Christopher Carter

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Detroit, MI ***28

313-***-****

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Summary

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) having over 10 years of IT experience

In depth understanding of Cisco equipment and extensive experience with HA environment

Worked directly with end-user, and infrastructure support to designs solutions

Hands on experience working with VPN technologies

CERTIFICATIONS

CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate

Preparing for CCNP Certification

CompTIA A+ Certification

Microsoft Certified Professional 70-290

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Operating System: Installed, configured, migrated or upgraded: Cisco IOS, NX-OS, Cisco IOS-XE, Linux CentOS, Ubuntu

Hardware: Catalyst 3000 series, 9000s, 4500s, 6500s, Nexus Switches, Cisco Wireless Controllers, F5 Load balancers, Cisco ACE

Networking: troubleshooting and configuring routers and switches, TCP/IP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, STP, HSRP, VRRP, VTP, PVST, Layer2/3 Etherchannel, implementation and administration of Firewalls, VPN, and Windows Servers, Active Directory, Network Monitoring, layer 2/3 switching, subnetting, wireless technologies, /LAN, WAN, VLAN support, designing IP addressing schemes, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Citrix, AAA, TACAS+, Radius, VSS, vPC, WAAS

EDUCATION:

5/2007- 10/2008 Focus: HOPE Information Technologies Center Detroit, MI

Network Administration Program

Class Valedictorian - (3.84) G.P.A

WORK EXPERIENCE:

State of Michigan 10/2019 – Present

Network Engineer, Lansing, MI

Manage network queue ticketing

Router/switch/firewall/wireless Upgrades

Router/switch firewall/wireless breakfix

Adient through KForce 7/2017 – 2019

Network Engineer Southfield, MI

Troubleshoot network tickets

Stood up new sites, ordered circuits

Create network configuration standards for new and refreshed sites

Manage WLAN, Cisco Prime

Ford through Epitec 3/2016 - 5/2017

Network Engineer Detroit, MI

●Make changes to F5 LTM GTM and Cisco ACE load balancers

●Configured Cisco Wireless controllers, 5500 and 4000 Series wireless controllers and APs LWAP and Mesh

●Make changes to/Facilitate rollouts of Cisco 4500 series and 6500 series switches

●Make changes to/Facilitate rollouts of Cisco ASR routers

●Make changes to/Facilitate rollouts of Cisco WAAS

●Configuration of Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k and 2k series Switches

●Make changes to/Facilitate rollouts of 4G Cradlepoints

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Wayne County 02/2013 – 2/2016

Network Engineer Detroit, MI

●Configured VMware vSphere. Creation, management, administration and maintenance of virtual servers and clients

●Cisco Wireless controllers, 5500 and 4000 Series wireless controllers

●Configured and installed new Cisco layer 3 Switches, 4500 series, 6500 series, 3700/3600 series

●Configuration of Nexus 5000 and 2000 series Switches

●Configured Juniper Firewalls

●Configured Cisco ASA Firewalls

●Assisted in Data Center design, Upgrades and maintenance. Nexus 5k, 7k, 2k

●Cisco UCCE

10/2012 – 11/2012 Adoba(Formerly Hyatt Hotel) Network Engineer Dearborn, MI

●Consulted on what network equipment to purchase

●Configured Cisco 2960 switches with management IP’s and VLANs, port security

●Configured Cisco routers’ interfaces with IP addresses, default gateway, DHCP

●Designed IP addressing scheme

●Configured Remote VPN on a Netgear VPN Appliance

●Built domain controller, print server, file server

●Built deployment/imaging server

10/2011 – 10/2012 Gateway Community Health Network Engineer Detroit, MI

●Designed and configured all new IP addressing scheme on Cisco 3640 and 1721 routers

●Configured all of the new Cisco 2960 layer 2 switches, VTP Domain, Port Security, BPDU Guard, VLANs

●Managed BlackBerry Enterprise Server

●Changed the routing protocol from RIP to EIGRP for faster WAN convergence

●Installed, configured, maintained network services, equipment and devices: AAA server

●Established network specifications by analyzing workflow and security requirements, designing the router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols

●Maintained network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performing tuning, VLAN design

●Configured Tacacs server

●Secured network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation maintaining documentation

●Upgraded network by conferring with vendors, developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements

9/2010 – 10/2011 Ford Motor Company NOC Engineer Dearborn, MI

●Responsible for LAN/WAN support

●Monitored and troubleshooted Ford’s network devices

●Update Incident and Change records as a part of daily support activities

●Manage vendors for hardware level replacement

●Worked in a Network Operations Center environment

11/2008 – 7/2010 Oak Park Schools Network Administrator Oak Park, MI

●Remedied various computer and network related trouble tickets

●Configured and monitored Cisco ASA firewall

●Managed BlackBerry Enterprise Server

●Assisted in migration of VPN concentrators to new project

●Built Application servers, email servers with Microsoft Exchange

●Imaged machines for new PC rollouts using Altiris software

●Install and maintain security infrastructure, including IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems.

●Configured network monitoring software

●Maintained security of voice and data networks and equipment.

3/2008 – 10/2008 Best Buy Geek Squad Agent Detroit, MI

●Troubleshooted and resolved PC Hardware, Software and network issues

●Performed data back-ups and recovery

●Removed viruses and spyware

1/2006 - 9/2008 LBJ Resources Field Engineer Detroit, MI

●Terminated power and GPS cable

●Performed T-1 cuts and terminated T-1

●Ran and terminated cat-5 cabling

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