Louis Thomas

  Cell  011 57 301 701 2181  Email:  louis_ltg@yahoo.com   NW, Washington, DC 20007

Cisco Networks CCNP/CCNA/Microsoft MCSE/Juniper Networks/Novell CNE

DoD Active Secret Clearance, The Pentagon - United States Department of Defense – US Citizen

Dept of Treasury Public Trust, Dept of Veterans Affairs Public Trust

PMP – Project/Program Management Professional

  

COMPUTER LAN/WAN NETWORKING EXPERIENCE

Senior Cisco Network Design Engineer, The Pentagon- United States Department of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301 1/2000-Present

·                                           Configure & troubleshoot Cisco 25xx/26xx/3600/37xx/4700/65xx/7000/75xx/76xx/12xxx (GSR) series & Junos Juniper M40 and M60 routers supporting IP Routing protocols BGP-4, OSPF, RIP, IGRP, IPX routing; LAN/WAN network interface protocols.  Troubleshoot LAN/WAN Cisco Series & Juniper routers interfaces configurations for Frame Relay, MPLS, T1/T3, BGP, ISDN & DDR, MLPPP, FDDI, X.25, ATM, PSTN, Token-ring/Ethernet networks, access lists & NAT.

·                                           Project Manager responsible for Firm-wide configuration, maintenance and support of all network hardware/software including Cisco and Juniper routers/switches, Nortel/Extreme switches as well as Cisco Wireless access-points.  In-depth knowledge of Cisco ASA and Juniper Netscreen Firewall security, spanning-tree, vlans, TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, QOS, VRRP and VPN technologies.

·                                           Supervisor/Manager for NOC-Network Operation Center providing technical support for IP Security, IGRP, IPX, Routing, Extended Access Lists, IP RIP, Route Redistribution, IPX RIP, Route Summarization, OSPF, VLSM, BGP, Serial, IGRP, Frame Relay, ISDN, ISL, X.25, DDR, PSTN, PPP, VLAN, Ethernet, ATM LAN-Emulation, 802.10, FDDI & Transparent Bridging.

·                                           Configure Juniper Networks NetScreen Series Firewall/IPSec VPN Platform & Juniper Networks SSL VPN-Secure Access Series Appliance line, Peribit WAN Acceleration WXC Platforms, E-Series Broadband Service Routing Platform, J-Series Services Routers, M-Series Multi-Service Edge Routing, T-Series Core Platforms.

·                                           Project Manager/Supervisor in Firm-wide configuration, maintenance, and support of all network hardware including Cisco and Juniper routers, Nortel, Extreme and Cisco Switches as well as Cisco Wireless access-points.  Implementing Cisco ASA and Juniper Netscreen Firewalls, spanning-tree, vlans, TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, QOS VRRP and VPN technologies.

·                                           Manage LAN/WAN with HP Openview IT Network node manager, Solarwinds Orion NPM/NCM, CiscoWorks & CiscoSecure.  Provide IT network access security with Cisco TACACS+ & RADIUS, bandwidth utilization/analysis reporting using software Network General Sniffer Technologies, Concord eHealth, InfoVista, Remedy, OPNET Technologies Performance Management Tools.

·                                           Project Manager/Supervisor in IP Engineering, create Cisco/Juniper configuration for customer equipment, remotely install and assist customer installation, guide plug-n-play customers through equipment setup, direct/facilitate on-site technicians during on-site installations.   Design WAN infrastructure & Remote Connectivity to sites world-wide.

·                                           Project Manager Designing and implementing Cisco VoIP (IP Telephony) solution using two Cisco Call Manager 4 Servers and four MGCP-enabled routers.  Responsible for collaborating with members of the Frame Relay/ATM/IP Engineering & Operations teams to ensure consistent deployment and management of CPE-Customer Premise Equipment.

·                                           Lead Support/Manager Engineering a new disaster recovery site equipped with the latest networking LAN/WAN hardware i.e. Cisco 65xx, 37xx, Cisco Wireless 12xx AP solution using WLSE management software, Cisco Call Manager 4 IP Telephony solution and EMC SAN solution.  Extensive travel around the world engineering network solutions.

·                                           Analyze network & device connectivity issues in a Cisco environment with network monitoring tools HP Openview, Solarwinds Orion NPM/NCM, Concord eHealth, CiscoWorks, and CiscoSecure.   Network Operation Center & Security experience troubleshooting LAN/WAN Cisco networks routed & switched networks, NT connectivity in a PIX Firewall environment. 

·                                           Experience with administration of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Windows 2000 Server, DNS, WINS, DHCP, hosts, & LMHOST configuration.  Ability to troubleshoot/configure Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) & provide network configuration & design.  Configuring, maintaining and supporting Cisco/Juniper Routers, Nortel, Extreme and Cisco Switches.

