SUMMARY:

• Senior Network Engineer/Architect
• Network Engi neeri n g & Enterpri se Architecture Design
• Innovative, results - drive n leader with diverse IT expe rience emphasizi ng cost effe ctive networ k architectu re, installation, implementa ti on, integration, security a nd administration in large enterprise data cen ter en vironments.
• Lead Network Build Engineer on the Confidential Colo Services Rails residing in all current Colo locations. The Service rail currently provides DNS services for Confidential applications hosted in AWS, Proxy Internet services, and will soon play an instrumental role in the EXOL/O365 solution.
• Worked with the Confidential Network Architecture team to implement the design for Project Integro. This secure DMVPN solution allowed Confidential to migrate mainframes within Confidential Data Centers over to HP facilities, as well as enabled dynamic transport to a Disaster recovery site in the event of a failure.
• Migrated the Confidential Backup Network in Alpharetta/Cincinnati off of legacy Cisco Catalyst Series Access/Distribution layer switches and over to the Cisco Nexus Data Center Series platform. New design increased redundancy/availability utilizing FabricPath and vPC on the Nexus platform while reducing the overall network footprint
• Developed the network architecture for one of the first high performance Cloud Computing environments for the Army’s Premier Data Center running on the Cisco Nexus platform. This architecture will be deployed at multiple sites and will utilize the latest Cisco Nexus technologies including VPC (virtual port channel) and Fabric Path for redundancy and performance.
• Completely overhauled and upgraded the core network infrastructure from 1Gb to 10Gb while removing all single points of failure in the network down to the physical server connections. This complex, highly available network solution incorporated the latest technology across multiple vendor platforms including, but not limited to, Cisco Nexus VPC, Cisco VSS, Cisco GLBP, Juniper Networks NSRP and F5 Big IP LTM clustering.
• Developed and implemented the network architecture for the Army’s Premier Data Center Continuity of Operations site (Disaster Recovery).

CORE C O MPETENCIES:

• Virtualized WAN Enterprise/Global Networ k Architectur e Network Analysis
• Multi Tenant Environments F5 Load Balancing Project Management
• Cisco Switching/routing/security Network Design Network Monitoring

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Cisco Nexus/Catalyst Switches
• Cisco ASA Series firewalls
• Juniper S RX Firewalls
• Cisco ASR/CSR Routers
• F5 Big I P LTM/Viprion
• Juniper EX series Switches
• AWS
• Palo Alto 5000 Series Firewalls
• Juniper Netscreen Firewalls

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Network Consultant/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrate services and applications for all of the Confidential Business Units ( Confidential Aviation, Oil & Gas, Digital, etc.) from legacy data centers into multiple Cloud Vendor environments such as AWS, Azure, and Rackspace. This includes all of the configuration and documentation required to provide connectivity to these migrated applications through a global, highly available, complex network infrastructure.
• Create configuration scripts, implementation plans, and detailed documentation based off the design provided by the Confidential Network Architecture team.
• Provide remote L4 Routing/Switching support as needed for all Confidential Colo/Cloud Hubs.
• Work with Project Managers to build Network Hardware Bill of Materials based off a list of requirements from the Architecture team.
• Complete complex network configuration changes within all Confidential Cloud Hubs, incorporating various network technologies such as BGP, MPLS, DMVPN, MPLSoDMVPN, MPLSoMGRE, etc.
• Develop and maintain documentation for all cloud hubs. This documentation includes detailed wiring diagrams, rack elevations, low level logical diagrams, and any additional documentation required to provide a clear overall picture of the environment for the Network Operations team.

Confidential

Sr. N etwork Engineer/Network Architect/Team Lead, Radford, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with the C TO developing new network and security strategies. Also, provide support to upper m anagem ent on purchasing decisions for new network hardware.
• Meet with new and existing custom ers to provide t echnical ex pertise and answ er questions regarding m i gration of their system to our data center.
• Responsible for testing, planning, integration of any new network hardware in to the enterprise network architecture.
• Responsible for testing, planning, in tegration of any new network technology capability
• Assist with any network issues that the TierII Network Adm i nistrato rs are unable to resolve.
• Lead F5 Engineer - Responsible for all F5 BigIP LTM deployments, irules, High Availability, and advanced configuration. I worked on multiple platforms ranging from the 3400 to 8900 series.

Confidential

Sr. System s Analyst, Springfield, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Lead team to provide network m aintenance, netw ork security, application m onitoring, and system adm i nistration on a robust enterp rise network infrastructure.
• Deliver high availability to custom er applica tions through the use of F5 Networks BigIP LTM.
• Create and m aintain policies within a Juniper Networks ISG 2000 firewa ll to provide a high level of Network Security.
• Maintain and troubleshoot any issu es within our Extrem e Networks Layer 2 switch environm ent, F5
• Networks BigIP Local Traffic Manager, Packetee r PacketShaper, Juniper Networks Netscreen/SRX firewalls and EX series switches.
• Work with upper m anagem ent on procedure devel opm ent and standardization of future network docum entation.
• Create network docum e ntation of all network enclaves, with detailed inform ation on hardware, sof t ware, and network inf rastru ctu re.

Confidential

Network Administrator/W eb Programm, Blacksburg, VA

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Intranet, company website, and created in house applications to simplify reporting using PHP, Javascript, HTML, and MySQL.
• Provided network support within the Cisco routing & switching environment
• Resolved any L2/L3 network related issues submitted by end users
• Provided MS W i ndows desktop suppor t to 50 users on a daily basis
• Provided System Adm i nistration on the following Products: W i ndows 2000 server, W i ndows 2003 server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQ L server.