DENNIS J. BERMEJO
Plainfield, IL 60544
Home: 815-***-**** Email: ******.*******@*****.***
Cell: 815-***-****
SUMMARY
IT Professional with years of experience in system administration, LAN/WAN networking, project implementation and consulting. Demonstrated technical skills and leadership experience. Quick learner, detail-oriented, and strong team working skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER /NETWORK ENGINEER April 2011 to January 2022
Employed with Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) as a contractor to the Department of Veterans Affairs NSOC as WAN tier II Engineer in a Cisco NOC environment.
Monitoring the huge VA WAN Cisco network using Solarwinds and LiveNow and other network tools.
Working with various Telcos to mitigate network problems on a daily basis.
Creating various reports on outages, and problem resolution.
Working with people from other related disciplines within the VA to solve and remedy problems.
Proficient in tools such as NGenius, Remedy, Service Now, Solarwinds, etc.
INDEPENDENT NETWORK CONSULTANT May 2007 to April 2011
Worked as an independent networking consultant for various companies and organizations, handling internet connectivity, desktop and windows 2003 server work.
AJILON CONSULTING
Network Operations Analyst III, Exelon/ComEd Account October 2005 to May 2007
Provided Cisco router/switch administration, installation & upgrades for several sites, as well as the server farm at the data center in Joliet.
Involved with a rotating on-call network support, doing troubleshooting and resolving issues.
Nortel Contivity VPN, Ciscoworks, DNS One DNS and DHCP administration.
Router/Switch installs and refresh in different sites, most specifically the SCADA network.
Worked on Change control & trouble tickets on a daily basis.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
2003-2005 Robert Half Technology/SBC. Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, John Stroger Hospital, Working on several desktop and Network accounts.
1997-2003 IBM GLOBAL SERVICES
Network Support Engineer - Exelon account
Cisco Router/Switch administration/management for the entire Exelon Enterprise. Responsibilities include configuration, installation, testing, and trouble-shooting of IP and IPX networks.
1994-1996 Network Engineer, Commonwealth Edison Company, Managed the mainframe as well as the Cisco network.
1992-1994 Technical Consultant, Alternative Resource Corporation, assigned to Commonwealth Edison
1986-1992- IT Manager, RCT International, Inc., Computerized the whole company from the ground up, recruited Techs, and managed the network.
Prior to 1986 served as Academic Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines.
EDUCATION
Pursuing Master of Management - Business Management, University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu City, Philippines
Graduate coursework in Power Systems Analysis and Computer Engineering, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
B.S. - Electrical Engineering, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern Philippines, Cebu City, Philippines
Attended special fellowships at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok Thailand; Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI, and Ferris State College, Grand Rapids, MI