Manager, IT Operations and Security

• May 2018 - Present

Overseeing of infrastructure personnel and systems. Providing methodology process improvement, ensuring security, monitoring is at optimal cost efficiency as it pertains to cloud services and SDLC. Contract Systems Administrator for FEMA National Flood, managing day-to-day activities, analyzing statistics to ensure compliance with DHS and FEMA policies. Liaison for team members, including interacting with departmental managers, presenting findings to stakeholders and senior… Show more Overseeing of infrastructure personnel and systems. Providing methodology process improvement, ensuring security, monitoring is at optimal cost efficiency as it pertains to cloud services and SDLC. Contract Systems Administrator for FEMA National Flood, managing day-to-day activities, analyzing statistics to ensure compliance with DHS and FEMA policies. Liaison for team members, including interacting with departmental managers, presenting findings to stakeholders and senior management. Provide training and supervision of employee resource utilization by tracking and measuring staff performance for three sites and two remote offices. Other duties and responsibilities include: Change management. Quality assurance programmes. Future state conscientious, forecasting new technologies and alternative methods of efficiency. Setting and reviewing budgets and managing cost. Overseeing inventory, distribution of assets and facility layout.

Solutions Architect

• May 2017 - Present

Solutions design planning and implementation for all of Torrent Technologies and NFIPDirects' network infrastructure environments. • Successfully implementing a multisite network environment from access through core layers, to included Cisco ASA security and encrypted VPN connections into Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Providing the network infrastructure and security requirements to successfully established an ATO with FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security • Designing… Show more Solutions design planning and implementation for all of Torrent Technologies and NFIPDirects' network infrastructure environments. • Successfully implementing a multisite network environment from access through core layers, to included Cisco ASA security and encrypted VPN connections into Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Providing the network infrastructure and security requirements to successfully established an ATO with FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security • Designing and implementing multi-homed edge, using dynamic BGP routing across multiple Internet service providers • Seamlessly integrating multiple firewall platforms; Cisco ASA and F5 Big-IP Advanced Firewall Manager within a Cisco and AWS routing and switching infrastructure • Optimizing application performance using F5's BIP-IP LTM load balancers • Maintaining routing design utilizing a combination of dynamic, BGP, iBGP, multi-area OSPF and static routing where appropriate • Providing packet-level analysis of complex issues, using Wireshark for problem isolation • Monitoring network conditions with Solarwinds Orion (NPM, IP SLA Manager, NTA, and UDT) • Configuration of AWS Route 53 and Microsoft's IPAM for DNS and DHCP in a distributed environment • Implementation and tuning of QoS policies to ensure priority handling of voice and video traffic • Multisite Implementation of Cisco C240 UCS servers for VMware server farms, to support Windows domain services and local file shares

