Network Consultant

SALVADOR R MANDRY

*** ****** **. *** ***, Rockville, MD 20850 H: 301-***-**** ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Muti-talented technical career with vast experience in technical training and network engineering –including the formation of an ISP and technical instruction for the engineering team at Cisco Systems, as well as background on hardware and software troubleshooting and network management, security implementations. Experience configuring firewalls, monitoring and managing security, and configuring server-side remote management technologies. Dedicated to providing the highest quality customer service.

SKILLS

Post-sales engineering & client liaison Seasoned technical/networking instructor

Project budget and management Manual writing and user training

Project lead & team supervision System security and backup implementation

Router, Switch, Firewall Configuration Routing protocols: EIGRP, e/i BGP, OSPF, MPLS

Cisco Firewall PIX/ASA VPN IP Sec & SSL

OS: Unix/Linux, Windows 10 Security tools: NMAP; IDS/IPS Short

Remote access support – RCP, SSH, Web Avid researcher and analytical thinker

WORK HISTORY

Consulting Engineer, 04/2007 to Current

Mandry Network Consulting – Denver, CO; New York, NY; Rockville, MD

Improved network of customers’ operations by creating a vision to accomplish initiatives in design and delivery of network and security solutions for companies of 5-25+ employees across IT infrastructure, hardware, software and server networks.

Minimized risk exposure through critically configuring and managing the network security by designing a physical network with fine-tuned firewalls and routers with robust testing using NMAP and IDS using SNORT monitor real-time traffic and provide audit trails

Pushed projects through the pipeline by managing performance analysis and process mapping for configuration, migrations, upgrades, reviews and testing of database, network, e-mail, and file servers.

Network Engineer/Code developer, 04/2005 to 04/2007

Travelport / Cendant – Denver, CO

Enhanced network migration results by the development of an automation program by applying PERL script running on a Linux workstation and utilizing SNMP and Cisco IOS control protocols.

Championed full automated testing for releases to reduce magnitude of escaped defects in security through a bottom-up approach for detection, assessment, and control of errors.

Cisco and Windows Network Contractor, 01/2004 to 04/2005

K-Force -7-Eleven, ATT Wireless, REIT – Denver, CO

Accomplished the network upgrade on time and within budget by strategically assessing vendor results and leading the team of five while leveraging their skills accordingly across tasks.

Served as a point of resolution, troubleshooting and deploying new or upgrading employee’s workstations and peripherals while also managing the accounts and passwords.

Modernized operations for efficiency by migrating company servers to new hardware, automating server, database and user workstation backup, implementing solutions, and integrating firewalls.

Founder/CEO/COO/CTO, 01/2001 to 01/2004

Integral Communications, Inc – Denver, CO

Started ISP to provide small businesses clients with enterprise-level security and services.

Safeguarded client organizations by implementing strategies to block malicious and inappropriate URLs, placing devices to protect information, limiting traffic, and monitoring activity.

Built server systems and installed into racks.

Monitored system logs for all company computers and devices to maximize up-time.

Cisco and Windows Instructor, 01/1997 to 01/2003

Cisco Systems, ITT Technical College, US West Data – Santa Clara, CA; Denver, CO

Provided a variety of open enrollment and private courses of professional network and hardware engineers. These courses included subjects such as network configuration, security, and traffic optimization.

Upgraded client/student experience by customizing course material and laboratory projects to include subjects specifically relevant to clients’ networks. Some classes included topics such as internal BGP, traffic redirection with ACLs, as well as other advanced topics necessary for in-depth understanding of the client’s network.

Network and Computer Support, 01/1990 to 01/1997

University of Maryland, Georgetown University, ARS Limited – Washington DC; Alexandria, VA

Installed routers, switches, server, and workstations to user/clients in several department personnel.

This included setup and maintenance of print, file, application, and email on Novell and Windows servers.

Provided support and best practices to client-user within the university department

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Physics, 1983

Loyola University - New Orleans, LA

Member of Society of Physics Students (SPS)

Continuing education in Computer and Engineering at UPR and UMCP

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Instructed the hardware and software engineering professionals; the hardware engineering team at Cisco Systems – Santa Clara and Boulder on configuration of advanced networking topologies of the Cisco routers and switches (including Catalyst and Stratacom.)

Developed customized courses (and course material) which included real life examples of network topologies; security implementation; and SLA specific architectures.

Started ISP to provide small business owners with the same security procedures available at enterprise sized organizations. The products internet connectivity with (IDS/Snort) scanned incoming traffic with monthly reports; dual firewall topology with customized extended ACL and Network Access Protocols.

CERTIFICATES

Cisco Certified Systems Instructor – 1996 CCNA Routing – 1999

CCSI – ATM – 1997 CCNP Routing – 1998 & 2006

CCSI – Access Server – 1997 CCNP ATM-LAN Specialist 2000

CCSI – ATM WAN (Stratacom) – 2001 CCIE R&S - Written – 2001

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