Summary

• Experienced in most aspects of networking with emphasis on Cisco, Fortigate, VMware and Microsoft technologies. I have designed, maintained, installed, and troubleshot complex heterogeneous environments including Cisco, Meraki, Adtran, and HP switches. I have configured authentication access for Cisco and Microsoft products using TACACS and RADIUS servers. I have built VLANS and troubleshot VTP issues between Cisco products. I also have the ability to troubleshoot routing issues and design Layer 2/3 networks. In addition to networking, I also have an understanding of Firewall , Wireless, and VOIP architecture Cisco, Nortel, and Microsoft including the Cisco UCE, Cisco UC, and Microsoft's UC Platform. I have worked for both major telcos AT T Verizon .
• Hot Skills Visio , iSCSI, VMWare ESXi and ESX, Office 365, Lync 2013, F5 LTM and GTM, WSUS, SSO, WINS, DHCP, DNS, IPX/SPX, WiFi 802.11a b g n , TCP/IP, IVR, SIP, Softphone, VoIP, MGCP, RTP, RTSP, Unified Communications, Microsoft UC, Cisco UC, Cisco IOS and NX-OS series devices, Meraki, Cisco Cloud Wireless, Cisco WCS, Cisco WLC, Cisco WiSM,Cisco Aironet, WLSE, LWAPP, CAPWAP, Ciscoworks, TACACS, RADIUS, NextGen Firewalls, SSL Content Inspection, CheckPoint , Juniper, Blue Coat, Palo Alto, Mcafee Web and Email Gateways, Websense, Cisco Pix, Fortigate, Cisco ASA, Contivity, Websense, Surf Control. Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, ADSL, CSU DSU Equipment, Ordering T-1 and T-3 trunks, VLANs, VPNs, Firewalls, Ethernet. Routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP, and EIGRP. Layer 2 and 3 LAN and WAN technologies and protocols .I have in depth knowledge and real world experience of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, in designing and integrating new technology into complex switching solutions, advanced Engineering of Windows and Cisco network integration. I also have a firm grasp on the telecommunications area.

Experience

Confidential

Contractor

• Provided 24x365 network operation and management Cisco NX-OX devices,
• firewall management for Checkpoint devices, assistance to member firms for design and implementation of WAN/LAN services, application support for load balancing F5 LTM, GTM , Web acceleration, Third level support to the Operations Groups in a Global Hosting Center.

Additional responsibilities included:

• Accountable for execution according to established standards, procedures, and
• processes, cross-functional support for development and implementation of
• systems, ensure data center systems are always available and reliable, ensure
• optimization and performance of the hardware and virtual infrastructure, monitor
• the CA Service Desk system,participated in planned Systems Day and other
• maintenance activities, participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation GHC, network
• teams , participate in 24x7x365 rotation GNOC , respond to and manage
• service issues and problems, responsible for awareness and compliance to
• policy and guidelines of the ISMS, report any breaches in information security or
• policies, coaching others, participation in global working groups responsible for
• the deployment and development of global technology systems and
• infrastructure, provide input into peer performance reviews, mentoring of staff on
• technical process and procedure. Also contribute to, produce and maintain
• processes, procedures, operational and architectural documentation, that meet
• CTO Standards. Change Control - Ensure compliance with Processes and
• adherence to standards and documentation, assist in training new staff in
• technical processes and procedures, work with CTO leadership and applications
• teams in reviewing new documentation.

Confidential Consultant Designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining various switches and routers.

Performing network monitoring and resiliency services for small and medium businesses. Troubleshoot network infrastructure problems, including identifying application resource utilization problems as well as physical layer resource problems from both application utilization tracking tools and packet level analysis tools. Also, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining various wireless devices and LAN Controllers. Troubleshooting WAN Network connections on Cisco ASA/PIX and Juniper Firewalls. Monitoring and Maintaining Cisco TACACS Network Management Systems. Implementing and troubleshooting dynamic and static NAT on Cisco and Juniper Routers and Firewalls.

