Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Richard F. Ennis
Apex, NC ***02
abljp7@r.postjobfree.com
abljp7@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER OBJECTIVES: To continue my education and focus in the Networking,
Broadband and Optical Communications field providing innovative engineering
design, development, concepts, solutions, testing, evaluation, support,
planning and organization for the advancement, adoption and continuous
evolution of next generation products, platforms, systems and networks.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Extensive knowledge and experience through
applied/developmental research, system, interface and test engineering in
the Inter/Networking and Telecommunication fields with specifications,
protocols and standards inclusive to bridges, routers, hubs, switches,
firewalls, repeaters, transceivers, optical/time domain reflectometers,
telecommunication systems, network architectures, diagnostic and data
communications equipment.
Test Equipment- Oscilloscopes, Multimeters/DVM's, Logic Analyzers,
Emulators, OTDR's, Network Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, HP-BSTS, Adtech-
AX4000, Sonet/ATM Analyzers and H.P. OSA/DCA.
Protocols- TCP/IP, IPv4/v6, LACP, LLDP, CDP, L2TPv2, UDP, SNMP, DHCP,
OSPFv1/v2, EIGRP, MPLS, BGP-4, IS-IS, RIPv1/v2, IGMPv1/v2/v3, PIM-SM/DM,
DNS, PPP, HDLC, SMDS, Frame Relay, ATM and Sonet.
Languages- Basic, Assembly, SQL, Fortran, Fourth, C/C++, Motif, HTML,
Javascript, Agilent QBOL, Tcl/Tk and Expect.
Operating systems- DOS, WinNT/2000, HP-UNIX, Solaris/SunOS, AIX, Digital
Unix, Red Hat -Linux.
Software design/SQA- Borland C/C++, Microsoft Visual C++, WindRiver-
VxWorks,
FutureSoft-protocol stacks, Winrunner, XRunner, Segue-SilkTest/Performer,
QAPartner PVCS, SCCS, CMVC, ClearCase/Quest, DDTS, CDETS.
Network Simulation and Modeling- Comdisco-Bones and PlanNet, CACI-COMNET
and NETWORK, Opnet-Modeler.
Network Management- H.P. Openview, NetExpert, Tivoli TME 10 NetView, Sun-
Site Manager, CA/Aprisma/Cabletron-Spectrum, Optivity, Wellfleet Site
Manager, Digitals TeMIP Framework,
CiscoWorks, NetMRI, MRTG, NetPerf.
Network Analysis tools- Ethereal/WireShark, Network Generals
distributed/laptop sniffer, Acterna/Wandell&Goltermann DA30 and Domino,
Agilent internetwork analyzers, Concord Communications-Network Health, 3DV-
RouterPM, Trinagy/Desktalk-Trend, Netscout RMON probes, Ixia-1600S,
Smartbits, Agilent QARobot/Router Tester.
Internetwork Firewalls- IBM-AIX Firewall, Cisco-PIX, Cisco-IOS IP Firewall,
Checkpoint, Raptor, Netscreen-5400.
Internetwork Routing Platforms- Cisco- 25/2600, 3500, 3600, 7000, GSR-12000
series.
Nortel Networks- FN, AFN, BCN, BLN series, Juniper M20 series, Extreme-
Alpine 3808, Cisco/Arrowpoint CSS-11000 series Content Accelerators, IBM-
2210, 2212 and 2216.
Network Switching Platforms- Cisco- 2900, 3500, 5000, 6500/8500, 3Com,
Foundry-NetIron,
Ellacoya-SGS-44000, SGS-6020, Fore Systems/Marconi-ATM Switches.
Internet Security- Radius, Cisco-Secure ACS, Tacacs+, IPSec, IKE/ISAKMP,
DES/3DES/MD5, RC4/5
Standards- IEEE, ITU, ANSI, TIA/EIA, BELLCORE-Telecordia, ISO9000, IETF-
RFCs, SNMP-SMI/ASN.1.
Professional Affiliation- Member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Extreme Networks- Pamlico- Building One, Suite 100 3306/08 East NC Hwy 54
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 August 2008-Present Position: Technical
Support Engineer
Providing networking systems product/engineering support on next generation
switching/routing platforms and network management applications. This
entail's analysis of functional specifications for (Control/Data Plane)
Embedded RTOS and protocol stacks. Switching, Routing and multicast
protocols-OSPFv2, BGP-4, RIPv1/2, PIM-SM/PIM-DM, IGMPv2/3, DVMRP. IEEE
802.1p/q/d VLAN s, Mac Bridging-Ethernet switching, GARP-GVRP/GMRP, MSTP,
IEEE 802.1ab LLDP, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless, QOS-DiffServ, COS-IP-TOS
Traffic Shaping and Flow based switching and routing.
