Job Objective
To work as a Data Network Architect/Engineer and be responsible for the
architectural design & planning, implementation/installation, and overall
management of various computer network LAN/WAN Routing & Switching
environments and applications.
Experience & Skills
Education & Training
Work Experience & History
Verizon Business
10740 Nall Ave; Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66211
Job Title: Network Sales Engineer III
Dates Employed: Nov 12, 2007 - Aug 11th, 2010
Manager: Brenda Kubicki
Duties: Solution and Design Sales Engineer responsible for 32 customer
accounts and working with multiple Sales Account Managers to deliver
complete Network Services and CPE solutions for our customers. Network
design solutions included technologies in MPLS, VPN, Optical LAN/WAN
connectivity; Converged Ethernet Access (CEA), Satellite and Wireless; CPE
solutions included VoIP/SIP Trunking, LAN/WAN Connectivity; Storage,
VMWARE, CaaS, SaaS, Structured cabling; WLAN. Gained multiple
certifications from Partnering Vendors to aid in complete solution selling
(Adtran, Juniper, Shoretel, Cisco, Tellabs, Motorola, Avaya, Nortel)
strategies.
Perot Systems - Aptuit
10245 Hickman Mills Drive
Kansas City, MO 64137
Job Title: Network Engineering Consultant
Date employed: August 9, 2007 - September 7, 2007 (1 month contract)
Manager: Carrick Carpenter, Manager of Global Services Account
Duties: Hired to configure and set up Cisco networking gear for corporate
office move in Greenwich, CT. Cisco gear included Cisco MPLS Router (2811
ISR) with a Wireless Controller Module (NM-WLC6). Eight (8) Wireless APs; 4-
stack 3750E 48-Port switches. Avaya VoIP solution; Eight (8) 871W VPN
appliances for branch executives to utilize at home for remote office
mobility. Also, assisted with the 2nd & 3rd level Technical support for
issues/problems reported to Network Services Group.
HNTB Corporation
715 Kirk
Kansas City, MO 64105
Job Title: Manager of Network Services (2005-2007) & Sr Network Engineer
(2007)
DriveDate employed: May 1, 2005 - June 8, 2007
Manager: Jeff Trader, Director of Information Systems & Wes Owen - Manager
of Infrastructure Services
Duties: Hired to transition "Network Services" from an outsourced effort
back to an in-house service within a 6-month period (May - Nov 2005).
Interviewed and hired four (4) top-notch network engineers targeted to
maintain & support HNTB's Enterprise LAN/WAN Infrastructure & Cisco
VoIP/IPT Environments consisting of about 75 remote nation-wide locations
with about 50 locations on VoIP. We successfully migrated the network from
a VPN Internet-based network to an MPLS Private WAN Infrastructure within a
10-month period and I served as the PM for the Migration Project. The new
infrastructure allowed us to migrate an Internet-based VPN network
consisting of Cisco edge Internet-based 2620XM Routers, Checkpoint NG
Firewalls running on Nokia IP3XX platforms, Cisco LAN switches (2900, 3560
POE, 3750 POE, 4500 & 6500 Series systems) & Cisco AVVID/IPT Phone Systems
(CCM3.0 - 4.1 & Unity (Voice Mail & Unified Messaging) & ICS7750/1760/2800
Series Voice Gateway Routers into a new MPLS infrastructure consisting of
Cisco's 2800 & 3800 ISR routers which served as both Data and Voice
Gateways on the WAN and Cisco 3650 & 3750 LAN switches for the LAN
environment allowing us to collapse the edge networking gear to simplify
design for better support of voice, video (RT & VOD) & data applications,
saving the company $1.2Mil in networking hardware, software & maintenance.
Also, managed vendor relationships that supported LAN & WAN hardware
(MCI/Verizon Business, Checkpoint, Caymas Systems, Blue Coat, & Cisco).
Assisted in the development of a new partnership with AOS (Alexander Open
Systems) as HNTB's Cisco Gold Partner for design, professional services &
fulfillment partner. Manage Lease Replacement schedules & activities for
all networking gear in the firm.
