Network Engineer/administrator and/or system administrator

Emmanuel Manzanal

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Chomedy-Laval, Quebec

Tel: 450-***-**** Cell – 438-***-****

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PROFILE

Highly experience Information Systems professional with many combined years of experience in various IT arena due to multi-role assignments; Career highlights includes 15 years as a network administrator with last 3 years being strictly as a network engineer, 8 years as engineering application support, 10 years as senior Unix administration, 8 years as Window server administrator, 5 years as IT manager for North American IT support and 6 years as systems analyst and programmer.

Education and Courses taken

DEC - 3 Year ITP Program (Champlain Regional College)

Cisco CCNP and Security – 2 week boot camp

Solaris 2.0 certified. ( Digidyne Inc. )

Leadership Effectiveness Workshop (Harris Corporation)

Microsoft MCSE program, MCP TCPIP certified (Global Knowledge Network)

Juniper SSL VPN CJSA/AJSA

Cisco CCNA re-certification in process.

TECHNICAL COMPENTENCE

• Very knowledgeable with many years of practical experience on server administration (Unix and windows based systems) due to past/current support and admin roles in various hardware platform; Server platform, Disk Arrays, Network equipments, desktops and laptops, PABX systems, UPS systems Backup libraries and peripherals.

• Possesses expertise and many years of practical experience in networking both in local area and wide area networking. Excellent debugging skills both at client and core level. Very strong in TCP/IP, Layer 2/3 Vlans, OSPF, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, RIP, and other routing/switching protocols. Practical experience in Cisco switches L2/L3 Vlans, VSS, EtherChannel, STP, VRRP, HSRP, 802.1q/ISL trunking, VTP. Highly experience in MPLS deployments with Verizon MPLS solution. Prior experience with Dell, Foundry and Cabletron network switches/hubs.

• Possesses expertise in enterprise firewalls and non-enterprise based firewalls (open sourced).

• Expertise in Server Administration (Unix and Microsoft Windows)

• Expertise in VPN and firewall connectivity for remote clients/sites keeping adequate enterprise security using Cisco ASA and Juniper SSG product line. Designed/implemented and deployed remote corporate connectivity via IPSEC VPN’s, GRE over IPsec for various domestic and international locations.

• Experience in Cisco SWAN (wireless infrastructure using WDS, ACS, MS NPS, WLSE) with radius authentication. Design and implemented standard corporate wireless solution to address security concerns for different user type restrictions such as access by corporate employees versus by guest/contractual employees.

• Network device authentication using Tacacs+ based on Cisco ACS authentication with Microsoft Active directory integration..

• Deployment experience with VOIP telephony using Avaya PABX systems, Avaya VOIP phones and Juniper firewalls.

• Expertise in desktop and server support (Unix and Windows).

• Excellent working skills on client computing and management using Microsoft SMS, Ghost for standard client builds, antivirus such as MCafee or Symantec for enterprise deployment.

• Prior programming background (4GL Database programming, Cobol, Assembler,CSH/Bourne shell scripting, DOS batch files, Kix scripting, etc).

• Hardware : Network switches/routers: Cisco (includes ASA), Foundry Networks, 3Com, Cabletron, Juniper SSG firewall/VPN and J-Series.

Servers: Sun Platform, Compaq/HP proliant servers

PC : Dell, Compaq

Network Equipment : Cisco core and client switches (4500, 6500, 3500 series), Foundry networks, 3com, Juniper SSG series, Cabletron, open sourced firewalls.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

• Seasoned management and technical skills, very customer oriented and works well with peers and customers. Learns quickly and resourceful. Very dedicated in providing customer satisfaction.

• Successfully managed various key projects i.e. Networking, Windows Domain migration, facility moves requiring deployment of IT infrastructure services (server, LAN/WAN, desktop clients, PABx systems and peripherals).

Work History

2008 – July 2011 Aviat Networks Inc. (Formerly Harris Stratex Networks/ Harris Corp. MCD Division)

Sr. Network Engineer / Administrator

• Responsible for design, deployment, management and support of Aviat Networks network infrastructure worldwide. Lead engineer for engaging new Verizon MPLS circuit additions/activations and changes. This includes integrating internal company requirements as well as those third party logistics and contract manufacturing sites.

• Responsible for local area network (LAN) equipment upgrades and new LAN designs due to site changes. This includes deployment, maintenance and configuration support.

• Lead engineer/administrator for Wireless LAN.

• Responsible for data security and all company wide firewall maintenance, support and administration.

• Responsible for managing overall assignment and distribution of network address space (public and private). Managed global DHCP services.

• Responsible for low cost alternatives solutions on smaller office locations and SOHO based sites for corporate intranet connectivity by utilizing IPSec VPN via local broadband Internet circuits.

• Lead engineer in the design proposal and deployment of low cost telecom connectivity to single employee, SOHO based solution. Deployed SSL VPN connectivity and Avaya VOIP phone with integrated VPN client software.

• Provide end-to-end problem resolution (level 2-3 support). Provide senior level technical support to desktop and other IT support teams.

