Network Engineer

Anthony D. Kellar

Anthony(dot)kellar(at)live(dot)com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Technically proficient IT professional with 10+ years of hands-on experience in network and system management, satellite and terrestrial transport engineering, installation, maintenance, administration, troubleshooting, training, and technical support. In-depth knowledge of network engineering, IPv4 and IPv6 routing and switching configurations, network security appliances, network monitoring, and integration. Capable of supporting any organization in network growth, capabilities enhancement, mission-critical traffic analysis, engineering, customer support, and project implementation. .

Professional Experience

Senior Network Engineer III (Aug 2009 – Present)

First Acceptance Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee

Responsible for the engineering and maintenance of a geographically dispersed network supporting a corporate headquarters, two call-centers, 400+ locations, 1800+ users and teleworkers nationwide. Directly responsible for the strategic engineering and subordinate staff in troubleshooting and architecture.

§ Installed and configured IPv6 for the entire organization. Installation ongoing due to workstation operating system inefficiencies.

§ Architected network resiliency for the headquarters, branch, and remote-offices by migrating from a flat layer 2 network to a fault-tolerant layer 3 architecture through the use of Internet tunneling, EIGRP/OSPF and BGP protocol routing advertisements, and Reverse-Route Injection to originate-only multipoint tunnel architectures to remote endpoints

§ Dramatically improved network situational awareness by installing and upgrading the organization’s Solarwinds suite, installing all terminal locations for monitoring, adding Netflow sensor components, Solarwinds Configuration Manager (SCM) for 30 day configuration archival and quality control, AAA accounting for device configuration support, and Blue Coat proxy archiving and reporting

§ Engineered and Installed the entire corporation's Disaster Recovery network and support for the branch offices, in concert with Never-fail server software, to support network resiliency due to unanticipated loss of headquarters or branch resources

§ Implemented secure network connectivity with three extranet network partners: Choice Point/Lexis Nexis, Accuauto, and ITC corporate elements

§ Architected the company’s Quality of Service policy for prioritization of voice, video, and mission-critical data traffic for transport across the entire enclave

§ Implemented a scalable and secure Wireless networking architecture supporting secure connectivity for both authenticated users and guests through EAP-TLS authentication and filtering

§ Vastly improved network security through the architecture and installation of Intrusion Prevention Systems, switching loop and spanning-tree root guard prevention, black-hole and visitor VLANs, router control plane policing (CPP), BOGON filtering, .1x and VLAN Management Protocol Server implementations, AAA authentication services for SSL-VPN, and enterprise-wide password change technical implementations

§ Passed CCSP Cisco ASA Firewall Fundamentals examination

College Instructor (Sep 2009 – Present)

Daymar Institute, Clarksville, Tennessee

Instructor specifically supporting the Cisco CCNA Exploration program for the Daymar Institute's Cisco Network Support Administration program. Program encompasses the Cisco Network Academy instruction material supporting semesters 1 through 4 - CCNA Exploration. Directly responsible to the faculty and staff regarding consultation and support for classroom architectures and curriculum.

§ Trained to date 48 students with 5 students obtaining their CCNA certification

Information Systems Network Supervisor / Network Engineer (Feb 2007 – Present)

United States Army, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Bagram Afghanistan

Responsible for the engineering and maintenance of the Afghanistan Area of Operations network supporting over 20,000 users. Identified and installed new network architectures supporting data, voice, video, multicast, and optimization techniques.

§ Experienced in support and engineering at the core, distribution, and access layers

§ Designed, implemented, and maintained diverse Local and Wide Area networks topologies spanning two separate autonomous systems, over 200 network locations, and four different encryption levels

§ Skilled in the application, optimization, and troubleshooting of complex networking protocols including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, BGP community strings, NAT, Virtual Private Network (VPN) configurations, route-maps, prefix-list utilization, and access-control lists

§ Accomplished in router and switch quality of service and security configurations; Identified the router and switch policies to proactively contain virus propagation throughout the network after an immediate and catastrophic infection of over 400 devices

§ Spearheaded the engineering and installation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services supporting over 400 Cisco voice endpoints and two call-managers, and for the Fort Campbell metropolitan area; accomplished in both CallManager and CallManager Express (CME) configurations

§ Extremely knowledgeable in the implementation of a wide variety of network transport mechanisms, and their associated encryption mechanisms, such as serial, IP, fiber, line of site radio, wireless (802.11 series), and satellite systems

§ Architected and implemented 75 Expand Accelerator and Citrix WanScaler network appliances providing TCP acceleration and compression for the entire network enclave

§ Configured and troubleshot the dissemination of remote video products through the configuration and optimization of Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) and Multicast Support Discovery Protocol (MSDP) protocols

