Engineer Management

JOSE A. SANCHEZ Cell: 1-786-***-**** / e-mail: ********@*****.***

Sr. Network Engineer/ Sr. Network and Systems Administrator/ Technical Support

Specialist.

Over sixteen years experience in network and technology systems in design, architecture,

implementation, management, testing, troubleshooting and support of networks and computers, including

migration & security. Able to work independently, carry out my own work, as well as being a part of a team

in complex projects.

Areas of Expertise:

- Design & Implementation - Leading a technical team

- Network Management & Services - Hardware Servers and Personal Computer

- Network and System Security - Technical Support

- Policy Planning / Implementation - Troubleshooting Networks Services, Servers and

- TCP/IP and Networks Services Computers

- Evaluation / Contingency Planning - Teaching (Networking and Technical Support

- Cost-Benefit Analysis/Budgeting subjects)

- Professional and Commercial IT Purchases

Work Experiences:

IT Consultant/Network Engineer/Technical Support Specialist working on my own. Miami FL,

- Consultant Freelance on Best Practices of Information Technologies. Including Networking –

Technical Support – Structured Cabling.

- Currently on the look for new job opportunities.

IT Operations Manager. Permanent Mission to United Nations. New York. Sept 2011 – July 2013,

- Responsible of all IT matters at a Permanent Mission to United Nations.

- Design, Coordinating, Deploy, Installing, Upgrading, Management, Security and Maintenance

of all Resources (Equipments and Services) running in the LAN environment. Working with

an ITIL based framework.

- Configure, troubleshoot, support and administer a 100+ node network from PC, Servers,

Switches, Firewalls and Routers.

- Redesign Integrated Local Network Architecture ( VLANs, QoS, VoIP, IP routing protocols,

Catalyst 2960S PoE).

- Integrate voice + data + video over IP. Including Grand Stream’s equipment and Elastix

Server as PBX, also including the SIP Trunk with the Internet Services Provider and their

features.

- Support & administration servers (HP & Dell) Windows server 2003 and 2008, Enterprise

Directory Services, Backup system and printing services. Supporting end users of a desktop

operating system.

- Purchasing and ordering supplies (network & services products).

- Working closely with ISP (DSL.net) to upgrading and troubleshooting of the Internet link

(1MByte – T1 to 5Mbytes – MetroEthernet).

- Create and maintain documentation for network & services.

- Repairing, Maintenance, Assemble, Configuration and Management of all kind of IBM

Compatible Computers (Desktops and Laptops) and peripherals. Including different brand of

Computers, and all Microsoft Operation Systems since Windows 95 up to Windows 8.

- Experience in several methods and Antivirus s Tools of the Clients side.

Network Engineer. IT Department at MoFA (Headquarter). Havana. Feb 2002 – Sept 2011,

- Network Engineer. Design, Developer, coordinating network expansion projects in MS

Windows and Linux platforms. Working with an ITIL based framework. Working with my team

in new proposal and solutions for the network.

- Virtualization with VMware. Install, configuring and maintenance MAN_Enterprise-VPNs

multisite to support data+voice+video traffics.

- Configure, troubleshoot, support and administer a 700+ node network from PC, Servers,

Switches, Firewalls and Routers. Configure & Support Redundant Internet & WAN

connection.

- Create and maintain documentation for network & services.

- Support & administration servers (HP, IBM & Dell) Windows server 2003 and 2008,

Enterprise Directory Services, Backup system and printing services. Supporting end users of

a desktop operating system.

- Purchasing and ordering supplies (network & services products).

- Part time as Assistant Professor of Telecommunications Department at Polytechnic

University of Havana, Cuba. Subjects: OSI network Model & Network Services and TCP/IP

networking.

- Design, Configuration and Management of Internetworking in Switches L2, L3, Router,

Firewall of Cisco, HP, Allyed Telesyn, Huawei, Linksys, D-Link, TP-Link and Zyxel.

- Structured Cabling including Fiber Optic and Cooper Cat 5, Cat 5e and Cat 6.

- Configuration and Management of different Networks and Servers Equipment under

Microsoft s Platform up to Windows 2008 Server. Windows Server 2000 - 2003 - 2008, ISA

Server 2004 - 2006, TMG 2010, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2007.

- Design, Implementation, Configuration and Management of different IT Services of

Infrastructure and Applications in LAN and WAN environments. DNS, DHCP, WINS, E-Mail,

WEB, DB, Active Directory, FTP, Think Client Topology, VoIP, Firewall/Proxy, Print Service.