Avila University Job Title: Sr. Network Engineer
11900 Wornall Road Date employed: June 1, 2004 - March
25, 2005
Kansas City, MO 64145
Manager: Gary F. Garten, Director of Information Systems 816-***-****
Duties: Responsible for the redesign and restructuring of Avila's LAN
Infrastructure. Implemented new VLAN structure on Avila's Cisco 6509 Core
Switch and twenty-five (25) 3548-XL Distributed and Access switches and
migrated away from public IP addressing schema on the desktop to private IP
10.x.x.x out to the desktop. Created a new Server farm VLAN for all private
servers to be housed on and implemented a new WatchGaurd X700 Firewall and
included a new DMZ environment for all public (Internet) accessible
resources and servers to be housed on. Assigned as the principal engineer
to design and implement a new AD environment and migrating four (4) Novell
5.x and 6.x Servers over to MS 2003 Servers which will perform Domain,
File/Print, Exchange 2003 Email and SMS services.
Accredo Health, Inc/Gentiva Health Services Job Title: Principal Network
Engineer (Network Architect)
12900 Foster Date employed: April 1997 - May
2004
Overland Park, KS, 66213
Accredo Supervisor: James Ballou (Memphis, TN Phone: 901-***-**** ext.
3139)
Gentiva Manager: Paul Stein 913-***-****
Duties: Served as the Principal Network Engineer and designed, implemented,
and supported both Accredo Health's (ACDO) & Gentiva Health's (GHS)
enterprise network infrastructure environments comprised of redundant
Frame/ATM WAN Backbones and 10/100/1000Base LANs. Implemented various
routing/switching technologies to support the enterprise architecture.
Also, designed, implemented and supported the E-commerce network
infrastructure environments to support the Inter-/Intranet applications.
During 1997-1998, I worked as a WAN Engineer supporting Gentiva's WAN/LAN
environments and was promoted to Network Support Supervisor (1999-2001) and
managed the 2nd Tier Network Support Team, which consisted of 10 members.
The team was responsible for the daily maintenance and support of Gentiva's
350-site national data network. Duties included 2nd and 3rd Tire
troubleshooting and repair of LAN/WAN environments, Network Management (HP
Openview), Circuit Provisioning, and Router/Switch Configurations. Project
Management experience included Data Communication migration efforts to
separate Accredo & Gentiva Business Units, Remote CPE Migration effort from
3Com to Cisco gear, SNA Environment migration to Frame Relay and ATM/IP
environment, Layer 2 and 3 Switched Environment Implementation, National
ISDN DBU Design/Implementation, Access DBA for Circuit Provisioning, & VPN
Remote Access Enterprise Roll-Out (Dial-up and Broadband).
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. Job Title: Corporate Network
Administrator
1100 Main St. Suite 416 Dates employed: Oct. 1995 -
April 1997
Kansas City, Mo. 64105 Supervisor/Manager: Bryce Rankin (Dir. of
Information Technology)
Duties: Design and implement LAN/WAN nation-wide corporate infrastructure
(Ethernet 10BaseT - LANs & ISDN and FRAME RELAY/PPP DIAL-UP ASYNC -WAN).
Provided desktop support for both corporate and remote users, as well as
classroom IT environments. Developed corporate standards for
hardware/software/networking needs. Novell 3.12 & 4.1, and Windows NT were
our NOS systems. Windows 95 & NT workstations were set as the standard PC
workstation configuration.
Truman Medical Center East Job Title: Information Systems
Coordinator
7900 Lee's Summit Road Dates employed: Aug. 1991 - Oct.
1995
Kansas City, Mo. 64139 Supervisor/Manager: Nick Braccino (CFO:1991 - 1994)
& Larry Crozier (CFO:1994 - 1995)
Duties: Provided network design, implementation, and daily support of
Truman East's LAN comprised of Token-Ring & Ethernet environments and
provided desktop support and technical assistance for all local and remote
hospital network users. Also, administered and maintained server
environments (Novell 3.11 & 4.10). During 1994-1995, I was the team leader
of Corporate Enterprise Network Infrastructure building team. Implemented
Frame Relay Network between three (3) sites. Configured IBM 6611 Routers
and TR/Ethernet Network. Assisted in SNA Gateway design and implementation
for support of IBM Mainframe for LAN-to-Host PC connectivity.
