Engineer Network

Don Kapla

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Address:

City: Metairie

State: LA

Zip: 70002

Country: USA

Phone: 405-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Solutions-focused, versatile network engineer and offering a comprehensive background supporting U.S. military operations in roles of increasing responsibility during a 15 year career in the Marine Corps. Effective communicator who quickly masters new roles and technologies to achieve positive results.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Union High School, Tulsa OK 1/2001 to 5/1995 (General Studies)

Job History / Details:

Network Engineer

Solutions-focused, versatile network engineer and offering a comprehensive background supporting U.S. military operations in roles of increasing responsibility during a 15 year career in the Marine Corps. Effective communicator who quickly masters new roles and technologies to achieve positive results.

Key Skills

Network Architecture Design

Cisco Routing and Switching

Continuity of Operations / Disaster Recovery

Implementing Information Assurance Security Controls

Former CCNA Instructor

Active Secret Security Clearance

WAN Accelerators (Riverbed / Turbo IP)

Firewall Configuration (Palo Alto / Fortigate)

Cisco Unified Communications (VOIP and TelePresence)

ITIL / ISO 20000

Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange

Professional Experience

October 2011 to Current

Marine Forces Reserve (USMC) New Orleans, La

Sr Network Engineer

Technical Supervisor for team of 5 Marines and 13 contractors located across 6 states that provides both classified and unclassified WAN links to multiple networks 160 remote sites in a MPLSS dual hub DMVPN architecture as well as core, distribution, and access layer routing and switching for the 3rd largest data center in the Marine Corps Enterprise Network.

January 2011 to November 2011

RNOSC-RES (USMC) New Orleans, La

Network Security & Operations Chief

Chief of 1 of the 4 Regional Network Operations and Security Centers in the Marine Corps. Responsible for network security and auditing ensuring Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessment compliance as well as coordination with the Defense Information Security Agency and Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center for certification and accreditation and authorized service interruptions.

March 2007 to November 2010

7th Marines (USMC) Twentynine Palms, Ca

Sr Network Engineer

Responsible for all Information Technology services for 7th Marines. Conducted numerous training exercises providing IT infrastructure and Command and Control applications for Regiment staff, culminating in deployment to Afghanistan from Sept 2009-Sept 2010. Leading a section of 27 Marines provided Active Directory, WAN, and LAN service for the southern half of the Marine Area of Operations in Afghanistan. Also instructed 4 CCNA courses through the Cisco Networking Academy.

April 2005 to April 2007

Recruiting Station OKC (USMC) Oklahoma City, Ok

Recruiter

Human resources position performing recruiting and career counseling for prospective candidates for the Marine Corps.

February 2001 to March 2005

3d Marine Air Wing Miramar, Ca

Server Administrator

Responsible for a Windows Server 2000 and Exchange (and upgrade to 03) domain providing services for an organization of 1200 users.

March 1999 to January 2001

Recruit Training Command San Diego, Ca

Desktop Support Technician

End user / desktop support for 700 users performing port configurations and software and operating system support.

March 1998 to March 1999

3d Maintenance Bn Okinawa, Japan

Server Technician

As a team member aided in transition from Banyan Vines to NT Server 4.0 / Exchange 5.5 architecture.

December 1995 to July 1997

Just For Feet Overland Park, Ks

Store Manager

Directed promotions and local advertising for a retail franchise with 110 employees. Conducted human resources functions including hiring, terminations, and career counseling.

Awards

Accommodation Medal for redesigning EMail flow and bandwidth shaping for the entire Marine Area of Operations in Afghanistan

Achievement Medal for planning, installing, operating, and maintaining the server and routing and switching architecture for an $11 Million exercise

Achievement Medal for installing all telephony and computer assets for a unit in preparation for Operation Iraqi Freedom

Certifications

GIAC Information Security Professional #2194 (CISSP CBK)

Security

ITIL V3

Former CCNA Instructor

References

Available upon request

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