoot WAN optimization technology problems.
• Provide network technical support for WAN Optimization trial.
• Provide analysis comparing Riverbed Steelhead and Cisco WAAS technologies.

Confidential

Kforce Network / Data Center Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide DHS customer consulting support for planning and rollout of US-VISIT test/development biometric LAN/WAN.
• Document DHS biometric network: physical ports, cabling scheme, vlans, IP addresses.
• Plan cable migration from legacy Cisco network to new Cisco Nexus platform for production network.
• Document and plan switch elevation and current cabling/vlan network configuration for migration.
• Troubleshoot biometric network.

Confidential

Provide customer consulting support for planning and rollout of new vendor video optimization technology.

Responsibilities:

• Project onsite engineer for two Midwest area Verizon Wireless MSC/data centers.
• Build high-touch technical team from nation-wide Verizon Wireless personnel.
• Determine technical requirements and prepare technical documentation for network architecture, assessment and planning.
• Work with Flash Networks and Cisco to implement vendor video and DPI solutions.
• Develop test plan for Smart Phone/DROID User Experience. Currently own a DroidX phone.

Confidential

Provide direct customer consulting for Bank of America/RBS of ABN AMRO LAN/WAN. 20 Billion acquisition.

Responsibilities:

• Project onsite advisor customer engineer for two data center WAN Internet /Core build-outs at Greenwich Capital RBS .
• Document, install IOS and configs for core Cisco 6500 switches: real time trading operations.
• Provide off-hours standby support for DAY 1/Day 2 integration after BofA 20 Billion acquisition of LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO.
• Plan and implement carrier management data center cabling configuration on Avocent terminal server.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Develop strategy for new data center MPLS LAN / WAN design as integral part of a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery strategy.
• Data Center/Facilities LAN / WAN operations planning, including heating/cooling air flow for server racks.
• Cooling/power requirements planning for LAN computing facilities, including using Visio and Cad drawings.
• Work with carriers to provide solutions and pricing for WAN/SAN/MAN.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new IP addressing scheme manage data center LAN installation and carrier provisioning.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assess and determine completion of projects after both Director and Network Engineer left for other jobs.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, assess and respond to cyber security threats to North American Wide Area Network.
• Working with third support to assess and address cyber threats to corporate WAN/LAN.