SUMMARY

Motivated IT professional with 14 years experience in management, design and support of medium and large enterprise networks. In-depth experience with implementation, analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN network systems and data centers. Strong hands-on technical knowledge of Cisco networking technologies with emphasis on routing, switching, and remote-access solutions

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Hardware: Cisco Routers Switches, Nexus, Sonicwall, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Aventail, Barracuda Web Application Firewall, Riverbed, Motorola Wireless
• Software: Solarwinds, NetFlow, Visio, Sonicwall GMS, Riverbed CMC, Altiris, Cisco and Motorola WLC
• Networking: EIGRP, MPLS, Frame-Relay, QoS, VLANs, Subnetting, ACLs, HSRP, VPN Tunneling, VPN Failover, OC3, DS3, NxT1, VoIP Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

• Supported network operations of 220 stores while taking on aggressive project initiatives delivering new solutions
• Network SME developing, documenting and implementing solutions supporting Harris Teeter/Kroger integration projects
• Developed detailed technical documentation and procedures to be used by IS staff supporting store operations and special project work
• Performed analysis and diagnosis of highly complex LAN/WAN networking problems including WLAN and remote access networks
• Configured and supported Cisco 2800/2900 series routers, Cisco 3560 and 3850 series switches
• Maintained Cisco 5500/4400 wireless LAN controllers and Motorola Wing wireless LAN controllers
• Confidential Signal Officer
• Assigned to 359th Tactical Signal Brigade as Signal Operations Planning Officer Confidential
• Responsible for assisting with training guidance and support for subordinate units
• Confidential Signal Officer
• Deployed as the Battalion Signal Officer with 3-116IN, 29th ID L in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Confidential awarded Bronze Star Service Medal and Combat Action Badge
• Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, HR/EO Officer, Safety Officer, Unit Mobilization Office, Battalion Signal Officer. Delaware and Virginia Army National Guard
• Training - Basic Combat Training, Wire Cable Installer Course, Officer Candidate School, Signal Officer Basic Course, Total Army Instructor Trainer Course and COMSEC Custodian Course

Confidential

Network Manager

• Functioned as a player/coach leading 3 network engineers supporting an enterprise network consisting of 130 branch locations, 4 data centers and 3,000 users
• Hands on management and deployment of a broad range of Fortinet UTM appliances as well as Cisco routers and switches
• Standardized software versions for Fortinet UTMs across the enterprise
• Planned and managed branch consolidation projects to include connectivity, hardware and design requirements. Accountable to business stake holders for completion per project timelines
• Developed and matured existing processes that provided visibility into the performance and health of the enterprise using Solarwinds NetPerfMon, Kiwi Cat Tools and Netflow Traffic Analyzer
• Managed all telecom orders through a single vendor. Accountable for ordering and status tracking of telecom circuits

Confidential

Network Manager Team Lead

• Led a team of network engineers supporting the design, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise data/voice network servicing 1,200 branch offices and 9,500 customers for a Fortune 500 company whose revenues exceed 8 billion annually
• Responsible for interconnecting 1,100 MPLS and VPN sites to network resources located in a central data center accountable for performance and maintenance of data center architecture
• Supervised implementation of Cisco Nexus technology 7000, 5000, 2232 in data center to support 990 virtual servers residing on 40 VM hosts integrated 50 legacy physical servers into Nexus architecture
• Engineered redundant DS3 connections to data center for load balancing and high availability leveraged VPN site-to-site tunnels as automated failover to critical network resources
• Implemented DMZ to host externally facing web applications configured zone base firewall rules, IPS/IDS services and web application firewall policies to secure the DMZ
• Migrated 450 branch offices to single provider MPLS network and re-engineered 500 site-to-site VPN policies to support the migration of 12 data centers into one central facility
• Engineered Shoretel VoIP enterprise consisting of nine enterprise servers, 140 branch offices and over 2,200 handsets standardized IP addressing, extension assignments, QoS polices and network requirements
• Managed national Shoretel vendor regarding upgrades, configuration, installation and maintenance of VoIP enterprise
• Introduced Cisco IOS Dynamic Multipoint VPN DMVPN as a replacement technology to Sonicwall site-to-site VPN and high cost data lines coordinated installation and migration of 104 sites to DMVPN reduced telecom expense by 312,000 annually. Projected total cost reduction to be 900,000 annually
• Implemented Riverbed Steelhead WAN acceleration appliances at 53 locations
• Proactively assessed network requirements by working closely with other IT Teams across the organization solicited feedback on performance and implemented change as required
• Maintained network diagrams, documentation and system backups for all routers, switches, firewalls in the enterprise
• Managed 33 telecom billing accounts representing enterprise MPLS and data center charges in the amount of 1.5 million annually

Network Engineer - Confidential

• Primary WAN Engineer supporting Oldcastle's corporate network that interconnected 1,200 locations in 42 states.
• Served as Oldcastle's point person relocating the IT Services Department from Sterling VA to Charlotte NC coordinated the build out of 15,000 square feet office space, telecom services and network infrastructure
• Built out new data center architecture in Charlotte NC and coordinated the move of 200 servers from Reston VA to Charlotte NC in 48 hour maintenance window
• Switching/Routing configurations across multiple Cisco platforms, including 1900, 2800, 3800, 4500, 2900 3500, 4500x.
• Implemented 500 node site-to-site VPN network providing access to data center resources used this network to provide automated backup connectivity to remote business applications
• Engineered nationwide frame-relay WAN using EIGRP as primary routing protocol. Coordinated enterprise level IPv4 addressing scheme
• Utilized ACLs and route-maps to enforce policy based routing prioritizing the flow of data based on application
• Implemented Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor. Provided 24x7 alerts to e-mail and pager
• Deployed remote access solution to support Oldcastle's mobile work force integrated with Microsoft IAS services to authenticate users against a multi-domain active directory forest
• Designed data center infrastructure using Cisco Routers and switches that serviced the financial reporting systems, e-mail systems and network storage for the business
• Integrated 120 branch locations in the Southeast and Southwest into the Oldcastle enterprise in 45 days which included MPLS data line installation, IP addressing, router and switch configuration and cutover