Engineer Network
Resume:
Antjuan D. Foster
Cordova, TN 38016
Email: *************@*****.***
SKILL SUMMARY
Knowledgeable Network Professional with over ten years of experience in information technology services.
Strong background in supporting, implementing and designing secure large scale enterprise infrastructures.
Passionate about moving enterprises forward with today’s technology and adding value to new and existing
networks. Possess the skills and experience to provide a highly secure and available internetwork for even the
most adaptive enterprises. Dedicated, hard worker and team player that follows projects through from
inception to completion without need for supervision.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UT Medical Group 10/12-present
Senior Network Engineer
• Lead a project to test and implement the Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) Solution
• Worked on a project to remove the BlueCoat Proxy from the environment and test/install Cisco’s
IronPort Proxy Appliance
• Assisted on the GE Project to Implement a solution to install and configure Cisco MDS 5906
switches into our environment and set up PVC between it and our Nexus 5k’s.
• Admin Cisco ASA 55XX Series Firewalls operating in HA.
• In charge of all Cisco VoIP services which include Call Manager operating on Version 8.5, Cisco
Unity and Cisco UCCX
• Leading Project to upgrade our Cisco Wireless Controllers to a version that PCI Compliant and will
allow our Cisco ISE product to work across our Wireless environment.
• Moved the WAN edge from Nexus cores to ASR Routers
FedEx Corp (Contractor) 01/12-10/12
Network Engineer
• Experience configuring and building customer facing POD’s for FedEx test/development
environment that included VMware iESX server access with ASR1006, Nexus 7K’s, 5K’s, 6500-E,
490010GE, 3750, 3560 and 2950 switches.
• Working experience with implementing configuration for load balance appliances with Cisco
ACE/CSM blades for FedEx Enterprise networks.
• Worked projects upgrading bandwidth from T-1 Carrier to 3meg Multilink PPP site upgrades. Also,
facilitating T-1/3meg backup circuits upgrades (Verizon/Sprint) MPLS circuits.
AT&T LCM Team (Contractor) 01/11-01/12
Network Engineer
• Meet with client to provide solution designs and recommendations for current network architecture
• Provide metric and bandwidth utilization reports to assist with traffic prioritization and capacity
planning
• Maintain DNS/DHCP Platform using BlueCats Adonis System
• Maintain and support F5 LoadBalancer’s running 10.x code
• Maintained enterprise solution for Site-to-Site tunnels using Cisco 5540 in out DC and 5505 in the
field
• Support and maintained a VoIP and Data Enterprise Network for over 10,000 nodes
• Provide Level3 Support for Helpdesk
Hilton Network Operations Center, Memphis, TN 06/06-01/11
Network Specialist / Sr. Network Specialist / Network Engineer
• Supporting a Global IP/Frame internetwork
• Providing Cisco router and multilayer switch remote monitoring, alarm troubleshooting.
• Diagnoses of network traces for traffic congestion problems
• Troubleshooting TCP/ IP traffic IOS configurations
• Troubleshooting PIX Firewalls, Cisco ASA, VPN connections, and NAT translations
• Responsible for implementing packet filtering methods for securing against malicious attacks
• Advanced troubleshooting of Cisco Wireless devices
• Diagnoses and resolves all service outages with numerous ISP networks
• Supporting level 3 escalation of Hilton High Speed Internet Access program
• Supported CIGNA network infrastructure to include all Cisco PIX/ASA/FWSM Firewalls and Nortel VPN
RAS and B2B devices
• Design, implement, and maintain various site-to-site firewall and VPN connections using Cisco
• ASAs, PIXs, and Checkpoint firewalls for connections to the NOC
• Responsible for implementing firewall changes, and troubleshooting
• Responsible for implementing new secure environments for project requirements
• Migrated Cisco security firewalls from Cisco PIX to ASA appliances within the enterprise
environment
• Managed ticketing system for change control process for tracking
• Responsible for scheduling and testing internal and external video conference calls using Polycom’s
MGC application
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Memphis, TN 07/99-06/06
Network Technican / DSL Technician
• Installed and programmed CISCO and Netopia routers
• Instructed training classes and instituted new methods of troubleshooting evolving high-speed
internet service
• Served as expert help desk for over 200 qualified technicians
• Repaired and Installed POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
• Troubleshot Cisco and Netopia router installation
• Successfully installed hardware and software to client computers
• Installed CAT5 network wiring and jack terminations
TECHNICAL SKILLSET
Operating Systems
Windows 9x, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 Suite, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Small Business
Sever 2003, Server 2008, VMWare ESX 2.x 3.x, Virtual Center 1.x 2.x, Cisco CATOS/IOS/PIX 12.4, Linux,
BigIP F5, Nokia CheckPoint NGX VPN-1
Platforms
Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2000/ 2005, TOMCAT, MYSQL, Blackberry
Enterprise Server, CITRIX Presentation Server 4.x, Microsoft Terminal Services Server, IIS 5.0/6.0,
NETWORK HARDWARE
Cisco Nexus 5K’s, 7K’s
Cisco Catalyst Switches 1900/2900XL/29xxG/3550/3750/4x00/6x00
(CAT, Native and Hybrid IOS)/SUP32/SUP720/FWSM/IDSM/CSM/WLSM
Cisco Series Routers 700/800/1000/1600/1750/2500/2600/2800/3600/3800/AS5x00
Cisco Series Wireless Access Points 1100/1200/1300
F5 LoadBalancer, BlueCat Adonis System
Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)
Cisco IronPorts
Firewalls and Caching
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2000/2004, Cisco PIX PDM, IOS FW, Adaptive
Security Appliance 5500 (ASA/ASDM), Check Point NGX VPN-1
NETWORK PROTOCOLS
TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, IPv6, IPX/SPX, OSPF, OSPFv3, IGRP, EIGRP, RIPv1v2, NAT, VoIP, PPP, IGMP,
HSRP, VRRP, QoS, SIP, Wireless 802.11x
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
LAN/WAN/MAN, (Gig) Ethernet, Token Ring, (B) ISDN, xDSL, DS1/DS3, E1/E3, CEF, Frame Relay
NETWORK TOOLS
Ethereal, NetMon, Syslog, E-Health, Sniffer, HP OpenView, CiscoWorks 2003, Cisco ACS Secure 3.2, Cisco
Debugging, SolarWinds, NetQOS
NETWORK SECURITY
PKI, IKE, IPSec, VPNs, PPTP, L2TP, SSL/TLS, Firewall/IDS, Kerberos, RADIUS, AAA, TACACS+,
3DES, SHA/MD5, AES, RSA, DH, ACLs, NAT/PAT, VLANs, PAP/(MS)CHAP/(P)EAP, Proxies, 802.1x,
RSA, AES
EDUCATION
State Technical Institute Of Memphis 1994
Major – Graphic Art Technology
Hill University 2010
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology
CERTIFICATIONS
CompTIA A+ Certification
CompTIA Network+ Certification
CCNA
Currently pursuing CCNP Certification
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