. Writing and executing test plans, procedures and cases for New Product
introduction (NPI) Alpha and Beta testing.
. Developed Ixia-XM12 test plans and procedures for new product testing,
protocol conformance, performance, functional, system feature
verification and interoperability testing.
. Integrating new functionality and administering the Ixia-XM12 chassis
. Administering Linux and Windows servers providing DNS, DHCP, FTP/TFTP,
NTP protocol services with SSL/SSH, Radius and 802.1x authentication.
. Performed customer replication of network systems, debugging and
troubleshooting
of network systems and features.
. Design, build and conduct product and solution proof-of-concepts tests
for customers
The switch/router interfaces include 10/100/1000-BT/FX/SX Ethernet, Gigabit
Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
Insight Global Inc-Cisco Systems Inc. 5540 Centerview Drive Suite 316
Raleigh, NC 27606
May 2007-September 2007 Position: QA/Development Test Engineer
Providing QA/Development Test Engineering in the Voice Technology Group on
IP Phones for Layer-2 and Layer-3 conformance, feature and functional
development test engineering for IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDPv1/v2).
. Experience with 79xx series IP Phones, VOIP utilizing SCCP and SIP
protocols.
. Administering Unified Communications Manager-Call Manager versions 6.x
and 7.x, Unity.
. Provided QA/Development Test Engineering automation with TCL/Expect
for LLDP and CDP protocol conformance and feature functional testing.
. Administering Unix, Linux and Windows servers providing DNS, DHCP,
FTP/TFTP, NTP protocol services with SSL/SSH, Radius and 802.1x
authentication.
. Installation, configuration and management of network infrastructure
routers and switch's.
Experience with ATS/Autoeasy, TIMS, DDTS/CDETS, Pagent, ClearCase and the
Modena 6.0 & 7.0 Libraries.
Hudson Global Resources-IBM 2300 Rexwoods Drive Suite; 380 Raleigh, NC
27607
November 2006-May 2007 Contract Position: Network Engineer
Providing tier-3 LAN/WAN/MAN network engineering, network security analysis
and support for IBM Global Network Services in a managed network operations
environment. This entails monitoring, performance analysis,
troubleshooting, configuration, management and support of Core GSR and
Metro/Edge Ethernet Network Infrastructure routers/switch's, Cisco-6500
series switch/routers, CSS-11500, Nokia-NG IPxxx hardware and IPSO-3.x
operating systems for firewalls, CheckPoint-NG/Firewall-1/VPN, IBM-X series
Linux Servers, SunFire-V440 hardware platforms and Cisco Pix, IPS, ASA and
Juniper, Netscreen-Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS/IDP).
. Developing network security rules, policies, procedures and processes.
. Evaluating, testing, defining and making recommendations on the
selection of hardware, software and operational procedures for network
security systems.
. Installing and configuring network, security hardware and software
systems.
. Administering security tools for controlling, real time event
correlation, management and monitoring network security
infrastructures.
. Knowledge of risk assessment procedures, authorization methodologies,
authentication technologies and security attack pathologies.
. Troubleshooting network security problems and failures, mitigating
attacks-spoofing/denial of service.
. Administering Unix and Linux servers and firewalls providing DNS,
DHCP, FTP/TFTP, NTP, SSL/SSH and NAT/PAT protocol services.
. Administering redundant network infrastructure switch/routers running
BGP4 and OSPFv2 routing protocols and firewalls that are
geographically dispersed for disaster recovery.
. Familiar with Arcsight network security tools for real time event
correlation, management, compliance and conformance testing.
. Experience with RSA-RealSecure ACE server, Access Manager
(ClearTrust), Secure-ID.
. Experience with RSA, Entrust, Certificate Authority Servers
. Experience with COPS, Nmap, Nessus, ISS Security Scanner, SAINT,
SATAN, Snort, Nemesis-TCP
. Knowledge of FISMA/NIST-SP800-53A/xx, ITIL and ISO-17799 standards and
best practices for network security infrastructure management.
