Network Security Lead

Jeffrey Hale

Professional Summary

Seasoned Network Lead with comprehensive expertise in designing, configuring, and managing LAN/WAN infrastructures, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability for diverse industries including automotive, healthcare, and financial sectors.

Proven ability to lead teams in troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues across multiple platforms including Cisco routers and switches, Unix, HP-UX, Sun OS, and Windows Server environments.

Extensive experience in firewall management and network security protocols, implementing robust security policies, monitoring traffic, and identifying/resolving security threats in real-time.

Skilled in routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP, with hands-on experience optimizing VLAN, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networks for enhanced data flow and network efficiency.

Expertise in virtualization and cloud technologies, including VMware and cloud access solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing network infrastructures.

Led network infrastructure upgrades, server replacements, and VOIP cutovers for major clients such as Merrill Lynch and Siemens Automotive, ensuring timely and efficient project delivery.

Managed vendor relationships, collaborating with hardware, software, and ISP vendors to successfully install, configure, and maintain network systems tailored to client needs.

Designed and implemented disaster recovery plans and network backup solutions, meeting compliance standards and ensuring data integrity and availability in case of outages.

Proficient in overseeing network capacity planning and optimization, conducting regular performance analysis to accommodate future growth and ensure smooth operations.

Mentored and trained junior network engineers, providing guidance on complex LAN/WAN configurations, routing protocols, and network troubleshooting to build a knowledgeable and self-sufficient team.

Education:

Business Administration, Pepperdine University, Malibu California

Technical Skills:

Checkpoint. Cloverleaf, Inc.

Cisco PIX firewall administration/routers/switches

Cisco related configurations single or stacked utilizing Gigabit

Ethernet and 100 MB uplinks

Sniffer Technologies Distributed and Portable

Windows XP/2000/2003/NT/Server

Sun OS

IBM-AIX

HP-UX

UNIX

EMC backup system and Tivoli

Visio

VERITAS

LAN/WAN

TCP/IP

DNS and routing protocols

Marimba

Active Directory

Firewalls

Routers

VLAN

CCNA

Router protocols

EIGRP

OSPF

STP

BGP

Active Directory

Professional Experience:

LGK Computer Consulting and Webhosting Oct 2002 to Present

Network Team Lead

Provide webhosting and security consulting.

Small – medium size business consulting, network setup and maintenance.

Review, analyze, evaluate and make recommendations regarding new and emerging technologies, platforms and services, advising and implementing as needed.

Configured and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure, ensuring high availability and optimized network performance.

Supported day-to-day network operations, focusing on troubleshooting and resolving complex LAN/WAN issues.

Performed regular monitoring of network performance, implementing necessary adjustments to ensure minimal downtime.

Documented network configurations, providing clear, organized records of all LAN/WAN infrastructure changes.

Provided system administration for Oakland Regional Hospital and several medical billing companies. Interfaced and networked all onsite computer equipment including large file print and application servers and one UNIX interface box.

Set up and maintained all routing, switching and frame relay needs, Including Cisco routers and switches, SOHO routers

Led network performance tuning efforts, focusing on improving WAN optimization, load balancing, and redundancy strategies.

Managed vendor relationships, particularly regarding LAN/WAN-related hardware, ensuring timely support and delivery of services.

Mentored junior network engineers, providing practical knowledge transfer related to LAN/WAN configurations and troubleshooting.

Supported cloud access technologies, ensuring smooth integration of cloud services with the existing LAN/WAN infrastructure.

Technical liaison for client with BCBS, Staff and all other medical billing

Provided specialized service of time clock set up through TCP/IP interface for several corporations.

Thru contract replaced and renewed servers and training PC’s for most southeast Detroit and northwest Ohio area Blockbuster stores over a three-month period. Repaired or replaced POS if needed.

Installed RIB boards on CISCO Corp. IP telephony network servers in Southfield, MI main office.

Provided server support and network implementation for Southeast Michigan Holiday Inn and Extended Stay America hotel chains

Monitored firewall logs and traffic, identifying and resolving security threats and anomalies in real-time.

Implemented firewall rules and policies, ensuring compliance with organizational security standards.

Troubleshot firewall-related issues, ensuring smooth network traffic flow while maintaining strict security protocols.

Contract with Southland Corp. (7/11) complete store network, server, POS and training station setup and installation for Southeast Detroit and Northeast Ohio stores

Recent completion as principal tech at Merrill Lynch VOIP cutover

Advanced Network Systems Jun 2011 to Jun2017

Third level network team lead

Charter school Network virtualization, using VMware 6.0 .200 host average per district

Installed VPN metro links at all locations, dedicated access between local mail and Google mail migration from exchange servers at all sites.