LAN/WAN Networking Topologies
. Ethernet (Fast & Gigabit & 10G/40G)
. Token Ring (4/16/100)
. Frame Relay;
. ATM/IMA
. MPLS & VPN
. Optical (SONET; DWDM)
. Broadband (DSL & Cable)
. ISDN BRI/PRI
. DS0 - OCx Technology (T1, DS3, OC3, OC12, etc
. NxT1 MLPPP & MLFR
. 802.11n/g (Wireless)
. Satellite & EVDO
Routing Protocols
. EIGRP
. OSPF
. BGP & eBGP
. RIP v1 & v2
. TCP/IP (v4 & v6)
. IPX/SPX
. PPP/L2TP/IPSEC
. SNA/DLSw
Routing/Switching & Server Platforms
. Cisco ISR & G2 Router Platforms (1800/1900 & 2800/2900 & 3800/3900 &
7200/7600)
. Cisco 2600/2900/3700/4500 & 6500 Switching Platforms
. Juniper EX & SRX Switch Platforms
. Juniper M- & J-Series Router Platforms
. Adtran NetVanta 3200/4000/6000
. Adtran TC 908 & 908E - SIP/IPIA
. 3Com NetBuilder, CoreBuilder and PathBuilder Series (142U/ST, 147, CEC
& DPE+, 4900/3500).
. Checkpoint FW4 on Nokia Platforms
. Fluke Optiview Pro
. Packet Shaper 4000
. Cisco WAAS
. Riverbed Steelehead Platform
. Tellabs 8600
. Cisco ONS 1500 Series
. Cisco ESR/GSR Routing Platforms
. Adtran Channel Banks & CSU/DSU/TSU (Atlas 800 DACS and 600e TSU
Channel Banks, MX2800 M13 MUX)
Application & Technologies
. VoIP (Cisco CCM, CCME, UCC, 3Com NBX/VCX & Avaya CM 5.0; AVP)
. Windows Active Directory
. Windows 2003, 2008
. NAI Sniffer Pro & Wireshark/Ethereal
. VPN (IPSEC & SSL)
. IP Trunking/SIP Services
. Novell Netware 6 (earlier versions 2.1 - 5)
. Cisco IOS
. JUNOS Software
. MS Office Professional (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)
. MS Visio 2007
. MS Project 2007
. USR Total Control Systems and Microsoft NT RAS Services
. SAN & ESX Servers (VMWare 2.0)
. HP Openview, Transcend, CiscoWorks 2000, EPI-Center NMS
. Complete Solution Selling
Education
High School Graduate:
Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, FL - May 1983
College:
1 yr. at Suffolk Community College (Suffolk, NY) - Aug. 1983 - May 1984
(General Studies)
3 yr. at University of Missouri, Kansas City - Jan. 1988 - 1991 (Major:
Computer Science Emphasis on Telecommunications Management)
Technical Training & Studies
Adtran, Nortel, Avaya, Juniper, Cisco, Tellabs, Motorola, VMWARE v2, ITIL
v3 certifications
Novell Courses taken at New Horizons Learning Center (CNE - 1994) and self-
study.
Windows NT Training (MCSE) started at IKON (1996) and through self-study.
3Com NetWizard courses taken from 3Com and self-study.
Cisco CCNA/CCNP through Cisco LABs (1996 - 2010) and Cisco local support
team, as well as through self-study.
Project Management Courses taken from UMKC (1989) & The Training Link
Company (2001)
Certifications: JNSS-EX, JNSS-MSPM, JNSS SSL & IDP Certifications; JCNIA-EX
Cert# JPR100460
Professional & Personal References: Furnished upon request
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