Senior Wan Engineer Resume
Los Angeles, CaliforniA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
- As an experienced network architect, engineer and project manager, I have been responsible for the design, installation, and operations of small, medium, and large LANs and WANs for over twenty years. I have extensive experience in systems integration projects supporting the integration of multi - vendor equipment from concept to cutover. During my career, I have accumulated over seven years of direct project management experience and have participated in technical writing projects and the production of winning proposals for both government and commercial contracts totaling in the billions of dollars.
- I currently hold an active Public Trust BI (NAC-I) Security Clearance from the United States government and am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), a Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+I), a candidate for Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional - Enterprise Administrator (MCITP-EA), a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), a Citrix Certified Trainer (CCT), a Certified Novell Administrator, a certified expert in WAN technologies, and a certified project manager. My career goal is to advance in the networking and distributed computing field. Please contact me by e-mail.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
HARDWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Brocade MLX Brocade FastIron Juniper SSG T - Carriers (T1, T3) Optical Carriers (OC3, OC48) ISDN BRI/PRI Lotus SameTime, Microsoft LCS, Nortel MCS 5100 Cisco ASR 1000 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA 5500) Cisco standard routers ( series) Cisco Catalyst switches ( series) Foundry Networks switches Cisco Integrated Services Routers ( ) Cisco Nexus (1000V, 2000, 5000, 7000) Juniper switches / routers Cisco UCS (C series) HP ProCurve switches NetApp SIP Trunking / PSTN gateways iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NAS VPRN, VPLS, VLL Cisco AVVID Compaq, HP, Dell, IBM and Gateway Servers Intel, HP, 3Com switches Cisco CallManager / IP telephones SonicWall 1700, 2060, 3060 D2D, D2D2T, VTL Qlogic switches Cisco Aironet WAPs series) Brocade switches Juniper SSG Brocade Routers Brocade Switches Microsoft IAS Cisco Nexus 1000V WatchGuard IDS / IPS systems Avaya IP PBX CheckPoint Digital signage Projection systems Video equipmentOPERATING SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS: NetWare (3.11 - 6.x) Citrix WinFrame/MetaFrame MS Windows (3.x - 7/Server 2008) Sun Solaris (7-8) Directory Services (NDS, Active Directory, X.500) DNS, DDNS, DCHP, WINS IBM MVS TSO/ISPF TCP/IP, IPX/SPX
SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS: CiscoWorks Concord eHealth SolarWinds MS Project (4.1 - 2010) VMware ERP / CRM systems MS SQL Server (6.5-2000) MapInfo Professional (4.x, 5.x) MS Excel (5.0 - 2010) Novell ZENworks (1.x-6) Veritas Backup Exec MS Systems Center Essentials EXTRA Mainframe for Windows Attachmate KEA SSH, VNC, RDP, ICA, SSL-FTP, SFTP MS Internet Information Server MS Exchange Server & Outlook PeopleSoft IPSec, L2TP, PPTP, L2F SMTP / POP3(S) / IMAP(S) RIP / IGRP / OSPF / EIGRP / BGP Symantec Ghost / ImageCast NetScout Infinistream LANSurveyor IronView Microsoft SharePoint Lotus Notes Lucent VitalSuite NetScout Performance Manager IDS / IPS software Minitab IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS VPC Configuration Microsoft Visio 2010 Wireshark PGP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Senior WAN Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Migrated Confidential Medical Treatment Facilities and Clinics from Walter Reed Medical Center to Fort Detrick in support of the Army BRAC initiative.
- Created documentation of our efforts, including lessons learned
Consultant
Confidential (Los Angeles, California)
Responsibilities:
- Resolved a network performance issue for a client of EMC in Los Angeles related to frame-size mismatches among the clients Cisco and Juniper network devices.
- Installed a VPN solution for two Alexandria, Virginia associations.
Senior Systems Engineer
Confidential( Washington, DC)
Responsibilities:
- Member of Core Network Engineering team tasked with consolidating the entire data center of BLS.
- Implemented a re-designed switching and routing infrastructure to support consolidation activities (data center rack reduction from .)
- Retired one of two Catalyst 6513s Confidential the core and implemented a Cisco Nexus 7010 in its place as the new core switch.
- Implemented two Cisco UCS C250 servers for virtualization of mission-critical applications.
- Installed a new SAN network consisting of a Nexus 5010 and Nexus 2148 fabric extenders to migrate from the legacy Catalyst 6506 SAN network switch.
- Developed test plans and documentation to support implementation activities and the operational life cycle.