·                                           Extensive experience with Cisco/Juniper routers using command line syntax, operating protocol & packet analyzers using Network General Sniffer Technologies software & expert-level understanding of vendor & industry standard routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP) & their integration.  Citrix Metaframe server/Citrix Web-Client support & configuration.  MPLS routing connectivity/GRE Tunneling support.

·                                           Manager responsible for ENMS Enterprise Network Management Systems Performance tools SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor, Orion Network Configuration Manager, Orion Application Performance Monitor, Orion Netflow Traffic Analyzer, Orion IP Manager & Orion IP SLA Manager.

·                                           Cisco Wireless WiFi implementation/configuration for Aironet 1240 AG Series Access Points, Aironet 1500 Series Mesh Access Points, Cisco IP Transfer Point, 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers and Wireless Location Appliance.

·                      NOC-Network Operations Center technical support/troubleshooting.  Identify customer network requirements, verify enterprise design of various WAN and LAN technologies and protocols (based on identified network requirements).  Design MPLS triple play testing & acceptance for voice/video & Data using IX Chariot bandwidth testing software verifying latency, Jitter (real-time) & metrics.  Managed & monitoring MPLS/BGP security.

·                                           Supervisor & project lead supporting Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000/XP Operating Systems, Novell NetWare network, manage user profiles, implement system policies, DNS, WINS, DHCP, hosts, and LMHOST configuration.  Remote Access support for WAN RAS-Team providing connectivity world-wide technical support.

·                                           Supervisor/Project Manager for IP Engineering Group responsible for troubleshooting LAN/WAN switch environment, VLAN, routing & switching processes, BGP, Frame Relay, ISDN, Novell IPX, Apple Talk, EIGRP, and OSPF, Fiber FDDI & Sonet.

·                                           High-speed Internet/Intranet broadband connectivity technical support with  Sprint/Nextel, Qwest Communications, Comcast, Cox Cable Communications, DSL & Delphi

·                                           Project Manager and Engineering support in the configuration verification, router configuration support, implementation support, traffic analysis/load balancing bandwidth & network performance management.

·                                           Evaluate WAN using Sprint & U.S. Courts Network Management tools to optimize network traffic traversing the DCN and the Internet Data Centers.  Monitor router logs & other tools to identify and eliminate errors on all Routers.

·                                           Manager at Sprint and U.S. Courts to insure that bandwidth and hardware upgrades are planned and implemented successfully according to WANMB standard configuration templates.

·                                           Manage maintenance and management of large frame-relay/MPLS/BGP/Fiber enterprise WAN & optimizing network performance on a large scale WAN network.

·                                           Project Manager for OPNET Technologies Solutions on Wide Area Network using OPNET network Engineering, Operations, and Planning solutions IT Guru Network Planner, SP Guru Network Planner, Netmapper, IT Sentinel, OPNET nCompass for Enterprises & Service Providers, ACE Analyst, ACE live, OPNET Panorama, ACE Enterprise Management Server & IT Guru Systems Planner. 

·                                           Team Lead Technical support & configuration for Juniper Networks routers, JUNOS, policy, VPN’s, MPLS, ScreenOS, SSL, IDP & Firewalls.

·                                           Hardware/Software support for servers, workstations, laptops, Cisco Series/Juniper/Nokia routers, SONET, Frame-Relay, LAN/WAN design, Cisco VoIP, Cisco Call Manager & Unity Express solution, TCP/IP & Internet, T1, T3, OC-3 links, gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM/ISDN/Frame Relay, DSL, SMTP/FTP/HTML/DNS, Voice-over IP, Cisco PIX Firewall, Nokia Firewalls, CiscoWorks 2000, TACACS+, Sniffer, Ethereal, Remedy, Cisco Call Manager v4.x, Cisco WLSE, Red Hat Linux, Visual Uptime, Smarts, Concord eHealth, Network General Sniffer Distributed, UNIX operating system, 3Com Superstack 10/100 switches, Nokia IP330, Netgear 10/100 hubs, Catalyst 5500 Switches, Sun Microsystems Enterprise 420R/Ultra 10, Compaq & Dell.

·                                             Install & configure Cisco/Juniper/Nokia routers & switches within a multiprotocol network. Remotely troubleshoot Cisco/Juniper routers, T1/T3 circuits, switches, FastEthernet, Gigabit Ethernet, MPLS, VPN, Frame-Relay, FDDI, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP. 

 

Cisco Network LAN/WAN Engineer, Sprint/Nextel, 12490 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20916 3/95-1/2000

·                                           Design and maintain client/server-based LAN/WAN networks and various telecommunications computer systems.

