Alain Villaescusa

*** ** ***** **, ******** Pines, FL 33028 305-***-****

ad2mv9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

I am a highly motivated, hardworking, experienced and dedicated professional and I am looking for an employer that will use all the skills I have acquired to further the success of the company while promoting my individual career development. Having a multi-concentrated engineer on the team would be a great investment for your company because I can be very diverse in my work.

Qualifications and Skill

• Cisco CCNA and CCNA Security, CompTIA A+ and Network +, Microsoft Windows 7, Server 2008 and Active Directory.

• Experience of Fortinet: Fortigate 90D, 40F, 60F and VM04, FortiSwitch A124EPand FortiAP FP221E. • Experience of Palo Alto: PA 200, PA220, PA820, PA-VM300.

• Experience of Aruba: Switch 6000 series, AP 505 and 515.

• Experience of Cisco: Switches 2900, 3700, 9200L Series, firewall ASA 5505/5506/5520, AP AIR CAP2702I-A-K9

• Experience of Cisco Meraki (MR18, 33) and UBNT (Rocket Prim AC Gen2, Nanos 5AC Gen2, AirFiber AF-5) WAP.

• LAN/WAN management. Network Design, Planning, maintenance and Security. • Configuration and troubleshooting Routing Protocols: PPP, ISIS, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Frame Relay and MPLS.

• Extensive knowledge of Standard and Extended ACL.

• Switching: Port Security, VLAN, VTP, STP and DTP.

• Demonstrated understanding of the Cisco Voice Network infrastructure and best practices technical knowledge of trunking, VoIP phones, and wiring.

• Other: HTTP/S, IIS, AD, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, NAT, PAT, SMTP, FTP, SNMPv3. • Software: Palo Alto Panorama and Prisma, Cisco WLC and ISE, FortiManager, FortiAuthenticator, FortiAnalizer, Aruba Central and ClearPass, ASDM, Kaseya, Solarwinds Orion, StatSeeker, Meraki Dashboard, Wireshark, GNS3, Hyper V, Putty, Microsoft.

• Strong customer communication skills.

Professional Experience

Payless – Network Security Engineer – January 2020 – Current

• Manage corporate offices security services - Design, Implement, and Support: Handling security infrastructure comprising multi-vendor security devices (Palo Alto, Pulse Secure, Aruba IAP, Aruba Clearpass, Cisco WLC and ISE) and management Security Planning, implementation & deployment in a large enterprise segment.

• Manage corporate retail stores security services - Design, Implement, and Support: Handling security infrastructure comprising multi-vendor security devices (FortiManager, FortiAnalizer and FortiAuthenticator) and management Security Planning, implementation & deployment in a large enterprise segment.

• Ooma VoIP design,implement and support.

• Migration of network and network security devices from on-premise to AWS cloud along with design and implementation.

• Design and Maintain AWS Network and Security Configurations.

• Manage Prisma Access as SSL VPN solution for Mobile users across globe. • Worked on Design and Implement Palo Alto firewall in AWS Cloud for traffic inspection for East-West Traffic.

• Vulnerability Assessment & Management using Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose). • Monitoring all our network devices through StatSeeker.

• Working on Cato network and Palo Alto ION 1200 POC for possible Fortinet replacement at the stores.

• Providing layer 3 support for remote offices and stores. JPay – NOC Engineer 2012 – December 2019

• Design and deploy network, assign and set up the IP configuration to all the network devices in multiple facilities.

• Travel to multiple facilities to perform site tours, network design and implementation. • Install, configure and manage Cisco 5505/5506/5520, Fortigate 100e, and Palo alto PA-5200 Series firewall for infrastructure security across multiple facilities.

• Install, configure and management Cisco 3800 series routers, Adtran (908e), WAP: UBNT (Rocket Prim AC Gen2, Nanos 5AC Gen2, AirFiber AF-5) and Meraki (MR18, 33) across multiple facilities. • Responsible for the support and management of network technology operating in a 24x7 business environment.

• Train new Field Engineers to troubleshoot and implement solutions to network, hardware and software problems; replace and configure all the kiosks' computer and network components. • Providing direction for 12 IT Field Engineers.

• Managing and maintaining relationships with third-party vendors for infrastructure support. • Manage, monitor and update through Kaseya to a daily operation of 800+ nodes and multi-network. • Create site to site VPN between the main office ASA 5520 and the remote facilities ASA 5506/ Fortigate 100e for management, monitor and update them through Solarwinds.

• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.

• Create Secure Windows images using bat files, active directory, registry changes, group policy configurations, host file and windows firewall modifications.

• Find and test new hardware for deployment.

Hard Soft Solutions - Electronic Specialist 2004 – 2011

• Install an upgrade hardware and drivers which included motherboards, processors, RAM, graphics cards, sound cards, modems (wireless, dial-up, high-speed) and full system builds. • Assist in troubleshooting problems relating to operating system issues (Win9x, NT and Wind 2000/XP/Vista/&).

• Troubleshooting and repaired low level system boards, video and network cards issues (power, boot, connectivity, etc.).

• Design and implement electronic circuits.

Aries Insurance Group - Technical Support Specialist 2000 – 2003

• Install and upgrade operating systems (Windows 2000/XP), Microsoft Office and Antivirus. • Install all the insurance system and user training for all lines of business (worker’s compensation, commercial lines claim system, billing system and report system).

• Assist with the Helpdesk Department when calls were sent to Helpdesk from company users. • Install logical printers on a print server and preparing print server to host clients • Troubleshoot hardware peripherals such as printer modems.

• Perform user rights and permission, disabled and enabled accounts, file and folder permissions and configured security templates.

• Deploy updates, service packs and hotfixes using Windows Update, Automatic Updates and Group Policies.

• Assist in troubleshooting user problems relating to operating system issues (Win9x, NT and Win 2000/XP), network connectivity, TCP/IP configuration, upgrades, MS Office and internet connectivity. • Perform driver’s installation and essential desktop troubleshooting. TECUN - Computer Engineer 1995 – 2000

• Conduct frequent troubleshooting of electronic or electromechanical components and systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models or specialized test equipment.

• Responsible for repairing laptop and desktop system boards.

• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems.

• Install and upgrade software and operating systems. EDUCATION

New Horizons Computer Learning Center - 2011

Attained CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Windows 7 Configuration, Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and CCNA, CCNA Security certifications. Jose Antonio Echeverria University, Havana, Cuba - 1995 Attained Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering

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