Vern Woodbury
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Superlative Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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System Design Lead
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Nov 2019 - Present
Orange Beach, Alabama, United States Manage a team of system design engineers and architects who are responsible for system designs associated with telemetry, telecom, security, web services, EMS, NMS, database, and custom application systems for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).
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General Dynamics Information Technology
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Manager
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2019
Austin, Texas Area Manage software, system, and network engineers responsible designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining systems and networks for the Department of Defense (DoD).
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Consulting Technical Manager
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Feb 2007 - Jun 2016
Austin, Texas Area IP network, service activation, NFV and SDN management, OSS integration, and managed services consulting for telecommunications firms. * Responsible for the sale, design, and implementation of operational support system (OSS) automation projects including network provisioning, order management, and inventory management. * Provided next generation IP and Ethernet network architecture, provisioning automation, and business process consultation to global enterprise and telecommunications… Show more IP network, service activation, NFV and SDN management, OSS integration, and managed services consulting for telecommunications firms. * Responsible for the sale, design, and implementation of operational support system (OSS) automation projects including network provisioning, order management, and inventory management. * Provided next generation IP and Ethernet network architecture, provisioning automation, and business process consultation to global enterprise and telecommunications companies. * Experienced with telco company networks, data centers, their service offerings, and their enterprise customers’ networks in all parts of the globe. * Participated the development and deployment of the Oracle NSO solution for NFV and SDN services. * Recently completed the deployment of an NPaaS offering at Bell Canada involving Juniper and CheckPoint virtual firewalls, running on an OpenStack platform with OpenDaylight. * Familiar with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) telecommunication systems and networks. * Specialized in network design, analysis, and provisioning with an emphasis on MPLS, L2VPN, Metro Ethernet, Internet access, and QoS technologies. * Familiar with complex configuration of Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel, Huawei, Ciena, and RAD networking products. * Interfaced with IT, operations, engineering, and executive levels of customers throughout the world. * Subject matter expert for Oracle IPSA (IP Service Activator) and Configuration Management software and developed Java cartridges as required. * Designed and installed Linux and Solaris systems for OSS software. * Developed technical designs, testing plans, operational procedures, training programs for next generation network automation. * Provided technical consultation to Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink, Telus, Fairpoint, BaneTele, Vodafone, Wienstrom, SingTel, Telstra, Telmex, Oi, Vodacom, EarthLink, Algar Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Taiwan Mobile, Colt, Virgin Media, Cablecom, and others. Show less
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MetaSolv Software
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Consultant
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Jan 2003 - Feb 2007
Austin, Texas Area IP network and service activation consulting to telecommunications firms on a global basis. * Spent 6 months in charge of tier 4 engineering support of AT&T’s global production network. * Oversaw a multi-national team of engineers responsible for the development and testing of custom provisioning software. The size of the team varied with each project.
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Principal Consultant
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Mar 2001 - Jan 2003
Austin, Texas Area IP network and service activation consulting to telecommunications firms on a global basis. * Developed sales proposals and RFP responses. * Developed Perl scripts used to extract and analyze router configurations.
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SapientRazorfish
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Director, Infrastructure Architecture
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Jun 2000 - Dec 2000
Austin, Texas Area E-Business and network infrastructure consulting * Responsible for the design and operation of networks and computer systems used in ebusiness solutions. * Worked on site in Tokyo to develop a new network architecture design for an ASP/eMarketplace Internet service for the Marubeni Corporation. * IT Director over a data center and team of network engineers and Sun system administrators responsible for the ebusiness systems for Hewitt Associates LLC.
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Cisco
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Engineering Manager
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Apr 1996 - Jun 2000
Austin, Texas Area Managed services, network management, network management outsourcing, network consulting. * Responsible for the design, installation, and operation of hundreds of global enterprise networks. * Grew service from 30 customers with a total 200 devices to over 1,500 customers with over 25,000 devices. * Supervisor and mentor to network engineering team providing 24x7 customer support. * Responsible for technical sales to CEO, CIO, and CTO level executives. * Specialized in turning… Show more Managed services, network management, network management outsourcing, network consulting. * Responsible for the design, installation, and operation of hundreds of global enterprise networks. * Grew service from 30 customers with a total 200 devices to over 1,500 customers with over 25,000 devices. * Supervisor and mentor to network engineering team providing 24x7 customer support. * Responsible for technical sales to CEO, CIO, and CTO level executives. * Specialized in turning around problem accounts. * Final point of escalation for customer technical issues. * Developed the requirements definition for internal software systems and reporting tools. * Developed and evolved department processes to maintain high quality in a fast growth environment. * Designed and implemented Enhanced Engineering Services product, which provided network performance analysis and quality of service (QoS) solutions for customers. * Provided technical consultation to key customers at the engineering and executive levels. * Customers included The Men’s Wearhouse, Home Depot, Temple Inland, Corporate Express, and others. Show less
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Verizon Business
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Engineer / Team Lead
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Jun 1992 - Apr 1996
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area Network design, network consulting, and managed services * Team lead for MCI’s internal network design group. * Developed architecture plans and supervised the installation of MCI data center networks. * Responsible for the evaluation and testing of new technologies. * Lead consultant to MCI’s large enterprise customers. * Clients included International Paper, Ryder, Kellogg’s, Corning, and Proctor & Gamble. * Helped organize MCI’s first commercial managed network… Show more Network design, network consulting, and managed services * Team lead for MCI’s internal network design group. * Developed architecture plans and supervised the installation of MCI data center networks. * Responsible for the evaluation and testing of new technologies. * Lead consultant to MCI’s large enterprise customers. * Clients included International Paper, Ryder, Kellogg’s, Corning, and Proctor & Gamble. * Helped organize MCI’s first commercial managed network service. * Specialized in the design and implementation of nationwide frame relay networks. * Responsible for pre-sales, post-sales, and RFP response activities. Show less
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Education
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Rowan University
BSCS, Computer Science