TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROTOCOLS: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, Frame - Relay, PPP, GRE, IPSEC, VLAN, TCP/IP, HSRP, VRRP, 802.11, 802.1q, ISL, VTP, DTP, MST, STP, RSTP, TACACS+, 802.3ab, PAgP, 802.1x

OPERATING SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, WINS, DHCP, DNS, IIS Server, Cisco Works, Cisco Secure Access Control Server, Cisco Security MARS, SnifferPro, Cisco IOS, Microsoft Visio, SolarWinds, and RSA

HARDWARE: Cisco Routers (2800, 3900,3600,7200, 7600, 12000), Cisco Wireless Access Point 1200’s, Cisco LAN Wireless Controllers WiSM-2,4400 and 5500 series, Cisco Catalyst Switches (Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 2000, 6500, 4500, 3750), Firewalls (Cisco FWSM, and ASA), Cisco IPS 4240, Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Load Balancer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Haymarket, VA

Sr. Network and Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure, install and manage enterprise network infrastructure (various Cisco routers switches, Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, and ASA firewalls).
• Cisco Nexus network design and configuration evaluation, and recommend improvements.
• Supported the Network Operation’s group by providing guidance and insight on new designs.
• Designed and consultant on extending current and/or future networks. Created network topology drawings.
• Documented and diagramed current network and gave recommendations on improving and securing it.

Confidential

Sr. Network Architect and Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead MWAA network upgrades and expansion.
• Designed and consultant on extending current and/or future networks. Created network topology drawings.
• Supported the Network Operation’s group by providing guidance and insight on new designs.
• Configure, install and manage enterprise network infrastructure (various Cisco routers switches, IPS and ASA firewalls).
• Participate in network and security engineering design for MWAA -Enterprise Solutions Network.
• Recommended network and security optimization to customers.
• Utilize management platforms for analyzing trends, network performance, and troubleshooting.
• Assisted in network performance and capacity planning.
• Provide configuration and support for MWAA’s Virtual Private Network (VPN), enhancing security.
• Participated in further research, analysis and recommendation for Intrusion Detection Systems

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implemented network infrastructure for new data center.
• Installed and Implemented Cisco Security MARS to proactively monitor network infrastructure.
• Configured, managed and implemented Cisco routers (2900s, and 2800’s), switches (6509, 4500’s, and 3700’s), Cisco IPS 4200’s, and ASA/PIX (ASA 5505, 5510, and 5520 / PIX 515).
• Installed Solar Winds' Orion for configuration management and configure change control notification.
• Configured 802.1X for MAC address authentication, downloadable ACL, and VLAN assignment for their end users.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned and Implemented Confidential ’ ISP data center infrastructure, and helped to create implementation standards and procedures.
• Designed and implemented networks for new web hosting customers.
• Configured Cisco routers (3700’s, 2900s, and 2800’s), switches (6509, 4500’s, 3600’s, and 3500’s), Cisco IPS 4200’s, and ASA/PIX (ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, and 5540 / PIX 515), and load balancers.)

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Network Engineer for Designing, Planning, and implementing new DHS data center build-out.
• Implemented and planned redundant Cisco switches, load balancers, IPS and firewalls. Design and implement webhosting networks for new DHS applications and infrastructure.
• Managed and Supported DHS data center infrastructure. Implemented Cisco Secure Access Control Server to provide authentication, authorization, and accounting of administrators' access of routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Configured CiscoWorks and Cisco Security MARS to proactively monitor DHS network infrastructure.
• Configured Cisco routers (3700’s) switches (6509’s), IPS (4220 and 4240), firewalls (FWSM and ASA 5520 and 5540), and load balancers (Cisco ACE load balancers).

Confidential

Sr. Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed VPN Implementation Team for government contract and served as Lead VPN Network Engineer for International and Domestic Military VPN access.
• Wrote implementation and integration plans that resulted in government approval of project design. Designed and implemented Site-to-Site and Client VPN on Cisco's 7206 routers, which provided client access to Military mission critical data.
• Configured Cisco Catalyst 6509, Cisco IDS, PIX and FWSM firewalls that protected government agencies' network.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and led a team of five Engineers in daily support and security of Enterprise network.
• Initiated and successfully completed installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of Cisco Routers and Switches for corporate infrastructure.
• Initiated and successfully completed installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of Cisco IDS, VPN and Firewalls that secured and allowed authorized access to Enterprise resources.
• Led LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VPN Architectural Design and Implementation that resulted in a reliable, scalable, and secure corporate network.
• Wrote and implemented new security policies for IT staff and Enterprise users.

Confidential

Mid Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and configured client web hosting sites, which included creating Microsoft Visio diagrams which contained IP addressing, cabling, and VLAN assignments for clients' web hosting network, also configured IP addresses, VLAN, Access Control List on ISP's network devices to allow traffic to and from clients' hosted sites.
• Designed and configured new Data Centers' Infrastructure, which included configuring Cisco Catalyst Switches 6500's at Data Center's access and distribution level and peer Cisco 10000 series router with UUNET network backbone.
• Provided Tier III Data Center Support for ISP infrastructure and web hosting clients' networks.
• Served has lead for Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewalls installations, configuration, and ongoing administration.

Confidential

Firewall Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided Tier II Support for Checkpoint Manage Firewall clients.
• Configured, troubleshoot, and upgraded Checkpoint Firewalls for Manage clients, which included network and/or resource access, software, or hardware problems.
• Opened, resolved, or updated Tier II Support tickets for Manage Firewall clients.
• Provided Manage Firewall Clients' with regular status reports of their trouble tickets.