Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
Kevin Louis Baxter
San Antonio, Tx. 78213
Personal E-mail: ************@*****.***
Phone# 210-***-****
Areas Of Specialty
Design, integration, and project management of converged Voice, Video,
and Data projects in a global scale Sr. Network Consultant role.
Enterprise Data Center network design engineering and management.
Skills Outline
22+ years computer and networking experience in the following areas:
Network Design & Convergence of Voice, Video, and Data for military and
health care.
Tactical LAN/WAN & Wireless / RF infrastructure design, integration, and
deployment.
Enterprise level Data Center network engineering, integration, and
deployment.
10 years Project/Team management
Enterprise Network Operating & Management System Skills:
Windows Server 2000 - 2008 NOS MS Exchange 5.5 - 2000
Novell Netware & IntraNetware NOS Novell GroupWise & ManageWise Suites
Cisco UCMS "CallManager" 3.2 - 7.0 Cisco Unity Unified Messaging
3.1 - 4.1
CiscoSecure & CiscoWorks2000 Cisco Secure ACS ( TACACS )
NetScout nGenius HP OpenView NMM / OVO for Windows
Lucent VitalQIP IP Management Symantec Enterprise Security (
Raptor )
Visio Network Design Suite 2.0 to 2010 Veritas Enterprise Backup and
SAN Technology
Etherpeek Network Analyzer NAI Sniffer Pro Enterprise Analysis
Software
Aeropeek Wireless Analyzer NAI Wireless Network Analyzer Suite
Enterprise Networking Hardware Based Skills
Cisco Enterprise Routing & Switching Cisco WAN, & ATM Routing
Technologies
Cisco Wired & Wireless IP Phones Cisco ASA/PIX & VPN Security
Products
Alcatel Core and Convergence Systems Alcatel OmniPCX IP VoIP System
Alcatel MDR8000 Mircowave Systems Western MultiPlex Microwave Products
Foundry Networks Enterprise Switches Nortel 'BayStack /Alteon'
Enterprise Switches
FireBerd 6000 Network Analyzer F5 BigIP GTM and WAN
Accelerators
Campus Plant Infrastructure Based Skills
Lucent ATT spec CAT6 Integration Panduit Copper and Fiber Data
Networking Systems
Lucent Inside Plant Fiber Installation Network General Sniffer
Advanced Field Study
802.11&16 based Wireless/RF LAN P2P & P2M LoS Microwave
Network Integration
Fluke FiberOptic Transmission Analyzer Penta Scanner Cable Analyzer
Education & Technical Certifications
1990 to 1998 Texas A&I University
Kingsville, Texas Marketing BA
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas HVAC Engineering
UT Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas Clinical Technology AS
1997 - 2008 Technical Study & Training
Member IEEE / BICSI Organizations Cisco CCDA Certification
Novell CNA & CNE 4.11 Certification ITiL Ver2 Certified
McAfee Enterprise Security Certified Alcatel MDR8000
Microwave Certificate
Lucent / AT&T CAT5i & LCF Certified Panduit Copper and Fiber
Certified
Network General Sniffer Certified NAI Sniffer Pro
Certification
2012 Expected Completion ITiL Ver3 and PMI PMP certifications.
Expected Completion BICSI RCDD LAN and Cisco CCDP
certifications.
Professional Summary & Scope of Work
( Real World Experience Addendum )
United States Department of Defense (DoD) Technical Engineering
Jul. '97 to Pres.
US DoD Technical Contract Engineering Consultant
US DoD wide network design, engineering, and consultancy in the role of
US Military Contractor. Tasked with enterprise network infrastructure
design of US DoD networks using multi vendor and multi technology
platforms to provide best of bread communications for the customer.
Multiple Data Center design and integration projects performed with the
end goal of sustainable uptime for the end user and overall cost savings
for the Government as a whole. Primary function of design and
implementation of new emerging technologies used to integrate and
consolidate the DoD Healthcare networks and associated resources into
resilient and secure environment. Migration of existing data and
applications systems to a unified cloud based infrastructure is the key
component to lowering the cost of current DoD Medical environmental
ongoing efforts. Outlined below are several of these key projects
performed over a 14 year period detailing past experiences and key
accomplishments.
