Gregory A. Johnson

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Network And Automation Engineer

Driven technical professional with established technical design and operational skills in the Telecommunications and Internet networking industries. Proven ability in the design and deployment of complex IP and MPLS networks. Ability to write complex systems in support of Network Equipment provisioning and monitoring automation. Excellent management and mentoring skills in a Team Environment.

Technical Skills:

● TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6), BGP, OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, Multicast (PIM and IGMP)

● Ethernet, xWDM and 2.5G GPON FTTP transports.

● MPLS Technologies to include LDP, RSVE-TE, VRF/VPRN and VPLS, EVPN and NG-MVPN.

● Cisco IOS and XR based routers, Nexus L2/L3 switches and security appliances

● Juniper and JUNOS Routing

● Calix E7 Active/GPON Hardware

● F5 LTM/GTM Load Balancers

● Nokia 7750/7450 Service Router/Switch technologies.

● Brocade MLX/CER/CES Router/Switch technologies.

● Mikrotik RouterOS

● RF engineering and design (FHSS, DSSS, OFDM, WiMAX and LTE radio equipment).

● Radio equipment from Alvarion, Ubiquiti and SAF.

● IPTV technologies including MPEG2/MPEG4 encoding, Minerva Middleware and Widevine Encryption.

● Windows server, FreeBSD and Linux Operating Systems.

● HTTP, SMTP/POP3, DNS, RADIUS, FTP Internet Server Technologies

● C/C++/C#, Python, PERL, PHP, JAVA, HTML5/JavaScript Programming Languages. Work History:

DevOps Network Engineer July 2021 - Present

Hurricane Electric, Fremont, CA (Remote)

● Support a global IP/MPLS Core Network.

● Development software tools for troubleshooting and monitoring network elements.

● Work with Internet Exchange Points Globally for the distribution of routes and traffic between peers.

● Support Transit Customers in the turn-up and on-going troubleshooting and support of their service.

● Work with third carrier DWDM Providers in the turn-up and ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of circuits.

Independent Network Consultant May 2016 - July 2021 Cloverdale, IN

● Assist customers with the evaluation and selection of networking hardware and software supporting core service offerings including preparation of RFPs, analysis and summary reporting of prospective proposals.

● Assist client with the design and build of a 40Gbps MPLS core using Juniper MX204s, ACX5048 and QFX5110 Routers.

● Assist customers with the design and deployment of Cisco core networks utilizing Cisco ASR9K and ASR1K routers as well as Nexus 3K/5K and 3850 switches.

● Assist customers with their IPv6 deployments to include dual stack, 6rd and NAT64/DNS64.

● Development of a Network Discovery Topology Engine in C# to be used for network device discovery in support of Mapping and NMS Systems.

● Development of a KEA-DHCP Hooks module in C++ in support of client IPv6 deployment.

● Development of Perl script to present various NetFlow data-points to customer NMS

(PRTG).

● Development of several Perl and Python modules in support of gathering data in support of subnet splits and allocations.

Network Engineer December 2014 - March 2016

Joink LLC, Terre Haute, IN

● Led the research and migration to a 10Gb MPLS core that included MLX, CER and CES routers from Brocade. Project included the deployment and turn up of new points of presence in Chicago and St. Louis.

● Conversion of an existing Mikrotik routed network to MPLS and inter-operating with the Brocade equipment was also part of the project.

Senior Network Engineer October 2012 – December 2014 Indiana Fiber Network, Indianapolis, IN

● Responsible for the Engineering, deployment and operations of a state-wide Cisco and Brocade IP/MPLS Network.

● Assisted with the monitoring, evaluation and responses to local, state and federal regulatory rules and changes relating to telephony, data, and television industries.

● Directed various teams in Network Engineering, Operations and Software Development. Network Engineer III July 2010 – October 2012

Cincinnati Bell Telephone, Inc, Cincinnati, OH

● Part of core team responsible for the deployment and maintenance of all Layer-2 and Layer-3 IP and IP/MPLS core routers and switches from Cisco and Nokia.

● Development of a custom RADIUS module in C in support of 3G data services authorization.

Broadband Operations Manager June 1998 – July 2010 PSC, Inc. St. Meinrad, IN

● Managed a group of 6 individuals that included 3 Network Engineers, 2 software and web developers and a customer support liaison.

● Management role included both Operational duties as well as new deployment duties.

● Technical and management responsibilities for multiple multi-million dollar projects throughout the 12 years at PSC.

● Worked as a hands-on manager in the build of a fiber network in a three county area.

● Development of vendor RFPs, as well as telecom regulatory documents in support of RUS Loan and Universal Services Requirements.

● Managed multiple projects and had to prioritize work in order to maintain network operations as well as meet new project deadlines.

● Communications with management at all levels within the organization was key to ensuring projects were done on time and expectations were met.

● Deployed an IPTV system over FTTP and ADSL2+ networks.

● Designed, deployed and maintained a 10Gig Ethernet ring in a three county area.

● Designed, deployed and maintained a fixed wireless broadband network consisting of 35 access points serving 2,500 customers.

Education:

● Effective Supervisory Management Course - LMI, Inc.

● IUPUI School of Computer Technology.

Military:

United States Army (Honorably Discharged)

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