SUMMARY:

• Continued professional growth in a technical capacity as a Senior Network Engineer
• Experienced Senior Network Engineer with demonstrated success working under pressure to repair network infrastructure in LAN & WAN environments.
• Strong skills prioritizing and scheduling maintenance.
• Successfully work without supervision to achieve corporate goals and objectives.
• Skilled in developing procedures for troubleshooting and training programs for employees. Experienced in working without system documentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Research, review, and recommend network security for the US Army’s ITA network.

• Ensure the new and updated ITA network architecture meets the current security and network design standards.
• Recommend and assist in the design of upcoming network and security technologies for the enterprise network.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Network Engineer, Senior Principal

Responsibilities:

• Lead Network Engineer managing a team of 11 in the functional areas of Network WAN/LAN, VTC, Telecomm, and COMSEC for the Defense Security Service (DSS).

• Work on the design, deployment and maintenance of the DSS network environment.
• The hardware consists of Cisco routers, Juniper and Sidewinder firewalls, Cisco Catalyst Switches, F5 load balancers, Juniper SSL VPN appliances, and Cisco ACS appliance for TACACs and MAB in 2 data centers and 45 field offices encompassing both classified and unclassified networks.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Network Engineering Services Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 25 across the three functional areas of Release and Deployment, Information Assurance, and Tier 3 support for the Defense Information Systems Agency.

• My team’s responsibilities include overseeing and implementing IT Security for DISA and keeping it up - to-date, Tier 3 help desk support, as well as testing, packaging and deploying applications for DISA.
• We also report out monthly SLA for the Engineering Services Division to DISA management and assist in the development and deployment of new systems.

Confidential, Clifton Park, NY

Data Center Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, monitor, and design the Network Health for NY State’s Office for Technology’s Data Center Networks.

• This included developing documentation, diagrams and firewall polices for the network’s implementation.
• I worked on the development of a secure network design and ongoing improvements on Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, and Big Iron network routers and switches.
• Trained junior staff as necessary and assist in their technical growth, migrated new and existing applications to the new Enterprise Infrastructure from the older legacy networks.Confidential, Albany, NY

Network Engineering Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Maintained the LAN and WAN for 5 campus’s that comprised the Libris division.

• Installed new infrastructure in the data centers and wiring closets of the campus.
• Worked on designing and installing new secure networks and their components such as Cisco 3600, 3800, 7500 Routers, Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls, Catalyst 6500 and 4500 switches.
• Also worked on the migration of their Paymode business to a new site from their old one in Portland ME after their aquisition.

Confidential, Schenectady, NY

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed WAN/LAN solutions for remote sites needing connectivity to the GE Energy and GE Corporate Networks.

• Work with Project Managers to discover site conditions and equipment and in corporate them into a secure LAN design and upgrade them to the current GE Energy standards.
• Configured routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points and bridges, and other equipment for a site and ensure its timely delivery. Then turn up the sites and ensure the network is operating within the designed parameters and to the end user’s satisfaction.
• The equipment used to accomplish these tasks include Cisco 7500, 4500, 3800, 3600, 2800, 1800, and 1700 routers, Catalyst 6000, 5000, 4000, 3500, 2900 series switches Aironet 350 and 1200 series Wireless Access Points and Checkpoint and Juniper Firewalls.
• WAN Technologies used include VPN, Frame Relay, T1, T3, and ATM.

Confidential, Albany, NY

DPOT Senior Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As second shift manager I was responsible for 3rd level monitoring, maintaining, and repairing Fleet Bank’s data network, as well as manage a staff of 5.

• This network consists of 1200 Cisco routers for our Frame Relay Branch Network, 700 Cisco & Nortel routers for the back office server network, 100 node Stratacom Backbone, and various digital and analog modems for our stand alone ATM’s.
• This is accomplished by interacting with various telecommunication carriers, customers, and vendors to analyze, isolate, and repair the problem.
• I also am the trainer for new employees. WAN Technologies used in the Stratacom Backbone were T1, T3.
• The networks consisted of Frame Relay, PPP circuits, T1, T3, OC3, and OC48. Used various Network Management systems (Tivoli, Open View, NetCool, and Solar Winds)

Confidential, Albany, NY

Computer Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for hardware and software repairs and maintenance on New York’s State Automated Fingerprint Identification System (SAFIS).

• This is a distributed system consisting of IBM RS6000 using AIX (UNIX) operating system versions from 3.32 - 4.2 2 and Sybase v4.92.
• Trained on Sybase v11.5 RDBMS, also Identix TP600 Live Scan workstations using OS/2 operating system.

Confidential, Latham, NY

Field Service Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for troubleshooting and repair of RS6000 and HP Net Servers using AIX and SCO versions of UNIX operating systems.

• Repaired WYSE terminals, numerous types of printers, and peripherals in networked systems.
• Supervised Field Service Technicians, assigning routine maintenance, service, and repair calls, Additional responsibility for billing, shipping/receiving of all technical equipment, purchasing parts, and staffing the help desk.

Confidential, Woburn, MA

Senior Computer Technician

Responsibilities:

• Repaired, installed, and trained retail store employees on networked Point of Sale and CRT systems (RS6000 Servers -AIX) for 10 stores throughout New York and New England.

• Tested and evaluated new systems including making go/no go recommendations for new information technologies.
• Implemented new systems rollouts; researched equipment specifications; prioritized and scheduled routine maintenance and quickly responded to customer’s immediate need for service.