The switch/router and firewall interfaces include Sonet, 10/100-BT/FX
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet-Copper/FX.SX/LX and 10-Gigabit Ethernet.
Matrix Resources-LVL7 Systems Inc.(Broadcom) 2803 Slator Road Suite; 105
Morrisville, NC 27560
December 2004-July 2006 Contract Position: Test Engineer
Providing protocol verification test engineering of next generation
switching/routing/Wireless access point platforms for LAN Datacenter,
Metro/Edge Ethernet and HTML/Java applications. This entailed analysis of
functional specifications for (Control/Data Plane) Embedded RTOS and
protocol stacks.
. VxWorks/Linux/Virata routing protocols-OSPFv2, BGP-4, RIPv1/2, PIM-
SM/PIM-DM, IGMPv1/2/3, DVMRP.
. IEEE 802.1ab/p/q/d, 802.3ad, LLDP, Priority, VLAN s, Mac Bridging-
Ethernet switching, LACP (Link Aggregation-Port Channels) GARP-
GVRP/GMRP, MSTP, QOS-DiffServ, QinQ-Double VLAN tagging-VPLS, COS-IP-
TOS, Traffic Shaping.
. Writing and executing test plans, procedures and cases for protocol
compliance, conformance, performance, functional, system feature
verification, interoperability and test automation engineering for
hardware and software.
. Administering, RedHat Linux 4.0 servers and workstations, Microsoft
Windows 2000 Workstations/servers providing DNS, DHCP, FTP server
services. Provided integration, configuration and management of Cisco
3750, 2948gl3 series routers, Riverstone-RS3000 series
Switches/Routers.
. RTOS Embedded SNMP and Web server for the Network Management System
and Element Management System.
. Interoperability testing with Cisco, HP Procurve and Riverstone
switches/routers.
The switch/router interfaces include 10/100-BT/FX Ethernet, Gigabit
Ethernet and 10Gigabit Ethernet. Test development was done utilizing Linux
shell, Tcl/Tk and Expect with Ixia-1600S/ANVL Unix host and SNMP
development.
Ciber Inc.IBM 5511 Capital Center Drive Raleigh, NC 27606
May 2004 December 2004 Contract Position: Product Engineer
Provided new product development engineering support, customer engineering
support, architectural internetwork engineering, integration, testing and
implementation of next generation SAN switch interfaces, IEEE 802.1p/q/d-
switching/routing interfaces for the IBM-X-series BladeCenter.
. Defining test methodologies, platforms and systems for new product
development test engineering and customer engineering support for
Cisco-CIGESM, D-Link, Nortel Routers/Switches.
. Provided test lab installation, integration, configuration and
management of Cisco 2948gl3 series routers and 3500, 3750 series
Routers/Switches.
. Administering, RedHat Linux 4.0 servers and workstations, Microsoft
Windows 2000 Workstations/servers providing DNS, DHCP, FTP, Netscape
Enterprise Web Server, Microsoft IIS Web Server services.
. Interoperability testing with Cisco, Juniper, Nortel and Extreme
Networks.
Ellacoya Networks 7 Henry Clay Dr. Merrimack, NH 03054
August 2000 June 2001 Position: Principal Test Engineer
Startup Test Engineering Design Team
Provided verification test engineering, architectural LAN/WAN/MAN
internetwork engineering, development, integration, testing and
implementation of next generation fault tolerant multi-processor
distributed IP services switching/routing platforms for carrier grade Core
and Metro Ethernet infrastructures, NMS/EMS and OSS applications. This
entailed analysis of functional specifications for (Control/Data Plane)
RTOS and protocol stacks.
. Knowledge of X.86 and GFP framing procedures.
. VxWorks/futuresoft routing protocols-OSPFv2, BGP-4, IS-IS, MPLS, PIM.
. IEEE 802.1p/q/d Priority, VLAN s, Mac Bridging-Ethernet switching,
PPP/L2TPv2, LDAP, QOS-DiffServ IP-TOS, ATM-QOS VC Traffic Shaping and
subscriber/application Flow based Policy Engine.
. Defining test methodologies, platforms and systems for test
engineering.
. Writing and executing test plans, procedures and cases for protocol
compliance, conformance, performance, functional, system, feature
verification, interoperability and test automation engineering for
hardware and software.
