Andrew H. Scott CCNA, ACMP, MCP (CCNP-Route, CCNP-Switch,

MCSE-NT4.0)

Education/Training

University of Texas at Austin - Plan II Honors Program: Major:

Physics/History (1997), Biology/Psych (2006)

Austin Community College - (Austin) - Computer Sciences coursework

(scripting languages)

CISCO Training Academy - (Austin AT&T) Cisco Wireless Controller Enterprise

series (WLCs and MSE)

- (Austin Cisco) Cisco Telepresence Bootcamp Training

(VoIP & Video)

ARUBA Training Academy- (Dallas) Aruba Certified Mobility Professional Boot

camp (2013)

ARUBA Training Academy- ClearPass, Airwave & Instant Access Points classes

(2013)

3COM Training Academy - (Austin) - 3COM Master of Network Sciences & Layer

3 Switching series

TekSkills Inc. - (Ft. Worth)

-Microsoft # 70-215 Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows

Server 2000

Learnkey Intl. Training Solutions: - (Dallas)

-Microsoft # 70-294: Planning, Implementing, Maintaining Server 2003

Active Directory Infrastructure

Certifications

. 3COM/HP - 3COM-Master of Network Sciences

. Aruba Networks -ACMP - Aruba Certified Mobility Professional

. Cisco Networks -CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate

-CCNP - Route (640-902) (expired)

-CCNP - Switch (642-813) (expired)

. Microsoft - MCSE NT 4 - Networking Essentials, NT Server, Enterprise,

NT Workstation (obsolescent)

- MCSE 2000 track-Windows Advanced Server #70-215

(obsolescent)

. U.S. Dept Of Defense - PMBP- Project Management for Business

Processes

Work Experience

Aliado Corp-Dallas, Texas

2014 (July 2014-Present)

Network Engineer / Systems Consultant

. PCI Compliance auditing with Cisco/Aruba Wireless Security Assessments

& also Wireless Site Surveys

. Design and setup of Aruba Controllers 531, redundant 7211, 3200, 3400

and 6000 series

. Palo Alto Firewall training (CNSE path) and Mid-level configuration

and setup of Palo Alto firewalls

. MPLS, OSPF, BGP & RIP support on Cisco hardware

. F5 Load Balancing support: BIG-IP LTM: SNAT Pool creation & wildcard

virtual server & nodes, VIPS

. Troubleshoot/Maintenance on various CISCO Enterprise

switches/routers(3750x, 3850, 1900ISR, 2921ISR, 3845ISR, 6405's)

. Configuring ACLs, EtherChannel, STP, Stacking, HSRP troubleshooting,

Static Routes, OSPF t-shooting.

. VPN implement & troubleshoot: IP-SEC tunnels, GRE Tunnels, SSL-VPN on

Cisco, Aruba, Juniper

The Neiman Marcus Group / Synterna Technologies-Dallas, Texas

2013-2014 (February 2013-March 2014)

Network Engineer 2 / Systems Consultant

. Aruba Switch s3500 & 1200 Complex Stacking topologies and profile

configurations

. Aruba Controllers 531, 7211, 3200, 3400 and 6000 series

. Aruba ClearPass server Authentication: 802.1X, AAA, Policy Management,

Guest Access, B.Y.O.D.

. PCI Compliance auditing concerning Cisco/Aruba equipment & configs.

. Multiple CISCO Enterprise switches/routers(1841,3750, 3845ISR,

6405's,etc) configuration, maintenance & design (EtherChannel, STP,

Stacking, HSRP troubleshooting, Static Routing)

. Aruba ClearPass server build & migration away from Microsoft/Cisco NPS

& TACACS solutions

. InfoBlox DNS installation, upgrades and support

. Alcatel Layer 3 switches (6602, 6800,6850, OMNI 7800 and 8008)

Stacking, Vlans, STP, imaging

. AirMagnent & Aruba Airwave Setup, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

. Network Management & monitoring using Solarwinds, SpiceWorks, HP

Openview, etc

. Promoted to Systems Consultant (with Synterna)

Independent Contracting & Consulting (2011-2013)

May 2011-January 2013

AVENDE - Austin, Texas

Network Administrator

. Network Design & support on Cisco ASA 5515's(Single Instance

Modes)

. CISCO 2800 & 3640 routers using IOS to: OSPF & Static design,

H.S.R.P.,VPNs & GRE Tunneling, Backup Interfaces, Multilink

Bonding 8+ T1's and Policy Based Routing

. MPLS, BGP & VPN support

. Intermediate-level configuration and setup of Palo Alto

firewalls

. F5 Load Balancer: BIG IP iRule creation and support for pool

targeting/traffic directing

. Windows server 2008 support including tape backups

. Client interface and technical sales/business analyst for L.B.J.

