Network Engineer
Resume:
Todd J. Gawronski
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Cell 260-***-****
**********@*******.***
Technical Expertise
Hardware: Cisco Routers, Switches (Cisco, Juniper, Dell, NetGear, Arista, HPE/Aruba), Cisco Nexus Switch, Firewalls (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto), Wireless appliances (Aruba, Cisco, WiLAN, Alvarion, Motorola), Riverbed appliances
WAN: Metro Ethernet, Frame Relay, MPLS, ATM, Sonet, Private Line, T1, DS3, OC3, OC12, SD-WAN
LAN: Fiber (single and multi-mode), Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Twinax
Networking: SNMP, DHCP, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, OSI, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, VPN
Professional Experience
Senior Network Engineer 3/20/17-Present
Valmont Industries, Inc. Omaha, NE
Troubleshoot and maintain network equipment and communications lines for global manufacturing company headquartered in Valley, Nebraska
Responsible for WAN optimization appliance configuration, wireless upgrades/configuration and new ip address scheme
Example of equipment used: Arista 7160 switches, HPE/Aruba switches, Riverbed Steelhead appliances, Viptela SDWAN Routers
Network Analyst 12/6/16-3/19/17
TEKsystems for Ascension Health Stevens Point, WI
Troubleshoot and maintain network equipment and communications line for multiple hospitals and clinics located in Central Wisconsin
Responsible for coordinating and implementing changes to network gear and changes to physical locations
Example of equipment used: Cisco 2900 series routers, Cisco 3650 switches, Riverbed SteelCentral appliances
Infrastructure Architecture Manager 8/22/16-10/3/16
Schurz Communications Mishawaka, IN
Supervised two engineers and one technician performing troubleshooting and project work in network infrastructure and servers in a publishing company
Responsible for budget, time management, resource management and reviews
Examples of equipment used: Cisco 2900 series routers, Cisco 2960x Catalyst switches, BlueCoat Packet Shapers
Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer-Lead 7/7/14-8/12/16
Zimmer Biomet Warsaw, IN
Implements, manages, and performs troubleshooting on Cisco and Juniper network devices used to provide Wide Area Network and Local Area Network access to global Orthopedic manufacturing company
Assisted fellow technicians through mentoring and instruction of existing systems and equipment
Provide leadership to four-man team by assigning tasks and ensuring issues are corrected
Examples of equipment used: Juniper EX series switches, Juniper SRX firewalls, Cisco ASR 1004 router, Cisco 3800 series routers, Cisco 3850 switches, Riverbed CX WAN Optimizers, Aruba 3200 series controllers, Aruba 802.11AC access points
Global Project Manager/Network Engineer 10/1/11-7/6/14
Exelis, Inc. Ft. Wayne, IN
Developed and managed project plans for major Wide Area Network communications and equipment projects for Defense contractor and supplier worldwide
Implemented and maintain router configurations utilized in the implementation of Multi-Protocol Label Switching and Quality of Service
Project leader of team of 3 technicians implementing and managing Riverbed appliance deployment and central management configuration
Examples of equipment used: Cisco 2900 Series routers, Cisco 1900 Series routers, Cisco 3900 Series routers, Cisco Nexus Switches, Riverbed EX WAN Optimizers, Aruba 6000 Series controllers, Aruba 802.11n Access Points
Global Project Manager/Network Engineer 4/1/06-10/1/11
ITT Corporation Ft. Wayne, IN
Developed and managed project plans for major Wide Area Network communications and equipment projects worldwide
Led team of 5 engineers in implementing and maintaining router configurations utilized in the implementation of Multi-Protocol Label Switching and Quality of Service while moving from Frame Relay
Nominated for the role due to knowledge in wireless for testing and implementing Aruba secure wireless system within global network
Examples of equipment used: Cisco 1800 Series routers, Cisco 2800 Series routers, Cisco 3800 Series routers, Cisco 3750 switches, Cisco 6500 Series switches, Aruba 6000 wireless controllers, Aruba 802.11 B/G access points, Juniper firewalls
Network Engineer 8/16/01-4/1/06
SpeedNet Services, Inc. Omaha, NE
Implemented, managed, and troubleshot Cisco configurations used to provide Wireless Internet Services to over 7000 users
Responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining Cisco Aironet, Alvarion, Motorola, and Wi-LAN radio links to get service to the customers
Responsible for ordering, maintaining, and billing for 100 circuits
Organized and assigned tasks to four remote technicians to ensure usability of the network
Field Operations Engineer 3/15/00-7/26/01
Allied Riser Communications Minneapolis, MN
Installed and maintained Cisco Catalyst switches at customer premises to provide Internet Services over Fiber Optic cables
Installed, maintained, and troubleshot T1 and T3 circuits providing Internet access to the Twin Cities Metropolitan Access Network
Examples of equipment used: Cisco 1800 Series switches, Cisco 6500 Series switches, Cisco 2600 Series routers
Communications-Computer Systems Control Professional 3/2/87-3/15/00
United States Air Force Various Locations
13-year career, stationed in Alaska, Nebraska, United Kingdom, and Oklahoma
7 years spent in Circuit Actions division performing installation, modification, and deactivation of network communications equipment and circuits
Held several positions, including Technician, Shift Supervisor, Operations Manager, Network Design Manager, Facility Manager
Steady progress in gaining responsibility with each new assignment
Supervised, scheduled, trained, and evaluated 5 technicians manning a critical network management center serving the European and Southwest Asian theaters
Responsible for the efficient operation of the $4,000,000 network management center
Supervised 10 technicians responsible for operating network management center for critical telecommunications center serving the European and Southwest Asian theaters
Supervised 9 technicians charged with operating state-of-the-art communications lines for critical weather station processing weather data for the United States Air Force
Examples of equipment used: Statistical Multiplexers, Military encryption devices, Codex modems, teletypes, Promina multiplexers, FCC-100 Low Speed Multiplexers
Education
Master’s Degree (Management Information Systems) 3/15/18-3/15/21
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
Bachelor Degree (Management Information Systems) 8/22/05-8/31/16
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
Associate of Science Degree (Information Systems Technology) 3/2/87-4/1/99
Community College of the Air Force Maxwell AFB, AL
Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Associate-Routing/Switching – February 2015 through February 2018
Juniper Network Certified Internet Associate-Junos – March 2015 through March 2018
Aruba Certified Mobility Associate-6.3 – April 2015 through April 2018
Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate-WAN Optimization – May 2015 through May 2017
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