. Provided test lab design, development, installation, integration,
configuration and management of Cisco GSR-12000, 7206, 7505, 3400,
2948gl3 series routers, Juniper M20/40, Cisco 2900,
5000, 3000 series Switches, Extreme-Alpine 3800 series switches and
ArrowPoint CS-11000
content accelerators.
. Administering Unix-SunOS/Solaris 2.5, 7, 8, 9 running on Sparc
workstations and Sun Enterprise servers, RedHat Linux 4.0 servers and
workstations, Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstations/servers providing
DNS, DHCP, FTP, RealNetworks-MPEG Video/Audio server, nCUBE n4x On-
Demand Server-IP/Gigabit Ethernet, Netscape Enterprise Web Server,
LDAP server, Microsoft IIS Web Server and OSS Java/J2EE Application
server services.
. RTOS Embedded SNMP and Web server for the Network Management System
and Element Management System.
. Interoperability testing with Cisco, Juniper, Extreme Networks and
NetScreen 5400 security products.
. H.P. Openview Network Management for test engineering lab.
. Designed customer service engineering lab simulating 1.5 million
users.
. Testing ATM, POS, Sonet physical interfaces and APS.
. Provided Alpha and Beta testing to Broadband engineering teams at
cable operator MSO s AT&T Broadband (Comcast).
The Ellacoya SGS6020 and SGS44000-40Gig series switch/router interfaces
include 10/100-BT/FX Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, DS3-ATM, OC3c, OC12c,
OC48c, OC192-DWDM/Sonet/POS. Development was done utilizing Unix shell,
Tcl/Tk and Expect with Agilent QARobot/RouterTester-QBOL, Ixia-1600S,
Adtech AX4000, OmniBert and SNMP development.
The Judge Group-IBM 1000 Park Forty Plaza, Suite 225 Durham, NC 27713
September 1998 April 1999 Contract Position: Senior Systems Test Engineer
Provided system verification test engineering, LAN/MAN/WAN architectural
internetwork engineering, network management design, development,
installation, integration and testing of enterprise multi-protocol
internetworks, routers, switches, security protocols, architectures and
applications. This entailed analyzing security protocols IPSec and
IKE/ISAKMP plus SSL, SHA, RSA-DES/3DES, IPv6, VPN s, L2TPv2, Tunnels, LDAP,
X.509 certificates and Policy Engine operational specifications.
. Provided Interoperability testing with new features and protocols to
include VoIP- FXO, FXS, E&M, DiffServ, RSVP, Routing protocols-BGP-4,
OSPFv1/2 and RIP.
. Developing, writing and executing test procedures, cases and plans.
. Provided test lab installation, integration, configuration and
management of IBM 2216, 2210, 2212 series routers, IBM 8000 series
switches, RS6000 series workstations, Fiber Channel host bus adapters,
ESCON, FDDI, Ethernet, T1/E1/J1 PRI ISDN, V.25bis/X.25/V.34/56K Analog
Modems and ATM interfaces.
. Provided interoperability testing and integration with IBM-AIX
Firewall,
. Entrust, RSA and IBM-Vault Registry Certificate Authorities.
. Administering RS6000 AIX servers, RedHat Linux 4.0 servers and
workstations, Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstations/servers providing
FTP, Netscape Enterprise Web Server, LDAP server, Microsoft IIS Web
Server and application server services.
. Provided test development with automated scripts for performance
analysis, auditing and configuration management utilizing UNIX shell,
Expect and SNMP development.
Premier Systems Integrators 9401 Arrow Point Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28273
February 1998 - May 1998 Position: Cisco Systems Consultant
Startup - Professional Services Design Team
Provided strategic direction in a lead role for LAN/MAN/WAN architectural
Internetwork engineering, network management design, development,
installation, integration, testing and implementation of Enterprise multi-
protocol networks to include Frame Relay, HSSI, ATM and Sonet-SDH networks.
. Analyzing professional services business requirements and developing
operational specifications, procedures and plans.
. Evaluating, recommending, and planning new network technologies and
systems.
. Interfaced with corporate and client senior management to communicate
technology requirements, business objectives, solutions and
deliverables.
. This entailed consultative professional services engineering, writing
proposals, response to RFP's, test cases, procedures, plans, auditing,
performance analysis, troubleshooting, installation, integration,
configuration and management of Cisco-AS5300, PIX-Firewall, IOS IP
Firewall, 1600/2500/3600/4000/7000 series routers, Cisco-
2000/3000/5000 series switches, CSUs/DSUs and modems.