- Installation, Configuration and Management of Network Storage Technologies, SAN.

- Installation, Configuration and Management of Virtualized Technologies through Microsoft s

Platform and Free Software.

IT Specialist. Telecommunications Company of Cuba. ETECSA. Jul 2000 – Feb 2002,

- IT Specialist at Cuban Network Access Point in ETECSA, Routing IP Traffic.

- IT Specialist at Cuban ATM & Frame Relay networks.

Technical Proficiencies:

Networking: LAN / CAN / MAN / WAN design-implementation-administration, Network Services, Routers,

Switches L2-L3, Firewalls, SAN/NAS and MAN (T1/E1), configure and maintain VPN (site-to-

site & client-to site), TCP/IP, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Security protocols (IPSEC),

xDSL, ATM, Frame Relay, MetroEthernet, MPLS, Structured Wired.

Platforms: MS Windows clients & 2003/2008 sever, Cisco (IOS/CatOS), Ardence PXE, VMware-

vSphere, Linux.

Packages: Active Directory, MS IIS, Exchange & ISA Server 2004-2006, TMG 2010, MDaemon Server,

VPOP3, DHCP, WINS and DNS. LANDesk Management Suit, MS Office Suite

2003/2007/2010, Exchange Server, MS Visio Professional, SharePoint and MS Project

Management, Asterisk’s Linux Server.

Tools: Cisco (Packet Tracer), NetFlow Analyzer & OpManager, OpenView, Tivoli, PRTG, MRTG,

LAN Manager, Nessus, LANguard, Nmap, Wireshark, Snort, Nagios, PuTTY / SSH, Hard Disk

Image software (Acronis, Paragon & Norton Ghost), Antivirus (Kaspersky, MacAfee, Norton,

Nod32, Panda, Avira), Simulators (OPNET).

Education & Credentials:

B.S in Electrical Engineering, 1996 - 2001. Polytechnic University of Havana, Cuba.

This title was recognized and endorsed by Joseph Silny & Associates in March 2014.

- Telecommunications Fundamentals

- Theoretical and Practical skills for understanding and performance in

Telecommunications

- Telecommunications theoretical fundamentals based on the basic sciences: Mathematic,

Physics, Chemistry.

- Research and Development.

Master of Science in Telecommunications, 2008 - 2011. Institute of Technology. Havana, Cuba.

This title was recognized and endorsed by Joseph Silny & Associates in March 2014.

- Advanced IT and Telecommunications Fundamentals

- Network Design

- Network Services and Resources Deployment

- Management Skills

- Marketing Research

- Economic Analysis/Research Skills

- Organization Consulting

- Team Building and Project management

- Training/Teaching

- TCP/IP, DNS, Firewall, VoIP, Web Services

- Wired and Wireless media communications

- Scientific Research.

Professional Training & Certifications:

Cisco Systems, Microsoft Server 2003 and 2008, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007, Microsoft

ISA Server 2004 and 2006, TMG 2010, Microsoft Infrastructure Services, CompTIA N+, CompTIA A+,

Training on FR and ATM networks. All these certifications and trainings were done at the National IT

training Center of Havana, Cuba.

Huawei Certified Entry Networking Engineer. Shenzhen China. December 2010.

CompTIA: A+, Network+.

Microsoft Systems: 70-410 MCSA Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012, 70-411 MCSA

Administering Windows Server 2012, 70-412 MCSA Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012

Services, 70-413 MCSE Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure, 70-414 MCSE

Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure.

Cisco Systems: 200-120: Cisco Certified Network Associate.

Virtualization: VMware.

All these certifications are in process at The Academy-Miami Campus through the Information

Technology Professional Program (CompTIA A+/N+ & MCSA/MCSE & CCNA).

Languages: Spanish (Native) & English (Full professional competence).

Publications:

Article: Selecting Servers Equipments.

GIGA (Cuban Journal of IT). November 20 2010.

This article summarizes technical elements to consider when choosing or assemble a server computer

according to the service provided and value for money's relation. Makes an analysis of different hardware

modules that comprise a server computer.

Article: Virtualization Management.

GIGA (Cuban Journal of IT). August 19 2010.

This article summarizes the main trends and management tools for Virtualized Environments. It also

summarizes the importance and characteristics of the virtualization process of server computers.

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