• Responsible for keeping up-to-date documentations of Aviat Network infrastructure.

• Supported international locations, thus, very flexible in providing needed support outside of normal working hours (ie. Beirut at 7am = 1 am Montreal time.)

2006 – 2008 Harris Stratex Networks Inc. (Formerly Harris Corp. MCD Division)

Manager, IS services North America operation (special assignment)

• Reporting directly to the CIO, managed and supported all Harris Stratex sites located within North America.

• Stabilized the PC computing environment by consistent deployment and adherence to the PC standard client program. Establish new company standards and policies for computing devices.

• Maintained customer satisfaction by ensuring trouble tickets are resolved on time. Responsible for supervision of ten (10) IT desktop support employees.

• Responsible for infrastructure improvement and was project lead and acted as technical support for WAN and LAN project. This project involved installation of new MPLS circuits and re-addressing all sites to the new the corporate private address space. Recommended and implemented the Verizon Secure Internet gateway solution as the most appropriate solution in providing outbound Internet access with NAT.

1996 – 2006 Harris Corporation - MCD Division)

Senior System and Network Administrator (IT Department)

• Responsible for data center operation for both server and network infrastructure including, backups and all in-building wiring as well as circuit demark terminations.

• Responsible for management, administration and support of network infrastructure, utilizing 3com, Foundry and Cisco equipment.

• Responsible for deployment and support of Windows and Unix based servers and clients. Continually supported engineering application maintenance and upgrades.

• Responsible for key services such as email, Windows domain services and Sun NFS & NIS services, Samba, DHCP and DNS.

1991 – 1996 Harris Corporation - MCD Division

Engineering Computer Aided Engineering Specialist (Engineering Department)

• Deployed first company engineering network (10base-2) with Unix based servers and clients.

• Responsible for maintenance, support and training of engineering network and engineering applications such as AutoCad, Viewlogic, DSP and mechanical simulation tools.

• Responsible for engineering budgets (capital and expense) for hardware and software acquisition (new and maintenance agreements)

• Senior Unix administrator for Sun based Solaris I and II systems.

1990 – 1991 RHP Canada Inc.

Operations IT Supervisor and Senior VAX VMS system Administrator.

• Manager of operations with 2 operators reporting. Ensured stabled system operations and supported core business applications. Responsible for management, administration and support of VAX VMS system and the core application.

RECENT MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT

Aviat Network Corporate Headquarters facility move

1. Provided on-site support for infrastructure and data center move to the new location.

2. Redesigned corporate production network and engineering lab environment with a dedicated firewall between the two functions. This is in the effort to segment engineering lab operations from any potential performance impact to the corporate network due to engineering lab activities.

3. Introduce new core and access switches for improved performance as well as redesigned network address space to meet growing needs.

Montreal Facility Move Project

Singlehandedly moved the Montreal facility to a new location, with my primary responsibility (but not restricted to) for all IS requirement in the new facility and eliminate services at the old facility. This involved the following.

1. Implementation of Avaya PABX system (Voice over IP) supporting employees in the office facility as well as those that will be working from home.

2. Implementation of new LAN/WAN infrastructure both for the office and home based employees.

3. Reduction of local servers by consolidation and move of computer room to new location.

4. Elimination of unused assets and redeployment of newer assets to current employee base.

5. Tear down of old facility.

SOHO employees working out of various locations in the USA.

1. Provisioning of standard Internet Broadband connectivity to all home based employees (SOHO).

2. Build out of enterprise PABX system to host VOIP client (hardphones/softphones).

3. Deployed enterprise VPN/Firewall at corporate location to provide VPN connectivity to desktops and VOIP phones located at employee residence.

Internationals and Domestic sites Wan migration including 3PL and CM sites

1. Lead engineer to migrate sites to Verizon circuits and to smaller sites using IPSec VPN via local Internet broadband.

2. Provided connectivity and securely segmented traffic from third-party logistics and contract manufacturing site to corporate networks using firewall rules and Verizon MPLS vpn connectivity segregation.

Standardize Corporate Wireless Infrastructure to a more secure environment and adherence to industry standards.

1. Recommended Cisco SWAN wireless solution using ACS, WLSE and Windows based radius authentication (IAS/NPS).

2. Deployed Aironet wireless access points (autonomous) with WDS services enabled, multiple SSID under different Vlans for security control, depending on access requirements (ie. Guest SSID for Internet access only, Contractual SSID to provide required Intranet access and Corporate employee SSID to provide full Intranet access.

3. Provision for backup SSID using standard WPA shared key to be used as backup access in case of infrastructure total failure.

4. Worked with Active Directory domain administrator to push out the required client changes using GPO.

AWARDS

• Harris Corporation Y2K Letter of Recognition from the office the Harris Corporation Chairman (CEO and Division President)

• Won Harris Information System FY04 Excellence Award.

• Won Harris Corporation various level of recognition awards due to hard-work and dedication.

• Won Aviat network recognition award for key facility moves.

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