- Virtualized over 40 servers using VMware ESX and VSphere
- Resolved complex network issues in a data center environment
- Implemented a fibre channel SAN for embargoed data using Brocade switches
- Eradicated internal static routing in favor of OSPF. Successfully configured OSPF authentication between the Cisco Nexus equipment and numerous HP ProCurve 3500 and 6200yl switches.
- Installed and configured F5 Big-IP load balancers (Layers 4 and 7)
- Relocated and configured building-wide television equipment
Senior Network Engineer
Confidential (Washington, DC)
Responsibilities:
- Tasked with the retirement of a TDM PBX and its replacement with a Cisco VoIP.
- Configured QoS and voice VLANs on the two core Cisco 6500 series switch routers and all Cisco 4500 series distribution/access layer switches in preparation for the Cisco phone rollout.
- Configured a new Cisco 3845 ISR to replace the existing edge router with redundant circuits for failover.
- Documented the entire network.
- Worked on the design of “protected zones” for externally accessible servers.
- Reviewed existing firewall configurations on the internal and external ASA pairs managed by the Verizon TICAP and submitted recommended changes.
- Configured numerous port channels to provide increased bandwidth and redundancy between the core switch routers, NetApp filers, and all distribution switches.
- Installed and configured F5 Big-IP load balancers (Layer 4).
- Implemented a Cisco NAC solution including a Policy Server (ACS) using RADIUS and a Cisco NAC Appliance including Cisco NAC Manager and Cisco NAC Server.
Consulting Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Architected a multi-homed network for a large Washington, DC hospital chain.
- Performed complete network assessment.
- Designed and implemented an internet substitution IPSEC VPN network covering six sites for a local auto dealer and its associated enterprises using CISCO 5500 series Adaptive Security Appliances.
- Completed a series of network architecture and project management tasks for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Common Information Technology Services division;
- Assessed the VLAN architecture on their nine Cisco Catalyst 6509 core switches
- Developed and wrote various internal procedure documents including printer maintenance and repair, master inventory processes, McAfee EPO configuration, and Visitor VLAN security.
- Installed two Cisco 3825 Integrated Services Routers and configured them as MPLS transit routers (Label Switch Routers) for a Washington D.C. investment bank.
- Installed and configured digital signage in 32 Class A commercial real estate properties in Washington, DC.
Senior Project Manager / Network Architect
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the direction and outcome of information technology projects including voice/video/data convergence and the replacement of frame relay circuits with VPRNs and leased lines Confidential over 50 locations.
- Designed and implemented VLANs for VoIP systems and the deployment of Lotus Same Time IM as a component of a UC system.
- Implemented F5 load balancer solution.
- Managed and executed projects to deploy directory services architecture, HP OpenView, IDS/IPS System, controller-based wireless network architecture, 802.1x implementation, PSTN gateway installation and Cisco Call Manager.
Global Project Manager
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing cost-benefit profiles for a variety of products including SMS, ZENworks 6, LANDesk, Altiris, and Tivoli.
- Provided an alternative analysis for global LDAP, directory service, and desktop/server management infrastructure.
- Completed a project plan for the implementation of the optimum alternative (ZENworks 6 in a pure Windows 2000 environment).
- Assembled the project team and detailed project costs.
- Designed and tested a beta system using an international version of Sybase to generate meaningful inventory data from 60 different countries.
Consulting Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for automated software distribution to over 3000 workstations using Novell ZENworks for Desktops 3.2. Projects under my direction included Microsoft Office XP.
- Engineered, designed, documented and performed advanced troubleshooting for enterprise.
Telecommunications Specialist
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Served as Data Communications Specialist, responsible for the Wide Area Network linking 128 locations in the continental United States and abroad.
- Completed the upgrade or installation of frame relay and private line circuits Confidential over 65 locations in six months and implemented a centralized redundant WAN architecture using Cisco 7507 routers and Cisco Catalyst 650x switches Confidential hub locations.
- Implemented both the LAN and RWAN components of CiscoWorks 2000 as well as Concord eHealth Suite. (Because many ARS research facilities were located in rural areas where the installation of cable plant is cost prohibitive, technologies were utilized such as 802.11b wireless WAN and Long Range Ethernet (LRE) to connect these sites to the USDA Internet Access Network.)
Network Systems Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Contracted to the USDA-Agricultural Research Service headquarters in Beltsville, Maryland providing router and circuit support as described in ARS’s SOW.
- Performed troubleshooting on existing ARS frame relay circuits.
- Re-configured routers to support new circuits.
- Installed or upgraded routers and Cisco Catalyst switches.
- Identified and corrected WAN and router/switch configuration issues.
- Identified security issues and worked toward developing relationships with field personnel, which enabled ARS to maximize its infrastructure investment by centralizing control and policymaking activities.