Christian Landry Saah Kognou

***** ****** ****** *****

Germantown, MD 20874

301-***-****

adwq0s@r.postjobfree.com

Work Authorization: US Citizen

NETWORK ENGINEER

I am an enthusiastic network administrator with the necessary drive and determination needed to resolve complex networking issues. Dedicated team player known for being resourceful, passionate, creative in problem solving. Able to effectively manage client expectations, explain complex concepts and ideas to non-technical individuals. Now I am looking for a new and challenging network administrator position, one which will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my development.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operating Systems: Windows Server (2008, 2012, 2016), Windows Client (win 7, win 8, Win 10), Red Had Ent 5.2, & Cisco IOS, VMWARE, Active directory, SAN.

Hardware: Copper & Fiber Cabling, Modems, Printers; NICs, Cisco Catalysts 3550, 3560, 3750, 4948, 6509E Cisco Routers 2811, 3640, 3845, 7204 VXR, 7603

Software/Network Management Tools: Remedy, Solarwinds, MS Project, MS Office suite, Visio, Edraw Max, ACL Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Tftpd32, VCenter 2.5, ESX 3.5

Networks/Protocols: TCP/IP, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit, 10G, Mac Address, ARP, VLAN, 802.1D/S/W Spanning Tree, 802.1Q, ISL, VTP, 802.11, ETHERCHANNEL, PAGP, LAGP, NAT, IPv4, IP Summarization & VLSM, ACL, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, TCP, UDP, Telnet, SSH, TFTP, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, NTP

Languages: English and also Fluent in French

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NETWORK ENGINEER H & M Consulting LLC, Lanham, MD Dec. 2018 - feb 2021

Maintained, upgraded, configured, and installed Cisco routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches

Upgraded Cisco Routers and Switches IOS using TFTP

Helped with the installation and configuration of corporate wide rollout of the Cisco Catalyst 3550, 3560, 3750, & 6509 switches including VLAN configuration, VTP, 802.1Q trunking, Spanning-Tree protocol, EtherChannel, & FHRPs such as HSRP & GLBP.

Assist in redesigning the campus LAN, routing protocol, IP addressing scheme for clients.

Monitor device activities & LAN/WAN using SNMP;

Configured and supported multiple remote site installations.

Train and guide new staff on hardware and software usage

Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot end-user and network hardware, peripheral devices, printing/scanning

Perform on-site analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of desktop problems

Where required, administer and resolve issues associated to customer workstation network and software products

Use remedy to monitor and update maintenance tickets

Research and resolve technical problems

Document troubleshooting progress, configuration changes, problem resolution, and the physical & logical topology to support future troubleshooting tasks. Develop standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation.

Perform Troubleshooting end-to-end between two sites

Prepared technical documentation of configurations, processes, procedures, systems and location. NETWORK ENGINEER DIRECT LINE/FACEBOOK ashburn VA Mar 2021 - present

Upgraded Cisco Routers and Switches IOS using TFTP Helped with the installation and configuration of corporate wide rollout of the Cisco Catalyst 3550, 3560, 3750, & 6509 switches including VLAN configuration, VTP, 802.1Q trunking, Spanning-Tree protocol, EtherChannel, & FHRPs such as HSRP & GLBP. Configured and supported multiple remote site installations.

Configured and supported multiple remote site installation future troubleshooting tasks.

Document troubleshooting progress, configuration changes, problem resolution, and the physical & logical topology to support future troubleshooting tasks. Develop standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation.

Use remedy to monitor and update maintenance tickets EDUCATION

= Montgomery ‘s Community College, Rockville MD

> Associate of Applied Science: Cyber Security (in progress) CERTIFICATION

> Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

> Cisco certified Network professional Security (CCNP) In progress

> CompTIA Security+ certified

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