Senior Network Analyst

• Apr 2014 - May 2017

Design and implementor of Pinellas County's enterprise network environment. Achievements included: • Implemented Cisco OTV on Nexus 7000 series, using transparent ASA clustering, providing an improved data center redesign • Designed and implemented redundant SCADA utility sites with multiple WAN connections, firewall security, and centralized data location • Implemented Orion SolarWinds to monitor, facilitate automatic configuration back-ups, provide network diagrams, and… Show more Design and implementor of Pinellas County's enterprise network environment. Achievements included: • Implemented Cisco OTV on Nexus 7000 series, using transparent ASA clustering, providing an improved data center redesign • Designed and implemented redundant SCADA utility sites with multiple WAN connections, firewall security, and centralized data location • Implemented Orion SolarWinds to monitor, facilitate automatic configuration back-ups, provide network diagrams, and training documentation • Seamlessly integrated multiple Cisco ASAs into the Pinellas County Sheriff's network, creating a redundant VPN solution template for local, city police municipals • Design and implementation of Pasco County's, 6th Judicial Courts' network infrastructure, to include segmentation for 9 criminal justice locations • Maintained a hierarchical routing design utilizing multi-area OSPF with route redistribution • Resolved network connectivity issues at the access through core layers, including the Internet edge, WAN, VPN, and WLAN (Cisco and Aruba controller-based networks) • Maintained a AAA solution, leveraging Identity Services Engine (ISE) to secure WLAN access using 802.1x/RADIUS • Configuration of DNS and DHCP in a distributed environment, consisting of eight Infoblox appliances Show less Design and implementor of Pinellas County's enterprise network environment. Achievements included: • Implemented Cisco OTV on Nexus 7000 series, using transparent ASA clustering, providing an improved data center redesign • Designed and implemented redundant SCADA utility sites with multiple WAN connections, firewall security, and centralized data location • Implemented Orion SolarWinds to monitor, facilitate automatic configuration back-ups, provide network diagrams, and… Show more Design and implementor of Pinellas County's enterprise network environment. Achievements included: • Implemented Cisco OTV on Nexus 7000 series, using transparent ASA clustering, providing an improved data center redesign • Designed and implemented redundant SCADA utility sites with multiple WAN connections, firewall security, and centralized data location • Implemented Orion SolarWinds to monitor, facilitate automatic configuration back-ups, provide network diagrams, and training documentation • Seamlessly integrated multiple Cisco ASAs into the Pinellas County Sheriff's network, creating a redundant VPN solution template for local, city police municipals • Design and implementation of Pasco County's, 6th Judicial Courts' network infrastructure, to include segmentation for 9 criminal justice locations • Maintained a hierarchical routing design utilizing multi-area OSPF with route redistribution • Resolved network connectivity issues at the access through core layers, including the Internet edge, WAN, VPN, and WLAN (Cisco and Aruba controller-based networks) • Maintained a AAA solution, leveraging Identity Services Engine (ISE) to secure WLAN access using 802.1x/RADIUS • Configuration of DNS and DHCP in a distributed environment, consisting of eight Infoblox appliances Show less

Senior Systems Administrator

• Aug 2006 - Mar 2014

• Designed, implemented and maintained the Cisco and Brocade routing and switching environment • Security administrator - Cisco ASA and IronPort appliances; responsible for the organization's security policies • Architected and implemented multi-site infrastructure buildout, to include two remote data centers and the corporate office • Designed and implemented corporate office application / data migration to Peak10 Data center in Tampa, FL • Implemented and lead for… Show more • Designed, implemented and maintained the Cisco and Brocade routing and switching environment • Security administrator - Cisco ASA and IronPort appliances; responsible for the organization's security policies • Architected and implemented multi-site infrastructure buildout, to include two remote data centers and the corporate office • Designed and implemented corporate office application / data migration to Peak10 Data center in Tampa, FL • Implemented and lead for change management system • SolarWinds Orion deployment, to include NPM, NTA, and UDT • VoIP UCM/UCCX administrator to include design, deployment and maintenance Cisco UCS C240 servers • System administrator for Exchange/Active Directory/Group Policy environment • VMware administrator for ESX hosts, to include HP 3000/7000 Blade and Cisco UCS servers Show less • Designed, implemented and maintained the Cisco and Brocade routing and switching environment • Security administrator - Cisco ASA and IronPort appliances; responsible for the organization's security policies • Architected and implemented multi-site infrastructure buildout, to include two remote data centers and the corporate office • Designed and implemented corporate office application / data migration to Peak10 Data center in Tampa, FL • Implemented and lead for… Show more • Designed, implemented and maintained the Cisco and Brocade routing and switching environment • Security administrator - Cisco ASA and IronPort appliances; responsible for the organization's security policies • Architected and implemented multi-site infrastructure buildout, to include two remote data centers and the corporate office • Designed and implemented corporate office application / data migration to Peak10 Data center in Tampa, FL • Implemented and lead for change management system • SolarWinds Orion deployment, to include NPM, NTA, and UDT • VoIP UCM/UCCX administrator to include design, deployment and maintenance Cisco UCS C240 servers • System administrator for Exchange/Active Directory/Group Policy environment • VMware administrator for ESX hosts, to include HP 3000/7000 Blade and Cisco UCS servers Show less

Aerospece Flight Medicine

• Dec 1994 - May 2002