BRUCE G. HURDLE
Sicklerville, NJ
Mobile: 856-***-****
E-mail: ********@*****.***
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Technical engineer and project manager experienced with fast-paced environments that demand strong organizational, documentation and interpersonal skills. Confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all levels. Certifications include:
A + Certified
CIW Security
Preparing - CCIE Cert.
Network + Certified
F5 Certified
Cisco Certified (CCNA)
CNE NetWare 5.0
MS Office Certified
Cisco Certified (CCDA)
MCSE Windows 2000
Juniper Training
Cisco Certified (CCNP)
INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE / CONTINUING EDUCATION
Owner and instructor at New Hope Learning Institute teaching CCNA, A+, Network+, MCTIP with Active Directory, TCP/IP and Security concepts resulting in 80% pass rate.
Attended advanced 8 hour CCNP/CCIE training course each Saturday mastering the latest cutting edge technology in QoS, security, multicasting, MPLS, VPN, Security, Voice, BGP, routing and switching technologies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant Sr. Engineer, SmartNet Consulting Sicklerville, NJ 3/2010 - Present
Client: Comcast Corporation Mt.Laurel, NJ 12/2015 – /2016
Network Eng. III supporting infrastructure including Ciena Transport optical gear
Configure transport circuits 10GB -100GB
Client: HCL at AmerisourceBergen Valley Forge, PA 3/2015 –12/2015
Network Engineer III supporting customer infrastructure including Cisco routers and switches.
Assume responsibility of customer helpdesk for 15,000 employees. Write the ‘Runbook’ that details customer business operations and technical network.
Lead Engineer of 12 NOC engineers
Resolved poor performance issue impacting all data center applications for entire enterprise by correcting QoS issues and resolving issues with service providers
Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 switches
Client: Comcast Corporation Mt. Laurel, NJ 8/2014 – 3/2015
Comcast CRAN Engineer 3. Design and Implement Cisco and Juniper routing and switching solutions
Support over 20,000 routers and switches to millions of customers.
Work closely with layer 2 and 3 protocols including ospf, bgp, is-is, mpls, vpls, QoS, NAT, vpn, multicast and performance related issues.
Design final regional networks including migration path thru final design.
Work with Cisco IOS, IOS-XR and Juniper Junos including:
oCisco Routers: 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700, 7200 and 7600 Series Routers
oCisco Switches: 2950, 2960, 3550, 3560, 4500 and 6500 Series Switches
oJuniper Routers/Switches: MX480, MX960, T320 and others
Client: Title Resource Group (TRG) Mt. Laurel, NJ 7/2013 –12/2013
Network Engineer/Project Mgr. – Oversee successful implementation of Canon/Nuance eCopy Scanning solution to 5,000 users in the enterprise
Project Manager – Successfully installed IronPort email encryption throughout the entire enterprise
Client: Frontier Communications Sicklerville, NJ 3/2011 – 3/2013
Design, install, support over 52 Cisco 6509 switches
Complete Turner Broadcasting multi-million dollar multicast project
Design and install CiscoWorks, Cisco ACS 5.0, Conduct helpdesk training
Worked with Juniper platform to deliver multicast stream to customers
Expert at routing and switching with Cisco and Juniper
Solve complex networking issues including performance related issues
Train local engineers on complex hardware and software related solutions including loading IOS, redundant power supplies, resolve fiber related issues
Client: ACE Insurance/Presidio Philadelphia, PA 6/2012 - 12/2012
Manage, administrate Microsoft Lync including: wireless, video, voice for 5,000 users
Resolve network response time issues resulting in upgrades to WAN links to remote sites
Perform Riverbed and PacketShaper evaluation resulting in possible removal of PacketShaper at 60+ locations remote sites
Work with Cisco Nexus switch project including design and configs
Client: IBM Global Services Herndon, VA 3/2011 – 6/2011
Install, support over 2,000 Cisco routers/switches at customer site
Experience with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and switching technologies
Resolve slow response time issue with Argentina office with over 150 employees
