Professional Objective

I am seeking a senior level position that will challenge and increase my knowledge and skills in information and security systems, network technology support and design.

 

Professional Experience

Accudata Systems Inc. – Network/Security Consultant, October 17, 2011 – Present

·                     Projects and Planning –  created project/implementation plans for multiple customers

o  Developed new-site implementation plans including hardware selection and provisioning.

o  Implemented multiple ISP BGP environment utilizing route policies for route selection.

o  Planned and implemented Cisco routers for DMVMP Data Center connectivity.

o  Planned and Implanted Cisco series wireless and access points in upstart environments.

o  Planned and implemented Juniper Switching and L3 environments.

o  Planned and Migrated Checkpoint firewall environment to a clustered Juniper SRX firewall environment.

o  Implemented PaloAlto and Cisco Firewalls from planning to cutover.

o  Designed/implemented Cisco L3 switch redundant core enterprise environment

·                     LAN/WAN – implemented/supported multi-vendor environment

o  Configured OSPF, BGP  protocols including routing policies

o  Configured Spanning tree for L2 redundancy and efficiency

o  Configured and designed VLAN infrastructure communications

o  Performed hardware refresh for Cisco/Juniper firewalls, switches and routers

o  Performed software refresh for Cisco/Juniper firewalls, switches and routers

·                     Security – Planned/Implemented firewall in support of customer requirements

o  Implemented Firewall redundancy using Cisco ASA/Juniper

o  Implemented clustering of Juniper SRX security devices

o  Planned/configured Juniper/Cisco firewall and VPN changes

o  Planned and implemented NAT on Cisco/Juniper for overlapping subnets             

·                     Troubleshooting – performed router and firewall problem resolution

o  Troubleshot VPN connection issues in Juniper/Cisco environments

o  Troubleshot Network Address Translation issues in Cisco/Juniper environments

o  Troubleshot BGP/OSPF issues in Cisco/Juniper environments

 

SunGard Availability Services – Network Engineer, May 11, 2009 – October 14, 2011

·                     LAN/WAN – supported multi-vendor environment for managed services customers

o  Configured MPLS L3VPN within managed services customer cloud

o  Configured OSPF, BGP protocols for co-located and managed devices

o  Configured F5 BigIP LTM load balancers

o  Configured managed customer environments including L2/L3 and firewall components.

·                     Security – Planned/Implemented firewall requirements for managed services customers

o  Implemented Firewall redundancy using Cisco ASA/Juniper NetScreen

o  Planned/configured Juniper/Cisco firewall and VPN changes

o  Able to configure CheckPoint Firewall rules and VPN’s

o  Planned and implemented NAT on Cisco/Juniper/CheckPoint devices

o  Installed and maintained SSL certificates with F5 BigIP LTM devices             

·                     Troubleshooting – performed router and firewall problem resolution

o  Troubleshoot BGP/OSPF issues in Juniper/Cisco environment

o  Able to troubleshoot F5 BigIP LTM issues

o  Configured/Troubleshoot CheckPoint modules

 

Patients Medical Center – Sr. Network Analyst, Sept 22, 2008 – March 26, 2009

·                     LAN/WAN support – Relied on experience, training and judgment to plan and accomplish business objectives.

o  Worked as a team lead for administration, maintenance and support of Dell L2/L3 switching infrastructure.

o  Planned and implemented Dell L3 core redundancy

o  Configured/maintained perimeter Cisco routers and VRRP redundancy

o  Assisted with Business Continuity planning, documentation and testing.

·   Security – Implemented and planned security requirements for the network and users

o  Implemented Firewall Active/Standby redundancy using Cisco ASA 5510

o  Performed network scans utilizing Wireshark for identifying network events

o  provided recommendation for the email and network security policy

o  Administered Citrix server along with VPN remote and site-to-site connectivity

·   Network Administration – performed administration of Windows 2003 Domain environment

o  Configured/maintained Active Directory and GPO applications

o  Implemented redundancy for Hub Transport and Client Access Server roles

o  Maintained and implemented DNS, WINS, DHCP and IIS servers

o  Installed and maintained server SSL certificates

             

Barrios Technologies/NASA Orion Contractor –Sr. Systems/Security Analyst, Jan.4, 2007 – Sept 19, 2008

