Manager Project

David Schumaker **** Cheltenham Blvd. . Greensboro NC 27407 . (336) 852-

**** [H] / 336-***-**** [C] E-mail abh6jp@r.postjobfree.com

Thank you in advance for considering me for direct placement or immediate

contract (3 month or less) to hire opportunities at this time within a 30

mile radius of Greensboro NC

Professional Summary:

Seeking a position with a growing, stable company who desires a

seasoned IT/IS Telecommunications Professional and Project Manager

which holds a CCNA and Windows 2003 Server MCSE along with numerous

specific equipment certifications.

Professional Experience :

Senior Network Engineer

Private Company 7-2009 - Current

. Directs and monitors all activities for highly complex, high risk,

strategic technology-based projects from initiation to delivery.

. Works with business partners to develop technology concepts,

requirements, design alternatives, project schedules, and costs for

new systems initiatives.

. Responsible for all network and server equipment across a 7 state

footprint utilizing Cisco ASA, HP Pro Curve switches, Foundry Big

Iron, Compaq and Dell Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers, Juniper SA SSL

VPN, Juniper WX WAN Accelerators, Radware LinkProof load balancers and

Vircom Servers.

. Plans and directs highly complex program schedules and budget,

monitoring project status in comparison to cost/time projections.

. Responsible for MPLS uptime, troubleshooting methodologies and

negotiations with LEC for all locations. Holding LEC's accountable

for SLA and renegotiation of contracts.

. Responsible for network and server security utilizing Cisco MARS,

Cisco ASA's and Solar Winds NPM and Network Probes including Fluke.

. Responsible for Layer 3 and 4 switching and routing for company as

well as developing innovative solutions for perplexing challenges.

Provides consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates,

and ongoing cost analyses, significant issue management/ resolution

and communication, usually at the executive levels.

. Writing of technical documentation including Visio network diagrams,

method of procedure, scopes of work, post mortem, ROI and assisting in

change management suggestions, rollouts and implementations using Foot

Prints.

. Provides direction to all related technical project management staff

while serving in the primary project leadership role.

. Responsible for wiring, racking, power, HVAC and security monitoring

of company sites. NetBotz camera systems and humidity/temperature

sensors across footprint.

. Maintaining and upgrading Websense Enterprise servers including

policy justification and reporting across footprint.

. Working trouble tickets as they pertain to the network and servers

including security patches, upgrades, improvements, decommissions and

reducing MTTR by 17% in a five month span.

. Responsible for Aruba wireless technology implementation and rollout

across footprint.

Senior Network Engineer, Wachovia)

Winston Salem NC 1-200*-*-**** (Contract through Apex Systems)

. Responsible for North Carolina's data and voice devices (Layer 1

through 3) for nation's 4th largest bank.

. Responsible for L1-3 for over 800 Cisco 6509 and 4507 Core Switches

including engineering throughout North Carolina.

. Responsible for L1-L3 in large corporate environment including 4000

Dell/HP/Sun Microsystems servers.

. Responsible for new installation and decommissioning of network and

telephony equipment.

. Responsible for optical carrier and copper facility uptime and

reliability.

. Adhere to strict standards and best practices as they pertain to

financial institutions

. Delivery of pipeline and project activity to meet the LOB market

expansion needs. New branch deployments, bandwidth upgrades and

brand expansion to new markets.

. Responsible for upgrading WAN from Adtran to Cisco 2851 and increasing

bandwidth.

. Responsible for upgrading firewall from SonicWall to redundant Cisco

ASA with SSL VPN Client and implement new DMZ.

. Maintain and upgrade HP Procurve 4200 Core L3 switch. Properly

configure VLAN's and segment network.

. Implement SolarWinds Orion for network analysis, syslogging and

alerting.

. Documented network and presented documentation for Best Practices as

it pertained to deficiencies for network devices and Windows Servers.

. Setup Windows Update Server Services so it worked properly.

. Configure Backup Exec properly to backup to SAN.

Network Engineer II, Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corporation

Winston Salem NC 9-200*-**-****

. Responsible for LAN/WAN/GAN and telecommunications needs for

worldwide operations..

. Responsible for engineering, connectivity and security of Cisco and

Juniper LAN/WAN/GAN including core routers, switches, firewalls, VPN,

ShoreTel telephony equipment and Cisco wireless access points.

. Equipment administered includes Cisco 6509, 4507 and 3560 switches,

Cisco MARS IDS, Cisco 1720 and 2800 series routers, Cisco PIX and ASA

firewalls including multiple DMZ interfaces, Fluke Optiview Console

and Network Analyzer, Juniper WXC WAN Accelerators, Cisco 3000 VPN

Concentrators, Cisco Security Agent, Cisco Wireless Control Systems,

Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Cisco ACS.

. Software administration includes Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, VM

Ware, SQL 2000/2005, All Office products, Visio, Websense Enterprise.

. Monitor and identify security incidents utilizing Cisco MARS, CSA and

Symantec Corporate Edition intrusion detection systems, Cisco PIX/ASA

firewalls and Solar Winds Orion monitoring systems. Evaluate and take

courses of action in regard to evidence from an intrusion and/or an

attack.