Resolve voice, switching issue – client calls dropping, unstable voice system
Client: AT&T Middletown, NJ 8/2010-3/2011
Build and configure VPN connections between local Banks and Federal Reserve Bank
Upgrade Cisco 1711 router to 1811 router – resolve configuration issues
Revise ISA Keys/IPSec on headend GSR routers, verify connectivity and routing issues
Troubleshoot and resolve WAN and/or LAN issues
Install, upgrade and support over 10,000 VPN connections, upgrading 25 VPN devices weekly per engineer
Client: SJ Auto Supply Pleasantville, NJ 2/2010 – 8/2010
Upgrading to SonicWall NSA TZ 210 and 240 firewalls, creating 14 VPN connections to remote sites, installing SonicPoint wireless access points and Linksys
Upgrade to Windows 2008 Server – Active Directory, install Symantec Backup Exec 2010, implement Ghost imaging solution for local and remote users, upgrading 80 workstations to Windows 7
Network Engineer, Comcast Corporation Mt. Laurel, NJ 2008 – 2010
Supported commercial national network with 20,000 routers, switches, ATM, transport gear, and DWDM equipment including Cisco, Junipers, Cienas, Nortel, Axerra, Foundry and others
Supported 5,000 commercial customers resolving BGP, MPLS, OSPF, layer 2 switching, ATM, frame relay, fiber optics, DWDM and other real time issues
Supported wide area networks for commercial clients including over 100 hospitals, over 100 cities, 50 smaller ISP’s, hundreds of casinos and universities
Implement and support QoS for over 25 new commercial customers resulting in increased network performance and bandwidth
Completed 40 hours of Juniper (Junos) Training resulting in increased support of Juniper M-Series and T-Series routers
Received accolades from multiple commercial customers resulting in increased customer satisfaction and increased customer retention
Senior Network Engineer, AubynTech Consulting Philadelphia, PA 2005 – 2008
Manager of 7 network engineers on technology migrations and daily support
Configure, support, F5 load balancers, Cisco infrastructure and Internet access
Network Engineer, IBM Global Services (ARC) Wilmington, DE 2004 – 2005
Resolved 2 year ongoing ‘slow Internet’ issue in 3 months resulting in 25% Internet performance increase for 30,000 worldwide users
Supported 500 Cisco devices, routers, switches and firewalls (Client: AstraZeneca)
Designed, Install and support ISA Proxy Server and Surf Control for content filtering supporting 30,000 users resulting in 100% Internet content filtering
Documented entire LAN using CDP resulting in increased network stability and reduced engineer training
Utilize Fluke, NetIQ, CiscoWorks and SolarWinds to identify and resolve network issues
Support, design, install, ACL’s HSRP, EIGRP, BGP, VPN, CheckPoint firewalls and IDS system
Support Catalyst 6509 with IOS, 2900 and 3500 switches; 1800, 2800 and 3800 routers
Consultant, SmartNet Marketing Sicklerville, NJ 2001 – 2004
Wrote the Security Policy for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Security Policy implemented for S.E. PA United Way.
Setup branch offices routers, switches, and Microsoft servers.
Managed a group of 5 engineers on daily activities
Lead architect of LAN/WAN installations including routers, switches and Microsoft servers
Senior Consultant, CompuCom Systems Paulsboro, NJ 1996 – 2001
Managed team of 10 engineers implementing the following migrations:
MetLife – Manage processes and procedures of desktop integration for 30,000 users;
CGU Insurance – OS/2 to NT and NT to Windows 2000 migrations for 15,000 users
First Union Bank – Project Manager for migration of 20,000 stations to Windows 2000
Performed in-place server migration at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Keynote speaker on Windows 2000 migration seminars resulting in millions in sales revenue
Systems Analyst, Price Waterhouse Philadelphia, PA 1994 – 1996
Responsible for support and maintenance of 10,000 user desktops, laptops and applications; Exchange and Lotus Notes
Video Conferencing Engineer – Responsible for setup and maintenance of video conferencing system
Systems Analyst, VA Hospital Philadelphia, PA 1991 – 1994
Operate IBM 3084 Mainframe supporting lab and radiology systems
OS JCL expert