Manager Network Engineering

• May 2023 - Present

Senior Network Engineer

• May 2023 - Jun 2023

Principal Solutions Architect

• May 2018 - Dec 2022

Providing Network Specialist and Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for cloud, wireline and wireless solutions for Federal and State / Local Government and Education (SLED) opportunities. Provide engineering support for AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud interconnect solutions. Provide complex network and system designs for Verizon Federal pre-sales proposal, RFI responses and white paper development. Led network design for a Department of Defense (DoD) private network supporting Research and Development (R&D) and high-performance supercomputing capabilities. Show less

Associate

• Sep 2010 - May 2018

Provided operations and maintenance support for U.S. Department of Justice LAN and WAN infrastructure. Monitored network performance and operational status using SolarWinds Orion Network and Performance Management appliance. Configured Cisco routers and switches based on STIG hardening guides. Provisioned Cisco Unified Communications System user accounts, voice mail and Voice over IP (VoIP) phones. Troubleshot and diagnosed WAN DS1 and DS3 circuit problems impacting remote site operational status and performance. Provided technical support for Video Teleconferencing Communications (VTC) systems. Researched security vulnerabilities for Cisco infrastructure equipment to support cybersecurity assessments. Show less

Network Engineer / Capcity Planner II

• Nov 1999 - Sep 2010

Network Design, Capacity Planning and Engineering support for Several domestic WAN upgrade projects comprised of Cisco and Lucent ATM switches. Network Engineering, Technical Project Leadership and Capacity Planning support for an Enterprise IP WAN comprised of Cisco Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) and Carrier Routing System 1 (CRS-1) 12000 series routers. Manages bandwidth allocation and testing of Optical Carrier (OC192, OC48, OC12, OC3 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet) WAN Packet Over SONET (POS) interfaces. Show less

Senior Network Engineer

• 1999 - 2005

Senior Network Engineer

• Jun 1998 - Nov 1999

Provided installation and configuration support for Cisco Routers and Switches in Laboratory Networks to support network upgrade project completion. Served as Lead Senior Network Engineer engaged in the technical assessment and study of LAN / WAN data communications devices for successful completion of Year 2000 compliance for United States Treasury, Maryland State Police and Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation projects. Provided installation and configuration support for Cisco Routers and Switches in Laboratory Networks to support network upgrade project completion. Served as Lead Senior Network Engineer engaged in the technical assessment and study of LAN / WAN data communications devices for successful completion of Year 2000 compliance for United States Treasury, Maryland State Police and Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation projects.

Senior Engineer

• Feb 1997 - Jun 1998

Designed Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management Systems on various computer system platforms to support completion of Public Safety Request for Proposals and network upgrade projects. Provided LAN and WAN engineering solutions enabling State and Local Governments and Public Safety agencies to successfully upgrade legacy networks resulting in $200,000 company profit. Designed Server solutions for third party interfaces for Mobile Data Computing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) / Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) applications for completion of Public Safety Request for Proposals. Show less

Systems Engineer

• Apr 1996 - Feb 1997

Successfully integrated object-oriented Network Management Application into customer’s network management system operating on a Solaris UNIX Platform with Oracle, Sybase and Informix Databases. Served as Project Lead Systems Engineer providing technical leadership to a four member Systems Engineer Team supporting the integration of customer network management systems. Successfully integrated fault management and provisioning solutions for networks comprised of AT&T Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) fiber optic multiplexers. Show less

Engineer / Electronics Engineering Technician, Lead

• Jan 1988 - Apr 1996

Served as Technical Lead engaged in the support and maintenance of Computer Systems, Network, Voice Radio and Mobile Data Communications equipment for the Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center resulting in limited emergency system down-time. Supervised an Electronics Engineering Technician and trained five technical personnel on all dispatch Radio Frequency (RF) systems and Wireless Mobile Data Communications systems enabling successful support of all Fairfax County Police and Fire emergency services operations. Installed and maintained Integrated System Digital Network (ISDN) equipment valued at $300,000 for county-wide Public Safety data network upgrade of all Police, Fire and Public Safety administrative offices. Show less