Director of Engineering

• Feb 2018 - Present

Principal Network Architect

• Oct 2009 - Present

As co-founding partner built and manage a top-notch technology services company servicing the greater Bay Area, delivering enterprise level service to small and medium sized businesses (SMB).• With a focus on Network Security, LAN/WAN Networking, Datacenter, Wireless, and Unified Communications, lead architecture, design, and, engineering of complex, secure, and redundant network infrastructures. • Provide pre-sales engineering and technical project management of network and security projects; network and security assessments and architecture reviews; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning, architecture, and enablement; firewall and network migrations; and wireless network assessment, design, and implementations. Show less

Systems Architect and Engineer

• Aug 2007 - Jan 2011

Performed architecture, design, implementation, and project management of LAN/WAN Networking, Network Security, Unified Communication, Call Recording, and Datacenter technologies. • Was the lead engineer on a multi-year new datacenter build project, which was built with hot-aisle containment, state of the art fire suppression detection system, and in-row cooling; led the planning and implementation of the migration from the old to the new datacenter. • As lead engineer, designed and implemented redundant and load sharing internet from disparate service providers across two campus sites. • Led project to replace legacy Call Recording infrastructure with NICE Call Recording system, conducting vendor evaluation and selection, design, implementation, procedural documentation, and training and turnover to support staff. • Implemented redundant Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) for Catalyst 6509 core switches. Utilizing FWSMs, designed and implemented firewall controlled Development, Test, and Production environments. • Was instrumental in the design and implementation of the Cisco VoIP Infrastructure Upgrade, which also included installing a full unified communication suite with corporate instant messaging, presence, and ASA Phone proxy. • Led build of a brand new floor on campus and enhanced redundancy between campus locations. • As a key member of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery team, participated in designing, planning, testing, and validation of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) with a focus on network and network security. Updated DR Procedure document with every upgrade and test outcomes. • Provided Tier 3 support for network, network security, and voice infrastructure. Show less

Senior Network Engineer

• Feb 2007 - Aug 2007

Engaged with networking and security, disaster recovery, and systems integration until the company’s parent Capital One shut the company down during the housing downturn. • Designed and implemented LAN/WAN Networking and Network Security. • Played key role on the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) team, designing and building a new DR site. • Implemented a new redundant and load balanced (GLBP) branch design, documentation, and implementation which was thereafter used as the branch template. • Provided key contributions to the integration of Greenpoint's network with Capital One’s network. Show less

Senior Network Engineer

• Nov 2003 - Feb 2007

Focusing on network design, architecture, and administration, promoted to serve as Technical Lead on projects such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementation to provide internet redundancy as well as building a development network with dedicated point-to-point redundant WAN architecture. • Implemented Cisco ACS AAA and TACACS+ including two factor authentication using RSA server, Cisco Content Switch for redundant Web architecture, L2TPv3 Tunnel, Cisco Routers and Switches hardware, IOS upgrades, and Network Instrument Observer upgrade. • Provided detailed documentation of processes, procedures, and audit requirements, specific application network architecture, and LAN WAN network diagrams utilizing Visio and other Office applications. • Heavily involved in implementation of site-to-site SAN replication, FC over IP implementation, Network security architecture and redesign, Network DMZ architecture, attaining /23 public IP address space from ARIN and re-IP addressing external facing devices, negotiations with service providers, Checkpoint Firewall upgrades, migration/consolidation, and CiscoWorks administration. • As Network Engineer, built and administered Windows 2000/2003 Servers, HP EVA and EMA SAN, CommVault Galaxy (backup administrator), and Cisco Network; provided server and network support to the bank’s most critical application “Mortgage Partnership Finance.” Show less