Senior Network Engineer

• May 2021 - Present

Technology Consultant

• Feb 2020 - May 2021

MOQdigital is a full service technology delivery company that are committed to thinking, challenging and working for our customer’s business. We help our customers keep up with the rapid pace of change and bridge the gap between their current IT state and what is possible. By applying market leading technology solutions through our life-cycle services we help clients realise business outcomes through our advice, integration and operational services. MOQdigital helps clients to fully understand their IT needs, adopt the right solution, and provide ongoing support to maximum their investment. Operating in a number of industries including Education, Health, Financial Services and Government MOQdigital’s skilled and results-oriented professionals provide a wide range of IT expertise across business applications, data & analytics, and IT infrastructure. We are committed to asking the right questions to solve our customers challenges. Show less

Network Engineer

• Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

As a returning member to a small team, Evan was engaged by OntheNet on a contract basis to help clear a backlog of project-based work. As a returning member to a small team, Evan was engaged by OntheNet on a contract basis to help clear a backlog of project-based work.

Solution Architect

• Nov 2016 - Feb 2019

Charter Telecom is one of Western Canada’s most successful Cisco partners. In 2016, Charter acquired Boardwalk Communications. In this role I am responsible for pre-sales, design and implementation of client projects and services across all industry sectors. Working independently for small engagements and as part of a larger team for complex projects. Act as a senior resource for support issues from the Managed Services Provider arm of the business. Pre-sales activities have included responding to RFQ/RFPs, managing client scoping meetings, writing Statement of Work proposals and creating Bill of Materials. I managed and maintain relationships with strategic vendors, primarily Cisco, to learn technology roadmaps, promote ideas and identify business opportunities within existing and potential client accounts. Delivery of several enterprise networking, data centre and security proof of concepts & try and buys that were instrumental in the introduction and adoption of Cisco solutions to customers with incumbent hardware and software from other vendors (eg: HPE, Aruba, Brocade, Palo Alto). Show less

Network Specialist

• Apr 2011 - Nov 2016

Evan engages with a wide range of customers as a Technical Lead for small to large projects. In addition, Evan is leveraged as a subject matter expert (SME) for new or existing Wireless and Mobility deployments. In April 2016, Charter acquired Boardwalk Communications - A move that will create a national network technology leader offering a full spectrum of products and services to customers across Canada. Evan engages with a wide range of customers as a Technical Lead for small to large projects. In addition, Evan is leveraged as a subject matter expert (SME) for new or existing Wireless and Mobility deployments. In April 2016, Charter acquired Boardwalk Communications - A move that will create a national network technology leader offering a full spectrum of products and services to customers across Canada.

Network Engineer

• Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

At Sonic Healthcare I was tasked as the lead engineer for designing and implementing a network redesign for specific sites from several different pathology and radiology business units that were to be segmented from the primary Sonic Healthcare WAN. Other project work involved the migration of existing sites from a legacy frame relay network to a new dual carriage, multicarrier WAN. This also included the deployment of new network equipment to align all sites with business infrastructure standards. Assisted with a large scale Enterasys to Cisco switch replacement project. Our team acted as the final point of escalation for all network related faults and activities. Show less

Network Engineer

• Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

The role with Avanti involved daily operational tasks in the NOC as well as required expertise with projects currently afoot. I gained extensive knowledge with IPS/IDS devices, WAN optimisation, and delivery of IP using satellite links (DVB-RCS). I also implemented several new technologies to better optimise revenue generating WAN services. This included TCP port acceleration using PEPs (Performance Enhancing Proxy) as well as content caching and acceleration. The role with Avanti involved daily operational tasks in the NOC as well as required expertise with projects currently afoot. I gained extensive knowledge with IPS/IDS devices, WAN optimisation, and delivery of IP using satellite links (DVB-RCS). I also implemented several new technologies to better optimise revenue generating WAN services. This included TCP port acceleration using PEPs (Performance Enhancing Proxy) as well as content caching and acceleration.

Network Analyst

• Jul 2007 - Mar 2008

My contract (3 x 3 month) tenure with Accenture was as an in-house network analyst for one of Accenture’s largest accounts, Best Buy (Canada). During my employment I gained extensive experience with higher end Cisco switches (3700, 4500 and 6500 series) and wireless devices (Cisco Aironet, wireless ISRs, HWICs as well as Symbol AP’s and guns). In this role I was responsible for maintaining the highest of availability uptime to all users, bringing online new stores, testing network performance and introducing, implementing and testing new technologies to the account. Show less

Network Engineer

• Jan 2001 - Mar 2007

In this role I was part of a small team responsible for the operation and maintenance of an ISP. During my employment I gained extensive experience in xDSL and layer 2 technologies including the rollout of our own DSLAM network. At OntheNet I was also responsible for the support of multiple corporate VPN networks (MPLS, IPsec, PPTP), 24/7 on call duties and as a final escalation point for our help desk team. In this role I was part of a small team responsible for the operation and maintenance of an ISP. During my employment I gained extensive experience in xDSL and layer 2 technologies including the rollout of our own DSLAM network. At OntheNet I was also responsible for the support of multiple corporate VPN networks (MPLS, IPsec, PPTP), 24/7 on call duties and as a final escalation point for our help desk team.

Help Desk Technician

• 2000 - 2001

In this position I was part of a large team dedicated to providing a high level of level 2 and 3 help desk/desktop support to residential and SOHO customers. In this position I was part of a large team dedicated to providing a high level of level 2 and 3 help desk/desktop support to residential and SOHO customers.