SUMMARY:

• I have spent the last 25+ year honing my skills as professional in the area of Computer Data Networking and VoIP Communications.
• My most recent experience has been at Confidential as a Sr. Network Engineer.
• My focus at Confidential has been to convert from an aging PBX environment to a robust and redundant VoIP platform based on Confidential 's Unified Communications Managers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cisco Routing/Routing Engines: 2500, 2600, 4000, 4500, 7500, 12000, MSFC, MSFC2, Sup720, Sup720 - 3B and Sup720-3BXLCisco

Switching: Catalyst Switches, 2900, 3500XL, 3550, 3570,3650, 3750, 3850, 4500, 6500, Nexus 7000. Includes stacking technologies on platforms where available 802.11 Wireless

Routed Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, Apollo

Routing Protocols: RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, BGP

Voice Communications: Cisco Unified Communication Manager v. 4.2 - 10.5, Cisco Unity and Unity Connection v. 4.2 - 10.5, Cisco Contact Center Express 8.5 - 10.5, Cisco Unified Presense v8.5.

Other Networking Software: CiscoWorks 2000, Wireless LAN Solutions Engine, ACS Solution Engine, CiscoWorks Cisco WCS, Cisco Prime

Miscellaneous Software: Fluke test equipment including OneTouch and OptiView, Network General Sniffer, SolarWinds Engineering Tools, SolarWinds Orion, OpenView NNM, Microsoft Office Suite as well as Project, FrontPage and Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• We were outsourced to Anthelio as part of the McLaren Healthcare acquisition of NorthernMichigan Regional Hospital.
• My duties remain the same as below. However, the area that these duties expanded from covering the northern portion of Michigan to all of Michigan.
• This area include 10 major sites and several hundred smaller sites connected through the major sites.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain current Cisco packet network and VoIP infrastructure for the hospital.
• This includes interaction with equipment vendors for the budgeting, acquisition, and deployment of various network platforms for both data and voice networks.
• In addition to equipment vendors, I also interacted with ISP providers for both point - to-point connections as well as standalone Internet connections for the transfer of data and voice to and from our remote locations.
• Project Manager and Technical Lead to add redundancy to the hospital network infrastructure.
• This includes the redesign of all closet connectivity back to the core of the network as well as redundancy to the data center.
• Project Manager and Technical Lead to replace an aging Siemens Rohm PBX switch with a state of the art Cisco VoIP communications systems.
• This included the implementation of Cisco Unified Call Manager 8.5 platform, Unity Connection for voicemail, Contact Center for the queued handling of inbound calls to main communications centers of the hospital.
• This phone system also included the Cisco Unified Presence platform for internal text communications.
• My skill set has also expanded to include video conferencing and remote patient visits with physicians.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Technical Lead to re-design the entire campus backbone infrastructure.
• This included interaction with vendors for testing and selection of network equipment and an all new end-to-end cabling plant.
• Additional responsibilities included the creation of the project budget, timelines, negotiation of additional physical space.
• I acted as liaison to coordinate outages with all college departments to ensure a successful conversion.
• Project Manager and Technical Project Lead to build out new or existing space as required.
• This included interacting with architect and construction (general contractor and sub-contractors) personnel to ensure all specifications were implemented to allow the installation of network infrastructure to support new tenants.
• This also included the specification, purchase, configuration and physical installation of all network equipment.
• Project Manager and Technical Project Lead to build Data Center network infrastructures for not only enterprise and research data centers, but departmental facilities as well.
• This included budgeting, specification and installation of all physical requirements (power, A/C, cable tray, etc.) as well as equipment and cabling necessary for the completion of the project.
• Designed and planned campus wide 802.11a/b/g wireless network.
• This included security authentication based on Cisco LEAP protocol and Access Control Servers utilizing Windows PDCs and Windows AD.
• Integration of WAP management and seamless roaming were also part of this implementation.
• Implemented statistical monitoring of all backbone, data center interfaces, as well as temporary monitoring of troublesome interfaces for troubleshooting network issues.
• Responsibilities also included leading teams of technical personnel. These teams consisted of 3-10 technical people. As necessary, these teams included personnel from the server, security, and desktop groups.
• Trained junior network personnel and assumed role of subject matter expert in the troubleshooting of network issues.
• Provided technical assistance to other IT departments on network related issues and projects involving the data network infrastructure.
• Provided front line support for network infrastructure outages both scheduled and unscheduled.

Confidential

COMPUTER/nETWORK TECHNICIAN/MAINFRAME OPERATOR

Responsibilities:

• I provided desktop, server and network support for all campuses including the district administrative facility.
• Designed and installed the district's first network infrastructure.
• Implemented technical teams for each campus in order to provide frontline support for desktop, serverIn addition to network infrastructure.
• My duties also included performing Mainframe Operations duties for both Administration/Faculty and student mainframes.