MICHAEL T. SWIERZEWSKI

38 Cherrywood Drive

Goshen, NY 10924

845-703-0161 (cell)

swierzmt22@gmail.com

 

Objective:

 

I am looking for a permanent (non-contractual) management position involving Network Security Management, Data Center Management and Design, and/or Information Assurance. I have a preference  for domestic and/or international travel up to 50% of the time, including remote work.

 

Education

 

•         University of Maryland College, Adelphi MD

•         M.S. in Cyber Security (pending 2016)

•         University of Maryland College, Adelphi MD

•         B.S. in Computer Networking & Security, 01/2010 to 01/2015

•         University of Maryland College, Adelphi MD

•         B.A. in History, 01/2010 to 2015

•         Central Texas College, Eileen TX

•         Certificate in Information Security Specialist, 01/2013 to 01/2015

•         US Navy Journeyman Communications “C” School, NAS Norfolk, VA

•         Certificate of Completion, 07/2010 to 11/2010

•         US Navy Information Systems Technician “A” School, NAS Pensacola FL

•         Certificate of Completion, Top of Class, Class Leader, 01/2007 to 05/20012

 

Certifications

 

•         CCIE Security Written (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert: Security), Cisco

•         CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), Cisco

•         CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional), Cisco

•         CEH v8 (Certified Ethical Hacker), EC-Council

•         Cisco ASA Security 2.0 Skyline Advanced Technology Services

•         Cisco MPLS 2.3 Skyline Advanced Technology Services

•         Executive Management Certification, MSI Management & Strategy Institute

•         Team Supervisor Certification, MSI Management & Strategy Institute

•         Information Storage Associate EMC2, EMC2

•         VMware Data Center Associate, VMware

•         MSCP Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft Certified Professional), Microsoft

•         CCNA Wireless, Cisco

•         CCNA Security, Cisco

•         CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), Cisco

•         CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate), Cisco

•         Comptia A+, Comptia

•         Comptia Network+, Comptia

•         Comptia Security+, Comptia

•         Comptia Server+, Comptia

•         HCNA (Huawei Certified Network Associate), Huawei

 

Languages

•         Italian

•         Russian

•         Hebrew

Skills

 

•         Layer 2 Core Technologies: Metro Ethernet, QinQ, MPLS, VPLS, 802.1Q, 802.1ad Double-Tagging, C-Vlan (Customer Vlan), S-Vlan (Service Provider Vlan), CPT Cisco Packet Transport (Layer 2 Redundant Ring)

•         SAN/NAS: (Unified Storage Area Network/Network Attached Storage) EMC2

•         SDN Software Designed Network: Spirent Test Center & Avalanche Attack Designer, Qualisystems: Testshell Studio, Authoring Tool, and Resource Manager

•         EMC2 VNX: Unified SAN/NAS with UniSphere Management System

•         Cisco UCS Platform:  UCSM, VLAN, VSAN, VNIC, Service Profiles, Server Pools, Fabric Interconnects, Fabric Extenders, Boot from SAN, etc…

•         Virtualization: VMware, ESXi Hypervisor, Vmotion, VSphere, and Oracle VMBox

•         Data Center: FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet), SCSI, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel

•         Cisco Access, Core, and Distribution L2/L3 Switches and Routers: Cisco 10K CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System), Cisco ASR9K (Autonomous System Router), and Cisco 7200.

•         Diverse Vendor L2/L3 Switches and Routers: CASA 10G CMTS and Huawei X3 and X8 Routers, ZTE OLT, Huawei MA5600T OLT, CTDI OLT, and Alcatel-Lucent OLT.

•         Windows Server 2003 & 2008: Configuration and Administration, Active Directory, DNS, Certificate Authority, Web Server, File Server, etc…

•         Load Balancing Techniques: F5 Load/Traffic Balancer BIG-IP Appliances (Layer 4 & Layer 7), Layer 3 Router Load Balancing with Routing Protocols, and Layer 2.5 MPLS Core Load Balancing via FEC and MPLS Headers.

•         Network Management: RouterSNMPv3, NetBrain, and Solar Winds

•         Security: Sophos Endpoint Security, Cisco ASA Firewall 5550, Microsoft ISA Firewall & Web Caching Server, Retina Network Vulnerability, Norton Anti-Virus, Symantec Anti-Virus, Qualysguard, ACLs, Port-Based Security, NAC, DAC, IPS and IDS systems, Checkpoint Security Appliances (3200, 5200 series) & Sandblast Threat Extraction Software.

•         Remote Access: VPN, SSH, AES128 Encryption, Cryptography, Cisco ADS and Cisco ADSM

•         Routing Protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, iBGP, eBGP, IS-IS, RIPv1, and RIPv2

•         Data Center Redundancy: RAID Configurations, Active Directory Site-to-Site Replication, and VERITAS Backup Manager

•         ISP (Internet Service Provider) Technologies: MPLS, VPLS, Optical, OLT (Optical Line Terminal), MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum), Cable Labs Specifications, DOCSIS 2.0, PON (Passive Optical Networks), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax Networks), EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Network), DPoE (DOCSIS Provisioning of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks), WDMPON (Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network), CPT (Cisco Packet Transport), MPLS Core, VoIP, BSoD (Business Services over DOCSIS T1 Line Replacement), Metro Ethernet E-LINE, E-TREE, and E-LAN topologies, RFC 2544 Testing, and SPIRENT Test Center.

