International
Registrations
BICSI, RCDD #172530R
(expires 12/31/2017)
 

Vendor Specific Certifications

Cisco CCNA #CSCO10037863

Cisco CCDA #CSCO10037894

Juniper JNCIA

Nortel Networks -

Multiple certifications

Siemon Cabling System Designer/Instructor

SystiMAX SCS

Design Engineer

Nordx/CDT

Design Engineer
 

Industry
Memberships
BICSI,
IEEE Associate

 

Key Skills

Network Routing and Switching

Computer/Network System Security

Risk Management

Acute Business Acumen

Agile, Flexible and very Adaptable to Change

Kaizen principles adopted and implemented in workflow.

Strong Computer Skills.

Broad Based Knowledge of Technology and Systems.

Project Management

Vulnerability Assessments, Authentication & Access Control, System Monitoring

Ethical Hacking

Data/Network Forensics

PCI/DSS Regulatory Compliance

Mobility CCS, APN Integration, Backhaul

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning, Modeling & Execution

System Integration Planning

Multitier Network Architectures

Data Center Build incl. UPS/Electrical/HVAC Planning

LEEDs Building/ Sustainable Building Practices Training

Structured Cabling System Distribution Design, ANSI/EIA/TIA-568c, 569, 606, 607

Military Service

Honorably Discharged, United States Air Force 46250 Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist,

3^rd Aircraft Generation Sq.

26^th AMU- Aggressors
Clark AB, Philippines
1981-1985

AT&T - SME North Texas Technical Lead

IP Multicast

IPv6

TelePresence

Security

Hosting

Cloud Services

Awards and Citations

2004 - SBC Presidents Club – DataComm:
#1 Sales Engineer Texas

2006 - AT&T President’s Club - Pinnacle Award
#1 AES Engineer USA

2007 - AT&T Significant Achiever

Civic Service

2013 – Appointed to the Arlington Independent School District Board’s Citizen Bond Oversight Committee 2103-2015

2008-2013 Hawkins Cemetery Association

Vice President – 2009-2013

Principal Engineer, Network Design & Planning,

Technical Deployment Specialist, Project Manager

Information Technology Services Executive with extensive experience in both internal organization building and consulting client satisfaction. Highly talented in anticipating and accommodating client stated and unstated needs. Successful sales record in all business silos, domestic, international and federal, state, and local government markets. 

Proven Information Technology Systems Engineer with proven leadership and technical sales experience in global and enterprise network technologies.

●         Business Development Experience with Strategic Planning experience and Business Case development

●         Leadership Qualities

●         Versatile Project Manager

●         Multi-faceted proven network SME, experienced and credentialed.

●         Successful Producer with Keen Intellect, Analytical Thinker, Highly Organized, Exceptional communication skills.

●         Strong communication with the ability to handle stressful situations and demanding customers

●         Numerous Industry Certification and designations; detailed knowledge and experience with core network hardware, security systems, monitoring and troubleshooting tools. 

●         Consistent successful track record deploying network and security technologies with industry best practices and standards.

●         Public Speaking Experience (BISCI Presenter and Panel Discussion Member)

●         C-Level Skilled Selling/Presenter, Big 3 Consultation Experience

●         Experienced Trainer with Marketing Skills used to develop and present new technologies and products.

●         Fully proficient with RFP/RFI development/answer, conducting/participating in bid reviews and contract negotiations

●         Working knowledge, understanding, planning, and experience with implementation of ANSI, IEEE, ISO, ITILv3, standards and requirements for Network Systems and Infrastructure

●         TDM and SIP convergence, working and integration experience with SBCs

Twenty-Eight years of experience engineering and deployment of diverse network solutions providing leading edge technological services while securing and protecting data communications hard/soft assets, maintaining safety and security of personal, corporate and government assets.

Technology Competence Summary

FTTX Network Design and Delivery

FTTH/FTTB Network Design & Planning w/GPON, EPON, Active Ethernet.  MDU deployment w/PON and/or VDSL.

