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Executive Summary

I am currently seeking a long-term role to finalize my enrollment into a competitive Veteran IT Program in Network Engineering. The program requires full time employment in an IT position. The optimal position will provide the maximum amount of growth potential in an organization that recognizes the value of a strong work ethic, superior organizational skills, team and conflict management abilities and excellent time management strategies. I am an approachable leader that is not afraid to roll up my sleeves and welcome an environment with strong mentors who regularly challenge me to take on responsibilities outside of my comfort zone.

ETAC Inc. (US Veteran Jobs) Veteran IT Program in Network Engineering

Over the next 32 months I will combine the skills I learn through 19 courses (Cisco, CWNP and EC-Council) with the practical experience I receive in my new position to accomplish my goal of becoming a Senior Network Engineer. All training is focused on emerging technologies and skills within Wireless / Mobility, Infrastructure Security, Cyber Security, Data Center, Cloud and Campus Switching / Routing. Strong emphasis is put on Project Management, Risk Assessment and Compliance processes.

Program Overview Can Be Found At

www.usveteranjobs.com

Accomplishments

●Awarded and maintained DoD Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

●Captured $200,000 in annual energy profit revenues, utilizing recirculation air ratio data gathered from sensors, rendering unnecessary computer room air conditioners (CRACs) at Bloomberg.

Work History

Data Hardware Planner (Contract) 2017

HP/DXC

●Analyzed company’s current procedures and created a new SOP to convert the onsite level 2 hardware planners to an all remote team

Date Center Engineer (Contact) 2016

SAP America

●Executed SAP Cloud service hardware installs and upgrades at SAP data centers and colocation sites in North America.

●Worked directly with management to meet sales goals

●Led IT support team

●Facilitated hardware installs and upgrades to an in-memory data platform

Tech Consultant 2013-2016

Surati Management Group, New Brunswick, NJ

●Installed and managed network projects in hotels throughout the tri-state area, optimizing efficiency by setting and meeting project priorities, identifying and resolving operating discrepancies before they impact corporate bottom line revenues, and remaining compliant with client budgets and schedules.

●Conducted on-site customer needs assessments to determine IT requirements, existing technology capabilities, and scope of installations.

●Implemented vendor management, positioning favorable negotiations to gain competitive IT component and equipment pricing.

●Installed security cameras and network DVRs to achieve remote surveillance.

●Succeeded in reversing guest amenity refunds; quashed WiFi connection discrepancies repair, replace, and install components and access points.by creating seamless wireless networks.

●Coordinated activities with contractors, telecommunications providers, and facility managers.

●Determined and document operational information critical to developing an implementation plan, concurrently

●Prepared project updates; collect, analyze, and summarize project status; established root cause; diagnose, and implement fix

Data Center Project Manager 2000-2012

Bloomberg LP, Dayton, NJ

●Determined and document operational information critical to developing an implementation plan

●Consolidated a series of large network switches by creating VLANs on top of rack (TOR) switches to facilitate enhanced distributed network deployment; created bridge domains, ultimately rendering significant cost savings in power fees, eliminated the cost of running long distance cabling, and increased overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

●Key contributor in a datacenter migration, advancing datacenter growth and increasing power and cooling efficiencies. Completed project 3 months ahead of schedule, saving the company $3M+.

●Significantly improved storage network performance and fault tolerance, collaborating with network design, and system and storage administrators to implement link bonding design on all NAS hosts.

●Created a PostMortem Template to evaluate and establish outage problem root cause; identified, documented, and implemented a response procedure.

●Developed and presented to colleagues and management hierarchy a SynapSense Environment Monitoring System component overview; providing training using the product to maximize the efficiency of the datacenter cooling system.

●Constructed datacenter facilities to expand IT services supporting 5,000+ host machines and 15,000 networked connections; aligned objectives to budget, quality, and performance benchmarks

Sergeant 1997-2007

United States Army National Guard

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science 1999

Rutgers, Camden, NJ

CISCO Certified Network Associate Routing & Switching (CCNA) 2015

CISCO Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA) 2015

ETAC Veteran IT Program in Network Engineering (In-Progress)

2017-Present

Certifications Training

CCNA Routing & Switching – Cisco Certified Network Associate – Routing & Switching

CCNA Wireless – Cisco Certified Network Associate - Wireless

CCNA Cloud – Cisco Certified Network Associate - Cloud

CCNA Cyber Ops– Cisco Certified Network Associate – Cyber Ops

CCNA Data Center – Cisco Certified Network Associate – Data Center

CCNA Security– Cisco Certified Network Associate - Security

CWNA – Certified Wireless Network Administrator

CWDP – Certified Wireless Design Professional

CWSP – Certified Wireless Security Professional

CWAP – Certified Wireless Analysis Professional

CCNP Wireless – Cisco Certified Network Professional – Wireless

CCNP Data Center – Cisco Certified Network Professional – Data Center

CCNP Security – Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security

CND – EC-Council Cyber Network Defender

CEH – EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker

PMP – Project Management Professional

CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional

VCP – VMware Certified Professional

Cisco Network Programmability Design and Implementation Specialist

Industry Compliance Standards

Skills & Technology Focus

Project Management: Planning and Time Management Budget, Quality Control and Communications Risk, Procurement and Stakeholder Management Managing Work, Scope, Schedules and Cost Building and Leading an Effective IT Team Building and Effective Trust Model Managing Conflict Encouraging Commitment and Ownership Increasing the Team Standard of Excellence Achieving the Right Results

Wireless LAN (WLAN) WI-FI Mobility: Site Survey Procedures Designing for Data Coverage Designing for Voice and Real-time Applications Designing for Location and CMX Designing for Outdoor and High Density Designing and Executing Effective Security Policies Security Approaches in the Enterprise End Point and Client Security Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Security Management Wi-Fi Infrastructure Security Access Control Secure Roaming Network Monitoring Troubleshooting Processes Communications Protocols 802.11 Frames WLAN Hardware Spectrum Analysis Wired Issues

Data Center Cloud Virtualization SDN ACI: Network Protocols and Host-to-Host Communication Data Center Networking Concepts Data Center Storage; FCoE, Fiber Channel, iSCSI Server Architecture Data Center Network Virtualization Unified Computing System (UCS) Overview Automation and Orchestration SDN and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) NX-OS Configuration Automation Provide Increased Bandwidth and End-to-End Resiliency Services Provisioning Custom Queuing and Quality of Service Python, JSON, REST, XML, NETCONF, YANG APIs and Automation Protocols OpenFlow, OpenDaylight, SDK Network Operations and DevOps VMware Software Defined Data Center VMware vCenter Server, vMotion and ESX

Infrastructure Security Cyber Security: Security Concepts; Firewall, VPN, Intrusion Detection and Protection (IDS/IPS) Threat Mitigation through Identity Services Engine (ISE) Web Authentication and Guest Access (ISE, TACACS, RADIUS) Deploying NAT on Cisco IOS and Cisco ASA Deploying Threat Controls on ASA and IOS Cisco FlexVPN Solutions SSL VPNs Cloud Web Security Cisco Email Security Appliance Cisco Malware Protection Cisco FirePOWER Security and Risk Management Identity and Access Management Security Assessment and Testing Security Operations Software Development Security Footprinting and Reconnaissance Scanning Networks Enumeration Preventing System Hacking Preventing Malware Threats Sniffing Social Engineering Preventing Denial of Service Preventing Session Hacking Preventing SQL Injection Protecting Cloud Computing Understanding Cryptography

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