George C. Morton
O: 954-839-8486 | ccie18532@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Principal Network Infrastructure Architect, (physical and virtual compute, storage, network, and
security) with over thirty years of networking experience. With demonstrated experience with Cisco,
Arista, VMware, Palo Alto Networks, and others. Active dual Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE
18532) in Routing/Switching and Security with a Ph. D. in Computer Science. Extensive experience as a
Principal Architect in networking and security leading technical teams, at many levels including Software
Defined Data Center Architectures. On a personal level, highly self-directed and able to manage and
prioritize multiple concurrent and competing challenges, issues, ambiguities, and contradictions.
EXPERT HIGHLIGHTS
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Cisco Expert, dual CCIE 18532 Router/Switch and Security,
- VMware NSX architecture for data center migration to Software Defined Data Center architectures.
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Topology expertise: Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, VMware NSX, PFSense, Brocade,
IP protocols: BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, MPLS-VPN, MPLS-TE, VPLS, QoS, VoIP, HSRP, GLBP,
- WAN: MPLS and Carrier Ethernet,
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Virtual network services creating Software Defined Data Centers with VMware NXS, Palo Alto, Cisco, and
Arista. Data Center Design and Migration supporting both virtual, fabric, and physical network topologies,
Security services with Cisco ASA, IPS, ISE, WLAN Controller, and Palo Alto Networks,
TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
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Lead Network Architect for US Southern Command, Doral, Florida.
Data Center Architect IV for CSC supporting Enterprise Data Center migration to virtual architectures, (Software
Defined Data Centers), revising WAN architectures and remote site design reducing the Total Cost of Ownership, (TCO)
for the Enterprise by ~50%
Infrastructure Architect for global services at AT&T. Spearheading AT&T virtual next generation: firewall, cloud
services, and carrier Ethernet over software defined network architectures.
- Developed Layer-2 gateway services for simplified management of physical and virtual environments allowing
Cloud/Hosting and Enterprise Data Centers to speed service delivery while streamlining operational and cost
efficiencies, (Software Defined Data Centers, SDDC), to speed service delivery while streamlining operational and cost
efficiencies with savings greater than 40% over five years.
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Spearheaded next generation WAN architecture for TSA reducing operational expenses by $18 million while increasing
bandwidth access by 15x.
- Developed Next Generation Firewall services with Palo Alto Networks for DHS reducing security operational and capital
expenses and increase security profile saving $5 million over a five-year period.
- Re-engineered DHS Nexus Data Center design reducing capital expenses by $3 million only after being on the contract
for 30 days.
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Created Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Solution Design documents for increasing revenue for DHS Prime Contractors.
- Designed and deployed in test and development dual vendor Network Access Control with dot1x with Cisco ISE and
Palo Alto Networks.
- Developed a highly available remote VPN services allowing for: agency devices, (PC, Smartphone, Tablets) BYOD, CAC,
and Network Access Control, (NAC) ensuring stable secure access with saving of 70% over the original proposed
solution.
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Created a number of secure Elliptical-AES Encryption Wireless and WAN designs. The designs were 40% less than the
original WAN vendor proposals.
Written a number of business proposals for network services as solicited and unsolicited proposals to government and
enterprise businesses. The focus being on how to provide greater service at lower costs, while increasing the
contractors profit and revenue streams.
- Ability to partner with key suppliers in the development of detailed requirements including translating business
requirements into network and application architecture
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Strong Presentation/Communication Skills with the strong ability to influence and communicate effectively with nontechnical
audiences including senior product and business management.
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- Collaborate effectively with peers to solve complex problems and resolves technological disagreement with informed,
rational solutions
- Designed a Risk Assessment Matrix with Risk Rubik breakdown using linear modeling in an Excel to identify the
consequence of any recommendation to the agencies by: likelihood, consequence, and detection modeling.
- Authored an extensive number white papers covering industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovation designs.
The goal being to lower capital and operating costs while improving the agency’s security profile, help reach the
department network security goals, and identify new and emerging technologies to help meet the department/agency
mission statements.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Subcontractor to Enterprise and Government Contractors
April 2004 – Present
Madison Solutions, Inc. – Miami | Washington D.C. | Chicago | www.MadisonSolutions.net
KEY ASSIGNMENTS:
2016: Network architecture for US Southern Command in Doral FL as well as Data Center/WAN-LAN Architect IV for CSC
supporting Enterprise Data Center migration to virtual architectures, (Software Defined Data Centers), reducing the Total
Cost of Ownership, (TCO) for the Enterprise by 50%. Supporting next generation WAN topologies over carrier Ethernet
replacing high cost MPLS design. Supporting remote locations with Cisco Small and Medium Business architectures
reducing TCO up to 60%.
April 2014 – January 2016: Enterprise Architect supporting the deployment of emerging technologies for AT&T’s in the IT
Services Division. Supporting network development, design, and deployment for AT&T’s service delivery network and
AT&T’s enterprise customers. Current projects include: engineering for AT&T Software Defined Networking solutions,
(Domain 2), the migration from copper telco switch voice to all Voice over IP, (Trinity) using any IP transport, and redundant
customer MPLS-VPN BGP, (BGP-R). The principal theme of the projects is an “all IP virtual infrastructure” to support clients,
reduce operating costs, and offer new IP services.