Key Projects:
United States, Office of Secretary of Defense ( OSD )
Military Health System Cyber Infrastructure Services ( McIS )
US DoD Technical Contract Engineering Consultant
Clinical Design Engineering
DoD Contracting Co. SpecPro Technical Services
San Antonio Area Medical BRAC Integration Office engineering consulting.
US wide Healthcare Infrastructure Design Engineering Upgrade Initiative
Assigned to a design engineering team tasked with enterprise network
infrastructure design of US Department of Defense (DoD) Medical Treatment
Facility (MTF) networks in support of the presidential mandated Data
Center Consolidations effort as well as the US combined Electronic
Healthcare Record. (EHR). Primary function of design group was design
and implementation of new emerging technologies used to integrate and
consolidate the DoD Healthcare network and associated resources into a
Cloud based virtual computing environment . Migration of existing data
and applications systems to a unified cloud based infrastructure is the
key component to lowering the cost of current DoD Medical environmental
on going efforts. Implementation of cloud based virtual systems to
support new EHR and applications to support future cost savings for the
US Government.
. Evaluate Network Infrastructure to providing real time analysis
for voice, video, and data support.
. Enterprise consulting to network engineering staff supporting
current voice, video, and data network and security infrastructure
on a daily basis, while migrating and integrating new technology
into the cloud with minimal customer impact.
. Engineering and integration of newer technologies such as cloud
server and SSL load balancing, multi-tiered load balanced security
suites, and dynamic virtual routing to support maximum uptime and
availability requirements for apps and EHR resources.
. Overall design guidance for staff to build a " Cloud Based Network
with Centrally Managed Architecture. "
US Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
US Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC)
US DoD Technical Contract Engineer
Sr. Lead Network Engineer
Multiple DoD Contract Co's.
Multi-Million dollar Data Center upgrade, support initiative.
USAMITC operates and sustains a secure and centrally managed data center
operations for US Army Medical and Military Health System (MHS) systems
supporting the front line military field hospitals as well as the front
line soldier. Enterprise Management support mission for modernizing voice
and data switching, telecommunications infrastructure, to maintain high
availability and maximum sustainability for the end user and support
groups supporting the front line soldier.
. Infrastructure and cable plant design to scale services as
necessary to match changing technology and customer needs.
. Integration of multi vendor voice and video over IP technology
into the infrastructure providing Army line and medical commands
in their strategic teleconferencing mission.
. Engineering and implementation of a Cisco wireless security
solution for the enterprise for secure wireless and wireless voice
users.
. Implementation of HP Open-view and Foundry Iron-view products for
monitoring and management of the Network Infrastructure to
providing real time analysis for voice, video, and data support.
. Team lead of network engineering staff supporting current voice,
video, and data network and security infrastructure on a daily
basis, while migrating and integrating new technology into the
Data Center with minimal customer impact.
. Engineering and integration of newer technologies such as hardware
based server and SSL load balancing, multi-tiered load balanced
firewall suites, and dynamic virtual routing to support maximum
uptime and availability requirements for our voice, video, and
data resources.
. Overall guidance and leadership for staff to build a " Distributed
Resource Network with Centrally Managed Architecture. "
US-ARMY, Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)
US DoD Technical Contract Engineering Consultant
SBC-I3MP Project Engineering Consultant / Project Manager
SouthWestern Bell Co. ( SBC ) Federal DataComm
Multi-Million dollar Cisco Systems Infrastructure Upgrade
Integration and project management of the US Army Installation
Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) project
modernizing voice switching, telecommunications infrastructure, and data
networks within military posts and bases. Specific tasks include
engineering, and integration of newer network and routing technology
bringing the overall network into compliance with DoD mandates and
stipulated security posture. Build out of Fort Sam Global Information
grid to support up and coming US DoD BRAC initiatives.
. SBC project engineer /project manager for the Fort Sam I3MP
integration support phases of the program.
. Implementation of enterprise level CiscoWorks2000 (CW2K) products
for monitoring and management of the Network Infrastructure to
providing real time analysis for voice, video, and data support.
. Implementation and integration of Cisco based network consisting
of meshed core of backbone and distribution node based 6500
series routers, with switched edge connectivity into the FSH
existing Cisco network infrastructure.