. Provided test development with automated scripts for performance
analysis, auditing and configuration management utilizing UNIX shell,
Expect and SNMP development. Provided simulation, modeling,
performance and detailed protocol analysis utilizing a wide variety of
internetworking and network management platforms, systems and tools.
MCI Telecommunications Inc.
4408 Silicon Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
May 1997 - January 1998 Position: Senior Network Engineer
Provided Tier I-ISP LAN/MAN/WAN network management, design, development,
Tier II/III customer support, installation, integration and testing of
enterprise multi-protocol internetworks and network management systems for
the Federal Government U.S.P.S. that utilized a fully meshed, redundant BGP
core with sixteen autonomous systems consisting of over six thousand
routers in a Frame Relay and ATM network.
. This entailed writing proposals, requirements analysis, auditing,
performance analysis, troubleshooting, configuration and management of
Cisco-1600/2500/4000/7000 series routers and Cisco-1900/2000/3000/5000
series switch s, Bay Networks AN/FN/BLN/BCN family of
routers/switches, DL3800-T1/T3 Multiplexers, CSUs/DSUs and modems.
. Development of automated scripts for test/expert systems fault
engineering, performance analysis, auditing and configuration
management utilizing Cisco's Netsys-Tcl/Tk, Expect and CMIP/SNMP
development.
. TeMip-TMN-Q3 expert system development with (Motif, shell-sh, csh,
ksh, Tcl/Tk, Expect) TeMip-Framework rules based engineering tools.
RPM Associates Inc. 7130 Minstrel Way; Suite 230 Columbia, MD 21045
February 1997 - May 1997 Position: Internetworking Consultant
Provided LAN/MAN/WAN architectural internetwork engineering, development,
installation, integration, testing and implementation of enterprise class
multi-protocol networks to include Frame Relay, ATM and Sonet.
. This entailed auditing, performance analysis, troubleshooting,
configuration and management of Cisco-2500/4000/7000 series routers
and Cisco-2000/3000/5000 series switch s, Bay Networks AN/FN/BLN/BCN
family of routers/switches, Stratacom IGX/BGX node, CSUs/DSUs and
modems.
. Development of automated scripts for performance analysis, auditing
and configuration management utilizing UNIX shell, Expect and SNMP
development.
. Provided simulation, modeling, performance and detailed protocol
analysis utilizing a wide variety of internetworking and network
management platforms, systems and tools.
Sage Technical Services 4020 Stirrup Creek Drive; Suite 111 Durham, NC
27709
August 1996 October 1996 Position: Network Engineer
MCI-Managed Systems Network Operation Center
Provided Tier I-ISP LAN/MAN/WAN network monitoring, customer support and
management of enterprise class networks.
. This entailed monitoring, performance analysis, troubleshooting,
configuration and management of Cisco-2500/4000/7000 series routers,
Wellfleet/Baynetworks AN/FN/BLN/BCN family of routers, CSUs/DSUs and
modems.
. Development of automated scripts for auditing and performance analysis
utilizing UNIX shell scripting and command line interfaces.
. Networks utilized Frame Relay, ATM and Sonet-SDH networks
Analyst International Corporation 2500 Gateway Centre Blvd. Suite 209
Morrisville, NC 27560 January 1996 August 1996 Position: Analyst
IBM-Hardware Design
Provided embedded systems coding development, diagnostic analysis and
troubleshooting of ATM segmentation and reassembly code (SAR) in C and
assembly language for ATM network interfaces.
. Logic Experience includes LSI-logics LR3000 (MIPS) and ATMizer
components.
. Formal testing methodologies were utilized to ensure compliance with
ANSI, ITU, EIA and ATM specifications and standards.
Analyst International Corporation 2500 Gateway Centre Blvd.; Suite 575
Morrisville, NC 27560 April 1995 September 1995 Position: Analyst
Wandell & Goltermann
Provided test engineering in the Test Department, on the DA-30 and Domino
Internetwork Protocol Analyzers, diagnostic analysis, troubleshooting and
testing of the internetwork analysis platform, Windows 3.1 applications,
protocol analysis and automated regression testing and analysis on LAN, WAN
(async, bisync, bit oriented) interfaces and protocols.
. Developing Frame-Relay test applications (Frexmit) utilizing the OCCAM
scripting language.