Family Wealth Fund, Texas Nurses Assoc. & Austin Chamber of

Commerce

CYBERTEX INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY - Austin, Texas

Instructor

. Instructor for CCNA classes with student size of 15-20 per class

at Microsoft, Cisco & CompTIA, Cisco and Microsoft certified

testing center.

. Teaching most current CCNA material and hardware available

(Cisco Press, Sybex, GNS simulator and 3550/3750 layer 3

switches)

. Design labs for students from simple RIP & OSPF single areas to

mildly complex ACLs and NATing configs

. Above and beyond CCNA scope gave: HSRP, GLBP, QoS, Telecomm

closet/MDF labs for real world experience.

CISCO Systems Inc. - Austin, Texas

Tier II Network Engineer (Voice, Video, Telepresence)

. Implementation and admin of Cisco 500,1100,3000's Telepresence

units & Multi-point switches

. Enterprise VoIP and video troubleshooting and administration of

Cisco: QoS, Traffic Shaping, DSCP, firewall & security, Load

balancing using Multilink & per packet solutions, policy routing

. Escalation engineer for network problems that were unresolved by

Tier 1 engineers, the NOC, the Security Operations Center or

technicians below any of them

. Administration of all existing Cisco IP telephones and versions

of Cisco Unified Call Manager

. Certified in Cisco Telepresence Training Bootcamp

. BGP Route reflectors and confederacies, clusters

. Troubleshoot networks down to packet dump level for: Linux,

Cisco RSPANS, QoS, Security threats

. H.323-H.245 Call signaling protocol stack with traffic, packet

and error analysis, SIP, CIF, RTP, (H.264 video) & (AAC-LD,

G711, G722 Audio) solutions

AT&T Wifi Services (formerly WAYPORT Inc.) Austin, Texas

2010-2011 (May 2010-April 2011)

NOC Engineer II, Network Control Engineer IE 1

. Installation/Troubleshooting (command line) Linux (Debian) servers and

routing devices(including Walled Garden, IP Tables, GRE Tunnels,

Package installs & server builds)

. Route redistribution from EIGRP to OSPF using BGP on Cisco 3700

platforms

. Administer Cisco PIX, routers, switches, Wireless APs and Intrusion

Detection Systems and complete installs and troubleshoot security

events utilizing Solarwinds, CiscoWorks, Spiceworks, etc.

. Installation and design of CISCO routing solutions using mainly

1800/1900 series and 25/2800 series

. Scripting, VLAN design, troubleshooting and installation of Cisco Wifi

APs (1100/1200 series) with multi SSID, Multi-radio spectrum

frequencies & WLC's.

. Install and support large clients' networks Hilton (500+ network

devices) 50+ switch plant per site with Cisco 2900/3900's, Junior

level PERL scripting

. Implement and support ATT Wifi Services (Wayport) Enterprise Wifi

solutions through almost every telco/LEC and Long haul provider in the

country.

. Coordinate and assist project management, sales engineers and client

representatives through solution lifecycle process

. CALEA Tunnel troubleshooting and coordination with F.B.I. & Law

Enforcement data centers

. Promoted to S.M.E. for Network Control Engineer IE 1

SUPPORT.COM/SupportSoft

5/2008 - 4/2010

Advanced Solutions Engineer/Trainer

. Installation and basic support of VMware,Win2k3 Server and Debian

Linux builds

. Troubleshooting Windows XP/Vista to registry level

. Call Center troubleshooting for clients such as: Office Depot, AVG

Antivirus, Support.com, Staples & TigerDirect

. Network troubleshooting on Microsoft platforms and consumer grade

networking devices such as Linksys, D-link, Netgear, etc.

. Setup and Troubleshooting of consumer/business class peripherals -

printers, scanners, fax, routers, switches, mp3 players, digital

cameras, PDAs, cell phones and Xerox/Document Center servers

. Assisted in content and refinement of technical procedures and tools

for our service deliveries

. Promoted to Technical Trainer for new hire Solutions Engineers

S.B.C DATACOMM - POMEROY IT SOLUTIONS / A.R.C. - Austin, Texas

(Part time, ~ 30 hours/week while attending college again)

2004-2007

FE II Network Engineer, Wireless Site Engineer

Working through A.R.C./Pomeroy, I was a Network Engineer for SBC Datacomm,

responsible for the installation of various clients' WAN solutions. I was

also involved in the staging, design, installation and maintenance of WAN

devices at the sites. Primarily Cisco routers and PIX firewalls with some

Netopia DSL/VPN solutions.

