Network Engineer
Resume:
William F. Earls III
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Home: 201-***-****
Mobile: 734-***-****
zfxlt6@r.postjobfree.com
Skills
Network Technologies:
- OSPF, RIP, BGP, TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, netflow, spanning tree, MPLS
- Packet Capture technologies: TCPdump, Wireshark, FW monitor
Network Hardware:
- Cisco switches: 6500, 4500, 3550, 3750,
- Content Switching Modules, Firewall Service Modules,
- ACE 4710, CCS 11503
- DWDM (Cisco 15540)
- Cisco Access Points: 1100 & 1200
- Juniper switches: EX2200 & EX4200
Operating Systems:
- Red Hat, Solaris, MS Windows, Mac OS
Security technologies
- IDS/IPS, Checkpoint Firewalls (FP3, R60, R65, R70) , VMWare vShield, VPNs
Work Experience
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Network Administrator, Security & Network Services Sept. 2007 – Sept 2011
• Provide network and data security design and support for the University’s central business and finance functions (payroll, charitable gifts, student enrollment and class services, etc.).
• Responsible for maintaining network access with 99.999% availability to the data centers which host the University’s central business and finance systems.
• Design and support the OSPF routing instance between the datacenters and the campus backbone as well as the internal OSPF instances within the datacenters.
• Responsible for deployment and administration of access switches (Cisco 6509, 3750s) within the datacenter including 802.11 trunking and switch port VLAN assignments.
• In charge of troubleshooting and resolving network connectivity and throughput using packet capture and netflow data.
• Create and maintain network documentation and inventory with Microsoft Viso drawings.
• Configure and support multiple firewall platforms in both the data center and for staff networks.
• Responsible for firewall policy design, implementation, and changes.
• Configure and support hardware load balancers for over 200 web applications.
• Played a key role in the project to virtualize many of the physical servers in the University data centers.
• Serve as the network liaison for disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Responsible for network design and implementation of a new data center hosting more than 300 physical and virtual servers.
• Participated in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7/365 support for the data centers’ network and data security.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Network Planning Analyst, UMnet Administration April 2004 – Sept. 2007
• Responsible for the day to day operation of the University of Michigan’s network infrastructure of over 2000 devices on various Cisco and Juniper platforms.
• Respond to and resolve network outages and performance problems.
• Create and maintain departmental networks/VLANs within the University’s overall IP space.
• Configure and install new network hardware to upgrade old equipment or for new University facilities and buildings.
• Responsible for the planning and implementation of software and firmware upgrades with minimal customer impact.
• Worked with departments and colleges within the University on special projects to design and install individualized network solutions.
• Worked as a member of the team responsible for responding to outages, problem reports and customer requests through a centralized ticketing system, shared inbox, or phone calls.
• Participated in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7/365 support for the University’s network infrastructure.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Technologist, Network Operations Center Feb. 2001-April 2004
• Monitoring network connectivity and performance.
• Troubleshooting network hardware and connectivity problems.
• Monitoring customers’ network devices including Cisco routers and switches, email and web servers, and dialup authentication servers.
• Point of contact for customers reporting network outages and problems.
• Coordinating network problem resolution with network engineers and providing customers with updates on problems or upcoming maintenance.
• Monitoring and line testing of the University of Michigan’s phone network through the SL100 switch.
• Investigating and troubleshooting UCE complaints and network abuse reports for Merit network.
Hypotenuse Inc. Verona, NJ
Network Administrator Sept. 1999-Jan. 2001
• Day-to-day maintenance of all the workstations and servers in a multi-platform environment.
• Planning, purchasing, and rollout of new hardware and software.
• Diagnosis and repair of network, software, and hardware problems.
• Provide application and operating system training and support for all employees.
• Provide technical support for telecommuters and the Los Angeles, Ca. office via the telephone.
• Perform nightly backups of servers.
• Built new telephony servers after the company purchased a second DS3.
• Rewired the entire office for voice and data, upgrading to Category 5 UTP cable.
• Responsible for Y2K updates on all workstations and servers.
University of Michigan Campus Computing Sites Ann Arbor, MI
Computer Consultant May 1998-August 1999
• Maintained and supported 35 computing sites with both Microsoft Windows, and Apple Mac OS environments.
• Diagnosed network, software, and hardware problems.
• Assisted students, faculty, and staff with their usage of the computing sites’ facilities and services.
• Rewrote staff training manual.
• Trained new staff members.
Education
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts in History & Political Science August 1999
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