Andeance Dion Rupert

2333 Rosa L. Parks Blvd

Apt. 302

Nashville, Tennessee 37228

E-mail dionrupert@hotmail.com

(615) 829-6565

 

 

 

Certifications (Active)        A+ Certified    

                                          Network + (Network Technician)

                                          CCNA Wireless (Certified Cisco Network Associate)

   CCNA Voice (Certified Cisco Network Associate) 

   CCDA (Certified Cisco Design Associate)

                                          CCNP Routing and Switching (Certified Cisco Network Professional)

   CCNP Data Center (Certified Cisco Network Professional)

   Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist

   Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric Support Specialist

   MCNE (Master Certified Novell Engineer)

                                          MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)

                                          MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer)

                                          CNI (Certified Novell Instructor)

                                          I-Net+ (Certified Webmaster)  

   CTT+ (Certified Technical Trainer)

                                          Working towards CCIE in R&S and Data Center

 

 

Summary                       Experienced in most aspects of networking with emphasis on Cisco, Fortigate, Palo Alto, VMware and Microsoft technologies. I have designed, maintained, installed, and troubleshot complex heterogeneous environments including with Cisco, Meraki, Dell and HP switches. I have configured authentication access for Cisco and Microsoft products using TACACS and RADIUS servers. I have built VLANS and troubleshot spanning-tree issues between various products. I also have the ability to troubleshoot routing issues and design Layer 2/3 networks.

In addition to networking, I also have a strong understanding of Firewalls and UTM (ASA, PIX, Fortigate and Palo Alto), Wireless, and VOIP architecture (Cisco and Microsoft) including the Cisco UCE, Cisco UC, and Microsoft’s UC Platform. I have worked for major telcos and managed services providers.

 

Hot Skills                         Visio , iSCSI, VMWare ESXi and ESX, Office 365, F5 LTM and GTM, WSUS, SSO, WINS, DHCP,MPLS, DNS, IPv6, IPX/SPX, WiFi (802.11a\b\g\n\ac), TCP/IP, IVR, SIP, Softphone, VoIP, MGCP, RTP, RTSP, SDN (Software Defined Network), Unified Communications, Microsoft UC, Cisco UC, Cisco IOS and NX-OS series devices, Meraki, Cisco Cloud Wireless, Cisco WCS, Cisco WLC, Cisco WiSM,Cisco Aironet, WLSE, LWAPP, CAPWAP, Ciscoworks, TACACS, RADIUS, NextGen Firewalls, SSL Content Inspection, CheckPoint GAIA, Provider-1, Juniper, Blue Coat, Palo Alto, Mcafee Web and Email Gateways, Websense, Cisco Pix, Fortinet (Fortigate, Fortifone, Fortigate), Cisco ASA, Source fire, IPS\IDS, Contivity, Websense, MPLS, Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, ADSL, CSU\DSU Equipment, Ordering telco circuits, VLANs, VPNs, Firewalls, Ethernet. Routing protocols such as OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, RIPng, and EIGRP. Layer 2 and 3 LAN and WAN technologies and protocols such as MPLS. I have in depth knowledge and “real world” experience of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, in designing and integrating new technology into complex switching solutions, advanced Engineering of Windows and Cisco network integration. I also have a firm grasp on the telecommunications area. 

 

 Experience                    

6/15 – 9/15

Batesville, IN

CDW Contractor

                          Performed a Security Assessment Remediation for a local hospital.

Created, modified, and deleted existing Cisco ASA rules that were flagged during the auditing process. Also, I configured the firewall for secure syslogging, TACACS authentication and SNMPv3. In addition to the firewall remediation, I used Cisco Prime to create and push scripts to various other devices in the environment.

 

 

 

8/11 – 2/15

Nashville, TN

Pinnacle Technical Resources

IBM\ AT&T Contractor

             Provided 24x365 network operation and management Cisco NX-OX devices,

firewall management for Cisco ASA devices with Source fire module, assistance to member firms for design and implementation of WAN/LAN services, application support for load balancing (F5 LTM, GTM), Web acceleration, third level support to the Operations Groups in a DR Hosting Center.

                         

Additional responsibilities included:

                          Accountable for execution according to established standards, procedures, and     

                          processes, cross-functional support for development and implementation of

                          systems, ensure data center systems are always available and reliable, ensure

                          optimization and performance of the hardware and virtual infrastructure,            

                          participated in planned “Outage Event” and other maintenance activities,

                           participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation (DR, network teams), participate in      

                          24x7x365 rotation (NOC), respond to and manage service issues and problems,

                          responsible for awareness and compliance to policy  and guidelines, report any

                          breaches in information security or policies, coaching others, participation in  

                          global working groups responsible for the deployment and development of global

                                       technology systems and infrastructure, provide input into peer performance

                                       reviews, mentoring of staff on technical process and procedure. Also contribute        

                                       to, produce and maintain processes, procedures, operational and architectural

                                       documentation, that meet Security Standards. Change Control - Ensure

                                       compliance with Processes and adherence to standards and documentation,

                                       assist in training new staff in technical processes and procedures, work with

                                       Security leadership and application teams in reviewing new documentation.

 

12/13 -05/14

                   Radiant Systems

Deloitte

                                       Nashville, TN
                              Consultant
                              Designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining various switches and routers.

