William McKenzie
Grove City, OH 43123
**********@*****.***
Summary
A Senior Network Architect with 10+ years experience designing and
implementing complex networks, leading and mentoring engineers and
providing pre-sales support in Routing/Switching, Voice, Security and
Data Center solutions.
Certifications
Cisco CCIE# 16725(Routing/Switching)
Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
HP Master Accredited Systems Engineer (Campus LAN)
MCSE (NT 4.0)
Work Experience:
Consulting Technical Architect 02/2008-12/2008 and 01/2010-present
Insight Direct
. Design and Configuration of Cisco Wireless Network, including 4
Wireless Controllers, Wireless Control System software, multiple
SSIDs, Security and Authentication
. Design and Configuration of Cisco 6500 VSS in Health Care Core Network
. Lead Engineer on seven site, 600 phone Cisco VOIP project including
configuration of Cisco CallManager 6.1,Cisco Unity Connection 2.1,MGCP
Gateways with PRI and FXO PSTN connectivity and VG224s for analog
device connectivity
. UCCX integration with CallManager and scripting for ACD groups
. Lead Consulting Engineer on project for Global Auto Manufacturer,
configuring new plant network using VRFs,FWSMs and EIGRP in Campus LAN
. Design of Highly Redundant Data Center infrastructure for
Manufacturing company
. Worked with Sales team to write Scopes of Work to deliver solutions
. Provide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients
Sr. Network Engineer 12/2008-9/2009 DPSciences
. Designed end-to-end QOS solution for customer to provide priority for
voice and video traffic as well as ciritcal application traffic
throughout LAN and MPLS WAN
. Perform Network Assessments for customers to isolate Network and Voice
issues and provide solutions per best practice guidelines
. Provide customer best practice design and configuration of a Cisco
Virtual Switching System (VSS) Network
. Designed end-to-end QOS solution for customer to provide priority for
voice and video traffic as well as ciritcal application traffic
throughout LAN and MPLS WAN
. Worked with Sales team to write Scopes of Work to deliver solutions
. Provide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients
. Design and Configuration of a Cisco IPT solution for a medical center
with 750 phones, using UCM 7.0, Unity Connection 7.0, MGCP gateways,
Attendant Console and multiple analog gateways.
. Implementation of of a Cisco IPT solution for a hospital with 500
phones, utilizing Cisco UCM 7.0, Unity Connection 7, MGCP gateways,
Attendant Console, and VG224 devices.
Sr. Network Engineer 07/2007-02/2008 GTSI
. Perform Network Assessments for customers to isolate Network and Voice
issues and provide solutions per best practice guidelines
. Provide customer best practice design and configuration of a Cisco
Virtual Switching System (VSS) Network
. Installation and Configuration of Research Network for Agency and
College using Cisco 6509's and 3750 stackable switches
. Led engagement to perform Network Upgrade including setup and
configuration of Agency switches to Cisco 3750 and Cisco Catalyst 6500
for large scale Health Providers
. Managed field engineers on technical engagements
. Installation and Configuration of Research Network for Agency and
College using Cisco 6509's and 3750 stackable switches
. Acting as the most senior engineer, managed engineers on projects
Systems Engineer 02/2007- 07/2007 Cisco Systems, Inc.
. Support of a global Financial Institution with guidance towards best
practices and hardware/software recommendations
. Perform Code certification testing across Routing/Switching and
Security platforms
. Work with Development Engineers on behalf of Customer to ensure
product stability
. Provide Technical Pre-Sales Support to clients
Sr. Network Analyst 4/2002 - 02/2007 BISYS Fund Services (Citigroup)
. Setup and administration of Cisco Routers including
1700,2600,2800,3600, 3700 and 7000 series.
. Configuration and administration of Checkpoint 4.1 and NG Firewalls
Administration, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls
. Administration of Cisco Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches including
2900,3500,3600 and 6500 series
. Implementation of routing protocols for interconnectivity between
clients (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP v2)
. Implementing QOS for voice networks and critical data applications
. Implementation of IPSec Tunnels on PIX Firewalls, VPN Concentrator and
Checkpoint Firewalls
. Interface with customers and technical staff to decide business and
network requirements
. Senior Technical Approval of Change Controls
. Mentoring of Engineers
ITF LAN Engineer 8/2000 - 10/2001 Qwest
. Design and Implementation of WAN architecture including T1s, Remote
Routers and switches throughout Facilities in the United States
. Implementation and administration of all Lab Network Infrastructure
consisting Cisco 2600,3600 and 7500 series routers and Catalyst 5000
series switches for interconnectivity for all LAN Devices
. Implemented Routing protocols such as RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF
. Implementation of File system Security Structure across all servers
. Implemented Disaster Recovery Procedures and Backup Procedures using
Backup Exec
Data Comm Specialist 12/1997 - 3/2000 City of Columbus
. Implementation and Administration of multiple Windows NT servers
including Cluster Server Design and Implementation of WINS, DNS and
DHCP across the domain
. Administration of multiple WAN Links and Cisco Routers
. Administration and Maintenance of Cabletron hubs, switches and fiber
cabling interconnecting Local and remote networks
. Administration of SMS 2.0 for Remote Control of Desktops
. Company wide migration from Banyan vines to Windows NT network
. Maintenance, Upgrading and Troubleshooting of hardware and software
components
. Monitoring Network bandwidth usage and protocol traffic with Network
Sniffer
. Established user policies and guidelines
Support Specialist 5/1995 - 12/1997 Southern Air Transport
. Support and Administration of a NetWare 4.11 and Windows 95/Windows NT
network
. Maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware and software support
issues
. Local and Global remote support of 3000 + users
. Project Lead on Company upgrade from DOS/Windows 3.11 to Windows
95/Windows NT
. Administration of Lotus cc:Mail e-mail system
. Installation of 3com hubs
References
Available Upon Request