Oversaw upgrades of routers, switches, and firewalls, ensuring alignment with network performance goals.

Performed diagnostics and troubleshooting on WAN links, switches, and routers to resolve network issues efficiently.

Ensured adherence to security protocols within the LAN/WAN infrastructure, preventing unauthorized access and mitigating potential threats.

Implemented network capacity planning for future scaling, aligning with organizational growth and third-party objectives.

Daily conferences to monitor people facing applications, feedback on local system admin issues

Port forwarding to allow security camera monitoring via various mobile devices for school administrators

Worked with ISP and hardware, software vendors to sequentially install, configure and go live at all sites

Customer contacts dealt with thorough inspection of their individual and group needs.

Network analysis for current and future bandwidth requirements and optimization for applications involved.

Disaster recovery and backup plans were fully compliant and implemented meeting or exceeding all federal requirements for data and hardware.

Managed routing protocols (such as OSPF, BGP) to ensure efficient data routing across the network.

Performed regular router updates and firmware upgrades, ensuring routers are equipped with the latest features and security enhancements.

Completed project within specified timeframe.

Many diverse technologies were streamlined, throughput maximized.

Ford Motor Credit Apr 2002 to Oct 2002

Network Security Administrator

Install Real Secure client across Ford International network

Liaison with appropriate departments for DNS team, router team to implement the security software

Installed 2000 nodes to monitor all ingoing and outgoing IP traffic

Lead on installation of Sun OS, IBM-AIX, and HP-UX implementation. Project completed on time and within budget

Exhibited excellent problem solving and debugging capabilities throughout project implementation

Utilized EMC backup solutions

Worked with hardware and software vendors to customize installation to client specifications

Visio for network layout

Utilized web sphere for IBM applications

Schoolcraft College Mar 2001 to Apr 2002

Network Administrator

System administrator for windows NT/2000 and HPUX environment

Responsible for DNS & DHCP across a switched and routed network

Liaison for internet and web access for college

JRUN and Serverlet Exec with interface between college website and students for online registration.

Member of project to switch from telephone to online registration

File and print server administrator

Server administrator of three HP 9000 700/800 series including database and web interface.

HP net servers with Windows 2000 exchange 5.5

Access and SQL databases

Used Visio

Tivoli configuration admin

Full burst T1s, routed with Checkpoint firewall, VLANs on NEC switches

Siemens’ Automotive Oct 2001 to Oct 2003

North American Administrator

Responsible for three Detroit campuses of international automotive supplier.

Supported and maintained LAN and WAN infrastructure, including radius servers and Cisco routers

Provided Unix Expertise on Sun Enterprise Servers and Workstations

Maintain LAN, file servers, backups/restores, application servers

Provided help desk expertise along with Unix application and Admin support

Assisted all departments in developing standards for Unix System

Implemented, tested Microsoft NT environment including exchange, SQL server, terminal server, excel, word, access and outlook, 360 server environments on LAN

Liaison with Oracle DBA using oracle 7&8

Supported approximately 400 user development atmosphere, HP-UX and SUN OS, and NT on desktops for 1200 users

Supported UNIX, NT ANX climate

Supported and maintained ANX network connectivity for development group

Provided team lead on bandwidth requirements and SMS 2.0 implementation on three AG sites

Utilized EMC backup system and Tivoli

Maintain file and print service, including scanners and plotters

Visio for network design

Utilized VERITAS volume manager across network

Detroit Edison Southfield Service center and Downtown Detroit Corporate Headquarters Oct 1999 to Jun 2001

Network Administrator

Responsible for administration of NT environment, 30 UNIX HPUX development boxes.

Maintain NT and UNIX O/S, installation of upgrades and patches

750 users in development environment

LAN and WAN administration.

Responsible for administration of servers and workstations.

Backup and restoration of files.

Reloading of workstations with ghost according to corporate guidelines

Planning and load balancing of network

Continuous update of file and application servers with development programs

Migrating NOVELL network into NT network achieving interoperability between both operating systems and server and client server network

Maintain file and print service, including scanners and plotters

Performed desktop support for oracle 6&7, including tools, forms, and reports

Developed registry tool for switching between oracle registry keys

SDRC, Inc. Jun 1999 to Sep 1999

Implementation Engineer

Responsible for four programs migrating Ford Motor suppliers into ANX environment, setup and trouble shoot at the supplier site.

Four types of UNIX, integration with IDEAS, Metaphase and CAD/CAM applications

Support the CAD/CAM engineers

Certified through Ford Motor Company in seven categories of CAD/CAM/PIM

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