David Staatz

 

Career Objective: Network/Security Engineer

Experience:

 

YE Technology, United States Courts     Mar. 2011 to Mar 2015

Provide engineering and operational support to Security Infrastructure Branch of the United States Courts.

 

Senior Network Engineer. Provide engineering design and support for remote access, firewall management, and intrusion protection systems.

*          Supported network authentication using Cisco Access Control Server.

*          Supported Juniper and Cisco SSL and IPsec VPN solutions

*          Supported Cisco ASA firewall management with exposure to Palo Alto firewalls

*          Supported Cisco, SourceFire, and Enterasys IPS systems.

*          Setup Cisco ASA 5550 and 5520 firewalls for VPN testing.

*          Setup Cisco VPN client and AnyConnect.

*          Updated IOS and IVE for Cisco and Juniper

*          Assisted in supporting wireless systems.

*          Network monitoring through Cisco Security Manager, SolarWinds, NetScout, LogLogic, and other various forms of tracking systems.

*          Provided engineering plans for case studies, re-engineering, and system maintenance.

*          Worked with enterprise change management.

*          Exposure to Arbor systems

 

YE Technology, Transportation Security Administration      Aug. 09 to Mar 2011

Provide engineering and operational support to Network Engineering and Operations branch of the Office of Engineering and Development at Transportation Security Administration.

 

Senior Network Engineer/Project Manager. Provide engineering design and operational support to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS). Provide project management and oversight for TSA Federal Staff and liaison support to FAMS.

*          Network architecture planning and design of the TSA and FAMS infrastructure.

*          Setup Cisco ASA 5550 firewall, Cisco 2900 and 3900 series routers.

*          Worked with EIGRP, HSRP, BGP, STP, trunking, DMVPN, IPsec, GRE, MPLS

*          Operational support to TSA and FAMS network systems (routing and switching, security, and VoIP)

*          Install and configure network devices (routers, switches, content engines, and firewalls)

*          Use network management tools to monitor the pulse of the network. (Arc Sight, Solar Winds, and CiscoWorks)

*          Develop and track change control within Network Operations

 

United States Army National Guard                           Oct. 89 to Jun 10

Served as an Officer in the Engineering and Military Police Corps. Last duty assignment was the Provost Marshal of the 29^th Infantry Division located at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Abbreviated highlights:

*          Construction and Plan Officer

*          Platoon Leader

*          Battalion S-1 & S-4.

*          Company Commander.

*          Battlefield Circulation Control Officer/Security Officer.

*          Plans and Operations Officer

*          Provost Marshal

 

YE Technology, United States Department of Labor      Aug. 06 to Aug 09

Develop strategic IT infrastructure optimization projects that align with the US Department of Labor’s line of business.

Enterprise Architect/Project Manager. Enterprise Architecture for OCIO of the Department of Labor. Duties include conceptual designs for the Mobile Workforce, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Trusted Internet Connections, Data Center Optimization, and Networx Transition. Using the System Development Life Cycle Manual and the Federal Enterprise Architecture Model, to facilitate and develop projects through various stages to the end state of pilot projects.

*          Cost Benefit Analysis

*          Data Collection Development.

*          Baseline Analysis.

*          Risk Management.

*          Conceptual Network Planning

*          Legislative and Federal Law Compliance

 

Information Innovators, Inc., (DLA) Worldwide          Feb. 05 to Aug. 06

Consolidate and outsource server and database operations from all data centers to a logical enterprise data center.

 

Platform Analyst. Perform initial site assessment to foster communication between the team HP and the customer, capture network analysis, baseline and document network, migrate data, consolidate activates through interviews, physical inspection and automated tools.

*          Baseline UNIX and Windows platforms.

*          Build a bill of materials for server exchange.

*          Analysis of UNIX and Windows servers and applications.

*          Consolidate infrastructure.

*          Build network documentation.

 

Comnet Science, Inc., Pentagon                                                                                      Apr. 03 to Dec. 04

Research and Development of Enterprise Solutions for the Headquarters Air Force

 

Senior Engineer: Senior Engineer on the Block 20 Project with the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency at the Pentagon.  Responsibilities on this project include the design, test, and document new information technology concepts.  Specifically, the designed and tested a wireless network, PDA wireless email with biometrics, and Cisco virtual private network.  Migrated the enterprise from Windows NT to Windows 2000 active directory and the messaging system from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.

