Engineer Network

KEVIN T. HUGHES

Cell: 321-***-****

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OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a professional responsible position utilizing my education, skill set and experience to oversee and lead network architecture, design, planning, integration, implementation and support for large multi-protocol Local Area and Wide Area networks, related workstations and infrastructure. To work in a dynamic challenging position that allows for continuous growth and learning opportunities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SONET and metro routing switches

• Cisco Catalyst/Nexus Enterprise Data Center Switches 6500, 7000, 5000, 2000.

• IOS /NXOS/CATOS

• Spanning Tree STP, RSTP, PVST

• Network Design, Planning, Implementation and Management.

• Network Troubleshooting, Performance Management Tools

• Wide Area Network Design T1, DS3, Frame Relay, MPLS

• Ethernet Cat5/Cat6e cabling/Fiber optic Multimode/Single-Mode

• PIX / ASA Firewalls

• Port Channel configurations PAGP, LACP

• Telecommunications Frame Relay Networks /VoIP / IP Telephony

• TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)

• Access Control Lists (ACL’S), TCP/IP, VLAN, VRF, Port Security, Traffic

• Priority Queuing, Class of Service (COS), Quality OF Service (QOS) IP Routing

• Wireless 802.11 A/B/G/N, Interior/Exterior AP’S Antennas

• WAN Optimization and Compression Appliances Cisco WAAS / Riverbed Steelhead

• LAN / WAN /MAN: MPLS, ATM and Frame Relay, H323, SIP, H320, SNMP, HSRP IGRP EIGRP, BGP and OSPF Routing

Hardware: Cisco 6500, 1800, 2500, 2800, 2900, 3500, 3700, 4900, Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Health Management Associates HMA, Rockledge, FL October 2013 to present

Senior Network Engineer

Support of existing Network infrastructure LAN/WAN for 4 hospitals and 15 Clinics.

Upgrade Core/Access layer routers, switches in all locations Cisco 6500 (VSS) 2900, 2960, 3750,4500X

Support of Cisco Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n network at all campus hospitals

Provide assistance to other I.T. groups for all network application support, troubleshooting, resolution.

Act in consulting role for projects needing technology advice and direction for network design best practices.

Support for VOIP network infrastructure (Cisco/Nortel)

Documentation of Network Infrastructure using Visio.

Manage Network Infrastructure using SolarWinds.

GE Transportation, Melbourne, FL (Contractor) January 2013 to October 2013

Senior Network Engineer

Design and build of datacenter network consisting of Nexus 7000 core switches and 2000 Fabric Extenders

Integration of ESX servers running VMware utilizing multi-home trunks into Nexus Core infrastructure

Support of multiple rail projects within GE transportation providing network technology assistance as needed for design, integration and support.

Support for campus network including core/distribution 6500 series switches as well as access layer and wireless 802.11a/b/g/n

Act in consulting role for projects needing technology advice and direction for network design best practices.

Support for Norfolk Southern rail network integration project.

Documentation of Network Infrastructure using Visio.

Manage Network Infrastructure using HPOV Network Management Tool.

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Miramar, FL 4/2011 – 1/2013

Senior Network Engineer

Provide Network design assistance for revenue cruise ships to include redundancy for high availability.

Implement and support Cisco 2900,3700,4900,6500 series layer2/3 switches.

Configure and support Cisco IOS for layer 3 routing and layer 2 spanning tree implementations

Implement and support routing protocols EIGRP, BGP

Provide LAN/WAN Support for 35 cruise ships located throughout the world.

Design and implement WAN optimization solution using Riverbed Steelhead Appliances for 35 cruise ships.

Manage WAN vendors for MPLS circuit installations, Satellite communications design and support.

Produce and distribute Network Documentation using Visio.

Design and implement IPTV network communications for refurbished and new ship builds.

Implement and configure SolarWinds NPM management tool.

Tier 3 24X7 on call support as needed for problem resolution and escalation.

Extensive worldwide travel to implement and support new and upgraded networks

California State Automobile Association (AAA) Glendale, AZ 3/2010 – 4/2011

Sr Network Engineer Consultant Network Engineering

Provide Data Center design for high availability using Cisco Catalyst 6500’s

Implement and support Cisco 1800,2800,3700,4900,6500 series layer2/3 switches

Configure and support Cisco IOS for layer 3 routing and layer 2 spanning tree

Implement and support routing protocols OSPF, BGP

Provide LAN/WAN Support for large campus and 65 remote locations

Design and implement WAN optimization solution using Cisco WAAS Appliances for 65 remote sites

Manage WAN vendors for MPLS circuit installations, design and support

Produce and distribute Network Documentation using Visio

Design and implement Extranet for Business partner network access utilizing Cisco ASA Firewalls

Implement and configure SolarWinds NPM management tool.

Tier 3 24X7 on call support as needed for problem resolution and escalation

General Electric Corporation/Transportation Division Melbourne, FL 9/2008 – 3/2010

Sr. Network Consultant/Contractor

Provide Data Network Designs for large light rail transportation projects.

Oversee project implantation of all network devices including Cisco routers, switches, Firewalls, and cabling infrastructure. Designs include 10Gb Ethernet backbone technology, SONET and microwave implementations.

Provide integration of legacy network infrastructures into new design including overall TCP/IP addressing and VLAN tagging.

Provide complete failover and redundancy solutions for all designs to provide 99.99% network uptime.

Manage and lead all network projects from conception to completion working closely with customer senior management.

Implement network management tool Castle Rock to provide performance trending for all network devices.

Support Private Metro SONET ring topology and associated hardware and configurations.

Provide customer presentations of network technology designs and implementation plans.

