SUMMARY:

Network Engineer with a degree in Computer Science, encompassing a wide range of networking knowledge using technology and best practices

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 2003 - 2008 Server, Linux, and AIX

Applications: Confidential Configuration Professional, Remedy, HP Service Now, LANDesk, Symantec Backup Exec, SCCM, Norton Ghost, Acronis, VNC, Team Viewer, Active Directory Services, Radius Server Running on Windows, Visio, Wireshark, VMware Workstation

Network: Experience With Data Center network design, deployment and troubleshooting experience with the Confidential Nexus, Arista and Catalyst 2950/2960/3000/3850/4500/6500/6800 products Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP, Ethernet, Lan/Wan, Subnetting, Vlan’s, OSI model, Site to Site VPN between Confidential Routers, HSRP, Tacacs, Routing protocols Eigrp, Ospf and BGP to include Confidential Wireless Access points AP-1242, and Confidential 5585 nat configurations

Hardware: Experience with Confidential routers and switches, Dell Servers and Adics for tape backups

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Mpls, MN

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I am part of Confidential ’s Global Network team facilitating network changes at our large data centers to support our internet facing clients.
• As such I personally implemented many firewall rules on Confidential 5585, with the occasional Checkpoint and DFW firewalls thrown into the mix.
• I configured Confidential switches fex’s, as well as port-channels to support various servers and client software.
• I am skilled in the use of Change Management within the confines of Bmc Remedy and Service Now. Our large datacenters were comprised of F5 load balancers, Confidential firewalls with multiple contexts and used BGP and EIGRP as the primary routing protocol.

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implement advanced Lan Data Center Switching Solutions to meet project timelines.
• Large Data Centers: Confidential Switch port configuration, trunks, Port channels, Lacp Bonding (Servers), and troubleshooting Lan/Wan.
• Set up Confidential 1000 switches to work within a VMWare environment for our large server farms and nodes in conjunction with our server team.
• Troubleshoot migration issues, for new site standups to resolve issues.
• Extensive configuration of Confidential Map and Rule configuration in a Data Center Environment to monitor traffic flow across our network with the additional responsibility related to Change Controls. Provided mentoring and technical leadership to other Solutions Engineers and supported our Applications Team through traffic flows monitored with our Confidential Switches.

Confidential, Minnetonka, MN

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading over six hundred switches for the Confidential Grain Facility, including IOS upgrades, and new switch configuration
• Initiating change requests within CMDB and scheduling the actual changes with our sites
• Performed site analysis and network mapping of each site to evaluate which switches needed to be upgraded
• Switches- Catalyst, 2940, 2950, 2960, Ie3000, 3550, 3560 were upgraded to SSH or replaced
• Troubleshoot Network Infrastructure Issues: Plant Network, Mes Network, across the US
• Fix switch duplex errors, int errors, vlan mismatches, subnet issues and gateway problems, & plc errors with production
• My last project was implementing Checkpoint Firewalls with other team members to protect and subdivide our networks at our Grain facilities.
• This also included moving our admin network off of our production network and installing new layer 2 and layer three switches as needed.

System Administrator

Confidential, Bloomington, MN

Responsibilities:

• I was a member of the Deployment Team, performed upgrades at all of the Confidential Service Centers throughout the US with various hardware and software.
• As such I help coordinate site moves, work with security infrastructure, site managers and our SCCM team to implement software pushes.
• When not traveling I would troubleshoot and support the St. Paul Field Office and five remote sites supporting up to one hundred users within active directory.
• Admin 2008 Win Servers Active Directory Management, Print Servers, Server Upgrades
• Windows Update Services Landesk, WSUS, Shadow Copy, Windows Backup, Symantec Backup Exec
• Remedy Ticketing, Incident Reporting Site lead when in town resolving incidents, work orders, and change requests
• Security Sweeps Evaluate Pc’s for vulnerabilities using Landesk and Patch
• Encryption Secure Doc & Mcafee Encryption on Laptops
• Confidential Vpn & PKI Confidential AnyConnect Client for remote login & PKI entrust for outlook

Computer Database Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Admin for 2003 Server Active Directory Management
• Set up Win "Terminal Server" For Remote Log In with Baril BV (Dutch)
• Configure PC’S Laptops Disk Imaging for File & Data Recovery
• Developed Computer Color Matching Datamatch Pigment & Paint Dispensers
• Databases Running as a Service on Win 2003 Server
• Sybase 9.0 Database Management Running as a Service on Win 2003 Server
• Train employees to Color Match Set up remote file and print services
• Develop Polyaspartic Dispersions Set up Sybase 9 Matching Database Match Pigment