§ Planned and implemented a Video Teleconferencing (VTC) suite and gatekeeper network dramatically improving Afghanistan's VTC capabilities by 300%. Integrated the H.323 protocol with VoIP services enabling VTC devices, VoIP appliances, and general conferencing software to be completely interoperable and optimized for bandwidth constrained locations

Satellite Network Technician/Force Modernization Officer (Aug 2003 – Feb 2007)

United States Army, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Provided direct technical support and guidance regarding the deployment and payload control for the Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) constellation. Technical lead for the 53rd Signal Battalion in testing, evaluation, training, and fielding for all facets pertaining to the acceptance and operations of the Global Satellite Configuration Control Element (GSCCE) and provided input and coordination regarding the integration and fielding of the Common Network Planning Software (CNPS), Integrated Monitoring and Power Control Subsystem (IMPCS), and the Replacement Frequency Modulated Orderwire (RFMOW). Worked directly with personnel from the 3rd Space Operations Squadron, the MILSATCOM Wideband Group (MCWG) Satellite Program Office, Boeing Engineers, ITT Engineers, and government personnel regarding fielding, testing, and project management supporting the Wideband integration into the Wideband Satellite Operational Control Centers (WSOCs).

Network Management Technician (May 2002 – July 2003)

United States Army, Yongsan, Seoul, Korea

Served as the lead Network Management Technician supporting over 4,000 circuits, telephones, Armed Forces Television, and network trunks spanning the top 1/3rd of the South Korean peninsula spanning over 40,000 square kilometers. Provided technical guidance and support to the 41st Signal battalion commander and his staff by supporting the installation, operation, and maintenance of over 1,200 exercise circuits.

Satellite Network Technician/TMDE support representative (1990 – 2001)

United States Army, Various Assignments

Acted as a strategic satellite network technician in Berlin, Camp Roberts California, Coltano Italy and Fort Huachuca Arizona.

§ Provided technical guidance, acquired, and standardized new TMDE requirements for subordinate brigades, and led the NETCOM Army Chief of Staff G4 Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) program in providing acquisition strategies and input for the United States Army’s Test Equipment Modernization (TEMOD) program

§ Installed, operated, and maintained over 3,000 circuits, trunks, and associated satellite carriers for voice, data, strategic, tactical and special circuit users

§ Served in higher-responsibility and leadership positions such as:

Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in Charge responsible for 60 personnel and a $13M satellite earth terminal and associated equipment

Operations NCO supporting technical planning and configuration for tactical and strategic , Maintenance NCO, and Shift leader

Maintenance NCO responsible for the scheduling and execution of 600 separate maintenance actions supporting over 200 separate line items

Education and Credentials

~ DOD Top Secret/SCI Clearance

~ Member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

~ CCNA Wireless, 2011

~ CCNA Security, 2010

~ Department of Defense 4011 Security Recognition, 2010

~ Network+, 2010

~ Security+, 2010

~ Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), 2009

~ Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), 2008

~ Global Command and Control System – Army, 2007

~ B.S. in Information Technology, 2006, University of Phoenix, GPA 4.0

~ Wideband Gapfiller Satellite Initial Key Personnel Training, 2006

~ Action Officers Development Course, 2005

~ Inter-service Space Fundamentals Course, 2004

~ DSCS Vehicle Controller’s Course, 2003

Technical Proficiencies

Platforms:

Windows XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Linux familiarity

Tools:

SolarWinds Orion and Engineers Toolkit, SNMPc, Netflow, TACACS

Hardware:

5500 series Adaptive Security Appliances, AIP-SSM 5500 Intrusion Prevention System, 3800, 2900 and 2800 series routers, Catalyst 4500, 3750, 3500 series switches, Cisco CallManager, Cisco 5500 series Wireless LAN Controller, 1200 series Wireless Access Points, Multiplexers (Promina, AN/GSC-24, AN/FCC-98, TD-1337, TD-1389, and AN/FCC-100), Network Encryptors (KIV-7, KIV-19, TACLANE), Fiber, Microwave Radios

Networking:

IPv4/IPv6, Wireless, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, QoS, VPN Tunneling, IP Traffic Filtering, Switching, Multicasting, Riverbed and Expand Acceleration appliances

Voice/Video:

Tandberg 1000, Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express (CME) implementations, Cisco and Tandberg MCU’s, H.323, H.261, H.263, G.711, G.722, G.729, CIF, QCIF, E.164 addressing and integration, Gatekeeper configurations

Satellite:

Wideband Global SATCOM payload control, Defense Satellite Communications System payload control, FDMA and TDMA design and installation, AN/GSC-52, AN/FSC-78B, AN/GSC-39B, AN/USC-28, AN/TSC-167 satellite earth terminals

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