·                                           Provide remote access by integrating dial-up networking connectivity, remote LAN-to-LAN access.

·                                           Administer Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, user & and group accounts, securing network resources with shared-folder and NTFS permissions & back-up and restore.  Extensive experience with Lotus Notes/Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000 Email administration. 

·                                           NOC-Network Operation Center & remote help-desk support, implement MS Systems Management Server.

·                                           Project Manager for End-user network support on Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000, Dial-Up networking & RAS Remote Access, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NWLink & NetBEUI protocol, mail gateway/internet link, Novell file servers, modems, Cisco 2600/3600/4700/7000 & Microsoft NT servers.

·                                           Test and Implement VSAT interactive PC-based satellite networking solution for IP applications.  Combine industry-standard Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) technology with inbound satellite access technology.

·                                           Design and maintain client/server-based LAN/WAN networks and various telecommunications computer systems.

·                                           Assemble and cable WAN components, configure PPP controlling network access, optimize the use of DDR interface-dialer profiles, Frame Relay connection and traffic flow control, enable backup to a permanent connection, manage network performance, scaling IP address with NAT, and remote-access.

·                                           Team Lead/Manager in IP Engineering Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on MS Window NT 4.0.  IP addressing; subnetting; implementing IP routing; dynamic host configuration protocol; netBIOS over TCP/IP; implement Windows internet name service; administer a WINS environment; IP internetwork browsing and domain functions; host name resolution; DNS system.

·                                           Install & configure complex routed LAN, routed WAN, switched LAN networks, and Dial Access Services.  Optimize WAN through Internet access solutions filtering with Access Lists, Bandwidth on Demand (BOD), and Dial on demand routing (DDR).

 

Cisco Network LAN/WAN Engineer, Qwest Communications, 4250 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington Virginia 22203 2/90-3/95

·                                           RAS Remote Access Dial-Up technical support & configuration for AT&T Global Network Client/SITA Access Companion & other RAS software.

·                                           Support TCP/IP in LAN/WAN Internet network environment, administer MS Outlook Express/Netscape mail/Lotus CC: mail/Lotus Notes install and integrate MS Exchange Server for message recipients, software/system testing.

·                                           Designed Internet Web sites using HTML, JavaScript & Java, Microsoft Visual Interdev6.0, MS FrontPage 2000, and Netscape Composer.  Perform testing of network connectivity and performance after upgrades have been completed.

·                                           Novell NetWare 3.12/4.1/5 installation and configuration, intranet/Internet access, NDS design and integration with Windows NT.  Upgrading NetWare 3.1x to NetWare 5, set up network file system optimizing network and server, back up servers/workstations & configure DNS/DHCP.

·                                           Bi-lingual, Excellent communication skills, Team-player, sound judgment & ability to efficiently escalate.

·                                           Expert-level understanding with industry standard Email & Windows server security practices & architecture

·                                           Circuit testing analog DS0, DDS, Fractional T1, DS1/E1 DS3, E3, ISDN & ATM with React 2003 Testing Manager

 

TECHNICAL TRAINING/EDUCATION

DoD Active Secret Clearance, The Pentagon - United States Department of Defense – US Citizen

Dept of Treasury Public Trust, Dept of Veterans Affairs Public Trust

PMP – Project/Program Management Professional

Orange Systems, Gaithersburg Maryland   Cisco CCNP/CCNA courses; Cisco router configuration, advanced Cisco routing & configuration, Cisco LAN switch configuration, Cisco internetworks troubleshooting.  

HTR, Rockville, Maryland MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer courses; networking essentials, supporting MS Windows 98/ NT Server 4.0/2000, administering NT 4.0, NT 4.0 technologies, Internetworking MS TCP/IP on NT 4.0 and system Administration for MS SQL Server 7.0.

Juniper Networks Technical Training/Support; Routers, JUNOS, policy, VPN’s, MPLS, ScreenOS, SSL, IDP & Firewalls.   Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) 3.12/4.1 1/97.  Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) 3.12 4/95.  Technical training courses: Netware 3.12/4.1 administration, advanced administration & support, networking technologies, TCP/IP transport, installation and configuration.

Montgomery College/Towson State University, Rockville, Maryland, Business Administration/General Studies 2/89-1/91

Libre University, Cali Colombia, Computer Science in Information Technology/System Engineering 1/91-2/93

 

US Citizen, Age 39, Managerial/Supervisor/Project Management/Team-lead experience, Bi-lingual fluent in Spanish/Italian language,  Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills, Team-player,  Extensive travel around the world engineering network solutions, Customer oriented.