. Cisco: 36xx routers, C3725/3745-VPN k9

. Cisco: 26xx routers/VPN modules, Cisco 1760's and 800's

. Air-Magnet site survey, troubleshooting and setup.

. Cisco 6509, 3508's, 3550's install and configure Gigabit Ethernet

Metropolitan LAN over Fiber.

. Cisco PIX 500 series

. Design and testing of wireless networks using Cisco/Wayport solutions

for large corporate networks (5000+ users)

. Redesign and support existing IT infrastructure at all tiers (Routers,

switches, desktops, medical equipment)

. Promoted to Senior Team Leader for onsite-surveys and installations of

wireless networks

RENEW DATA INC. -Austin, Texas

(Part time, 25 hours/week, while attending college again)

2005-2005

Process Technician

Renew Data is a Electronic Evidence Investigation firm providing government

agencies, law firms and corporations forensic evidence and archiving

services.

. Process technician for hard-drive and Tape Backup forensic

investigations

. Troubleshoot at low disk levels boot sectors, boot loaders, de-

cryption and pattern weakness

. Provided hardware/software support for network infrastructure and

desktops

. Provided hardware support for all current tape drive technologies

. Assisted in life-cycle development and testing of new

applications/methodologies

DIGITAL TECHSTYLES -Austin, Texas

2004-2005

Systems Engineer

Assuming managerial duties with Digital TechStyles I developed and executed

the business structure and marketing objectives. I also oversaw and/or

performed systems engineering and integration projects.

Tasks accomplished:

. Management of our support technicians and admin staff

. Design/Implement Single Domain Windows 2003 Active Directory with

multiple sites and DNS schema

. WAN support: Cisco 800's, 2691's and 1700 series

. FIREWALL: Checkpoint Firewall, PIX, SonicWall solutions

. Banks/Financial Institutions secure network integration/support

(Coastal Banc/Hibernia)

. Multiple Migrations from NT 4 domains to Win 2000/2003 AD

Infrastructures

. Implement/administer W2k Active Directory into existing multi-domain,

multiple-tree forest

. Setup scalable enterprise OU/site structure for robust organizational

and security requirements

DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE, SWF - Ronald Walker Associates Inc. - Fort Worth,

Texas

2001-2004 (June 2001-June 2004)

Senior Network Engineer

R.W.A handles the D.o.D. USACE outsourcing in the Southwest US (TX, LA &

NM), where I managed all IT related issues for 7 offices (500+ users) in

the Central Texas Region, served as customer interface for the District

Headquarters in Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, and traveled for critical tasks as

needed. Weekly meetings at Headquarters were required to: give status of

my offices & projects, assistance on district-wide projects and manage

lower-level technicians. Tasks included:

. LAN/WAN support for all hardware/software issues for secure military

network 3000+ users

. Design/Implement large-enterprise Active Directory schema with multi-

domain tree structure,40+ sites

. Enterprise Active Directory Planning/Admin

. Installed, Upgraded, and Administered Windows NT/ 2000 20+Servers

. Server and network backups/data recovery using CA UNICENTER &

ARCSERVE, BackupExec

. WAN (Access & Distribution Layer) support: Cisco/3Com hardware, frame

relay and ISDN lines, Checkpoint Firewall

. Windows NT to Windows 2000 domain/server migrations

. Develop/Present End-User Training/Workshops

. CITRIX MetaframeXP support

. Exchange Server 5.5 Maintenance

. Vendor support and purchasing agent

. SMS 2.0, BMC Patrol, Dell Open Manage, CiscoWorks

. Promoted to Senior Network Engineer

VERIZON - Enterprise Management Division - Austin, Texas

2000-2001

NOC Engineer Tier II

The Enterprise Management Center for Verizon (formerly GTE) was a 24/7

monitoring and management center for the networks of 30+ large corporate

clients. As the front line for support, I oversaw a wide range of issues,

including common routing and network problems, security/IDS, backup

verification, sever maintenance and network upgrades. Our engineering

teams were all high level Cisco engineers, responsible for the design and

implementation of our clients' WANs, some of them exceeding 1300+ network

devices. Tasks included:

. Monitor WAN's for any devices down or in error. (Routers, switches,

servers and sites.) HP Openview, CiscoWorks, NetIQ, Visual Networks

and CIOS CLI

. Troubleshoot routers and switches (Primarily Cisco but also some

Lucent, FORE & Foundry)

