Technical Manager /Project Manager/Senior Engineer experience with designing, implementing and installing WAN Local Area Networks, managing company network security, PC's, IT Audits, programming some applications and managing technical support staff. Experience in building and forming strong team structure and environment through good communication.

Technical Expertise

• Hardware: Cisco routers Cisco Switches 2900-3900-4000 6500 , Cisco ASA 5500 series PIXs, Sonic Firewalls, Bay Networks routers ASN-BLN , Nortel Switches and some F5. HP Procurve switches, HP Proliant Servers, Windows 2003 Servers, MS Exchange Servers, Fortigates, SANs NAS, Sniffers Network General, Ethereal, Nexus, Netcom, etc.
• Protocols COMMUNICATIONS: MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, IPX/SPX, DSL, IP Telephony, Frame Relay, T1- OC3
• SOFTWARE: Windows 7/Vista/XP, MS Exchange, Active Directory, MS Office 2003-10, Symantec Backup Exec, MS Visio, HP Open View, Cisco Call Manager, Remedy, NetViz, NetScout and MOMs.

Employment

Confidential

Network Services

• Network Designer and Project Manager supporting the Cigna account and responsible for technical MPLS, BGP
• EIGRP design, configurations and implementations and various engineering troubleshooting
• Provided innovation, technology- and architecture-related thought leadership, strategic direction, and long-term vision. Areas of
• concentration included Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing and Social Medial/Web 2.0.
• Designed core network requests to ascertain the business requirements and needs of customer
• Worked with and provided Project Managers and network architects on Projects pertaining to network infrastructure
• Assists in the development and implementation of security policies and procedures e.g., user log-on and authentication
• rules, security breach escalation procedures, security auditing procedures and use of firewalls and encryption routines .
• Provide technical documentations pertaining to projects and network designs.

Confidential

IT Lead Analyst Senior Engineer

• Oversaw and developed the design, maintenance and improvement of the company's LAN/WAN networking infrastructure.
• Configuring, installing and maintaining of company wide new MPLS technology
• Working with carrier on improving VOIP by installing proper Cisco QoS/CoS at various branches.
• Participated and led proposal/bid response and business development activities as an enterprise solution/technology
• Working with team to enhance company wide network infrastructure technologies with management

Confidential

Gateway Network Engineer

• Developed configurations, installations and troubleshooting VPN connections linked to Perimeter's network for Internet
• access and security.
• . Working with Project Managers to deploy network engineering projects and implement the proper technical resources and
• configurations to bring a customer through Perimeter network with company guidelines and specifications.
• Configure and implement Fortigate devices for VPN connectivity to Perimeter network. Also, started to implement
• MPLS network for customers who accessed Perimeter services.
• Use ticketing system to update the installation or troubleshooting an issue for both customer and management follow-ups.

Confidential

Information Technology Manager

• Technical Manager leading a team of four network engineers and supporting one hundred and seventeen customers on
• various platforms, mainly MS 2003 servers, Cisco PIXs, VPNs and routers.
• Configured, installed, implemented and troubleshoot MS 2003 servers for our customers using our wine and food
• distribution software.

Accomplishment Include:

• Designing, configuring and implementing MS Windows 2003 and Cisco networks for our customers.
• Implementing network security infrastructure for our internal network and assisting our customers to develop a process to secure their network against all forms of intrusions.
• Created Disaster Recovery methodologies using Symantec Backup Exec and Microsoft Dfs
• Working with management on budgetary expectations and requirements for internal IT and customer needs.
• Working with management and staff in organizing, assigning and managing projects as they are to be implemented.
• Providing project management to workload to bring about a smooth implementation plan.

Confidential

Technical IT Business Development

• Technical Lead of network staff providing network solutions to Corporate IT projects by working with Project Managers to implement business project network solutions to their users. Managing all network technologies in support of corporate backbone infrastructure. Ensuring all the integrity of the support tools that are needed to keep the corporation network available and operational.
• Perform IT Audits and supporting all corporate networks by monitoring all network systems and tools used in the aid in detecting problems within the network. Work together with Network Engineers to put together needed documentation for all network support procedures, disaster recovery procedures, network maps, project specifications and auditing.

Confidential

Network Engineering Manager

Management responsibilities for a staff of fourteen 14 post-sales design and implementation engineers for customer network, using Cisco 25xx-75xx and Nortel ASN-BLN routers. Facilitate company procedures and policies for migrating customers to WorldCom Frame Relay. Perform all related managerial duties including Project Management, staffing, departmental budgets and planning. Administrative duties include conducting presentations, writing business justifications, project management, implemented corporate procedures and interviewed prospective new candidates.

Accomplishment Include:

• Hands on network designing, implementing, engineering, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers for clients network which are being migrated to Frame Relay on Cisco routers.
• Department saved 2M from original budget of 12.4M upon fully migrating customers to WorldCom Frame during four years 1
• Created documentation outlining the policies for the transitioning of new technology from Architecture to Operations as
• well as Network Management.
• Presentations outlining project goals and business justification to achieve departmental and senior management approval.

Confidential

Technical Support Manager

Managed a staff of five support engineers who supported clients LAN/WAN infrastructure and recommend to clients improvement of their network with any value-add. Assisted with the designing, configuration, installation and maintenance of Cisco and Bay Network routers and switches, configured with Novell/ NT file servers administration for clients. Organize, update and renewal of clients support contracts and vendor subcontracts. Form liaisons with vendors and find profitable ways of their support programs for Aztec profitability.

Confidential

Technical Support Manager

Support OEMs and system integrators in the configuration, installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of RadVision H.323 gateways for IP telephony and multimedia video-conferencing for LANs configured with Novell/NT and WANs' over ISDN and Frame Relays.