OBJECTIVE:

• To help provide Network experience to an Organization by providing leadership as well as structure.
• Provide my networking skills to a company that will allow me to grow and develop into a stronger Network Architect, with the desire to become a part of a family and not just a team

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

SR Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work with JR Engineers on processes and documentation to keep the operational side of the house running properly.
• Our goal was to become more proactive than reactive by utilizing tools that would help us with our growth.
• These tools range from different platforms which include of some of things below. As you can see we are responsible for many different technologies across a large environment with more than 10K devices.
• Our team is responsible for Operations as well as Projects for tomorrow growth which includes but not limited to some of things below.
• There are many different things we are responsible for but Confidential the end of the day family is what’s important. With that being said, I have always believed that you should take care of the person not only above you but below you as well.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• My role for Confidential is to help build and Environment in a 24x7 Operation Role for the company.
• This role is very different in many ways, because this is a growing Company (3K Employees) with Mom and Pops Operation.
• With that being said, the first goal for me here was to establish foundation by building a process around where we wanted to go.
• Work with Vendors on the simple things of Tickets and SLA’s, making sure all equipment was up to date by creating an standard Operation Document, Change Management Process. Using Cisco Prime to help with Level 1.
• Making sure that we had the best tools available to help us maintain and monitor our network.
• This role is more than just being technical and putting out fire’s, within this role our main goal was to prevent fires from happening.

Confidential

Network Manager/NOC

Responsibilities:

• This position allow me to work with other internal departments to best see where the NOC will fit into play and to provide leadership for the team.
• With this role, I’m responsible for Maintaining and supporting the Network Infrastructure for the 206 Hospitals that CHS owns.
• This is a Cisco Shop with the devices ranging from 2960’s to ASR’s as well Nexus 7K and
• I have a total of 13 Engineers that reports to me and works now in the Data Center on a 24x7 Operation.

Confidential

SR Network Engineer/Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• I’m part of a team that’s responsible for the Design and implementation of Network Designs for varies Customers across the
• I travel 100% throughout the US, Designing and installing Networks ranging from Migrating from Cisco 6500’s to the new Cisco Nexus 7K’s and 5K’s. From installing
• Stack switches and Configuring VSS on current 6500’s. Also we install Wireless Networks and do Site Surveys, using Cisco AP’s and WLC’s, and working with Air - magnet to perform site surveys.
• I’m responsible for documentation and expenses for each project that can range from, SOW, BOM and etc. This is just a brief overview of some of things I done.

Confidential

SR Network Engineer/Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Nexus 7K's as the core, as well as ASA Firewalls, Netscalers Load Balancers, and Checkpoint Firewalls.
• This zone will represent the Cloud Network for Regions Fin. The purpose of my role is Design and Configure the Nexus 7K to coexist with the Legacy Network and Migrate over in the future, also to build
• We will perform failover test for all devices which will include Application Firewalls, Load Balancers, Internal and External Firewalls as well as the Nexus 7K's.

Confidential

SR Network Engineer/Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Working with deliver a full redundant Data Center using the Nexus Family Product line, which includes 7K's, 5K's and 2K's. Also we are responsible for making
• The existing DSW's (6500's) co-exist with the Nexus Switches by utilizing VSS on the 6500's Devices and using VPC on the Nexus Equipment. This Data Center will host ASA FW 5520's and also some ACE Load Balancers.

Confidential

Network Architect/SR Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I have been involved with Designing and implementing Network Infrastructure, which include Core Layers (Cisco 6509’s), Nexus (7K,5K,2K,1K’s)
• Distribution Layers (Cisco 6506’s,and 4500's), Access Layers (Cisco 3750’s,3560’s & 2960’s), as well as Firewalls (Nokia Checkpoint, Cisco ASA). I’m also responsible for working with different cable vendors to prepare quotes and labor
• Fiber Connections and Copper Connection as well as power. I also work with different Cisco Vendors for Cisco Equipment for example (Teklinks, Presidio). We have many suppliers that we work with here Confidential MBUSI to help us achieve our goals in production.
• With me saying that, means that they are very important to us, which means we depend on our IT Communication with our Suppliers. I work closely with Confidential & Confidential to provide connectivity to our suppliers by implementing a solution to our Sonet Ring and MPLS cloud.
• Within the Design we used Cisco 1841 Routers running BGP routing protocol to connect to each of our suppliers. We are always building new buildings that requires Network Connectivity to our Common Network, which I’m responsible for which includes new Network Devices
• Cable, Power, and Configuration. I’m responsible for preparing SOW and staying within Budget for each project. MBUSI has over 700 Layer 2 Switches, 50 Layer 3 Switches and 25 to 35 Routers, 10 Firewalls, 8 WLAN Controllers, 500 Cisco 1242 Access Points.
• Which we monitor all of these devices using a monitoring tool called Spectrum.