Network & Telecommunications Engineer

Ed Pallay

Richmond, VA ***** •804-***-**** • *******@***.***

I am a professional with demonstrated success delivering strategic systems, networking, and unified communication solutions to optimize service and achieve a quality client experience. EMPLOYMENT GOAL: WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEER

Solutions-focused and versatile IT professional with extensive experience in telecommunications engineering, data and wireless networking, information technologies, and medical device technologies. Proven success troubleshooting wireless and data network resources, evaluating technical alternatives, maintaining systems, and devising solutions to increase system performance. Adept at developing unified communication strategies to optimize high-level voice, video, and network solutions. Track record of conducting root cause analysis, testing vulnerabilities, monitoring security breaches, and hardening business-critical systems. Instrumental in configuring, installing, and securing through P2P and VPN various network devices, such as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; able to communicate highly complex technical information to non- technical users and stakeholders at all levels.

Summary of skills: Data and Wireless network engineering and security; help desk support; system migration and integration; team leadership and relationship building; project and budget management; IT and telecommunication systems management. Technical proficiencies: Cisco Flex Wireless Controllers, Cisco Prime Infrastructure. Networking solutions to include; Security management and monitoring, Protocol analysis and monitoring (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), IT benchmark testing, software development lifecycle, data center design and management, systems integration, data analysis CURRENT EXPERIENCE

Medical Device Systems Analyst Business Manager (2003 – Present); Sound Barrier Studios, LLC - Ashland, VA Provide technical leadership in developing efficient cloud based medical-device systems to meet the healthcare and technology needs of clients. Collect, formulate, and review performance reports for various systems in hardware and application performance to predict future issues. Design integrated NFB models and protocols, including audio-only (entrainment) protocols, to relieve cerebral dysfunction of EEG slowing. Create integrated model of NFB and entrainment. Support customers through root-cause analysis. Technical scope: NFB, EEG, entrainment, modelling, processing, systems integration, computing, and signal processing. Key Achievement: Presented research at International Society of Neurological Research - ISNR (2006), Atlanta, Georgia. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Telecommunications, Wireless and Data Systems Analyst

• Cisco Systems Inc., Product Manager – 3/2000 to 2/2003 - Richmond, VA

• AT&T Wireless Internal Headquarters, Senior Engineer – 2/1997 to 12/1999 - Redmond, WA

• AT&T Wireless Corporate Headquarters, Product Manager – 3/1995 to 2/1997 - Kirkland, WA Computer and Data Network Systems Analyst

• Cellular One, Inc., Manager of R&D Lab – 3/1993 to 3/1995 - Kirkland Washington

• Computer Task Group, Inc. (CTG), Managing Consultant – 2/1990 to 3/1993 - Salt Lake City, Utah

• NOAA, National Weather Service (NWS) Computer System Analyst – 2/1987 to 3/1990 Salt Lake City, Utah Atmospheric Scientist

• NOAA, National Weather Service (NWS) Meteorologist – 2/1985 to 3/1987 - Portland, Oregon

• DoD, Atmospheric Science Laboratory (ALS) Micro Meteorologist – 2/1984 to 2/1985 - White Sands, New Mexico

• USAF, Air Weather Service (AWS) – 10/1976 to 9/1983 - Various locations PROFESSTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certificates of training from Sun Micro Systems, Novell, 3Com (all network equipment), Cisco Systems (all data, wireless and unified messaging equipment) Microsoft (all OS & Server), Sybase & SQL Server, Texas Instruments CASE tools, Joint Application Design

(JAD), and the National Weather Service. Over 100 hours in math, physical science, and computer sciences completed at the University of Utah, Mt. Hood Community College, New Mexico State University, the Community College of the Air Force, and Indiana State University.

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