Senior Network Engineer Resume San Diego, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Nearly ten years of experience in designing, installing, troubleshooting, and optimizing advanced voice and data networks
Engineering training and experience in large production environments and advanced DoD laboratories
Experience working in a variety of positions from technician to project manager with demonstrated strength and competency in all positions
Outstanding record of increasing overall efficiency and effectiveness of communications teams
Reputation for exceptional leadership and for consistently performing at the highest level.
Team player with excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
Knowledge in a wide variety of networking and communication systems
Excellent problem solving capability
Outstanding attitude and work ethic with a goal oriented thought process

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - San Diego, CA

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Evaluated new technology and made recommendations to Government representatives on the benefits and risks of high profile implementations/upgrades
Produced engineering change proposals and instructions on how to conduct required changes for distribution to field support representatives to conduct required changes in remote areas
Conducted advanced evaluation of network protocols and programs
Built laboratory test environments to recreate network issues seen in the field in order to conduct cause analysis and provide effective solutions
Received new programs and products from vendors and conduct regression testing to verify network compatibility
Evaluated and optimized Cisco Call Manager/Cisco Call Manager Express configurations to overcome issues operating in a multi-satellite traversal high latency environment
Tracked software versions of all devices on my network and conducted testing on new releases and made recommendations used to establish device lifecycles

Confidential - Charleston, SC

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Deployed to Afghanistan to support the United States Marine Corps during their final mission phases in Operation Enduring Freedom
Coordinated grateful network teardown and redeployment overseas
Reallocated given network resources to support dynamic mission requirements
Create documentation for equipment recovered from field locations and conduct software/hardware functionality tests to verify asset functionality prior to retrograde
Trained DoD contractors and Marines in advanced network theory and operations
Conducted regular network audits and served as the sole party responsible for submitting engineering change proposals and conducting network changes as required
Redesigned and reconfigured assets into a secure “black core” network topology, adding redundancy across three secure network enclaves providing mission critical resources to the Marines in the field

Confidential - Suwanee, GA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Acted in the role as one of two network engineers supporting an IT company that conducts two billion dollars in project revenue annually
Designed, configured, and installed networks in support of the Affordable Health Care Act, one of which was shown on CNN
Maintained a network of VPN IPSEC tunnels and configured new tunnels as requreid.
Evaluated firewall rules and implimented enterprise security solution
Maintained a network of wireless users using Cisco 4404 wireless controllers and A/B/N access points
Coordinated directly with other large IT firms such as Verizon and AT&T to resolve network connectivity issues that affected thousands of users
Ordered new circuits, equipment, licenses, and warranties and developed relationships with vendors such as Lewan and Cisco.

Confidential - Suwanee, GA

M2C2 Network FSR

Responsibilities:

Configured, installed, and maintained complex data networks in accordance with specific mission requirements
Issued and accounted for available IP addresses over four separate network enclaves
Configured and maintained VoIP network over three network enclaves using Cisco Call Manager Express (CCME)
Maintained wireless bridge/user access using secure wireless cards, access points, and fortress wireless bridges(802.11a/b/g/n)
Configured encryption devices and ensured integrity of two secure network enclaves using IPSEC, KG-175D taclanes, SecNet 11 wireless cards, and SecNet 54s
Created, modified and maintained network diagrams and cutsheets
Created training aids and conducted training scenarios in advanced network theory and configuration
Coordinated with higher and adjacent entities in order to perform network changes, upgrades and maintenance
Configured and maintained satellite communications using a variety of VSAT terminals between critical nodes both inner area and internationally