. Convergence and integration of an existing Alcatel Microwave
solution connecting the two remote site areas with FSH into the
new I3MP designed infrastructure.
. Integration, and convergence of an 802.16 Point 2 Multi-Point
secure wireless backbone connectivity solution to the new I3MP
designed infrastructure.
Enterprise Manager
US DoD Technical Contract Engineer
Multi-Million dollar Cisco Systems based Gigabit Infrastructure Upgrade
inititive.
Enterprise Management support mission of a Cisco based campus network
supporting US Army Fort Sam Houston (FSH) Tenant Commands on a network is
comprised of over 500 enterprise level Cisco Catalyst switches and 30
Cisco enterprise routers and an Alcatel Microwave DS3/Sonet system.
. Upgrade of the campus infrastructure from a FDDI / Sonet network to
a fully meshed Gigabit Cisco network.
. Convergence of an existing Alcatel Microwave solution connecting
the two remote site areas with FSH to support voice, video and data
technologies.
. Re-design project for the Microwave system to connect directly to
FSH Infrastructure in support of bandwidth needs for voice, video,
and data traffic.
. Engineering and integration of a Cisco VoIP solution for the FSH
using a Cisco based Call Manager and Unity Voice Messaging system
to support Tenant and remote users.
. Engineering of an enterprise wide Cisco wireless security solution
for the FSH enterprise.
. Design of a fully converged "Remote Conference Support Kit" with
enterprise Voice, Video, and Data capabilities system using Cisco
security, wireless, and IP phone systems to support US Army Medical
Command (MEDCOM) when hosting conferences.
. Engineering of an 802.16 Point 2 Multi-Point secure wireless
backbone connectivity solution to provide high speed LAN
connectivity for FSH buildings where existing fiber and copper
plants were not available.
. Implemented an Enterprise Remote Connectivity VPN solution to
connect wireless and remote traveling customers into their
resources in support of the operational missions.
US ARMY ASA Southern Command
US DoD Technical Contract Engineering Consultant
Sr. Infrastructure Engineering Consultant
DoD Contracting Co. Federal Resources Corp.
Infrastructure and design consulting on a mobile communications system.
Consulting engineer tasked with design and build of a mobile information
system for integrating voice, video, and data in support of Army
communications. Design and system specification of fully converged VoIP
system for integrating the voice system of HQ into the existing data and
e-mail infrastructure.
. Design Consultation on deployment and integration of a full VoIP
system to support the HQ offices of ASA.
. Consulted ASA contract engineering staff on equipment selection,
infrastructure considerations, and integration strategies for the
roll out of a 5000 phone VoIP project.
. Initiated the use of Level 4 thru 7 switching hardware solution to
ensure VoIP quality of service across satellite connections.
United States, Office of Secretary of Defense ( OSD )
Tri-Services Infrastructure Program Management Office "TIMPO"
US DoD Technical Contract Engineer
Design Engineering
DoD Contracting Co. OAO - Lockheed Martin
US wide Healthcare Infrastructure Design Engineering Upgrade Initiative
Assigned to a design engineering team tasked with enterprise network
infrastructure design of US Department of Defense (DoD) Medical Treatment
Facility (MTF) networks. Primary function of design group was design and
implementation of Ethernet switched network campuses that include such
technologies as Voice & Data Convergence, Enterprise QOS, Complex VLAN
configurations, and multi-layer switching technologies to include future
use of VOIP.
. Assessed and recommend design considerations for upgrade and
integration of existing LAN servers for better performance with
the new LAN/MAN design.
. Design and retrofit of existing cabling infrastructure to conform
to current EIA / TIA LAN cabling standards.
. Designed and assist with full-scale security plan implementation
to improve on existing network security utilizing the most up to
date security products and solutions in a cost effective manner.
. Rolled out the first US Army Medical Border Router design
projects.
. Engineered and implemented the use of wireless and laser
technologies in support of remote and campus connection where
existing fiber and copper plants were not available.
. Creation of Bill of Materials and cost comparison summaries for
design and predetermined budget analysis.
. Provide overall support and guidance during implementation and
testing of the designed network infrastructure for the sites, the
deployment teams, and the out-sourced subcontractors.