January 2011 – April 2014: Lead Network Solution Architect supporting the Innovation and Emerging Technologies for CSC
ITIP Contract to TSA. Provided an extensive number of network designs, updates, solutions, and migration strategies
increasing network productivity, and security. Migration design from ASA to Palo Alto. Reduction in DHS OneNet WAN
costs. Network impact studies for improving SLA performance across the WAN. QoS designs for Video and VoIP. Migration
from Voice PRI service to SIP. BYOD deployment across Wireless with elliptical encryption. Data Center migration from
Catalyst to Nexus Fabric. Virtual Server network and security designs with the ability to inspect all traffic across VLANS for
anti-virus, malware, and content analysis. Server virtualization network template. Migration papers.
November 2010 – March 2012: Network Solution Architect supporting the DHS Data Center migration and migration of DHS
agencies to the DHS Data Centers. The primary role was supporting the design, and deployment of network services of DHS
agencies to DHS DC1. First assignment was to review Nexus deployment engineering; the white paper resulted in savings of
$3 million to CSC within 90 days of joining the project. Extensive engineering design and deployment of F5, Cisco ASR, ASA,
Nexus, Catalysis, Riverbed, Palo Alto, Infoblox, Brocade, Cisco UCS, EMC Storage as a Service, and other vendor solutions for
the DHS components at DC1 and DC2.
November 2011 – January 2012: Network Solution Architect providing network security, performance, and best practices
recommendations for National Archives, (NARA). Provided via small business prime IMRI a NetFlow collector solution design
document for deployment at NARA. The second part of the engagement was to provide documentation covering the
current network and security posture. The last part of the engagement was to provide recommendations to increase
security and network performance, network SLA’s, network security, Cisco best practices, and QoS services. All provided
with a business case showing how to reduce operating costs, capital costs and reach the stated goals of the
recommendations.
August 2008 – November 2010: Network Solution Architect for Genesis. Genesis is a Cisco network fulfilment provider for
AT&T. Over the course of the engagement, services were provided creating WAN optimization for a number of AT&T
Global National Accounts. The key engineering was the integration of the AT&T MPLS Cloud network to the Riverbed,
Juniper, or Cisco WAN optimization services, and from the WAN optimization equipment to the client LAN services. Each
location had a number of unique requirements and fulfilment was built around Solutions Design Documents, Engineering
Deployment Documents, and the actual engineering support for the deployment. Additional work was in the fulfillment of
Cisco equipment sales where AT&T was the VAR for the deployment.
April 2004 – May 2014: Network Solution Architect and Network Engineer for a variety of small ISP’s in the Chicago market
as well as data center design and deployment for clients in Chicago, Bermuda, and Florida. Services supported and
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deployed include BGP, WAN and LAN Wireless, WAN Optimization, Cisco ASA, Data Center security and data center design,
(Verizon Terremark – Miami) and deployment. Some clients have been supported for over six years.
Vice President Engineering
September 2002 – April 2004
Florida Broadband – Miami
Directed the deployment of a Wireless 5.8GHz Proxim WAN Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint network in South Florida
for Internet access for businesses and Condominiums. At the time 2Mbps was a standard for DSL and Florida Broadband
was able to offer up to 50Mbps of bandwidth to business wirelessly. Responsibilities including running engineering
department with 12 people and supporting sales as the technical lead. Did everything from the installation of radios on
buildings, BGP on the Cisco routers and ARIN and DNS services for clients. The business failed in August of 2004 after the
principal investors did not see a sustainable growth path for the company. The thesis of my Ph. D. was on deploying
wireless WAN services to create a resilient secure network architecture with Ultra-Wideband, (UWB) security based on the
USSR Swordfish encryption model of World War II.
CTO, co-founder
June 2001– January 2003
VerID – Fort Lauderdale
Lead the software development team, (6 software engineers) to create an Internet merchant fraud protection service. In
the early days of the Internet credit card fraud was rampant and VerID was a pioneer in developing a dynamic heuristic
application that Internet merchants could use to reduce credit card purchase fraud. The application was unique and was
the lead in the development of the algorithms, two were patents were issued to the engineering team for the development
of the services. With the application developed and links created to allow merchants to use the fraud portal, (similar to
PayPal) the company was taken over by a VC who sold the company two years later to RSA for $130 million, currently a
division of Lexus/Nexus. Clients included in 2003: RSA, Fidelity, Bank of America, and Dell.
Prior Experience
January 1997 – June 2001
Cisco Systems: Senior Engineer 2000 – 2001 Supporting Worldwide Operations and the AT&T National Accounts with SONET
optical services provided by the Cisco 15454.
CIO: Chapman Technologies, Was the network lead and sales support engineer for a personal analog security cellphone
with one button that called ADT for help and was the first cellphone to have a GPS chip to provide location information to
ADT and other security service providers.
Virtual Resources: Director of Sales for Florida: 1998
Teleport Communications Group, (became AT&T Local), Sales: 1997 – 1998.
BellSouth: Outside Plant Engineer: 1990 – 1997
AT&T Data Services: National Account Manager: 1984 – 1990
Stock Broker: 1979 – 1984
Xerox: 1977 – 1979
EDUCATION, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS:
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Active Top Secret with DHS and DOD
- Dual Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE 18532), Router/Switch and Security
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Bachelor of Science in Advertising, (BS), University of Florida, December 1976.
Patent holder with VerID.
IEEE Senior Member, (20+ years).
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, (PhD CS), Pacific Western University, May 2004.
- Master of Science, Computer Information Systems, (MS-CIS), University of Miami, May 1997.
- Master of Business Administration, (MBA): University of Miami: December 1996.
- Master Certificate in Telecommunications: (MC-T), University of Miami: December 1996.
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Instructor, Florida Atlantic University, Data Communications ITOM, School of Business.
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