In depth skills/training with Alcatel-Lucent 7340/7342/7360 ISAM platforms.  Familiar with Zhone MXK platform and Calix

MDU deployment with FTTN/FTTU

Security Technologies:

Firewall Platforms; Cisco ASA & PIX, IronPort, CheckPoint, Juniper NetScreen, and Fortinet.  SSH, SSL, Digital Certificates, Malware/Anti-Virus Tools, SCADA System/Secure Infrastructure Requirements

OS, Systems, Programing:

Unix-Based Systems (Solaris, BSD) Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, CENTOS); Windows (all), Mac, Virtualized Environments/Systems – VMware, Boxer, Programming: PHP, Shell Scripting, Visual Basic, Java Script

Networking Systems:

LANs, WANs, MANs, VPNs, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, MPLS, VPLS, EPLS, SONET OC-X, MON, DWDM, OFN, HSRP/VRRP, Frame Relay, Unicast, Multicast, T1/E1/T3/E3, QoS, CoS, VoIP, IP Telephony, SIP, Unified Communications, Data Center Design, DCB & FCoE, Mobile Application Integration & Support (Integrated APN via GSM/GPRS, Edge, 3G/HPSA & HPSA+, 4G/LTE,) , DNS/Bind, Global DNS Load Balancing, DNSSEC, Infrastructure, Cisco, Ciena, Brocade, F5, Juniper, Huawei, HP, Cloud Computing and Storage, Cisco TelePresence

Application Performance/Delivery:

Cisco WaaS, Riverbed, Blue Coat, NetScout Systems, IBM, Visual Networks, InfoVista, ManageEngine, Idera, Viavi, CA Technologies, and Compuware

Operation and Productivity Software Capabilities:

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint, SQL, OCS, Lync, etc.), MySQL, AutoCAD 2014, MicroStation V8i

●         CRM – Microsoft, Oracle, SalesForce.com, Sage

●         ERP Systems – Oracle (PeopleSoft), JDE, Microsoft, Computer Associates.

Network Analysis Tools & Software:

Solarwinds Orion NPM, Whats Up Gold, Solar Winds, Netflow/Netflow Analyzers, OPNet, WireShark, Splunk, MRTG, PRTG, ESRI/GIS, Numerous Vendor specific software applications, and numerous Bellcore systems tools

Career Experience

Chelan County Public Utility District #1, Wenatchee, WA – May 2013 – Present

Principal Engineer, Network Design & Planning

Design of next generation GPON FTTX network, providing triple-play services to over 14,000 premises.

·   Development of TCO/ROI modeling for multiple scenarios

·   Help to Develop Business Plans, with strategic and technical goals

·   Development of broadband pricing models

·   Development of Metro Ethernet product sets and planning of deployment

·   Development of Network Management System including Solarwinds NPM and PRTG

·   BPON to GPON Upgrade Project, $5M design engineer 14K meter base over county based network

·   MPLS Network upgrades to incorporate Multicast Traffic for IPTV deployment, responsible for design, procurement, deployment

·   Work with Retail Service Providers as customers to develop solutions to meet customers increasing bandwidth requirements.  This included dynamic provisioning of additional resources in network capacity planning

·   Worked with End-Customers (NoaNet, Wave, Zayo, etc)on Cell Tower backhaul to providers, i.e., AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint

AT&T, Inc., Dallas, TX - March 1999 – August 2011

Data Network Consultant III, Premier Client Group, June 2007- Aug. 2011

Design Engineer II, Advanced Engineering Systems (AES), Jan. 2005 – May 2007

Design Engineer II, (SBC Datacomm), Global Enterprise Sol., Jan. 2003 –Dec 2004

Area Manager, Texas/OK, (SBC Datacomm) Cabling Sys., Nov. 2001 – Sept. 2002

Design Engineer, (Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. Network Integration, BCS) Mar1999 – June 2001

Lead pre-sale technical resource for complex data network opportunities, which includes the following activities:

●         Actively engaging in technical discussions with the customer’s executive team, as well as, the customer’s technical team for the purpose of gaining client business (objectives) and operations/infrastructure (technical) knowledge necessary to create a design solution.

●         Act as the primary client interface for all presale technical matters.

●         Secure an endorsement from the client for all technical matters associated with the technical solution.

●         Provide technical detail and guidance required to support Account Team tasks involving IGLOO, GINOS, IMS CDT, RDS, Ethernet SEAP and OAPI input into various AT&T tools.

●         Provide technical solution fit guidance and sizing recommendations across the AT&T product portfolio, where applicable. This includes recommendations for the sizing of the PNC for ANIRA access to AVPN, EVPN, PNT, or IPeFR, MPLS Networks, SIP/TDM Integration for Call Centers

●         Provide a network diagram to support the proposed solution.

