Network Engineer

• Sep 2020 - Present

Network Engineer

• Jul 2019 - Sep 2020

Technical Systems Analyst II

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2019

• Member of teams that supported projects to relocate corporate data center to primary and secondary offsite facilities with minimal disruption to the enterprise network. Helped implement Cisco ACI in new co-location data center. • Instrumental in setup of new global headquarters facility. New equipment includes Cisco 4000 routers, N9K, Cat9K, C3850 switches, 5520 WLC. Technology includes Cisco ACI on APIC, ISE, Prime Infrastructure on UCS chassis, PRTG, Infoblox, Vertiv power management using Avocent, VMware, Riverbed, NetScaler, Gigamon.• Principle role in area of wireless. Proposed use of flex-connect to consolidate the wireless environment to centralized WLCs to save cost on equipment, licensing, and Smartnet support.• Management of Cisco Prime 3.0 infrastructure tool. Worked on standardization of device configuration templates to offer consistency, reduce implementation time, and lower risk of unplanned outages and human error. Created audit policies to check for device compliance.• Tasked with the deployment and stabilization of the new Cisco Total Care inventory management platform globally to help manage devices, components, support, and licensing.• Coordinated several network refresh projects ranging from new office implementations and moves to large scale production facilities.

Networking

• 2013 - 2016

Network Engineer

• Dec 2008 - Dec 2012

• Single-handedly support Healthcare organization. Sole Network Engineer managing, maintaining and supporting over 50 pieces of hardware including enterprise class Cisco switches, medium sized routers, and corporate firewalls. • Implemented SolarWinds Orion from scratch. Applications include Performance Monitoring, Traffic Analyzing, Syslog reporting, configuration backups, etc.• Participated in formation and implementation of remote DR environment and drills.• Implemented new 10Gb VM environment with Systems Engineer.• Performed hardware refresh of new 4500 & 6500 distribution layer switches including 10Gb backbone infrastructure between data closets.• Saved over $7000 annually by converting T1 circuit to S2S VPN.• Currently working to upgrade dual-homed ISP networks with BGP to 80Mb links.• Currently designing new Data Center network to include NEXUS TOR/EOR.• Provides all Level 2/3 tier support for networking.• Document and maintain network diagrams, hardware specification, equipment inventory, IP addressing, DOD STIG Compliance and DISA standards.

Network Administrator

• Aug 2001 - Dec 2008

• Oversee System Test Bed Computer Room. Manage, maintain, and support all in-house projects and services. Technical lead for support of testing operations which includes troubleshooting, isolating and resolving a wide range of equipment or network problems that may occur to hardware, software, configuration, and connectivity.• Instrumental in design, creation, and implementation of an internal System Test Bed network consisting of routers, switches, firewalls, and broadband internet access. Improved the level of network security by testing and deploying new Cisco ASA firewalls.• Integral part of the installation, deployment, and maintenance of the test architecture for corporate wide IP based Global Network Backbone. • Installation, configuration, and maintenance of hardware components to support LAN/WAN network infrastructures on equipment. Build-out of racks, cabinets and network cabling infrastructure. • Provide infrastructure monitoring (UPS, generators, HVAC, power consumption, security, space, etc.).

System Administrator

• Jan 1998 - Aug 2001

• Obtained MCSE for MS Windows NT 4.0. Deployed and implemented Windows NT technologies in a diverse LAN/WAN test environment. Performed server maintenance and system administration.