Confidential

Security Engineer

Supported Enterprise and SMB sales team on proposal and solutions to customers. Met with customers to understand user requirements and come out with proposals. Prepared solution proposals and generated Bill of Materials for quotations. Assisted in sales in gathering 3rd party pricing and liaising with 3rd parties, if required. Provided customers presentations and clarifications. Supported sales in the tendering and bidding process. Also, staged and configured various vendor devices for on-site demo. The vendors included were Checkpoint, Juniper, Blue Coat, Palo Alto, Mcafee, Tufin, Sophos, Fortigate, and Websense.

Confidential

WAN LAN Engineer for HCA Remediation Project

Responsible for remote deployment of remediated switches and routers. Upgraded the IOS and converted old configurations into configurations of the new devices. Configure switches via console connection or via a remote desktop session with onsite technician. Help coordinate getting switches and routers to appropriate location. Making sure cables in closets were properly label. Responsible decommissioning of old hardware. Configured QOS, SNMP, and Netflow for use with monitoring tools. Also, reported back to the project manager for status updates.

Confidential

Technical Transition Architect

Overall design architect for the Wireless autonomous and lightweight , IPSec, and SSLVPN design for MillerCoors. Successfully converted a Juniper SSL solution to a Cisco ASA SSL solution. Configured two pair of Cisco ASAs for many B2B and RAS IPSec tunnels. Converted raw configuration files from a previous vendor's Cisco Wireless devices ,tweaked them, and applied them to new wireless WLCs and Access Points. Configured a Cisco WCS device to discover and manage new WLCs. Worked closely with vendors and project managers to identify gaps and scope creep for a . Configured Cisco ACS and MS Windows 2008 for RADIUS authentication of wireless users using PEAP. Also, attended PD calls to troubleshoot datacenter issues during off hours.

Confidential

Contractor for State of Tennessee

Lead Network Firewall Admin for Agency Cisco ASA/PIX Firewalls, Checkpoint Firewalls, and Juniper Firewalls. Troubleshooting WAN Network Connections on Cisco ASA/PIX and Juniper Firewalls. Monitoring and Maintaining Cisco TACACS Network Management Systems. Implementing and Troubleshooting Dynamic and Static NAT on Cisco and Juniper Routers and Firewalls. Assisting Development for Network Design of Cisco, Nortel and Juniper Devices. Monitoring of Network through IP Accounting and Debugging on Cisco Routers/Switches and Juniper Devices. Deploying Access-Lists on Cisco Routers and Cisco Switches. IOS Upgrades for Network Equipment including Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA, Juniper, and Nortel Switches. Use of Proper Network Tools, Checking for Computer Vulnerabilities, Firewall Hardware Installation of Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper and Checkpoint Firewalls. Firewall Rule Implemenation on Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper, and Checkpoint Firewalls. Review of Firewall Rules and Presentation of Current Firewall Ruleset to Agencies for yearly review. Deployment of Network Scanning Tools for Computer Vulnerability and Virus Assessment. Also, worked in the State of TN Datacenter supporting Cisco NX-OS and F5 Load Balancers.

Confidential Senior Network Architect Consultant

• Designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco 2960/3750/3500 6500 and 4500 10/100/1000MB switches. Performing complex network problem determination in a large Cisco environment.
• Designing and working in a heterogeneous TCP/IP environment Experience using the CiscoWorks, TACACS, WLSE management software, Cisco UCE, Cisco UC, and Microsoft's UC Platform. Troubleshoot complex network infrastructure problems, including identifying application resource utilization problems as well as physical layer resource problems from both application utilization tracking tools and packet level analysis tools. Also, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Aironet wireless devices.
• Implement, monitor and support servers VMware, Citrix, W2K and W2K3, etc. and storage environments and provide operational application support, including image archive and disaster recovery. Exposure to WAN optimization and SAN products WAAS, MDS, WAFS, ACNS, etc. Using incident management and availability tools to determine SLA compliance. Also experienced in designing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans for production survivability. Designed a content filtering solution using Websense for the State of Tennessee Department of Education while working for AT T. I also have some exposure to State of TN NetTen infrastructure. Also, I supported various AT T clients using the service delivery and service assurance models. Under those models I provided architectural and Tier III level voice and data support to enterprise clients. I am also very familiar with Datacenter design and considerations. I am very familiar with ATT's BVoip product. Also installed and configured Cisco UCE, Cisco UC, and Microsoft's UC Platform OCS 2007 .