US Navy Information Management Division
US Naval Station Ingleside (NSI)
US DoD Technical Contract Engineer
Sr. Technical Network Analyst
DoD Contracting Co. TRI-CORE Industries
Mid-Sized Network Design Engineering & Integration Project.
Assistant team lead for development and implementation of a base wide
Fiber Sonnet Ring upgrade for the base Ethernet network to interconnect
11 dispersed NSI buildings and provide 100 Mbps switched Ethernet to the
desktop.
. Diagram of the WAN topology with products such as CiscoWorks, Cisco
Configmaker, and Visio.
. Assisted in creating a contingency plan to accommodate a doubling
of users each time NSI's 30-ship crew docks and connects to the
LAN.
. Assisted in designing and implementing a Learning Center Library
that offers computer-based network/PC training and general skills
development to port-bound Naval personnel.
. Initiated planning of base wide Internet security via the use of a
PIX firewall and DMZ based servers.
. Performed day to day management tasks and network troubleshooting
for the base Microsoft NT and Novell network. End result of the
project was to migrate to a full NT network.
US Naval Stations Abroad
Naval Y2K Infrastructure Upgrade Project.
Integration of servers and network infrastructure into a secure LAN/WAN
environment in support of Y2K compliance.
Commercial Metals Company ( CMC ) Mar.
'08 to Dec. '10
Network Engineering Consultant
Network Infrastructure Upgrade supporting Unified Communications and SAP
implementation.
Contract Network Engineer supporting an Infrastructure upgrade initiative
for a large scale SAP rollout accross the CMC International and Enterprise
domain.
. Infrastructure upgrade of all office and commercial sites to a
private MPLS meshed network enviornment utilizing BGP on a large
service providor network with Cisco networking equipment.
. Cable plant design and layout for new office construction efforts
to conform to current EIA / TIA LAN cabling standards.
. Engineering and implementation of a Cisco wireless security
solution for the enterprise for secure wireless and wireless voice
users.
. Upgrade and implementation of office L3 / L2 switching
architecture using small scale Cisco POE stack switches to meet
CMC network standards
. Onsite network engineer during private network address conversion,
system migration, and domain cutover.
. Integration and rollout of Cisco based MPLS & VoIP solutions at
new and existing site offices.
Unified Consultants Group Inc. ( UCG ) Jan.
'08 to Mar. '08
Sr. Project Engineer / PM
Key projects outside of the US DoD program for Commercial customers.
RFID Wireless Integrations initiative.
3 month contract position of Integration, and Project Management for a
meshed 802.11b/g wireless network in support of RFID asset and baggage
transport system located in Air Port facilities in Texas for a major
Airline company.
. Initial wireless survey, design and placement of wireless access
points in a meshed configurations to support RFID tracking.
. Tasked with wireless layout and design based on spectrum analysis
completed during wireless survey.
. Integration of controller based Cisco wireless technology into the
existing infrastructure.
. Overall project and engineering management for installation of
cable plant additions, wireless system and security implementation
Ellucre Corp Jan.
'01 to Jan. '02
Federal Information Technology Consulting Group
Federal Infrastructure Design Consultant
Key projects outside of the US DoD program for Commercial customers.
San Antonio Spurs
Infrastructure design consulting for enterprise Windows 2000 Active
Directory project.
Assigned to the Spurs as lead engineer tasked with enterprise network
infrastructure design of future Active Directory network for the
enterprise site.
. Design of enterprise Gigabit switched network campus that include
Voice & Data Convergence, Enterprise QOS, VLAN, and multi-layer
switching technologies to include use of wireless.
. Assessed and recommend design considerations for upgrade and
integration of existing LAN servers for better performance with
the new LAN design.
. Creation of Bill of Materials and cost comparison summaries for
design and predetermined budget analysis.
. Provide overall support and guidance during implementation and
testing of the designed network infrastructure for the sites,
deployment teams, and the out-sourced subcontractors.
DPT Laboratories
Infrastructure design integration of converged VoIP and Data network
upgrade initiative.
Assigned to DTP Labs MIS division as lead consulting engineer tasked with
design of enterprise Gigabit Ethernet switched network campuses that
include such technologies as Voice & Data Convergence, Enterprise QOS,
VLAN configurations, and multi-layer switching technologies.