. Project management experience includes writing scopes of work,

methods of procedure, return on investment, maintaining benchmarks and

milestones and the project management life cycle. Project management

planning and execution.

. Proficient in Dell Power Edge servers 1950 III, 2950 III, M605,

Power Vault ML 6000 Tape Library. Installed EMC SAN of 12 Terrabyte

and have some administering experience.

. Responsible for Symantec Corporate Antivirus server version

10.1.8.8000 including configuring Client Firewall.

. Assist in the implementation, recommendation and maintenance of IT

security technology and best practices.

. Investigate and track vulnerabilities and intelligence assessments of

server and network threats. Analyze security breaches to determine

probable cause and take immediate corrective actions.

. Attend vendor interviews and product demonstrations and provide input

to management on software/hardware.

. Responsible for environmentals including HVAC, humidity control and

APC Symmetra 80 KVA and Generac natural gas standby plant.

. Implement standard information security procedures to provide

security statistics to analyze/report trends and vulnerabilities and

provide appropriate documentation.

. Develop and implement security related policies based upon risk based

systems analysis.

. Responsible for writing scopes of work, methods of procedure,

security

procedures, SOX Compliancy, budgetary planning and implementation of

procedures.

Network Integration Manager, Nuvox Communications

Greensboro NC 5/00-6-1-2006

. Responsible for integrating two networks into one involving over 20

million dollars of equipment over 11 states in a two and one half year

period: Included installing new equipment to improve network, limiting

customer outages, and adding equipment for future growth. This

included both IT/IS equipment and telephone switching equipment.

. Installing, supporting and implementing WAN's/WWAN's, LAN's/WLAN's

with Cisco 3800 and 2800 routers and Cisco Catalyst 3500 and 4900

switches and hubs. Core router included the 7600 Series Cisco with

SIP capability; Cisco 4400 Series for wireless access and Cisco 2430

IAD for customer premise VoIP solutions. Remote management of routers

at the customer premise as needed. Developed plan with the Network

Operations Center (NOC) and Help Desk personnel to support new

equipment and assisting in troubleshooting issues on a second and

third level of support.

. Installing and maintaining RF and wireless standards 802.11 A, B, and

G, WiFi Antennas and amplifiers and software support to end user.

. Responsible for MACD (Move, Add, Changes, Disconnects) for equipment

in central office, collocations, and customer related equipment and

relaying the information to the NOC and making the appropriate

engineering changes.

. Held positions and earned promotions from 5ESS technician, Field

Service Manager, Network Operations Manager and

Integration Manager over a 6 year period.

. Managerial duties include hiring, promotions, disciplinary action,

risk management, writing procedures, fleet management, budgetary

planning, training of field service engineers and 5ESS engineers

within South East.

. Troubleshooting alarms with all equipment within central office

including 5ESS, DACS', OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, Cisco 7200 MGX/BPX, ERI's

and Sonus soft switch.

Operations Technician, KMC Telecom, Greensboro NC 1/99-5/00

. Maintaining day-to-day operations within a CO - - troubleshooting

various problems relating to telephony and related networks.

. 5ESS experience includes provisioning for T1, DS3, and DS0 circuits.

Troubleshooting various alarm conditions. DNUS, IDCU, etc. Turning up

and testing facilities for customers (Trunking, PRI, DS3, and ISDN.)

. Optical carrier experience includes installation, provisioning, and

troubleshooting of OC3, OC12, OC48, and Fiber-Reach multiplexers.

. Responsible for network reliability and security. Managing and

setting up LAN/WAN applications and providing solutions for end users

including routers, firewalls, PC's, and software support to the end

user.

. Provisioning, installation, and maintenance of the SLC-2000 for T-1,

ISDN, INA, feeder, and DSO circuits. Installation and provisioning of

Connect Reach units.

. Provisioning, installation, and maintenance of the DACS IV (256,

512), including cross-connections for T-1, T-3, DS1, and DS3. Setting

up test access points for performance and troubleshooting purposes.

Resolving alarm conditions within the DACS.

Education : Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC 1988

Business Data Processing Program

Certifications -

. Juniper SA SSL VPN Basic and

Advanced Curriculum 2010

. Radware Link Proof Version 4 and 6

2010

. Cisco Security Agent 2008

. Cisco Wireless Unified Network

2008

. Cisco MARS Monitoring Analysis and Response System

2007

. Juniper WAN Accelerators 2007

. Radware LinkProof

2006

. MCSE Acquired 1998, MCSE on Windows 2003 Server

2006

. CCNA Acquired 1998 and re-certified

2006

. Alcatel 1631 Maintenance Curriculum

2004

. 5ESS Managers Morning Report

2003

. Lucent Technology 5ESS Maintenance Curriculum

1999

. Lucent Technology Sonet 1999

. Lucent DACS IV and II 1999

. Lucent OC3 Turn up and maintenance

1999

. Lucent OC12 Turn up and maintenance

1999

. Lucent OC48 Turn up and maintenance

1999

. Lucent SLC-2000 maintenance 1999

. Cisco Internetworking Fundamentals

1998

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