James Bassani
**** “A” Marshallfield Lane Redondo Beach, CA 90278
310-***-**** aczj1d@r.postjobfree.com
Executive Summary
Innovative network engineer with 20+ years in IT services, 16 years with extensive hands on experience in network engineering. Designed, delivered and maintained wireless network for a 44 building campus. Comprehensive knowledge of IT systems architecture and development. Continual upward career development from physical installation of cable plant to network engineer. Extensive experience with network design, routers, switches and firewalls, expertise with configuration and trouble shooting solutions. Ability to adapt to varying workplace challenges while working well within a team or independently. Formerly SSBI clearance with S.
Professional Experience
Encompass Digital Media
Senior Network Engineer Jan. 2011 to November 2016
Responsible for the Los Angeles and Burbank facilities network design and day to day operations including but not limited to. First line desktop support. Server system administration, email and cell service.
Redesigned entire network to be compliant with current Cisco best practices. Changed the network from one 16,000 host network to several smaller 250 host networks with firewalls in place to separate third party vendors from each other.
Oversaw ISP installations, Domain names, all firewall maintenance, new customer networks, and budgets for the facilities.
Network equipment at the facilities include: Cisco ASA 5500 series, Juniper at series firewall, Sonicwall firewalls E5500, 210 through 410 series, and Fortigate 1240 series firewalls and various Cisco switches like the Cisco 4500 series and 3750X series switches.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
IT Solutions Network Engineer Dec. 2002-April 2010
Responsible for network troubleshooting and fault isolation of Space Park’s networks, which include Wireless, 10/100/1000 Ethernet and the Gigabit Ethernet backbone systems.
Oversight of all campus network infrastructure resources, including switches, Cisco routers, Cisco access points and controllers while maintaining a 20,000+ node network.
Planned, built, and managed implementation of the Northrop Grumman Space Park wireless infrastructure which included the design for forty four buildings and over 300 access points across campus with multiple SSIDs (Service Set Identifier) for employees, guests and wireless asset management control scanners.
Performed as lead Network engineer for campus upgrade from 10/100 architecture (Cisco 5000 Switches) to 10/100/1000 architecture (Cisco 6500 switches). Contributing team member in the consolidation of the current three backbone architecture to a single Gigabit Ethernet backbone
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Previous Work History
Northrop Grumman Corporation (formerly TRW)
LAN Technician 1984-2002
Duties included installation and cable plant management of new distribution and troubleshooting problems on existing infrastructure cable systems up to layer 2 of the OSI model.
Responsible for the installation and upkeep of Shared Ten hubs.
Protocol Expertise
RIP, EIGRP, APPLETALK, and HSRP. RSTP Rapid spanning tree 802.1w protocol as well as familiarity with most 802.X IEE standards.
Tools used in troubleshooting include, Sniffer, Ether peek, Netstumbler, and WCS (Cisco’s wireless control system)
Security Clearances
Secret
Formerly SCI
Education
Associate of Science, General Education emphasis on Mathematics
El Camino College Torrance, CA
2009 Global Knowledge CCNA Boot Camp
2001 Ascolta Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting v 5.1
1999 Ascolta Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks v 2.1.
1998 Ascolta Advanced Cisco Router Configuration.
1997 Ascolta Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration.