SUMMARY

 

Dedicated Senior IT/Networking professional with a passion for improving organizational capabilities through technology-based solutions. Invested in learning, expanding and optimizing enterprise technology to reach optimum efficiency. Highly skilled in the management of technical experts and leveraging technical experience to transition organizational requirements into effective technology-based solutions.

 

Education / QUALIFICATIONS

 

•          M.B.A in Data Analytics (Ohio University) - in progress (current GPA 4.0)

•          B.S. With Honors in IT Management (Trident University)

•          A.A.S. in Electronic Systems Technology (Air Force Community College)

•          Cisco Certified Network Professional - Routing & Switching (CCNP)

•          Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)

•          Cisco Certified Network Associate: Security (CCNA: Security)

•          Cisco Certified Network Associate - Routing & Switching (CCNA)

•          EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

•          Paloalto Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE)

•          CompTIA Security+ (Sec+)

•          Active - Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI)

•          Air Force Veteran, Honorably Discharged

 

Key Strengths

 

Communication/Writing Skills, Technical Engineering, Policy Writing, Project Planning, Network Design/Implementation and The Ability to Transition Technical Knowledge of Between Vendor Platforms.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Sr. Network Engineer

DoD Contractor | Remote

2015 - Present

 

Roles and Responsibilities

•          Functions as the Routing, Switching and Firewall subject matter expert within the US Army Network Virtualization team

•          Writes technical documentation, engineering plans and training documents to help aid incoming and junior personnel in learning key systems

•          Leads technical training and briefings with clients to foster an environment of efficiency and growth within the DoD networking community

•          Orchestrates notifications and interfaces with key customers during windows of maintenance for minimal impact as a result of network expansion and upgrades

 

 

Network Engineer/Consultant

IBM | Charleston, WV

2014 - 2015

 

Roles and Responsibilities

•          Provides engineering and managed network services to multiple large enterprise and industrial (SCADA) networks spanning the U.S. - Primary focus in data transport and security

•          Responsible for maintaining world-class multitenant data centers which provide network services and virtual infrastructure to organizations across the globe.

•          Provisions network circuits for essential customers with a variety of industry standard VPN technologies.

 

 

 

Network Engineer | Sr. Network Engineer (promoted)

DOD/USAF | Goodfellow, TX

2011 - 2014

Roles and Responsibilities

•          Managed Classified and Unclassified network transport devices in support of critical operations of classified intelligence training and unclassified firefighter training for the U.S. Military

•          Designed, maintained and optimized IP video streaming network services to intelligence reconnaissance and surveillance to military intelligence analysts

•          Proposed, managed and completed routing optimization of two large-scale enterprise networks by migrating routing protocols resulting in higher throughput and increased redundancy

•          Provided 24/7 On-call support for intelligence network operations on the primary customer site, and to remotely managed “spoke” sites

 

 

Network Support Specialist

IT Consulting (independent) | OH/WV/KY

2010 - 2011

Roles and Responsibilities

•          Installed and maintained network and customer infrastructure devices including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, phones and PCs.

•          Configured windows and apple workstation for secure usage and access to relevant network resources as needed per user

•          Set up equipment for new office and home office operations based on organizational expansion

•          Advised and trained customers on work-specific software and technologies to ensure effective work environments

 

 

Volunteer Experience

 

•          Volunteer member of the ITDRC providing technical support during natural disasters

•          Provides IT/Network consulting and support to local non-profit organizations within the region

 

Career Achievements

 

•          Promoted to a senior position ahead of tenured peers due to outstanding technical performance

•          History of industry certification pursuit on personal time via self-study and lab

•          Led DISA network compliance team resulting in an “Excellent” rating over multiple DoD networks

 

Awards/Accomplishments

 

•          Selected as 1 in 1000+ for “2013 Serviceman of the Year” due to outstanding job performance.

•          Presented the only “Information Technology Dominance Award” for the Goodfellow Air Force Installation in 2012 for continued display of expert technical skills.

•          Graduated from undergraduate program with cum laude distinction

 

Technologies, Platforms and Regulations

OSPF, EIGRP, BGP (MP-BGP), MPLS/L3VPN, L2TP, LDP, Remote Access VPN, IPSEC Tunnels, GRE, DMVPN, NHRP, Radius/TACACS, QoS, 802.1Q(dot1Q), 802.1x, Vlans, VRFs, STP, VTP,
Cisco IOS, NX-OS, IOS XR, IOS XE, Juniper JUNOS, VMWare, Microsoft Servers, Linux,
Security Audit & Compliance - DISA STIG/CCRI, HIPAA and PCI