SUMMARY

• I am seeking a challenging technical position in a stable working environment, which will permit me to continue practicing and expanding my skill set and knowledge base.
• I am equally comfortable and qualified for either a Network Engineering, or Data Center Engineer position.
• My desire is to be a member of a talented network team that can benefit from my experience and dedication and allow me to grow and continue on my quest to obtain my Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert certification (CCIE).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Server Hardware: Hewlett Packard X86 servers, IBM Power and X86 servers, SUN X86 and SPARC serversBlade platforms Cisco Unified Computer System (UCS)

Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux, UNIX, AIX, VMware, ESX

Routers: ASR 1002, Cisco 3600, 7206, Supervisor engine 720 (6509 service module)

Switches: Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K and 2K, Catalyst 4506, 6509, 3750, 3400, ME, 2960

Fiber Switching: Cisco 9216i, 9509 Storage 3PAR

Firewalls/IP/Security: ASA 5520, ASA 5550, PIX 525, PIX 535, FWSM (6509 service module), Tipping Point IDS, Network Access Control, Blue Coat, Cisco, F5 load balancer, Ethernet, Fiber Channel, Cable/DSL Modem, T1, Protocols TCP/ IP, UDP, ARP, RIP, OSPF, ICMP, PPP, VLAN, WLAN, NAT,VPN, TFTP, RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, DNS, WINS, DHCP, VTP, DES, 3DES, Dot1q, 802.1x, Frame Relay, Spanning Tree

Enterprise Apps: Active Directory, Apache, IIS, LDAP, RADIUS, RDP

OS & Enterprise Apps: Windows NT/ 2000/2003 Server, DOS 6.2, Linux, Unix, Exchange, ISA firewall, Proxy ServerVMWare, RAIDUS, LDAP, Active Directory, RIS, Remote Desktop, IIS, Web - VPN, Tomcat, Apache, SharePoint

Storage: 3PAR, EMC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Chicago IL

Network Engineer/Data Center Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineer for Network Re-architect project which analyze all traffic traversing the core and created firewall rule set based on observation.
• Lead engineer on two consecutive successful data center migration where I designed the cabinets, rack elevation, floor layout, and wire-mappings. Responsible for documentation for Ethernet and Fiber Infrastructure.
• Member of the Network Infrastructure team responsible for all network, storage and data center responsibilities of our customer’s consumer sites. These sites include Cars.com, Apartments.com and HomeFinder.com and all their subsidiaries.
• Member of the network team responsible for the migration and implementation of the network refresh replacing the Cisco Catalyst Infrastructure with the Cisco Nexus platform. This upgrade extended our network design from a collapsed core to three-tier network design, extending the access layer into the cabinets.
• Daily job responsibilities includes F5-Big configurations, Cisco ASA and FWSM configurations, racking/stacking, wiring, and installing servers at our production and Dev/QA data center, configurations for all servers on the network and port to port documentation of all servers and device on the network.
• Team responsible for 24X7 Level II and Level III support for all network, storage and backup related issues of consumer websites and office space connectivity.
• Responsible for all rack and stacks, capacity planning, and environmental monitoring of onsite datacenter and two collocated facilities.
• Manage and maintained network with various technologies including ProactiveNet Analyzer, NetFlow Network Analyzer, Tivoli ITNM and TAMIT, Cacti and other management tools.
• In charge of all rack and stack, cabling, capacity planning, and monitoring of all of all servers, devices, and mechanicals within the data centers and office.
• Experienced in installation of HP, IBM, and SUN servers. Also familiar with the installation of the Cisco USC blade platform and all required infrastructure.
• Basic configuration of multiple Operating such as Windows Server, AIX, Linux, VMWare, UNIX and Solaris.

Confidential - Irvine CA

Network Administrator

• Reported directly to CEO, responsible for development of policies and procedures for support department, managed and maintained back office network, coordinated daily functions of the support department, including the creation of all documentations, reports and intra-office communications to disseminate procedural changes to other departments.
• Analyzed current and potential opportunities to improve and resolve issues for users, successfully implemented multiple projects ultimately decreasing support call volume by 45% in a two-month period.
• Part of a team which developed infrastructure improvements to better support users and automates administrative processes, increased productivity of entire technology department, and created documentations for operational and training use.

Confidential - South Holland, IL

Client Support Specialist/Courier

Responsibilities:

• Interned with engineers, using information support systems tools to perform trend analysis, volume forecasting, route scheduling, employee productivity reports, on time service charts, and operational recaps.
• Liaison between engineers, management and employees who provided updated information used to optimize personnel, resources and equipment. Reported directly to senior management.
• Provided support teams with practical insight to aid in area restructuring projects.