SUMMARY:

• CISSP, PMP, ITIL, F5, HP, CCNP, PCVE, NCDA, NCIE, SCSA, SCNA, MCSE s.
• 20+ years of experience in IT industry with an emphasis in management and network security administration.
• Consulting Systems Engineer for major Value Added Reseller (VAR), responsible for over $30 million in sales annually.
• Senior Network Engineer/SME called on to assess, design, and upgrade aging network infrastructure implementations.
• Past Lead Network Design Architect of multiple major corporations and organizations
• A proven Program Manager and leader of IT teams, projects and technical proposal writing focused on FFP, CPFF, and T&M. $50 million in s.
• Possesses security clearance: TS/SCI, with SSBI, which was updated 2010.
• Excellent communicator, called upon frequently to prepare proposals, brief or teach hard to understand topics, and be a spokesperson for the company.
• Experienced SME in the area of network and systems administrations teams with minimal downtimes and excellent history of secure administration.
• Technically capable to crash a project to provide timely and efficient solutions to any IT related problem in a data center. (The “fireman”)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consulting Sales Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• An Iron Bow Lead Data Center engineer serves as a professional authority, and/or project team leader with expert level knowledge in Data Center networking design, architecture, migration and implementation.
• Developing and Deploying Data Center solution using Confidential s UCS and Nexus Product lines to create highly available 10gigabit Networks
• Develop and Deploy Network Security solution including Cisco Network Access Control / Cisco's Identity Services Engine for wired and wireless LAN access control.
• Collaboration with application support and development teams to improve application performance, troubleshoot issues and management simplification using the Cisco Unified Computing System, (UCS)
• Design, develop, and Deploy VTC solutions, i.e, Polycom, Cisco Tandeberg, VCS, TMS
• Design and implement network solutions with a focus on 10 gigabit Ethernet and unified LAN / SAN infrastructures to help improve performance and reduce capital and operational cost of unified computing environments
• Provide detail to customer engineering staff on new technologies, methods of design, implementation, and troubleshooting network facilities
• Provide guidance and leadership in developing internal staff
• The evaluation and testing of emerging technologies and equipment to lower costs, improve network reliability, increase performance, and meet business requirements.
• Design and implement network support for Disaster recovery exercises.
• Work in conjunction with operation to develop and implement Network monitoring and troubleshoot tools. Including Sniffers, NetFlow, SNMP, and MIB reporting and reaction.
• Developed strategic direction and budgeting models for annual infrastructure expenses on both corporate scale and individual projects.

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage 8 member team responsible for overall network and security access controls on the network side of the enterprise, to include McAfee, Cisco network Architecture, Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Websense, VPN’s, remote clinics, (T1, MPLS shots, etc.)
• Lead VTC Network administrator responsible for administering Tandberg solution over 6 markets. VCS Control, VCS Express, MCU, TMS, Multiple endpoints, C60, Polycom, EX 90, etc.
• Network spans 6 markets, San Antonio, Boston, Phoenix, Tennessee, Harlingen, Chicago, Nashville, and Detroit
• 50 - 75% Travel to sites to perform network and security administrations
• Administer Nexus &k, 5K, Cisco VSS, ASA’s, VPN, T1, and myriad other Cisco architectures.
• Provide tier 3 technical support for design and architecture of Security and Networking Solutions.

Analyst System Admin

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Senior Network Engineer, responsible for network design and implementation of new technologies.
• Experience with fiber optic core infrastructure, ER, ZX, DWDM, in all phases of planning, design, implementation, and testing.
• Design, Install, configure and administer Cisco’s Nexus Environment, (7k, 5k, 2k - FEX), VMWARE, Cisco Architecture, as well as myriad windows and linux based servers and services.
• Design, install, and implement Cisco Trustsec platform, (ISE, ACS, WLC, NAC)
• Extensive work with CUCM, CUPS, Jabber, Cisco DMP, EX 60, Video

Information Assurance Network Officer

Confidential, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Lead Team of Senior System and Network Engineers in charge of all global application and information distribution for the Confidential and its enterprise-wide software, CDA
• Senior Network Engineer, instrumental in planning, implementation, and configuration of new and existing network architectures.
• Install, configure and administer Cisco’s Nexus Environment, VMWARE, Cisco Architecture, Sourcefire IPS, Forescout NAC, EMC, F5, and all windows-based services.
• Administer Cisco ASA VPN/Firewall architecture
• Make budgetary decision on multi-million dollar projects.
• Administer Solarwinds suite of network engineering tools.
• Provide day to day expertise and troubleshooting support for server and Netops teams.
• Provide VTC upkeep and administration. Installed Polycom 7000 HDX Codex, HDX 4000 desktops.
• Administer Cisco ACS appliances
• Administer Polycom and Tandberg VTC solutions.
• Provide on various UNIX and Cisco platforms, as well as on multiple software programs, i.e. DNS, Firewall Architecture, TCP/IP, Sub-netting, etc.