*          Tested Blackberry Solutions

*          Performed enterprise Migration from Window NT to Windows 2000 and Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000

*          Setup Windows 2000 Active Directory Infrastructure to include Exchange 2000

*          Setup Public Key Infrastructure

*          Used Network and Performance monitor for troubleshooting.

*          Worked with HP OpenView for network monitoring of enterprise servers.

SAIC, Vienna, VA                                                                                   Oct. 98 to Apr. 03

Information systems service consulting company.

 

Network Engineer Technical Lead/Project Manager: Local Area Network Engineer for Reserve Component Automation System in Vienna, Virginia.

·               Baseline network/created wiring diagrams

·               Redesigned and implemented campus LAN/optimizing server farm/reorganized the IP addressing space

·               Designed and implemented campus remote access dialup/VPN

·               Organized network management and monitoring systems using Performance and Network Monitor.

·               Project Manager for all LAN/WAN projects: scheduling/equipment purchase/supervision

·               Setup Cisco 2500 and 2600 series routers.

·               Setup Cisco 5000 and 5500 series catalyst switches

·               Worked with BGP, STP, trunking, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, Frame relay, ISDN, and RAS

·               Performed Network monitoring with HP OpenView Network Node Manager, portable Fluke tools (sniffers), Cisco network manager, and SNMP services.

·               Performance Monitor was used to locate network bottlenecks on the servers such as CPU and disk queue lengths, memory usage, and network card bandwidth issues.

·               Network Monitor was used to track specific traffic inbound/outbound per network server.

·               Backup Management with Backup Exec

 

Sr Exchange/Telecom Engineer/Project Manager: Exchange & NT administration for AFPCA-OAAP in the Pentagon. Contract ended September 31, 1999

*          NT & Exchange administration to include: network troubleshooting/migrations/administration/maintenance

*          Project Management: supervise six engineers/monthly reports/design consulting/equipment purchase/scheduling/coordination

*          Baseline and troubleshooting with Performance and Network Monitor, event and audit logging, and HP OpenView.

*          Monitored Exchange exclusive processes for baseline, growth and expansion through Performance Monitor.

 

Remtech Services, Inc., Springfield, VA                                                                             Nov. 96 to Oct. 98

Creation, maintenance, and evaluation of course curriculum for the United States Navy’s Strategic Systems Program.

 

System Analyst: Perform basic system administration duties for Windows NT and Windows 95 systems with past experience with HP-UX and SCO operating systems. Maintain printers. Perform backup and recovery operations. Troubleshoot desktop PC hardware and network problems for a local area network of 48 users. Support Oracle 7.0 and government purchased software. Provide a user help desk. Investigate, present, and implement approved network and PC upgrade plans and new ideas. Support office e-mail. Update maintenance and equipment records.

*          Base-lined network: maintenance logs/wiring diagrams/created IT

*          Redesigned campus network: Windows NT/LAN/printers/supervision/scheduling/equipment purchase

*          Created the companies Intranet.

*          Software supported: HP-UX, Solaris, SCO, Windows NT Server and Workstation, Windows 95 and 3.x, DOS, Microsoft Office products, Oracle 7, Claris Office Mail, and various other small applications.

*          Hardware supported: All types of PC peripherals and networking equipment.

*          Supervise four employees.

*          Converted company from Unix platform to Windows NT.

*          Familiar with UNIX commands and small scripts.

*          Troubleshooting with Performance and Network Monitor

*         Backup management with HP-UX

 

Salisbury State University Support Services, Salisbury, MD                                            Jan. 95 to May 96

UNIX Student Manager: Provide support to students and faculty using university equipment in the computer laboratories. Responsible for security of all university property. Support user help desk.

*          Managed student help desk.

*          Setup and installed new computer laboratories.

*          Assisted in solving networking problems.

*          Assisted in troubleshooting hardware and software problems.

*          Scheduled student help to perform help desk and security functions.

*          Performed printer maintenance.

*          Familiar with X Windows System

 

Education:

 

University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD

Master of Telecommunications & Management. (Graduated: 2007)

 

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

BS Animal Science, (Graduated: 1986)

 

Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD

MBA (not completed: deployed to Panama)

 

Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD

BS Management Information Systems (not completed: deployed to Panama)

 

 

Seminars & Certifications:

 

MCSE Windows NT 4.0

MCSE 2000 (Messaging)

CCNA (routing and switching, voice)

CCNP (original expired while on active duty: working to renew)

ITIL

Arbor course

Palo Alto course

 

Security Clearance:

 

Civilian and Military: Held secret