William Thrash

**** ***** ***** ***** . *****, Texas 75002 . 972-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

Network/Security Engineer with strength in troubleshooting and thinking

logistically in terms of logical process flows.

. Natural ability to articulate ideas and instructions clearly on

conference calls and to keep troubleshooting calls flowing smoothly

and on track to determining probable cause and next steps to

resolution of problem.

. Able to utilize resources such as other team members and Internet to

gather all vital data and facts to make an educated evaluation and

recommendation.

. Several years of experience and exposure to configuration,

implementation and support of Cisco network equipment.

Technical Skills

Cisco Security Suite . ASA 5500 Series, PIX (515 and 525) firewalls running

IOS version 6.3(5) .

Cisco ASA firewalls running IOS version 7.0 and higher utilizing multiple

interfaces, VLANs and contexts . Cisco FWSM . Cisco router and switch

configurations in LAN and WAN configurations

Implementing Two Factor Authentication on Devices to include Remote Access

Services, (RSA token, TACACS and Radius)

Certifications

CCNA (expired) . Microsoft Certified Professional 2000 Core Exams (expired)

. MCSE + Internet version 4.0 (expired)

CheckPoint Certified System Engineer (CCSE) (expired)

CheckPoint Certified System Administrator (CCSA) (expired)

Professional Experience

FUJITSU AMERICA INC., Dallas, Texas

Senior Network Engineer 2013 to Present

. Member of Tier 3 firewall team that provides daily maintenance and

operations of Fujitus America Inc. manage service infrastructure.

. Deployed Firemon security management tool for Fujitsu America Inc In

charge of all daily operations for firewall security and network for

the Department of Education and Federal Student Aid accounts.

. Responsible for development, evaluation and implementation of firewall

rules and system configuration for Checkpoint Firewalls and Cisco ASA

Firewalls based on business unit and computing requirements.

. Administers the cloud based WebSense configuration for Smithfield,

John Morrell and Farmland foods companies

Perot Systems / Dell, Plano, Texas

Security and Network Engineer for Government Operations

2005-2013

. Design, install, configure and troubleshoot remote access VPN

appliance solution.

. Exposure to WAN configurations, routing protocols, circuit install and

turn-up and troubleshooting network issues.

. In charge of all daily operations for firewall security and network

for the Dept of Education and FSA accounts.

. Complete all moves / adds / changes for firewall and network

equipment.

. Troubleshoot firewall and network access issues and concerns.

. Create technical documentation of installations and support

information needed by peers.

. Implementing load balancing configurations on Cisco ACE.

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CHECKPOINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, Grand Prairie, Texas

Technical Advisor

2001-2005

. Provide technical support for CheckPoint VPN/Firewall-1, SecuRemote

and SecureClient on various hardware platforms, including Solaris,

Nokia, Linux and Windows.

. Configure and troubleshoot all aspects of network access and security

to including rule base configuration, address translation, security

servers and desktop policies for Remote Access.

. Responsible for assisting in the implementation of various

configurations, which includes configuring Check Point's High

Availability/Load Sharing solutions.

AT&T, Enhance Network Service, Allen TX

2000-2001

Operation Technician

. Primary responsibility includes the configuration of Compaq, Dell

2850, 2950 servers and Sun servers and related equipment, which

includes configuration of Web Hosting clients.

. Responds to calls for hardware or software assistance and problem

resolution.

. Maintain and troubleshoot client problems in addition to repairing

servers and peripheral equipment and implement systems and software

upgrades

Software Spectrum, Garland, Texas

System Engineer

1998-2000

. Primary responsibility includes the installation, configuration

and troubleshooting of TCP/IP and related services in multi-

domain, enterprise networked environments.

. Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP suite of networking protocols.

. Assist network administrators, consultants, and network engineers in

the diagnosis and resolution of network problems related to protocol

operation, connectivity, routing and routing performance

. Provide high-level support for issues including DHCP, RRAS, WINS, DNS

and Remote Access Service. (RAS)

. Served as escalation engineer for particularly difficult or hot cases

and as primary point of contact for irate customers.

. Developed technical documentation and led group training to enhance

TSA's technical abilities and product knowledge.

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Education

A.A.S, Computer Networking. Collin County Community College 1998

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