Information Technology-Network Admin/Engineer

Scott Donaho

Lorena, TX *****

254-***-**** *********@*****.***

Summary Statement

IT network configuration and support experience in a variety of industries and environments, such as; distribution, hospital, software (SaaS), and government.

Data-center management

Enterprise network design, engineering and trouble-shooting.

Experience in architecting high availability, redundant systems and disaster recovery.

Experience in managing enterprise-level I.T. projects through all phases of the development life-cycle

Education –

Master of Science in Information Technology, Network Management 2014

Capella University - Minneapolis, MN (Graduation w/ Distinction)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems 2012

Texas A&M - Central Texas - Killeen, TX

Associate of Science in Information Systems 2000

McLennan Community College - Waco, TX

Industry Certifications –

CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional)

CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate)

CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) R&S

CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) R&S

CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Security

Work Experience –

Network Engineer 2013 - current

IBM - Austin, TX

Design, administration and support of traditional and cloud based Data Centers in U.S., Europe, & Asia, which includes;

Data circuits, cable plant, Cisco VSS, routers – switches, ASA firewalls, load-balancers (Netscaler & F5), BIND DNS support, VPN connectivity, and RSA authentication administration

Administration and support of Softlayer Cloud environment using Brocade Vyattas firewalls and VTIs/IPSEC/GRE VPN tunnels.

Network Engineer 2012 - 2013

Epicor Software Corp. - Austin, TX

Administration of Cisco ASA 5510s and 5520s.

Creation and management of Access Control Lists on Cisco 6500 series catalysts

Perform documentation on existing network infrastructure, while planning and creating a new infrastructure for higher performance.

Perform on-call for break/fix issues

Senior Systems Admin 2011 - 2012

Phase One Consulting Group, Inc. - Alexandria, VA

Windows 2008 r2 on-site server installations

Perform installation and configuration of Cisco ASA 5505 for small offices within larger Enterprise networks

Performed setup, configuration and maintenance of Windows servers within Cloud environments such as Amazon AWS and EnterHost

Installed and configured third party software, such as Blue Print Repository software

Conducted research on US government projects to include Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology

Completed detailed documentation related to system performance for a national application

IT Specialist (Network Admin) 2010 - 2011

Department of VA (Office of Information & Technology) - Temple, TX

Performed troubleshooting related to Cisco infrastructure including Ethernet switches, routers, wireless Ethernet and ACLs; as well as completion of router and catalyst configurations and installations.

Successfully managed and maintained configuration of internal Cisco switches for server blade enclosures.

Lead network cabling installation crews to organize and complete large installation projects and installation of Layer 3 network equipment.

I configured and preformed trouble-shooting on Cisco 4500 and 6500 series catalysts w/ RSMs (Route Switch Modules).

I configured dot1q Trunking, VTP (Virtual Trunking Protocol), created VLANs & configured STP (Spanning-Tree Protocol).

I completed Access-controls Lists for the MDIA (Medical Device Isolation Architecture) project.

I provided training to other IT members on cable installation, which consisted of CAT5e & CAT6 terminations, punch-downs, and cable verification using tools such as Fluke One Touch.

I monitored network and wireless network traffic using tools such as Solarwinds, CiscoWorks, and Cisco WCS (Wireless Controller System).

I assisted internal VA employees with application, network, and desktop issues on Windows XP and Windows 7

LAN/WAN Admin 2008 - 2010

Abacus Technology Corp. - Fort Hood, TX

Performed administrative services on Cisco 6500 and Cisco 4500 series catalysts with MSFCs

Administrated Blackberry Enterprise Server environment, which included performing activations, configurations, policy management, and trouble-shooting for over 150 Blackberry devices ranging from 8700 to 8830 models and peripheral devices; such as the smart card reader.

Administrated print server environment, which consisted of multiple Microsoft windows servers. Successfully managed installation, configuration and trouble-shooting of a variety of network attached HP and Canon printers.

Set up secure video conferences for military and civilian personnel using the Polycom RMX 2000 system.

Senior Network Analyst 2000 - 2008

McLane Company Inc. - Temple, TX

Lead multiple IT projects from design through implementation on or under budget.

Performed and coordinated Disaster Recovery procedures.

Conducted I.T. project budget analysis

Formulated and managed outsourcing strategies, and contracts.

Performed systems architecture, network administration and data center management.

I performed Hardware and Software installation, setup, configuration and troubleshooting skills for networks operating token ring, Ethernet & wireless Ethernet.

I also was part of the team that completed the network migration from token ring to Ethernet of an Enterprise network.

Conducted research, testing and implementation of Expand WAN compression/acceleration device.

Configured Cisco ASA 5505 firewalls for use at remote company locations. Configurations were completed using the ASDM.

Patrol Officer 1994 – 2000

Waco Police Department – Waco, TX

Enforcement of local, state, and federal laws

Specialist 1990 – 1994

U.S. Army – Fort Hood, TX

Served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

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