SUMMARY:

• F5 design, build, configure, test and implementation between Confidential HQ and a newly acquired company in the Netherlands.
• BlueCoat 600 build, configure, test and implementation for the Confidential HQ in Sacramento.
• Upgraded Confidential ship’s Satellite Internet network connections.
• Helped Confidential fix the process used on the upgrade as well as the QOS build itself.
• One of 2 engineers who built and implemented the Zurich network for Confidential .
• Wrote all the config files for the Discover Card network upgrade.
• Was involved in the IOS upgrade required by Cisco of over 4500 devices for Confidential .
• Convinced corporation upper managements to buy appropriate equipment for security/network upgrades when they did not want to spend money.
• Found a previously unknown style of Internet virus which could have cost millions of dollars damage to Pilot customer networks.
• ITIL experience is with all networks worked on for the past 15 years.
• Researched and planned the VPN network installation for Oakland office of CA Department of Transportation network.
• Half of a two - man team hired by Confidential for disaster recovery.
• Project manager and lead engineer for design, build and administration of network Confidential new site for Space Command of the Confidential .
• This was a 1200 user Cisco / Novell network with a dual ring fiber backbone. 
• Rescued nationwide rollout of Novell upgrade Confidential several locations by fixing incorrect previous installations of server software, ISDN, and CSU/DSU configurations for Confidential.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Routers: Cisco 8xx, 17xx, 25xx, 26xx, 3xxx, 7xxx, 12xxx

Switches: Cisco 29xx, 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx, 3Comm Stack, HP

Local Directors: Cisco, Alteon-Radware, F5

Wireless: Cisco 520 series,1310s, 2000 series, 4400 series, 5500 series controllers, 6500 and 7500 series WSMs, Aironet series WAPs

Firewalls: Pix, ASA, Juniper/NetScreen

Hubs: Cisco, 3Comm, HP

Servers: Compaq, HP, Dell, Gateway, various other manufacturers

Voice / Data Circuits: T1, T3, OC-3 thru 96, ISDN, DSL, 56KBS circuitry, frame relay, in-depth knowledge of cabling infrastructure, VPN circuits including IPSEC with AHP, ESP, ISAKMP, VLANs

Communications / Management Software: ProComm, PC Anywhere, Citrix, HP Openview, CiscoView, SolarWinds, BMC Remedy, SNMPC

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Nexus, UNIX (Sun), Linux, Novell, Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003, Me, XP

Security Regulations: PCI,ISO 27001, Ditscap, DOD Reg.’s, Sarbanes-Oxley, EFTA, FISMA< NERC, and HIPAA

Tools: Network Sniffers, Analyzers, Testers, Cable equipment

CAREER PROFILE:

Confidential

Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• I was involved from SOW calls through implementation and testing of the project.
• One job was an F5 installation for Confidential where I built, and configured a pair of F5 5200s, shipped one to a company they had just purchased in the Netherlands, then when contacted by the engineers there, implemented and tested over dual Confidential circuits.
• I have done a job for the city of Chattanooga where I installed SolarWinds NPA (Network Performance Monitor), NPA (Utilization and Bandwidth Monitoring), and Engineer’s Tools software’s, and trained the network engineers on the use of the software.
• My last job for them was for the Confidential in Sacramento, CA. and was designing, building, configuring, test and implementation of two BlueCoat 600 Web accelerators to transfer the customer’s SAN data from the HQ data center to the backup center 180 miles south.

Network/Security Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• I have done a number of very short term jobs for companies primarily troubleshooting and/or upgrading their networks.
• This has included configuring and upgrading Cisco routers, ASA firewalls, Cisco switches, F5 load balancers, and BlueCoat proxy/web accelerators.
• The router and switch work has included both IOS and NX operating systems.
• During this time I have done a router replacement/firewall rules change for Confidential .

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• One of a team of 5 engineers hired to perform an IOS upgrade, and build, test and implement a QOS build for Confidential ’s CPE switches which were primarily Cisco ME-3400’s. We had to build the QOS configuration, then Confidential the appointed time for each customer login to their switch, download IOS ver 12.54 and reload the switch.
• We then had to login again and download the QOS build to the running config file and save it to the startup file.
• On a half dozen occasions I was integral in improving both the build itself and/or the process by which this was accomplished.
• The process was started using spreadsheets and I and 1 other engineer convinced them to build a database, and to use templates for the QOS build.

Confidential, Newark, DE

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• We are in charge of network support including build, test and implement, maintenance, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and proxies for all networks of Confidential and their customers.
• This involves taking tickets from several sources and finding what the issue is, then resolving the issue including upgrades, routing, switching, firewall rules changes, proxy policies, and anything else to do with the network devices.
• This also involves helping resolve wireless issues to the point of determining whether it is an actual wireless controller or WAP issue or a desktop config issue.
• We resolve the network issues and hand off the desktop config issues to desktop support. We are involved in all new network builds due to the fact of having to subsequently support them.
• All changes to any network equipment must be done by our group.
• The devices involved were all the devices Cisco has made in the last 25 years as well as Juniper firewalls, Alteon and F5 load balancers, and Bluecoat Proxies.
• IP issues were uncommon but taken care of by means of various tools including sniffers, network management software, and debugging network equipment.
• Documentation and security are always part of our duties as security is of utmost importance and documentation must always be updated with any change that occurs.
• Confidential had 2 core 6500s which were changed to Nexus 7000s, and customers of Confidential have multiple network layouts.
• There is 80k sq. ft. of raised data floor in our building most of which is network devices. We have leased another data center in VA which has 10K sq. ft. with capability of adding another 60 K if needed.
• This was 6 Nexus 7000s, 12 Nexus 5000s, and 28 Nexus 2500s, which the design engineer and I did the build, configuration, test and implementation in 9 days. MPLS is a large part of CSCs business as they are a worldwide corporation with customers across the globe.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I worked in the Columbus data center and had the capability to remotely work in the Dallas data center.
• I wrote the config files for Columbus and Dallas redundant core routers and switches (Catalyst OS 6509s being changed to IOS 6506s and 6513s), doing the physical build, write and install the config files, test, and put into production the new routers and switches.
• The Dallas site was 4 digit VLANS due to the fact that was what was inherited when IBM took over the Discover Card account.
• The Columbus site has 3 digit VLANs, so a migration/conversion was done in Dallas Confidential the same time as the core/distribution upgrade.
• I also worked on other accounts, when time was available, and other people in my work group needed help.
• My duties included everything from installing equipment to troubleshooting suspected network issues.
• The new access switches have ACE and GSS modules due to the number of applications and the importance of security for those applications.
• On my primary account I and my coworker were responsible for all tier 2 and tier 3 work for 84 Cisco devices ranging from 2600 series through the new 6506 routers and 2900 through the new 6513 switches in Columbus and tier 3 work in Dallas for the same equipment.