●         Determine International availability and sizing of services in Most of World (MOW)

●         Engage with Global Sales Enablement and Delivery Coordination Center to ensure the technical solution is endorsed by the respective AT&T stakeholders.

●         Present the recommended technical solution to the client.

●         Discuss general technology direction and pros/cons of various technologies, specifically as it relates to that particular customer and their needs.

●         Assist Sales Managers and Business Development Managers to prioritize sales module opportunities and provide technical strategic direction within the sales channel

●         Coach Account Executives of Technical Solutions, provide training to branch teams

●         Develop and acquire Individual SME criteria to provide added value to organization

●         Develop strategic relationships with partner providers and vendors

●         Supported Global ISEs and customers Advanced Enterprise Solutions.

●         Engineered and integrated multi-vendor network equipment solutions to meet the customer's data and telecommunications and financial requirements. Lead design engineer on major eRate Projects.

●         Develop competitive designs and/or quotes for customer owned voice, data, and video networks.

●         Analysis of customer’s short and long term networking projections, budgetary and environmental constraints, equipment availability and compatibility, and the competitive bid environment.

●         Design and deploy large scale multi-protocol networks utilizing routers and switches.

●         Project management of network equipment through staging and deployment

●         Provide pre-sales technical assistance.

●         Administration of proposed and contracted projects.

Darwin Networks, Inc., Mountain View, CA - June 2001 – November 2001

Program Manager - MDU Deployments

●         Wi-Fi products and solutions deployments supporting DFW area. Duties include:

●         Management of installation staff

●         Engineering and Procurement of materials for each installation project

●         Project Management of multiple ongoing projects

●         Key customers: KOA Campgrounds, Post Proprieties, and Jefferson Properties

The Siemon Company, Watertown, CT

Western Regional Trainer – April 1998 - March 1999

●         Provide end-user and customer training on Siemon Company products and techniques.

●         Develop curriculum and materials for internet/CD based design & engineering training.

●         Development of fee based Optical Fiber Training courses

●         Development of Next Generation Cabling Seminars

Advanced Communications Technologies, LLC, dba/d-Marc, Inc.

Salt Lake City, UT  January 1995 - April 1998

●         Consultant/Engineer for large scale critical networks.

●         Project Engineer; Salt Palace Convention Center, Industrial Supply Corporation, Placer Dome Technical Services/Cortez Gold Mine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Organizing Committee, 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

University of Utah, Telecommunications, Salt Lake City, UT

Manager, Campus Network Engineering & Operations, October 1991 - April 1998

●         Engineering & Design of Campus Network. SONET, ATM, FDDI, Ethernet, AppleTalk & Token Ring (15,000+ nodes)

●         Prepare, Specify and Evaluate RFI, RFP, for integration into campus network

●         Development GIS/HP OpenView platform for monitoring campus network operations.

Education and Training Summary

College Level Education

University of Maryland -1984 through 1985

Clark AB Philippines Campus – Associates Degree Business Administration

Northeastern University, Cambridge MA - Computer Science, 1989

Data Communications- Continuing Education Certificate Program

University of Utah 1994-1997 – Bachelor Degree Program – Computer Engineering/Science

Attended as employee non-credit student

High School Level Education

Leominster High School – Leominster, MA

Graduate Diploma 1981

Numerous Internal and Bellcore Training through AT&T and SBC

Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) –

Registered Telecommunications Project Manager -(RTPMi) Instructor Led Training,  Dec. 2011

Axiom Sales Force Development - Technical Lead, The Science of Consultative Selling, Instructor Led, Continuing Mentor and Protégé.

Six Sigma Green Belt Training - AT&T Instructor Led 2009 - 2010

Completed Numerous Continuing Education Training:

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Training

International Business Training

Certificate Program Graduate Computer Forensics Training – University of Texas – Arlington 2012

Linux Administration 110 - Certified SteelPivot Training October 2012

Linux Administration 210 - Certified SteelPivot Training November 2012

INE Training Courses – 2015 - CCIE R&S Layer2 Multicast, CCIE R&S: L3 Multicast with PIM Sparse-Mode, CCIE Data Center Troubleshooting, CCIE R&S v5 Tech Series: Layer 2 Advanced Ethernet, CCIE Route: BGP Details and Implementation - Part 1.2.3 Introduction to SDN & OpenFlow, Introduction to OpenStack, Introduction to Open vSwitch.