. Assessed and recommend design considerations for upgrade and
integration of existing LAN servers for better performance with the
new LAN/MAN design.
. Design and retrofit of existing cabling infrastructure to conform
to current EIA / TIA LAN cabling standards.
. Integration and configuration of Spherecall VoIP into the existing
PBX system for connectivity of two new out-building of DPT
Headquarters.
. Recommend and assist with full-scale security plan implementation
to improve on existing network security utilizing the most up to
date security products and solutions in a cost effective manner.
. Designed and implemented the first phase of a fully secured
wireless MAN utilizing 10/100 Mbps point to point wireless
networking technologies.
TEKsystems Inc. Feb. '98 to
Dec. '99
Information Technology Consulting Group
Technical Network Consultant
University Health Systems
Bexar County Hospital Dist.
4 Million Dollar Network Server Infrastructure Design Engineering Upgrade
Consultation and assistance in the upgrade of all objects in a Netware
NDS Tree Server Infrastructure as part of a hospital wide Novel Netware
NDS upgrade.
. Assisted hospital staff in migrating users and resources to new
server and network hardware environment.
. Consulted with hospital staff and vendor support to conform to
current Novell recommended standards, anticipated growth, and
disaster recovery.
. Upgrade and update the current production servers in place within
the tree to support full migration to a Netware 5 platform.
. Worked with hospital staff to implement a Novel Border-manager
security solution for the enterprise.
. Project management role from start to completion of project.
U.S.A.A.
Multi-Million dollar Enterprise Level Windows NT Server Certification
Project.
Assigned to team tasked with consultation and certification of enterprise
level Windows NT core servers as part of a USAA server relocation effort.
. Consultation and certification of over 1000 Enterprise Windows NT
servers in a dual master domain model for compliance of USAA core
standards, architecture, and business case.
. Recommended contingency planning and suggested time lines for on-
going support and manage cut over projects.
. Evaluated the infrastructure and environmental settings of network
servers.
. Recommended upgrade procedures and assisted in the implementation
of these servers into the ATM backbone for faster connectivity
and security.
McCall Services Inc. ( MSI )
Sep. '95 to Jul. '97
Healthcare Engineering & Sustainment Division
Network Systems Engineer
Spohn Health Systems
Corpus Christi, Texas
36 Million Dollar Y2K Network Retrofit & Integration Project.
Design and integration role of an enterprise LAN/WAN systems upgrade to
utilize a large health care system software package called Meditech.
. Integration and management of a large switched Ethernet LAN
spanning 5 hospitals and 27 global outreach clinics in South Texas
made up of 140 servers and 3600 workstations and print devices.
. Integration and configuration of NT4.0 servers in a packaged
cluster environment to support a main server level application.
. Graphical documentation and management of the network via SNMP
with HP Open-View and Visio. Network, Server, and Desktop support
role on the sustainment team outsourced to Spohn Healthcare.
Bee County College
Beeville, Texas
8.5 Million Dollar Network Infrastructure Upgrade.
Assisted in the design of a large-scale Sonet Fiber ring backbone to
support future use of video conferencing between campuses of the college.
. Implementation and integration of a Bay Networks switching system
between buildings and campus using Fast Ethernet, ATM, and Frame
Relay technologies.
. Engineering and integration of Inside Plant fiber and copper
connectivity to support building and campus infrastructure.
Berret & Conley Consulting Services ( BCS )
Mar. '89 to Sep. '95
Lead Network Systems Engineer (Part time)
Implementation & Project Management Of Mid to Small Business Integration
Projects.
Management and implementation of small business Internet integration
projects for a team of three business consultants. Worked on a part time
basis while working thru college and while full time employed in Law
Enforcement.
. Installation of network cabling and network hardware for whole
office Internet connection systems.
. Worked with clients to upgrade existing networks to faster and
more reliable systems.
. Primary support technician tasked with ISDN and T1 Internet
connectivity to small business sites in and around the Corpus
Christi area.
. Provided basic PC and network troubleshooting and support for
small business customers.
. Installation and support of Novell NetWare server systems for
various customer sites.
. Completed Novell Master CNE certificate while supporting our
customers needs.
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