LEIGH D. THOMPSON                                                                           Active TS/SCI  Jun 10, 2010                                           CI/ Poly –Aug 4, 2008

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Objective: Challenging employment in the Information Technology Industry supporting Federal or Defense agencies in Network Operation and Infrastructure

 

Network Engineering · Network Infrastructure · Telecommunications

 

Education

·   Enrolled- Masters of Arts, Information Technology Management, Webster University, 6 Credits Due

·   Bachelor of Science, Internetworking Technology, Strayer University, June 2006

·   Associates of Arts, Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, 2003

                                                                 Certifications

•                                                                                                                                                       CCNP, CISSP, BCNE

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Cisco 6500 series, Cisco Nexus 7000/5000/2000 series Cisco 4500 series, Cisco 3750’s,  Cisco 3900 series, Cisco 2900 series, Juniper MX series routers, Cisco IOS, Routing Protocols, Brocade VCS Fabric, Cisco Fabricpath, Data Center Networking, Spanning-Tree, VLANS, HSRP,GLBP,VRF’s, Nexus-VPC,

Professional Experience

Network/Security Engineer                                                                                                 January 2014- Present Axiologic Solutions, Department of Defense  Ft Belvoir, VA

·               Responsible for designing network infrastructure for Enterprise Data Centers under Department of Defense mandates

·               Re-designed and implemented LAN infrastructure utilizing Brocade VCS Fabric, creating a fully redundant, highly available, high bandwidth backbone for datacenter traffic

·               Implemented WAN infrastructure utilizing Juniper devices running BGP routing protocols

·               Responsible for configuration and implementation of Brocade VDX switches, Brocade MLX-EJuniper MX series routers

·               Reviewed Security Posture and assisted Government engineers with requirements for protecting the internal network

·               Provided multi-network enterprise data center network topology that is repeatable throughout the INSCOM/ARMY enterprise, providing high speed network LAN/WAN failover

·               Responsible for integrating new design into current INSCOM Tenant Security Plan for Certification and Accreditation

Senior Networking Consultant  (6 Month Contract)                                                                July 2013- January 2014 GEICO, Chevy Chase, MD             

·               Responsible for installing, upgrading, and configuring Cisco Nexus 7000/5000 series switches along with Cisco Nexus 2000 series fabric extenders (FEX) and Cisco Nexus B-22 FEX.

·               Determined upgrade path for NX-OS releases based on customer needs; recommended baseline

·               Briefly worked UCS1010, Nexus1000v in lab environment to provided assessment for customer

·               Assisted customer will all Data Center planning, design and implementation for Company’s 2 primary Locations; Data Center technology based on Nexus Platform

·               Responsible for implementation of additional Nexus 5000/2000 Pods into the fabric path domain

 

 

Senior Network Engineer                                                                                                            August 2010 – July 2013

ManTech International Corporation/Concurrent Technologies

Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, DC

 

·               Configures Cisco Nexus 7000/5000 series switches as well as Cisco 2000 series fabric extenders; provided 10Gigiabit data center  infrastructure for NextGeneration IT services

·               Responsible for providing client with materials list and procuring quote for equipment purchases

·               Responsible for installing, upgrading, and configuring Cisco Nexus 7000/5000 series switches along with Cisco Nexus 2000 series fabric extenders (FEX) and Cisco Nexus B-22 FEX.

·               Responsible for installing, upgrading, and configuring HP C7000 Blade systems in populated with Cisco 3120 (Cisco catalyst Blade Switch) to provide optimal performance, scalability and continuous operation.

·               Responsible for configuring virtual device contexts (VDCs) to further utilize the Nexus 7000 features projects.

·               Responsible for configuring Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) to extend Layer 2 applications across distributed data centers.

·               Responsible for configuring enhanced virtual port channel (VPC) on Cisco Nexus 5500 series devices

·               Proactively works with project managers and service owners providing technical guidance and support to assist with modernization of regional data centers

·               Provides technical solutions and daily technical support to for various projects across multiple security domains

·               Responsible for designing a multi-network enterprise data center network topology that is repeatable throughout the DODIIS enterprise.

·               Briefly Configured Cisco 7000 series routers utilizing BGP, EBGP, MPLS supporting enterprise routing services

 

Program Manager                                                                                                      November, 2008 – August, 2010 

United States Air Force, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA   

 

·               Spearheaded coordination with stakeholders to identify requirements, risks and dependencies

·               Managed SQL server upgrade project; consolidated database platforms; reduced server  footprint and maintenance costs

·               Provided requirements input for major Information Technology Acquisitions for the Business IT Enterprise

·               Ensured 15 personnel received IT acquisition training to effectively manage over $50M in information technology acquisition programs

·               Skillfully managed engineering and integration of information technology projects for worldwide TS/SCI network

·               Led 100+ personnel blending next generation technologies into the organizations strategic Information technology service road map

·               Developed 5 year $120M plus spend plan for modernization and upgrade of hardware and software to support the business needs of demanding and diverse organization

 

Network Infrastructure and Systems Control                                                October, 2002 – November, 2008

United States Air Force, Various locations

·                             Led 32 personnel in diverse specialties in the maintenance, installation and operation of  Local Area Network (LAN)

  and voice switching systems with copper and fiber infrastructure for 150+ devices supporting 2900+ users

·            Oversaw major network infrastructure upgrade replacing Marconi routing and switching devices with IPV6 compliant Cisco devices; project completed 1 year ahead of mandated deadline

·            Led team in configuration, installation, troubleshooting and  restoration for 100+  network devices on base LAN

·            Procured and installed commercial wireless internet service to boost morale for 1500+ in forward operating location 

·            Developed technical solutions for customer requirements during base expansion to allow for scalability and integration with future projects

·            Directed 24/7 support for 270+ critical defense circuits supporting the base and partner agency network as well as missile warning systems with a 99.9% availability rate

·            Oversaw testing, monitoring, activation and de-activation of long haul communications circuits

·            Led 40 personnel in maintenance and administration of DoD Centralized Network Control Station; a High Frequency Global Communication System consisting of 14 worldwide high frequency radio stations

·            Managed the administration of over 250 computers, 2 domain controllers, 2 SMS servers, and 2 ACS servers

·            Stood up 1^st global High Frequency System Administration team; implemented policies; complied with directives

·            Core member of security policy writing team; established key policies to secure 250 workstations in 14 countries

·            Led migration from IBM OS2 to Windows 2000 operating system at 12 global sites; increased efficiency 40%

·            Monitored, analyzed, performed fault isolation and restoral action for 1500 links, trunks and circuits

·            Provided optimal telecommunications to the President, international dignitaries and worldwide Global Information  Grid (GIG) Customers

·            Prepared Status Reports for Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and communications group focal point

·            Exercised operations control over GIG resources and approved temporary allocation to authorized users

·            Guided Implementation of facility circuit information tracking database; improved accuracy of 1500 circuit records

 

TECHNICAL/LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

CCNA Boot Camp, CCNP Boot Camp, , Air Force Specialty skill level training: Managing LAN/WANS, Juniper Intro to JUNOS,, DCUFI-CISCO Data Center Unified Fabrics, Air Force Leadership development courses, Government COTR training

 

References available upon request