Xilinx Longmont, Colorado 12/1996 – 9/2008

Sr. Network Engineer / Design Architect

Provide Network redesign for local / wide area connectivity for four major sites, California, Colorado, Ireland and Singapore. Designs included Gigabit Ethernet Backbone topology utilizing Cisco's Catalyst 6500 switch platform and redundant Fast Ether channel technology, Spanning tree and VLAN implementation. Designs include support for high-speed network server farms, firewalls and internet access.

Provide project plan and implementation schedules that include timelines, cost and budget analysis for entire project.

Work with existing staff to resolve immediate complex network related problems.

Configure and support network routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF

Design and deploy WAN optimization global solution using Riverbed Steelhead appliances.

Participated on global MPLS deployment project.

Incorporate new TCP/IP addressing scheme to streamline and reduce over saturated and congested networks and to provide IP Addressing that prevents the over population of LAN segments.

Implementation of Cisco Switches (6500) on highly congested LAN segments.

Provide planning for the migration from RIP routing protocol to Cisco's EIGRP Routing protocol.

Provide complete documentation for entire network LAN and WAN using Visio Documentation tools.

Provide evaluation of existing Cisco Router configurations and enhance where needed to provide performance and simplicity.

Lead Xilinx Global Network Architecture team for consistent network design standards.

Data Center Network Design utilizing Cisco 6500 and Sup720 hardware architecture with Blade Server integration.

Manage Vendors for IT internal network projects.

Provide design and support for Cisco wireless networks 802.11 a/b/g

Conduct technical evaluations for new network technologies.

Provide Network design and support for remote access users utilizing VPN over public broadband networks via cable modems

Apollo Travel Services, Englewood, Colorado 4/1996 – 12/1996

Sr. Network Architect

Provide Turnkey Network design solutions for United Airlines Worldwide Operations.

Assist in the redesign United Airlines Wide Area Network Backbone utilizing T1 and Frame Relay Network Technologies.

Redesign and Engineer Six Major Airport Networks both Wide Area and Campus Solutions with an emphasis on overall connectivity issues for Novell, Microsoft Windows NT, and Unix Operating system integration.

Perform as lead engineer in coordinating complete migration and installation activities for existing network operations staff.

Provide Connectivity options, designs for an existing nationwide travel agency network migrating from a bridged NETBIOS network to a fully meshed TCP/IP routed / Switched network solution.

Provide solutions for RIP to OSPF routing protocol conversion. Provide on-site assistance for network implementation tasks as needed

Provide Network design for United Airlines Flight center in Denver, Colorado

VLSI Technology, San Jose, California 6/1995 – 3/1996

Network Engineering and Architecture

Provide Network design and implementation services for a large multi-protocol bridged network consisting of over 5000 connected workstations in multiple sites.

Redesign and implement a new network topology to replace the older bridged network topology incorporating FDDI, CDDI and Ethernet network topologies using Cisco Routers, Cisco Catalyst Ethernet switches, Cisco CDDI Hubs and Synoptics Ethernet Hubs.

Incorporate new TCP/IP Subnets, configure IPX, APPLETALK and DECNET protocol routing configurations.

Design and implement Cisco's EIGRP routing protocol to support VLSM’S as well as RIP Routing protocols as needed.

Coordinate and lead multiple site network migration activities utilizing existing network operations staff for all network equipment installations and upgrades as well as desktop migration activities for SUN, VAX, PC's and Macintosh platforms.

Provide Network troubleshooting services as needed using Network General Sniffer as well as SNMP based network tools, SunNet Manager and HP OpenView.

Perform as lead engineer in coordinating complete migration activities and cross training for network operations staff.

Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, Colorado 6/1993 – 6/1995

Network Engineer - Products Development Group

Design and implement product integration network lab for use in testing StorageTek distributed network products.

Provided design, implementation and support for multiple network topologies FDDI, CDDI, Ethernet, Token Ring. Implementation and configuration of multi-protocol routers and bridges.

Integration, configuration and support of multiple network operating systems SUNOS, Novell Netware, Microsoft Windows NT, OS/2, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan Vines and Solaris.

Integration, configuration and support for network protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NETBIOS, NETBEUI, APPLETALK, XNS.

Support for PC and Macintosh platforms using DOS, OS/2 and Macintosh system 7 operating systems in a network environment using many different network interfaces and TCP/IP software packages.

Perform Network performance analysis testing for StorageTek Network products.

Extensive travel throughout North America Providing S.W.A.T. Activities and high level technical support to customers and field engineers for Network products.

Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, Colorado 1/1991 – 6/1993

Network Engineer - Information Technology

Provide 7X24 support for all campus and wide area networks throughout StorageTek. Network topologies include Ethernet, Token Ring, DS1/ DS3, and X.25 operating over various types of media STP, UTP, Fiber Optic, and Coax cabling schemes.

Network design projects utilizing state of the art network communications equipment Routers, Intelligent wiring concentrators, Bridges, Switched hubs, and terminal servers.

Provide professional support services for network operating systems. Novell Netware, SUNOS, Microsoft LAN Manager and OS/2

Implement and configure network management operations using SunNet Manager for network performance and statistics.

Management and implementation of network protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, APPLETALK, NETBEUI, DECNET and LAT.

EDUCATION

Knapp Vocational Technical College Seattle, Washington

Regis University Denver, Colorado

CCL Center for Creative Leadership Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cisco WAAS (Wide Area Optimization) Certified

Cisco CCNA

Cisco PIX Firewall Certification

Cisco Networkers / Live regular attendee

CERTIFICATIONS

CCNA

Cisco WAAS

Cisco PIX

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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