·   LAN/WAN support – Planned, implemented and configured infrastructure devices

o         Conducted technical research for infrastructure changes/upgrades

o         Configured internal routing using OSPF, EIGRP with redistribution

o         Configured/maintained port aggregation protocol

o         Increased layer 2 efficient by optimizing Spanning-tree protocols

o         Maintained/configured point-to-point WAN interfaces

·   Security – Planned, implemented, configured network security

o         Conducted routine network audits to ensure compliance with security policy

o         Conducted security vulnerability analysis: WireShark, Nessus and NMap

o         Configured and monitored PIX/ASA firewalls to policy standards

o         Configured NAT/PAT features for address conservation and privacy

o         Implemented MS ISA Server firewall for secure web application publishing

o         Security/RAS - configured and troubleshot VPN, IPSEC, AAA

 

·   Network System – Planned, configured, implemented network systems

o  Implemented MS Windows 2003 domains and Active Directory, including trust relationships, and group policies.

o     Installed MS Exchange Server 2003 and configured SMTP, POP3 and OWA

o     Assisted in the development of network security policy to meet NASA standards

o     Established and maintained baseline data for capacity planning

 

Getronics, Inc – Network Analyst, Nov. 21, 2005 – Dec. 31, 2006

·   Network Monitoring System – HP OpenView, Vital Suite, and Cisco Works

o        Monitored and identified network devices using HPOV

o        Used Vital Suite to analyze  network congestion and related problems

·   Customer Support – PeopleSoft and Vantive ticket management system

o        Extremely professional and courteous while working directly with customers

o        Explained very technical issues without using technical jargon

·   WAN support – contacted Exchange carriers to isolate outages

o        Escalated problems to Telco: Frame Relay, ATM and ISDN

·   WAN protocols – PPP, HDLC, Frame Relay

·   Routing Protocols – able to configure and troubleshoot routing protocols

o        Knowledge of OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP

·   Data acquisition – familiar with SCADA acquisition systems

·   Security/RAS - troubleshot VPN, IPSEC, DSL, AAA, NAT/PAT issues

   

Health and Human Services Commission – Regional Systems Specialist III, Feb 4, 2003 – Nov. 21, 2005

·   Field Service Technician – resolved Windows 2000 hardware/software problems.

·   Help Desk – documented, tracked all trouble tickets to successful resolution

·   LAN/WAN Support – configured and maintained CISCO routers and switches.

·   Deployment Projects – assisted in planning and deployment of Windows workstations.

 

TeleSystems Marketing, Inc – Asst. Network Administrator, April 2002 to January 2003

·   Microsoft NT/2000 Server Administration – installed and configured domains and Active Directory, local and group policies.

·   Microsoft 2000/XP workstation – installed/troubleshot user/network issues

·   Novell NetWare Administration – installed and maintained server operating system, hardware, user accounts, maintained server backups.

·   UNIX Administration – Served as technical support for UNIX shell and printing problems.

·   Network Infrastructure Support – Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, DHCP and DNS

United States Navy – Electronic Technician, March 1991 to February 2002

·   Network Systems – installed and maintained Windows NT server. Maintained, installed: cabling- Category 5, thinnet-RG-59; computer hardware- switches/hubs/routers; and patch panels/cable management systems.

·   Computer repair – diagnosed and upgraded PC hardware to military specifications.

·   Electronics – repaired maintained and operated solid state and electromechanical equipment.

 

Education

·                     University of Houston, 2008

Bachelor of Science 2008, Information Systems Technology

·                     Kelsey-Jenney College, 2001- San Diego, CA

Associate of Science 2001, Computer Network Engineering

Associate of Science 2001, Computer Maintenance Technology

 

Certifications

·                     Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS-ENT)

·                     Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS-SEC)

·                     Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA-Junos)

·                     Juniper Firewall/VPN Certified Associate  (JNCIA-FWV)

·                     Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP - Route Switch)

·                     Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP - SEC)

·                     Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA - SEC)

·                     Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

·                     Cisco Intrusion Protection System Specialist (CIPSS)

·                     F5 BigIP PC LTM Certification

·                     Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE NT)

·                     A+ Certified PC Technician

 

Course work

·                     Database Administration and scripting(MS SQL 2005)

·                     Project Management (Information Systems)

·                     Systems Analyst and Design (ERD, DFD)

·                     Programming (Visual Basic .Net, HTML)

 

Vocational

·                     San Diego Community College, Certificate, Data, Voice and Video Cabling (8 weeks)

·                     Naval Advanced Electrical/Electronics School, Certificate, Honors Graduate (52 weeks)

·                     Naval Applied Electronics School, Certificate, Honors Graduate (36 weeks)

 

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