. Formal testing methodologies were utilized to ensure compliance with
ANSI, ITU, EIA, IEEE, RFC's, Stratacom FRF.1/3 specifications, Q.933
Annex A, ANSI T1.617 Annex D, standards and test specifications for
the entire seven OSI layer Protocols.
. Protocol testing and analysis was done utilizing IEEE
802.3/802.5/802.6/V.24/V.35/V.36/ISDN/ATM physical interfaces with
primary focus and responsibility for most Data-Link, TCP/IP suite and
all network/transport-Layer 3/4 protocols.
Nortel Networks/Bell Northern Research 35 Davis Drive Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709
July 1993 February 1995 Position: Member of Technical Staff
Startup Team- DSP-Hardware/Software Engineering Design Team
Provided engineering design support to the hardware and embedded RTOS
software design teams.
. Designed, tested and implemented calibration control system, access
control system, signaling, power distribution system, test stations,
TMS320C25 diagnostics for the ESTU, DS30A interface EPLD for a Switch
(Loop) simulator utilizing Altera Maxplus2 design tools.
. Development was done utilizing HP 64700 series 68302, 68010 and
TMS320C25 DSP emulators.
. Assisted in the engineering design of the ESTU and ISDN test units.
Provided hardware, diagnostic, DSP and pSOS, RTOS feature debugging,
component/performance analysis and verification testing of the
designs.
. Provided systems, features and module testing, installation,
configuration, performance analysis, translations and troubleshooting
on PSTN, PBX, DMS-100/10-C.O. telephony switches, Super node-SE-Front-
end processors, Digital/Optical Network-Cross connect systems, Access
Node-Sonet SDH/PDH interfaces, XPM/Peripheral modules-
DTC/LTC/LCM/RLCM, Billing Media Converter-BMC.
. AMA billing call record feature and protocol analysis.
. Formal design and testing methodologies were utilized to ensure
compliance with ANSI, ITU, TIA/EIA, BellCore/Telecordia ISDN
specifications, standards and component/test specifications.
. Established ISO 9001 test procedures for the Hardware/Software design
lab.
. Familiar with DS0, 1, 3, 30, 30A, 512 and ISDN interfaces, signaling
and design methodologies.
Manpower Technical Services 1216 Oberlin Rd. Raleigh, NC 27605
December 1992 July 1993 Position: Sr. Electronic Technician
. Contract position to Bell Northern Research.
Registry Inc. 1000 Park Forty Plaza Durham, NC 27709
February 1991 December 1992 Position: Sr. Electronic Technician
. Contract position to Bell Northern Research.
Banyan Systems Incorporated 115 Flanders Rd. Marlborough, MA 01752
January 1988 January 1991 Position: Engineering/Senior (Lead) Technician
Startup - Hardware Engineering Design Team
Provided engineering design and support on virtual networking system file
servers.
. This entailed Initial debug of engineering hardware, software,
diagnostic analysis and new product introduction.
. Designed tested and implemented 32 Mbyte memory board and automated
burn-in chamber for the test department.
. Provided leadership and mentoring to technicians in the test
department. This entailed writing detailed test procedures and plans
also detailed instructional material for the logic analysis of the
systems to include timing analysis, memory mapped I/O and
architectural operational characteristics.
. Logic experience includes, Motorloa-MC68000, Intel-80X86
microprocessors, Intel-82385 Cache controller, CHIPS-82c206 integrated
peripheral controller, SCC2698 OCTART Octal Universal Asynchronous
Receiver Transmitter, Fujitsu-87030 S.C.S.I. interface chip, PALS and
Logic arrays, also eight, four and thirty two megabyte memory boards.
. Knowledge of the Vines operating system also UNIX operating system
debugger.
Cabletron Systems Inc. 10 Main Street P.O.Box 6257 East Rochester, NH 03839
February 1987 December 1987 Position: Test Engineer
Startup - Engineering Design/Test Team
Provided engineering, design, testing and implementation of Ethernet and
Fiber-Optic repeaters, multiport repeaters, Diagnostic/Analysis equipment
and automated optical In-House test equipment.
. Writing diagnostics in assembly utilizing Intel utilities.
. Development was done on a Microcosm 80186 emulator.
. Designed, tested and implemented fiber optic transceiver.
. Defining, writing and executing test plans and procedures.
