SUMMARY:

• Delivering Expert Configuration, Installation & Maintenance of Network TechnologiesAccomplished Senior Network Engineer with 20+ years of direct, hands - on experience.
• Career trajectory includes a high technical acumen achieved through network engineering, network administration and network architecture roles.
• Results-driven IT professional who delivers highly-visible technical support that is both precise and timely.
• Strategic self-starter, sound decision-maker and creative thinker who thrives in cross-collaborative environments.
• Consistently takes ownership of work and adapts quickly to the evolving needs of an organization.
• Currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer position, or similar, within a progressive and innovative organization.
• Effectively collaborate with Development and Operations teams to design, plan and implement various network configuration solutions.
• Strong ability to pinpoint network anomalies and then identify best plans for corrective action, ensuring rapid incident response times.
• Noteworthy project includes the Confidential - National Cable Television Co-op ( Confidential ) cable provider partnership; project required an in-network and managed service design for mobile application delivery of live and on-demand video; successfully designed and provided a fully redundant video delivery solution.
• Further designed a successful alternate redundant content delivery option for this project and coordinated with the customer network on how content would traverse both networks avoiding IP overlaps and IGMP address management.
• Tasked with completing other networking projects including converting the Confidential network to IPv6 and implementing IP multicast routing where only L2 existed before.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS:

• Network Administration
• Network Design & Development
• Troubleshooting
• Network Optimization
• Systems Design & Project Planning
• Process Improvements
• Cross-Functional Communications
• Technical Team Mentorship & Training
• Network Configurations & Analysis
• Security Audits & Remediation
• VPN Administration
• Technical Documentation
• Remote Syslog Maintenance
• Data Circuit Provisioning
• Technical Documentation

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

• Cisco | Catalyst Series Switches | 6509 Redundant L3 Core Topology | HSRP/VRRP | Spanning Tree Root Bridge Control | Multicast Routing | OSPF | IGMP / PIM | Ether Channel | Catalyst 3750E Stack for TOR Redundancy with 10G | Backbone to Core | Cisco 4900M L2 Edge Switches | ASA 5585 Series Firewall/VPN
• Active/Standby and Multi-Context Implementations | ASA-9.3, 8.24 | IPSEC L2L VPN | ISAKMP and IPSEC | Multi-Vendor Peering | Interface based ACLs | Static and Dynamic NAT policies | Dynamic Routing VPN Failover Design | OSPF through VPN Tunnels | ASR 1004s Edge Routers | eBGP & iBGP Configurations | ACLs for Edge Protection | Cisco Nexus Switches | 5548/9332 L3/L2 | 248/2348 FEX | vPC | UCS 5108 | UCS 6332 Fiber Interconnect | Riverbed | Cascade Gateway | Cascade NetProfiler | Cascade Steelhead | Cascade CMC | Juniper/Netscreen | ISG/SRX Series Firewall/VPN Pulse Secure | MAG4610 | Remote Client VPN | Linux | Centos 5-6, RHE 6 | Checkpoint Firewall/VPN | Palo Alto Networks | Firewall/VPN | Foundry | X448 L2 & L3 Switches | F5 Big-IP | LTM 8400/10200 10 - 11.4 | A10 POC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pleasanton, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Plan and provide various network support activities including CloudGenix/MPLS/VPN mixed network
• Administration with concentration on Confidential and Confidential .
• Some AWS network support and Miraki wireless network management.
• Administer/configure/troubleshoot all aspects of the data center network, IPSec VPNs to partners and Global Protect remote VPN clients.
• Implement Cisco ISE for Confidential + authentication.
• Work closely with InfoSec team on security projects, firewall rule audits and PCI compliance.
• Create detailed network documentation and diagrams.
• Participate in 24/7 support rotation.

Confidential, Emeryville, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and maintained detailed topology documentation tracking OS, serial number and relevant specs to support the management of network devices.
• Routinely administered external DNS records, planned and executed production change controls through Jira, provided data circuit provisioning, cross-connects, and CPE installs.
• Collaborated with partner network and application engineers for design considerations and best implementation strategies.
• Provided device access control using redundant Confidential + servers (on Centos 5.5) and local admin accounts in the event of Confidential + failure.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with offshore team to understand topology and functionality of network for production data centers.
• Provided proactive network support for intra departmental projects including resolving and understanding network risks; initiated streamlining of processes to improve service for the entire organization.
• Coordinated the change process for third party managed production network gear including Cisco 6509; further wrote, reviewed and approved change requests for the offshore team.
• Technical proficiencies included: Core Switches, Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco NCM and FWSM modules, Cisco L2 and L3 switches, Palo Alto Networks Firewall POC, Aruba wireless network, change control management through Jira, Solarwinds, and Confidential for remote user and L2L IPSEC traffic.

Confidential, Emeryville, CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Technical proficiencies included planning and executing production change controls, providing 24/7 NOC support for network related issues, VPN peering and administration across a variety of partner devices, completing network level dual stack implementations, administering external DNS records, and using Network Instruments/Observer for production traffic capture and analysis.
• Noteworthy project included the design of a replacement IP network based on the needs of the current production environment and forecasts for anticipated growth; audited existing physical networks including data flow analysis to optimize new networks and relied on IEEE protocol standards for routing, VLAN trunking, and redundancy for a multi-vendor migration.
• Designed, coordinated and administered an IP Multicast network in production between content providers; IP multicast routing did not exist in the production environment and was needed to optimize traffic between content providers as well as for internal encoding and streaming servers.
• Designed DMZ network for partner, NagraVison, to provide encryption key service for broadcast streams and handset applications; worked with partners to design topology based on their service and security requirements.