Data Center Cyber Security

KYREE SPAIN

P.O. Box ******

Stone Mountain, Georgia 30087

TEL: 678-***-****

*****.*****@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Network and Development Jedi bridging the gap between business, technology, & cloud with 10+ years of experience in creating, deploying and automating networks that enables data to move swiftly between datacenters, enterprise, and end-users.

SKILLS

Network Architecture: Design Planning Migration

Data Center Networks: Cisco Nexus VDC FEX vPC SDN Cisco ACI

Routing and Switching: SD-WAN BGP OSPF EIGRP IS-IS

Operating Systems: Cisco IOS Cisco IOS-XR Cisco IOS-XE Cisco NX-OS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

o Route/Switch CCIE#48852

oData Center CCIE (Written)

Cisco Certified Network Professional - CCNP

Cisco Certified Network Associate - CCNA

Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer - ACE

Cisco Meraki Network Associate - CMNA

Aruba Certified Switching Associate - ACSA

NETWORK/DESIGN BACKGROUND

Routers: Cisco Routers ASR 9000 / 3900 / 2900 / 4000 / 2600 / 1000 / Cisco Grid Routers (CGR)

Switches: Cisco Catalyst 2960 / 3750 / 3850 / 4500 / 6500 / 6800 / 6800ia / IE4000

Nexus: 9000 / 7000 / 5000 / 3000 / 2000

VLANs/ STP/ RSTP/ MST/ EtherChannel

VPNs/ GRE/ IPSec/ DMVPN/ SSL/ MPLS

TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center)

EDUCATION

WGU

oBachelor’s Cyber Security 2024 (ongoing)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Solutions Engineer Duluth, GA

Byteworks March 2023 to Present

Collaborated with clients to identify business requirements and design customized network solutions to meet their needs.

Managed the implementation and deployment of complex network infrastructure projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget.

Conducted technical assessments and provided detailed solution designs, including network architecture, hardware specifications, and integration strategies.

Provided technical expertise and support during pre-sales activities, including product demonstrations, presentations, and proposal development.

Orchestrated and maintained technical relationships with key stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes and high customer satisfaction.

Conducted training sessions and workshops for clients and internal teams on Cisco products and network solutions.

Troubleshot and resolved technical issues related to network solutions, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.

Stayed current with the latest technologies and industry trends to continually enhance solution offerings and maintain competitive edge.

NOC Engineer III Atlanta, GA

FiberLight Dec 2020 to Jan 2023

Continuous monitoring and management of the customer networks to ensure alarm receipt and processing procedures are followed

Generating and processing tickets for technical support and service

Identifying alarms, raising requests, and performing basic diagnostics of the problem, and dispatching as required to the appropriate Carriers or field service technician.

Technical proficiency with Layer 1, 2 and 3 networking.

Updating and maintaining all database and circuit records.

Conducting detailed MOP reviews to ensure minimal customer impact during scheduled maintenances

Understanding, applying, and maintaining network standards as documented by Architecture & Engineering

Performing these responsibilities in a high pressure, short timeline environment, which includes managing and responding to aggressive customers.

Principle Network Development Engineer Atlanta, GA

Worldpay Nov 2019 to Jun 2020

Orchestrated new data center fabric design implementing a VXLAN overlay that increased scalability and vastly improved multi-tenant redundancy.

Developed Python scripts to programmatically solve network issues and streamline operational productivity

Performed activities required to design, deploy, manage, and support the network.

Collaborate with other internal teams to distill business requirements into technical solutions.

Develop and implement automation solutions for network deployments.

Perform comprehensive network assessments and provide best practice design recommendations based on findings

Perform regular network capacity planning

Senior Solutions Engineer Network Duluth, GA

National Vision Feb 2019 to Feb 2020

Led team in weekly development sprint cycles to handle operational tasks.

Daily, work closely with a team of System Engineers and Administrators to maintain and enhance the company's information systems and networks.

Developed Ansible scripts to programmatically solve network issues and streamline operational productivity

Capable of implementing unique network solutions in support of retail, medical, manufacturing, and corporate environments

Comfortable with identifying and implementing routing and security changes on perimeter routers and firewalls

Comfortable with independently designing and identifying network optimizations and implementing network changes

Robust network routing and troubleshooting experience. Working in a multi-vendor network with various routing equipment including firewalls

Plan for network upgrades and work closely with team leads to forecast hardware procurements

Direct influence for future network design and implementations and the system scales and grows

Self-starter, comfortable with spending time in a data center, and have the aptitude for working independently

Senior Network Engineer Norcross, GA

Presidio Networked Solutions May 2013-May 2018

●Design, plan, and implement LANs and WANs using industry best practices

●Establish and maintain network performance by building network configurations and connections and troubleshoot network problems.

●Provide onsite consultation for data center deployments and ongoing management of client networks of various sizes and levels of complexity.

●Experience with complex Cisco WAN configurations and technology.

●Follow life-cycle oriented processes and procedures.

●SME/point of contact for customer interactions

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