Technical Director

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Program Manager of multi-million dollar projects, managing budgets, man-power, and deliverables
• Worked extensively on LAN/WLAN contract as PM/Team Lead. Responsible for planning assessments, collating data, compiling survey, IBOM/EBOM, and assuring the proper resources were placed onsite for install.
• Work with Sub and Prime contractors in various capacities as it relates to the specific contract
• Maintain technical proficiencies to respond as needed to provide “hands-on” assistance to the team
• Draft technical approaches to proposals
• Interface with clients from various DOD organizations
• Develop new business and supervise a geographically dispersed staff working on information technology services contracts.
• Responsible for productivity, expense levels and resource management. Ensures the technical resources are available to support customer requirements.
• Recruit, interview, and manage direct hires onto the contract
• Maintains the technical talent within the Center that delivers to the Programs and may directly manage Project Managers.
• Worked in Kabul, Afghanistan for 90 days as a Senior Network Engineer

Program Director

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Manage all operations, resources and business development within the Southwest region.
• Develop new business and supervise a geographically dispersed staff working on information technology services contracts
• Interface with clients from various DOD organizations
• Operate from San Antonio and report to theVice President for the Network and Communications Engineering Division of the Defense Sector.
• Responsible for delivering a specific capability to multiple customers through multiple programs.
• Maintains the technical talent within the Center that delivers to the Programs and may directly manage Project Managers.
• Responsible for productivity, expense levels and resource management. Ensures the technical resources are available to support customer requirements.
• Determines and attains overall budgets, schedules, and performance standards.
• Accountable for P&L and overall goals of the organization, as well as specific Center goals.

Project Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the functional development, design, test, implementation, operation, and maintenance of automated information systems.
• Develops and maintains functional specifications in the form of a Functional Description (FD).
• Evaluates Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)/System Change Requests (SCRs), submitted by users, for implications to policy and/or business practices, system performance, impacts on existing interfaces, benefits vs. cost to implement, etc.
• Includes developing test plans (Test Condition Requirements (TCRs) and test data (Test Item Control Sheets - TICS)), conditioning of test files, performing hands-on testing and evaluations, documenting all test findings, and retesting all software corrections resulting from deficiencies found during testing.
• Works one-on-one with ADP system analysts and programmers to insure programs serve functional user information needs.

Senior Network Engineer/Site Project Lead

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing 19 Nortel employees and assets onsite to ensure they are meeting their duties according to the Statement of Work
• Administer Cisco’s Firewall, (Firewall Switch Module)
• Administer Cisco ASA 5540 VPN (fully integrated IPSEC solution utilizing Smart Cards)
• Day to day troubleshooting of Switch fabric, Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues
• Assist Program Manager and Business Development Team with proposal writing, interviewing new candidates and technical solutions.
• Administer TACACS and Cranite wireless servers.
• Senior Network Engineer, instrumental in planning, implementation, and configuration of new and existing network architectures.
• Provide on various UNIX and Cisco platforms, as well as on multiple software programs, i.e. DNS, Firewall Architecture, TCP/IP, Sub-netting, etc.
• Have been the lead administrator of Solaris Unix Systems, Redhat Linux and the Netapp San

Senior Systems Engineer / Task Project Lead

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked on numerous company proposals, providing technical expertise to write technical approaches to task.
• Conducted business development with possible customers, making “cold-calls,” and meeting with potential customers to gain a better understanding of customer function.
• Recruited, interviewed, and recommended for hire numerous employees for differing task needs.
• Conducted controlled network vulnerability assessments.
• Trained daily on new and existing network exploits and countermeasures.
• Acted as Network Lead supporting Solaris, Windows, and Confidential s. Providing “Subject Matter Expert” knowledge to the customer.
• Provided security expertise in the planning, testing, and implementation phases of network administration.
• Learned, researched, and applied security tools to secure network infrastructure.
• Called upon to support multiple operating systems to include Solaris/SunOS, Irix, HP UNIX, Linux, Confidential s, and Microsoft servers and workstations on three separate networks comprising over 1000 systems.
• Designed, procured, installed and managed a hardware/software program and developed a backup and contingency strategy that transformed a failing UNIX network, modernizing it to the highest technology standards.