Performing network monitoring and resiliency services for small and medium businesses. Troubleshoot network infrastructure problems, including identifying application resource utilization problems as well as physical layer resource problems from both application utilization tracking tools and packet level analysis tools. Also, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining various wireless devices and LAN Controllers. Troubleshooting WAN Network connections on Cisco ASA/PIX and Juniper Firewalls. Monitoring and Maintaining Cisco TACACS Network Management Systems. Implementing and troubleshooting dynamic and static NAT on Cisco and Juniper Routers and Firewalls. Also, configured Checkpoint (GAIA) firewalls using Provider-1, Cisco Nexus, and F5 LTM and GTM.

 

 

 

 

9/11– 02/12

Cadre

Nashville, TN

                                       Consultant

                                       Security Engineer

                                 Supported Enterprise and SMB sales team on proposal and solutions to customers. Met with customers to understand user requirements and come out with proposals. Prepared solution proposals and generated Bill of Materials for quotations. Assisted in sales in gathering 3rd party pricing and liaising with 3rd parties, if required. Provided customers presentations and clarifications. Supported sales in the tendering and bidding process. Completed multiple migrations from one firewall platform to another with and without the vendors’ migration tools. Migration tools included Forticonverter and Cisco migration tool. Also, staged and configured Palo Alto (PAN-OS 5), Blue Coat, Checkpoint (Provider-1), Fortinet, SonicWall, and various other vendor devices for on-site demo. The vendors included were Checkpoint, Juniper, Blue Coat, Palo Alto, Mcafee, Tufin, Sophos, Fortinet, and Websense.

                                    

                                 6/11 – 9/11

Sayers, Inc

Nashville, TN

Contractor

WAN\LAN Engineer for HCA Remediation Project

                                      Responsible for remote deployment of remediated switches and routers. Upgraded the IOS and converted old configurations into configurations of the new devices. Configure switches via console connection or via a remote desktop session with onsite technician. Help coordinate getting switches and routers to appropriate location. Making sure cables in closets were properly label. Responsible decommissioning of old hardware. Configured QOS, SNMP, and Netflow for use with monitoring tools. Also, reported back to the project manager for status updates.

  

                                      

 

 

 

12/10 – 5/11

                                       AT&T Contractor

Nashville, TN

Technical Transition Architect

Overall design architect for the Wireless (autonomous and lightweight), IPSec, and SSLVPN design for MillerCoors. Successfully converted a Juniper SSL solution to a Cisco ASA SSL solution. Configured two pair of Cisco ASAs for many B2B and RAS IPSec tunnels. Converted raw configuration files from a previous vendor’s Cisco Wireless devices ,tweaked them, and applied them to new wireless WLCs and Access Points. Configured a Cisco WCS device to discover and manage new WLCs. Worked closely with vendors and project managers to identify gaps and scope creep for a . Configured Cisco ACS and MS Windows 2008 for RADIUS authentication of wireless users using PEAP. Also, attended PD calls to troubleshoot datacenter issues during off hours.

 

 

7/10 – 12/10

Ciber, Inc.

Nashville, TN

Contractor for State of Tennessee

                                 Lead Network Firewall Admin for Agency Cisco ASA/PIX Firewalls, Checkpoint Firewalls, and Juniper Firewalls. Troubleshooting WAN Network Connections on Cisco ASA/PIX and Juniper Firewalls. Monitoring and Maintaining Cisco TACACS Network Management Systems. Implementing and Troubleshooting Dynamic and Static NAT on Cisco and Juniper Routers and Firewalls. Assisting Development for Network Design of Cisco, Nortel and Juniper Devices. Monitoring of Network through IP Accounting and Debugging on Cisco Routers/Switches and Juniper Devices. Deploying Access-Lists on Cisco Routers and Cisco Switches. IOS Upgrades for Network Equipment including Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA, Juniper, and Nortel Switches. Use of Proper Network Tools, Checking for Computer Vulnerabilities, Firewall Hardware Installation of Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper and Checkpoint Firewalls. Firewall Rule Implemenation on Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper, and Checkpoint Firewalls. Review of Firewall Rules and Presentation of Current Firewall Ruleset to Agencies for yearly review. Deployment of Network Scanning Tools for Computer Vulnerability and Virus Assessment. Also, worked in the State of TN Datacenter supporting a private MPLS cloud built on Cisco NX-OS and F5 Load Balancers.

 

                                      4/97 – 6/10

Infrastructure Solutions LLC

Nashville, TN
Senior Network Architect\Consultant
Designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco LAN and Data Center switches. Performing complex network problem determination in a large Cisco environment.

Designing and working in a heterogeneous TCP/IP environment · Experience using the CiscoWorks, TACACS, WLSE management software, Cisco UCE, Cisco UC, and Microsoft’s UC Platform. Troubleshoot complex network infrastructure problems, including identifying application resource utilization problems as well as physical layer resource problems from both application utilization tracking tools and packet level analysis tools. Also, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco wireless devices.

Implement, monitor and support virtual servers (VMware, Citrix, W2Kx.) and storage environments and provide operational application support, including image archive and disaster recovery. Exposure to WAN optimization and Data Center products. Using incident management and availability tools to determine SLA compliance. Also experienced in designing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans for production survivability. Designed a content filtering solution using Websense for the State of Tennessee Department of Education while working for AT&T. I also have some exposure to State of TN NetTen infrastructure. Also, I supported various AT&T clients using the service delivery and service assurance models. Under those models I provided architectural and Tier III level voice and data support to enterprise clients. I am also very familiar with Datacenter design and considerations.