. Provided formal IEEE 802.X specification compliance, conformance and
interoperability testing for systems, interfaces and components in a
design engineering lab environment.
. Logic experience includes Intel 80186 microprocessors, 82586 Ethernet
controllers, Seeq 8023a Manchester encoder/decoder, Pulse-Engineering,
Nano-Technologies Transformers/Delay-lines, National-Fiber-components,
Codenell- Transmitters/Receivers, logic arrays and pals.
. Formal design and testing methodologies were utilized to ensure
compliance with ANSI, ITU, TIA/EIA, IEEE 802.2/802.3/802.6
specifications, standards and component/test specifications.
Interlan Inc. 155 Swanson Rd. Boxboro, MA 01719
October-1984 - January-1987 Position: Senior (Lead) Technician
Startup - Engineering Design/Test Team
Provided test and engineering on Ethernet local area network interface
boards, terminal servers and In-House test stations.
. Designed a timing ASIC for the NI-1010-Unibus Ethernet 32bit-slice
microprocessor controller. Developed on board diagnostics for the NI-
2510 Ethernet controller, these routines were utilized to troubleshoot
the board.
. Designed Test Stations and In-House test equipment for test stations.
. Responsible for giving support mentoring to Sr. Technicians in the
test department, also for off-shore (Puerto-Rico) manufacturing test
department installation and training of Micom Inc. Engineers and Sr.
Technicians on Interlans products and systems.
. Experience includes discrete component 32 bit bit-slice processors,
discrete Manchester encoder/decoder as well as chip devices, Intel-
80186 microprocessors, 82586 Ethernet controllers, logic arrays and
pals. Different bus structure knowledge includes Multibus, Unibus,
Qbus and IBM_PC's also a network terminal server. I provided VAX/VMS
operating system programming and diagnostics.
Wang Laboratories 1 Industrial Ave. Tewksbury, MA 01876
June-1983 October-1984 Position: Senior Technician
Provided test and analysis in the OIS/140 Word Processing Systems group,
test, troubleshoot, and repaired boards to the component level.
. Experience includes, power supplies, telecommunication boards, using
Z-80 microprocessors, Z-80 PIO, SIO, ACU448, RS232, 128K AND 256K
static memory boards and 96Mbyte disk drive controllers.
Lexidata Corporation 300 North Middlesex Turnpike Billerica, MA 01821
February-1982 November-1982 Position: Technician
Provided test and analysis in the engineering/systems test department.
. This entailed building, testing and troubleshooting a wide variety of
Raster Graphic display processor systems using test equipment such as
Data Generals Nova 3; Nova based diagnostics, oscilloscopes and Logic
Analyzers.
. Experience with discrete 32bit bit-slice microprocessors, as well as
conventional microprocessors, digital and logic experience included
pals, logic arrays, ECL, TTL, DACS and high speed schottky.
. Analog experience with digital to analog conversion for video output
to both interlaced and non-interlaced raster monitors.
Controlonics Corporation 5 Liberty Way Westford, MA 01886
July-1981 February-1982 Position: Technician
Provided test and analysis in the test engineering department utilizing
electronic test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, VTVM, Power
Meters, and special test equipment manufactured in-house.
. This entailed troubleshooting, testing and calibrating microwave
radar detectors and Infrared I/R systems.
EDUCATION:
United States Army- Training
Ft. Sill, OK
June 1976 December 1976
Basic training in field target acquisition curriculum, Tactical Automated
Fire Control Specialist-TAFCS,
sound based systems, radar tracking and sound wave operations.
Wentworth Institute of Technology formerly Sylvania Technical Institute
Cambridge, MA
October 1980 May 1981
Graduate of Computer Electronics/Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(BSEE Equivalent)
Nortel Networks-Bell Northern Research
Research Triangle Park, NC
July 1993 February 1995
Graduate/Certificate
DMS100/10 - Switching, Network and Supernode-SE Architecture and Operations
DMS100/10 - Switching, Network and Supernode-SE Maintenance and Operations
DMS100/10 - Translations, Routing/Inter/LATA and Troubleshooting
DMS100/10 - BMC - Billing Media Converter
Global Knowledge
Cary, NC
October 1997
Cisco - Introduction to Cisco Routers
Cisco - Advanced Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting
Sylvan Prometric
Durham, NC
June 1999
CCNA- Certified Cisco Network Associate
Durham, NC
March 2009
CTSP, ENA, ECWNA, ENS
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