. Assist in design and implement new networks(WAN,VPN) or network

upgrades

. Periodically check router logs for errors and uptimes

. Contact Telco's and track/escalate issues

. Execute server backups, check logs, replication errors and general

troubleshooting

TERRAN DATA SYSTEMS - Austin, Texas

1997-2000

Systems Administrator, Trainer, Account Manager

T.D.S. was a full service IT outsourcing firm; a tech startup built by

myself and a talented team of business technology associates. Our target

market was mid size companies in the Austin/Houston area. Areas of my

involvement included:

-Desktop/Server Support(Microsoft) -Premise Wiring

-Security Consulting(SonicWall Firewalls) -Database/Application

Development

-VPN / WAN Support -Network Monitoring/24-7

Maintenance

-Data Recovery Solutions

-Classroom Technology Workshops -Exchange Server/SQL Server

Administration

-Enterprise NT design/administration

I assisted in the organization of business structure, company policy

and marketing objectives. I handled a large amount of the systems

administration duties and was promoted to Primary Engineer for several of

the clients.

Accomplishments (with T.D.S.):

. Extensive work in Microsoft networking using NT in Enterprise

environments

. Desktop support with large variety of vendors and operating systems

including windows 3.11, 95, 98, NT 3.5, NT 4, Novell, Solaris and

Macintosh

. Access Layer WAN support: Cisco Routers and Switches, 3COM, Lucent,

Netgear, Netopia, Linksys

. Data Backups: Arcserve, Unicenter, and various vendors for data

recovery

. Classroom instruction/user training with classes ranging from 1-30 in

enrollment.

. Customer Interface/POC/Sales for new & existing clients

. VPN & Firewall solutions using Cisco, Microsoft, Checkpoint Firewall-1

and ISP specific

. LOTUS/Domino support and migrations

. Client and server migrations with Windows 9x, NT and 2000

. Red Hat Linux support

. MS Exchange 4 & 5 and IIS 5 support

Additional Experienced Based Proficiencies

. ARUBA Networks Wireless Mobility Controllers, Clearpass Server,

Airwave and Instant Access Points

. MS Windows Servers 2003, 2000 and NT 4

. LINUX administration: (Debian, Red Hat, Fedora) 3 year, Novell

administration: basic-intermediate

. PERL Scripting (Junior level)

. Active Directory Design / Infrastructure

. Active Directory DNS design and administration

. MS Exchange server design and administration

. N.A.S. and Clustering services

. S.A.N. Technologies and Fibre Channel

. Extensive SCSI architecture and RAID technologies

. Backup Tape Drives: AIT, LTO, DLT, DAT technologies

. CITRIX Metaframe administration

. CISCO: PIX, ASA, VPN and SIDS solutions

. CISCOWORKS: LMS, rWANms, SNMS bundles. Solarwinds,

Spiceworks,HPOpenview

. Junior level IIS server administration

. CheckPoint Firewall administration

. Backup Software: Veritas NetBackup, Arcserve & Unicenter, TapeWare

. Cisco Wireless Controllers and Access Points in Enterprise

environments

Cisco Hardware

Routers: 800, 1600, 17/18/1900, 2500, 2600, 3700, 3900

Switches: 2900, 3900, 3508, 3550, 3750, 6509

PIX 5xx's and ASA 5500

Telepresence units 1100-3000's (Video/Voice over IP), Multipoint switches,

V.C.S. (SIP Gateway, Proxy& Registrar) and M.C.U. All Tandberg lines of

telepresence as well.

Aruba Hardware:

Switches: S3500's, S1200's

Wifi Controllers:620, 651, 3200, 3600, 6000(M3) and 7211

Airwave/AmigoPod: 7.5 & 7.6

ClearPass : 6.1

Access Points: All current Aruba access points (AP-60 thru AP 175), RAPs

and MESH APs

References

I will be happy to provide any Personal or Professional references

upon request.

I feel my strengths are in my adaptability, ethics and communication

skills. I am self-taught and a quick learner, highly reputed, motivated

worker. On many occasions I have overcome new technologies and difficult

situations, confident, in myself and my abilities.

CONTACT:

ANDREW HAMILTON SCOTT

7512 Mullins Drive

Plano, Texas 75025

PHONE: mobile 512-***-****

E-MAIL: acf8p1@r.postjobfree.com

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Network Administrator

Systems Administrator

LAN Administrator

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Network Specialist

IT Specialist

Infrastructure Architect

ARUBA WIFI Engineer

ARUBA ClearPass Consultant

ARUBA Architect

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