GILBERTO A. BERNARD

23514 Hopewell Manor Ter. Ashburn, VA 20148

+1 571 353 5709 ŸŸ gilbertobernard08@gmail.com

NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

ŸŸ Network Design ŸŸ Help Desk support ŸŸ Staff Management

ŸŸ BGP, EIGRP, OSPF Specialist ŸŸ NEXUS switches

ØØ Valid TS/SCI Clearance until April 2018. DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certified.

ØØ Considerable experience installing hardware and software, maintaining computer systems and networks.

ØØ Proven expertise in programming network routers and switches including Cisco ASR 1000 series, Cisco

Catalyst 6500 series, 3560 series, Cisco ASA 5500 Firewall Series, and Cisco 7018 Nexus switches.

Technically proficient with Cisco VPN hardware, Juniper QFX 3500, Juniper MX960, Juniper EX8208

and McAfee IDS hardware.

ØØ Led and designed installation of gigabit Ethernet networks, running and terminating more than 300 fiberoptic

cables across two floors to provide network connectivity in a new facility.

ØØ Team lead on a network infrastructure upgrade, replacing all obsolete Cisco switches on network with

Cisco 3560 switches resulting in better network management and control.

ØØ Developed physical and logical network topology diagrams for one unclassified and two classified

networks with MS Visio and Omnigraffle.

ØØ Designed $18,000 network lab emulating live network backbone providing training for seven engineers.

ØØ Demonstrated expertise of software programs including Cisco VPN Client, IP/Video, SMS, Configure Soft

Equipment Configuration Manager, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Acrobat.

CERTIFICATIONS

CCIE (w), ²² CCNP, ²² CCNA ²² Network + ²² A+ ²² Security +

PROVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE

♦ Cisco Routing & Switching Hardware

♦ SolarWinds/SPECTRUM

♦ 802.1x Authentication

♦ Exchange Administration

NETWORK ENGINEER

AMAZON ²² HERNDON, VIRGINIA

♦ WIFI Design & Implementation

♦ MPLS, L3VPN,

♦ Remedy Databases

♦ TACLANE/FASTLANE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

11/2013 - PRESENT

Provide critical on-shift/on-site 24x7 Network Engineering support to Amazon.com retail and GovCloud

customers to diagnose of large-scale networking events. Troubleshoot networking, routing and

interconnectivity issues including troubleshooting of network device configuration for several platforms.

üü Resolved complex routing issues involving BGP, multicast, OSPF, and QoS on Amazon’s s3 and

Elastic Compute Cloud infrastructure.

üü Migrated a large unstable enterprise class WAN network spanning several EIGRP sites to a stable

multi-AS BGP environment

üü Spearheaded network OS and platform standardization across the Amazons GovCloud network while

ensuring 100% compliance standards and policies for over 2500 network devices

üü Reduced the end-to-end cost of delivering packets while working closely with Systems/Software

Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products

GILBERTO A. BERNARD ²² +1 571 353 5709 ²² gilbertobernard08@gmail.com ²²

CENTRIXS NETWORK ENGINEER

RAYTHEON COMPANY ²² CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT

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12/2011 – 11/2013

Install, operate and maintain LAN/WAN network connections and devices on US military coalition networks

throughout Kuwait. Responsible for providing network engineering for $7 million Gigabit Ethernet data

communications transport system supporting 6,000 data and VoIP users.

üü Led CENTRIXS-ISAF tech refresh by replacing fourteen 3550 switches with 3650 and 3750 series

switches while providing configurations needed for devices to perform routing functions.

üü Re-designed CENTRIXS-GCTF network by creating hierarchy network architecture with Vlan support.

üü Led and designed first ever CENTRIXS integration into the Black Core network for both CENTRIXS

ISAF and CENTRIXS GCTF.

üü Engineered redundant solution for CENTRIXS-ISAF network increasing network availability in event

there is a loss of primary path.

üü Maintains Cisco Call Manager Publisher and Subscriber supporting over 800 VoIP users

üü Responsible for all network diagramming and other documentation, management software setup,

device configuration as well as maintenance of the COMSEC account needed for the network

SCAMPI NETWORK ENGINEER

9/2010 – 12/2011

FULCRUM IT ²² PATCH BARRACKS, STUTTGART, GERMANY

Provides network engineering and operations for Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR).

Responsible for in-depth knowledge, maintenance requirements, and system configuration of SOCEUR’s LANs

routers, switches, firewalls, VPN Concentrators, and encryption devices in order to ensure the operational

capability of the Command's IT networks

üü Provides unclassified/classified data, voice, and video services to USSOCOMs remote sites throughout

the world

üü Troubleshoots and resolves issues associated with SCAMPI equipment to include SDN-L/M/H and

Type 1 Encryption devices

üü Configures and tunes Border Gateway protocol network connections to the SOF Information Enterprise

(SIE) and Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)

üü Engineers network configurations for remote sites and trains/assists junior technicians with network

equipment

NETWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEER III

LOCKHEED MARTIN ²² AL DHAFRA AB, ABU DHABI, UAE

Responsible for the configuration and performance management of the Al Dhafra base infrastructure

supporting 3,000 customers. Guarantees quality of service for network infrastructure componets. Conducts

surveys and provides technical solutions for organizations requesting network connectivity.

üü Selected as the lead engineer for enterprise-wide system upgrade. Designed and built network,

incorporating a wireless system that greatly enhanced logistical, maintenance, and airlift data support

üü Responsible for overall secure enterprise design of the Al Dhafra ARMYNET infrastructure

serving more than 3000 users.

üü Review and sign-off authority of all architectural designs for network, system, core services,

and application frameworks

8/2008 – 9/2010

GILBERTO A. BERNARD ²² +1 571 353 5709 ²² gilbertobernard08@gmail.com ²²

NETWORK MANAGEMENT ENGINEER

U.S. AIR FORCE ²² RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY

Maintained 90 video and data circuits on Air Force $60 million Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented

Information network. Collaborate with intelligence personnel, research emerging technologies, and engineer

technical solutions to meet current and future operational requirements.

üü Upgraded organization system to gigabit equipment leading to a seven-fold bandwidth increase.

üü Key contributor to the establishment of the first-ever gigabit TACLANE testing and training

laboratory.

üü Identified and replaced degraded network equipment prior to failure, thus averting major outages for

30 intelligence analysts.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Currently working towards Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems

CCNP Training, Koenig Institute²²SSEP-E Training, L3 Communications ²² FASTLANE/TACLANE

Training, General Dynamics ²² Network +, A+, Security + Training, Central Texas College ²² VOIP

Training, CED Solutions ²² WIFI Training, TELOS Corporation ²² Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

Training, Keesler Air Force Base ²²

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