CCIE 19197, enterprise networking, security and SD-WAN
Resume:
Laban Hickling
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Highly motivated and enthusiastic Solution Architect with over 18 years of extensive network experience in design and implementation looking for new challenges in the areas of Security, Hybrid Cloud, and DevOps.
CERTIFICATION & SECURITY CLEARANCE
CCIE #19197 (R&S), 2007 CCNP 2004, CCNA 2003, Top Secret June 2017
CCIE Voice Written, April 2011 CISSP May 2014
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Installed, maintained, and troubleshot the following services:
SD-WAN, VXLAN, Ethernet, GigE, layer 2/3/4 routing and switching, T1/E1, PPP, ATM LANE, native ATM, ATM classic IP, Frame-Relay, Dial Up, VPN, DSL (HDSL, ADSL), VoIP, Cisco Works, Cisco Secure, TACACS+/RADIUS, Cisco IP/TV, Unified Communication (CUCM, CUCME, CUC, Voice Gateways) Active Directory, DNS, DHCP.
Experience with the following network devices:
Cisco 6500, 4500, 3750, 3XXX series MLS, ASR, ISR G1&G2, 4000 series routers, 5000, 3500, 2900 series switches, Cisco LS1010 ATM series, Cisco ASA platform, Cisco 3030 VPN Concentrator, Cisco 505, 506E, 515E, 525 PIX, Avidia 8000 DSL Access Multiplexer, KG-175 (TACLANES), KG-75 (FASTLANES), KIV-7 encryption devices.
Implemented and troubleshoot the following protocols:
OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv2, BGP, PIM-DM, PIM-SM, HSRP, GLBP, NAT, PAT, GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN, GET, MPLS, L3VPN, Quality of Service, Diff Serv, and policy routing through policy maps and access lists.
Implemented and troubleshot the following layer two protocols and services:
PVST, PVST+, MSTP, MLS, CEF, IGMP, CGMP, ISL, Dot1Q, Ether channeling, VTP, SPAN, RSPAN.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Enterprise Solution Architect, Presidio Systems – Cincinnati OH, May 2018 – May 2019
Engaged with customers at all levels to learn key business factors to present technology that would drive improved and continued success
Created SoWs for both architectural and professional services implementations within the customer space
Presented on matched technology to business needs within the customer space
Created and delivered BoM for route and switch, wireless and security solutions based on Cisco, Palo Alto, and Meraki technology
Delivered architecture solutions for route and switch, security, and wireless technologies.
Network Consultant Engineer, Cisco Systems - San Diego Ca, Jan 2007 – Apr 2018
GGSG NMCI NCE Team Lead.
US PS ONE-Net Team Lead.
Customer consultant delivering guidance on DoD UC AS-SIP as it pertains to the DoD Unified Communications Requirement.
Delivered architectural guidance on VoSIP for ONE-Net secure voice services.
Delivered architecture solution for enterprise Collaboration to include voice and video.
Delivered encryption overlay architecture solution for ONE-Net enterprise
Hosted Customer Proof of Concept for L3VPN WAN solution at Cisco HQ RTP
Generated and reviewed RoM/BoMs for project procurement.
Enterprise Network consultant for 200,000+ seat, 400+ site network.
Tactical systems network consultant for Marine tactical networks utilizing DMVPN over Satellite, troposphere, and line of site communication systems.
WAN Enterprise Consultant for US Air Force in deploying first L3VPN over mGRE w/GET VPN Enterprise WAN solution. ONE of three engineers who performed CPOC testing, customer training, and in production deployment of solution. This solution is currently in development stage for NGEN’s enterprise MPLS service.
Network Consultant Engineering role:
Developed network design & network architecture best practices for Advanced Services.
Wrote technical white papers for technologies supported by Advanced Services.
Performed analysis and diagnosis of most complex networking problems.
Performed analysis of most complex network designs.
Built simulated networks in test labs to resolve most complex problems and compatibility issues.
Set strategic and technical direction for Advanced Services best practices and functional roles.
Provided highest-level crisis management.
Acted as the technical specialist for complex deployments.
Identified skills and business shortfalls and establishes programs to address them
Project Engineering role:
Generated standard project documentation including detailed test plan for most complex networks.
Generated network configurations from Low Level Design for complex networks.
Supports pre-sales activity for most complex networks.
Planned and executed most complex Network Upgrade and Network Migration activity.
Project Consulting role:
Assisted customer with deployment and strategy of complex tool sets and related Network Management Systems.
Troubleshot and resolved the most complex customer network problems across a broad range of technologies.
Lead Network Engineer WAN/LAN - US Air Force, Beale AFB, CA 2005 - Dec 2006
Designed, implemented, and maintained 5,000+ user network housed throughout 200+ facilities. Responsible for Network engineering functions on NIPERNET, SIPRNET, JWICS, and NSA, as well as deployed missions. Responsibilities included costing, tasking, designing, configuring, and migrating.
Designed and implemented IP multicast video imagery dissemination network utilizing 7600 and 6500 series MLS switches providing service to customers in several states as well as Europe.
Designed ATM network interconnecting three airbases to facilitate imagery & application data
In depth knowledge of OSI layers, encryption concepts & end to end data flow provided customers with cost effective network solution to support working applications and services.
Lead Network Engineer WAN/LAN - USAF, Okinawa Japan, 2004 – 2005
Technical lead in planning and designing Kadena AB’s 2004 Technical refresh consisting of $2M in Cisco gear resulting in consolidating 19 Internetworking Trunking Nodes down to 14.
Piloted 48 person team in planning, designing, and migrating a 10,000 + user domain with 5,000+ workstations from a noncontiguous IP address scheme to a contiguous IP address scheme to facilitate a new OSPF routing domain w/ route summarization.
Led team of 14 during installation and configuration of $700K SIPRNET technical refresh resulting in the installation of 65 TACLANES, three Cisco 4500s, 2 Cisco 6500’s, and PIX 525E
Coordinated Migration of 200+ xDSL customers from Avidia DLSAM to Cisco 6260 including configuration and installation of Cisco 837 ADSL routers.
Network Engineer WAN/LAN design and implementation - USAF, Okinawa Japan, 2002 – 2004
Kadena Air Base’s technical liaison for USAF projected growth planning phase: Creation of centralized PACAF Air Force network gateway utilizing central VPN & internet access.
Designed multi national forces communications network incorporating encryption, routing and
switching utilizing Cisco 6500, Cisco 4500, Cisco 3550, Cisco 2600, IPsec, HDSL modems.
Built, configured, and maintained Cisco VPN Concentrator 3030 supporting 200+ daily VPN connections / Cisco PIX 525E maintaining statefull firewall inspection w/ OSPF.
Instrumental member of team that planned, designed, configured, and migrated 10,000+ user ATM network to Gigabit Ethernet. Completed installation of modular multilayer enterprise network consisting of $750K worth of Cisco gear ahead of scheduled.
System Admin WAN/LAN, Active Directory, DNS, WINS, DHCP - USAF, Okinawa Japan, 2001 – 2002
Member of three person team responsible for migrating 10,000+ user Window NT domain to a Windows 2000 Domain w/Active Directory and integrated DNS.
Performed Server builds including win2000 server, Ciscoworks, ACS, and Solorwinds enterprise
Maintained 200+ ISDN customer base through administration of Cisco AS5300 via 4 T1 lines trunked to PTSN, customers access via PPP dialup RADIUS authentication.
Task dissemination of LAN/WAN network outages and issues as reported by help desk and Remedy routinely troubleshooting routing, switching, and customer connectivity issues.
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