Network Engineer
Resume:
ROGER E. COWLES
**********@*****.***
Senior or Lead Network Engineer
Special Interest and Training in Data Center Networking
On Cisco CCIE Datacenter Path
Proven Technical Expertise in a Career Spanning 20 Years
SUMMARY
Technically astute professional experienced working in very fast-paced I.T. environments demanding technical, organizational and interpersonal skills. Organized, intelligent, ethical and competent network engineer who is able to multi-task without difficulty.
HIGHLIGHTS
Network Support
Sr. Network Engineer managing Con Edison’s Corporate SAN spanning 6 counties with redundant fabrics and UCS connectivity. I support multiple Cisco datacenters with N7K, N5K, N1000V, UCS Manager and DCNM.
Designed and installed numerous LANs for commercial and Federal Government clients in D.C. while working for integrator Network Alternatives, Inc.
Consulted for World Bank on network operating systems
Installed first Windows Servers at JPMorgan Chase
Designed the City of Philadelphia’s first NDS tree
Created/managed redundant SAN fabrics for Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Four years’ experience as lead engineer for Cisco core-edge MDS 9000 SANs handling zoning changes, fabric merges, switch upgrades and redundant fabrics.
Two years’ experience as senior systems analyst supporting Cisco UCS datacenters
Management
•Prior experience in supervising co-workers in positions at Boeing, Chase Manhattan, Reliance Insurance and Lyondell Chemical Company.
•Lead engineer for the rollout of Windows NT 4 at Boeing, Helicopters Division in Ridley Park, PA.
Network Installations
• Former Novell Master CNE who upgraded NetWare to v.6 for several locations of a Philadelphia law firm and merged five separate NDS trees into one. This work included planning the merge of external GroupWise domains after the NDS tree merge operations were complete.
• Installed and configured Active Directory in a multiple domain environment Piloted installation of NetWare NDS and ZENworks for the City of Philadelphia including NDS design, partitioning, replication and configuration of IPX-IP gateway. Upgraded v. 3.12 servers to v. 4.11, installed NDS for NT on Windows NT servers, and worked with the City’s network architect to achieve citywide standardization on NDS.
EXPERIENCE
Compu-Vision Consulting, Inc.
10/2015-11/2015
Network Engineer
• Cisco 3850 switch stack deployments
Con Edison, Inc.
12/2012-2/2015
Sr. Systems Analyst
Datacenter engineer and lead engineer for corporate SAN
Cisco Nexus 5K, 7K and 1000V switch and UCS configuration
Cisco MDS 95xx and 9148 SAN switches and redundant fabrics
Administration of Cisco UCS 6248 fabric interconnects
Assisted in build-out of new Cisco datacenter
Installed Cisco DCNM LAN/SAN for Cisco Unified Fabric mgmt.
Configured port-channels and increased inter-site SAN bandwidth
Eliminated SAN downtime by reviewing zoning practices and using Cisco
best practices for switch and fabric administration
Insisted on deployment of snmpv3 for SAN switch authentication
L2 and L3 issue ticket handling and resolution
Worked with DWDM optical network team on changes
Assisted in evaluating merits of Cisco OTV, FabricPath and VXLAN.
Worked with server team on a daily basis to resolve issues related to UCS blades or external servers.
Ann Inc. (Formerly Ann Taylor Inc.)
7/2011- 1/2012
Network Engineer
Consolidated IPsec VPNs
Configured IPsec/GRE and L2TPv3 tunnels for datacenter migration
Made EIGRP and BGP routing changes in support of datacenter Migration
Migrated Cisco PIX firewall configurations to Cisco ASA firewalls
Configured L2 and L3 vlans in EIGRP autonomous systems.
12/09-6/2011 CCNA and CCNP Recertification
● In CCNA and CCNP recertification
● Trained on VMware, SUSE Linux and Windows Server 2008
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
9/07-11/09
Senior Network Engineer
Lead SAN engineer for Cisco MDS 9000 and Nexus core-edge SAN.
Project Manager for implementing redundant SAN fabrics.
Assisted in deploying redundant Bluecoat SG810 proxy servers
Made OSPF and BGP routing changes as required on a 1,000-site MPLS network
Replaced Cisco VPN concentrators with new ASA firewall configurations
Managed all remote user and site-to-site VPNs using SSL and IPsec.
Converted most switches to Rapid Spanning Tree from 802.1D
Edison Schools Inc.
5/07-8/07
Network Engineer
Assisted in the re-design and installation of a new core network
Configured Cisco 2950/3800/4500/6509 switches and ASA firewalls
Configured Cisco ACNS content engines at datacenter and remote schools
Configured new Cisco 6500 Firewall Service Modules
Configured unicast and multicast routing
AllianceOne Receivables Mgmt. Inc.
11/06-3/07
Network Engineer
Configured Cisco 6509/6513 switches and 3600 routers for conversion to MPLS backbone
Configured DiffServ QoS on Cisco access and distribution switches
The School District of Philadelphia
11/05-6/06
Network Engineer
Work performed for The School District of Philadelphia at numerous sites
Configured and deployed Nortel and Cisco switches for a new 802.11 wireless network throughout the School District.
9/00-10/02
Network Engineer
Reliance Insurance
Work performed at NYC and Philadelphia offices
Only Cisco qualified network engineer during the 9/11 event
Configured Cisco 7200 routers and 6500 switches with EIGRP
Administered multi-homed BGP configurations to ISPs
On 9/11/01, initiated disaster recovery from Philadelphia site
Spent next 13 months rebuilding Cisco network to operate from Voorhees, N.J. datacenter
6/94-5/96
Network Engineer
Chase Manhattan Bank
Work performed at Global Securities & Trust Unit, 55 Water St., NYC
NetWare management and changes to NDS
Installed first Windows NT servers at Chase Manhattan Bank
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
B.A. degree - Major in Economics, Honors in International Economics
● Passed Cisco CCIE Datacenter Written Exam in July, 2015
● Cisco CCNP
● Cisco CCNP Security Specialization
● Microsoft MCP # 330039 (Windows Server) – Current certification
● Cisco Enterprise Voice over Data Design
● Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced Certification
● Novell Master CNE # 6202600
● Member, Mensa and IEEE
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