General Dynamics, Arlington, VA

Senior Network Engineer, 5/2014 – Present

Technical Scope: LAN / WAN, Net Cool, Cisco / Juniper switches and routers, Remedy

Provides Layer 2 and 3 support for the DoD Enterprise MPLS transport backbone network for various government organizations. Troubleshoot and maintain iBGP and eBGP peering.  Troubleshoot and maintain per customer VRF routing throughout the DOD network.  Design, implement and maintain network site to site VPN connectivty for newly obtained customer sites. Worked closely with client teams to install, operate, maintain, administer, document and manage local and wide area networks; monitor and maintain TenGigabit Ethernet backbone for local and remote management of network devices, analyze and resolve network outages and performance issues; utilize Remedy to create and track trouble tickets.

Key Achievements:

§    Recommended, developed, and delivered cost-effective technology solutions for several government organizations; implemented and maintained cutting-edge encryption devices at multiple locations.

DMI, Alexandria, VA

Network Engineer Lead, 09/2013 – Present

Technical Scope: Cisco Nexus 7000, BMC Bladelogic Network Automation, Juniper

Provide layer 2 and 3 support of large-scale enterprise government networks for multiple government organizations.  Provide network architectural training to the network operations team

NetOps Solutions Inc, Alexandria, VA

Network Engineer Lead, 04/2012 – 09/2013

Technical Scope: Cisco Nexus 7000, BMC Bladelogic Network Automation, Juniper

Provide layer 2 and 3 support of large-scale enterprise government networks for multiple government organizations.  Provide network architectural training to the network operations team. 

TexelTek, Annapolis Junction, MD

Systems Administrator, 4/2012 – 03/2013

Technical Scope: Cisco, Juniper Networks, VMware vSphere ESXi, Windows Server, CentOS, Redhat

Provided technical and troubleshooting knowledge for corporate IP and VoIP network and system architecture. Created and maintained user accounts through Windows Active Directory, email accounts in Google Apps and remote VPN profiles. Deployed and maintained virtual Linux servers and workstations via VMware vSphere ESXi as well as technical documentation of the network infrastructure. Provided network analytics for key organizational projects. 

Key Achievements:

§    Maintained, designed and implemented in-band management network to provide oversight of the network infrastructure, while maintaining architectural integrity. 

§    Designed secure network environment for a high level corporate initiative.

§     Redesigned, implemented and maintained corporate network infrastructure.

§    Deployed Virtual server solutions in support of corporate developers both on and off-site.

§    Designed and implemented Site-to-Site IPSec tunnels from Headquarters to alternate sites.

Level 3 Communications, Herndon, VA

Federal Network Specialist, 10/2011 – 4/2012

Technical Scope: Juniper MX960, Juniper MX480, Lucent 7750

Prepared detailed engineering designs and standards by interacting with the Network Engineering and Architecture team.  Work with the design team to develop and execute functional test requirements and analyze test results.  Write method of procedure documents and templates for internal and external execution.  Provide technical support for standard activation and deployment, and maintenance activities and issues.

Ideal Innovations, Kandahar, Afghanistan and Balad, Iraq

Field Service Engineer and Technician, 7/2009 – 8/2011

Technical Scope: Biometric Automated Toolset (BAT), Biometrics Identification System for Access (BISA), Biometric Identification Device (BID), Handheld Interagency Identification Detection Equipment (HIIDE), Windows Server 2003, SQL Server, Windows XP, Identix, MS Word, MS Excel

Served as Lead Site Tech at Balad AFB following successful completion of a key contract; provided tactical support services for sophisticated biometrics ID systems. Implemented, troubleshot and maintained servers, software and hardware; deployed upgrades, diagnosed and resolved network connectivity issues, and kept SQL server databases tuned to ensure data integrity. Trained customers on operation and troubleshooting of system devices.

Key Achievement:

§    Installed, configured and maintained BISA servers at Entry Control Checkpoints; collaborated with military, CIA and State Department personnel to coordinate site surveys and implement state-of-the-art security measures. 

Lockheed Martin, Arlington, VA

Senior Network Engineer, 5/2005 – 7/2009

Technical Scope: LAN / WAN, HP Openview, Net Cool, Cisco Works 2000, Cisco switches and routers, ATM Fore switches, Extreme, Xylan / Omni, Juniper switches and routers, Remedy

Provided Tier 2 and 3 support of large enterprise networks for government organizations. Worked closely with client teams to install, operate, maintain, administer, document and manage local and wide area networks; monitored ATM and Gigabit Ethernet backbone for local and remote management of network devices, analyzed and resolved network outages and performance issues; utilized Remedy to create and track trouble tickets.

Key Achievements:

§    Recommended, developed, and delivered cost-effective technology solutions for several government organizations; implemented and maintained cutting-edge encryption devices at multiple locations.

KForce - State Department, Washington, DC

Help Desk Technical Consultant, 5/2004 – 5/2005

Technical Scope: Windows NT and XP, Active Directory, SMS

Drove seamless migration of State Department PCs from Windows NT to Windows XP, and utilized Active Directory and SMS to troubleshoot problems. Assisted in establishing systems administration procedures; developed/conducted performance tests; demonstrated system capabilities and conformance to customer specifications.

Key Achievement:

§    Delivered world-class customer service as primary technician for high profile clients.