•         RF (Radio Frequency) Technologies: IP via SHF (Super High Frequency) Satellite Communications, IP via EHF (Extremely High Frequency) Satellite Communications, UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Voice Circuits, Multiplexers, Couplers, and SATCOM planning systems.

•         Cryptology: Key Management Systems, Proper Destruction of Classified Materials, Key Accountability, Key Tapes, Key Transmission, Proper Secured Storage of Classified Materials, TS-SCI Government Clearance (Top Secret, Special Compartmentalized Information).

•         Foreign Language Proficiency: English, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic

 

Work History

 

Mediacom Communications Corp.

1 Mediacom Way, Chester, NY 10918

IP Engineer II (Testing, Security, and Network Design)

10/13 to Present

 

-Lead IP Engineer involved in DOCSIS Provisioning over Ethernet (DPoE) testing via Passive Optical Networks (PON) involving multi-vendor devices including Huawei MA5600T OLT, ZTE 5600 OLT, CTDI OLT, Finisar SFP ONT, and CTDI D5200 ONTs ensuring vendor inter-operability in conjunction with Cable Labs standards.

-Migrated over 1,000 remote access “TACACS” network devices from Cisco ACS version 4 to Cisco ACS version 5 ensuring security policies and procedures were in place for mobile access to the company network in accordance with Mediacom company policies.

-Lead IP Engineer involved in Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) and Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) PON solutions including Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) solutions such as Ethernet over Passive Optical Network over coax (EPOC).

-Lead IP Engineer involved in Business Services over DOCSIS (BSOD) testing certifying: CASA 10G CMTS, 100G CMTS, CISCO 10K CMTS along with Spirent Test Center validations involving RFC2544 and 802.1q (Double-Tag) features.

-Technician involved in new Data Center implementation for Mediacom.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory (MIT)

244 Wood St, Lexington, MA 02421

Classified Systems Administrator for “Space Surveillance Division 93”

01/13 to 10/13 (Contractor)

 

-Individually installed, wired, and performed initial setup procedures for over 10 UCS 5100 Chassis, 80 UCS B-Series Blades, 13 UCS C-Series Blades, 4 UCS 6100 Fabric Interconnects, 2 UCS Fabric Extenders, and 4 Cisco Nexus Layer 3 Switches providing IP connectivity for multiple classified government programs. 

-Individually installed, wired, and served as lead storage system administrator for a classified government network involving a hybrid file/block EMC² VNX5500 SAN/NAS implementation incorporating various technologies including virtualization, 10Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber, and SAS.

-Created and managed 3 Block/File storage pools, 2 file systems, 10 RAID groups, and 50 LUNS for EMC² VNX5500 SAN/NAS system consisting of 120 SAS/FLASH/NL-SAS HDD drives, 2 Storage Processors, 7 DAEs, and 2 X-Blade enclosures totaling over 5,000 Petabytes of classified government data.

-Successfully conducted incremented firmware upgrades to over 100 pieces of Cisco UCS applicable hardware in an active operational environment.

-Utilized Microsoft PowerShell and Cisco UCS Power Tool to create automated server scripts, inventory system hardware data, and monitor UCS system functions.

-Devised enterprise-level MAC pool, UUID pool, IP address, WWNN, WWPN, Dynamic VNIC and Dynamic VHBA address schemes for the successful implementation and connectivity of over and 500+ Virtual Machines, 93+ servers, and SAN/NAS spanning three geographical sites.

-Provided critical IT helpdesk support to MIT Lincoln Laboratory “Space Surveillance Division 93” team members involving the installation, operation, and troubleshooting of high graphic-intensive space surveillance/tracking software.

-Designed and created secure base-line computer system images for space surveillance division classified projects using Retina Network Vulnerability Scanner, Symantec Antivirus, and Acronis imaging software.

 

United States Navy

USS Vicksburg CG-69 Jacksonville, FL 32233

Information Systems Technician First Class (IT1, E-6) Classified Systems Administrator

03/07 to 12/12 (Honorable Discharge)

 

-Managed, operated, and optimized 4 Cisco Routers, 6 Alcatel Switches, 10 Microsoft 2003 servers, one UNIX server, and over 250+ workstations aboard a ship of 360 users in a high-stress environment.

-Maintained, administered, and troubleshot 4 separate LANs: Secret LAN, Unclassified LAN, NATO Coalition LAN, and a UNIX based NTCSS LAN ensuring that over 360 users could perform critical tasks. 

-Managed the local “Cyber PMS” instruction that involved over 100 checks weekly ranging from network vulnerability scanning and monitoring to ensuring anti-virus definitions were current according to Naval Information Systems IA Doctrine.

-Served as the lead SATCOM satellite operator for Extremely High Frequency (EHF) and Super High Frequency (SHF) systems, ensuring that WAN radio frequency paths were easily accessible and stable to allow off-ship internet IP connectivity for over 360 users.

-Utilized Microsoft ISA server, router access control lists, switch-port security, USB scans, and Retina scans to increase overall network security allowing the ship to have zero major security violations in accordance with strict Naval Networks Doctrine for both Classified Secret and Unclassified networks. Norton Antivirus/Internet Security and Symantec used for malware scanning, malware removal, virus signature updates, and running heuristic scans.