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Everett, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, US

Seattle, Washington, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

Seattle, WA, US

• Planned/executed/documented datacenter network core/distribution layer scaling projects to support growing capacity demands. Executed migration/scaling activities within aggressive timelines while avoiding customer.
• Planned/executed/documented multiple DC room build-outs concurrently while exercising extreme caution and attention to detail in order to maintain uptime for customers.
• Troubleshoot BGP/OSPF/GLBP/HSRP routing issues during deployments and ensure proper connectivity to new network racks prior to handoff to operational support teams.
• Experience manipulating GLBP/HSRP interface tracking and OSPF downstream/upstream interface costs to shift traffic during router upgrades/replacements to ensure minimal packet loss.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Build/maintain VPN connections with over 12,000 remote sites worldwide in order to allow for remote medical device connectivity. Worked with hospital IT departments to resolve connectivity issues and maintain SLA.
• Designed/deployed centralized logging solution for a multi-datacenter environment including log collection, retention and filtering.
• Implement firewall rules on Cisco ASA 5585 devices in order to maintain a secure yet growing environment.
• Support Networking leads during deployments/migrations to provide verification of connectivity as well as troubleshooting issues that occur. Assisted in the migration to ASA 5585s from Firewall Service Modules on 6500.

Bellevue, WA, US

• Monitor all aspects of 450+ node datacenter operation including network connectivity, vital services on web, mail and file servers. Troubleshoot Linux/Windows server issues and fail over to backup datacenter when.
• Implemented complete monitoring of Cisco and HP networking equipment including CPU/Memory usage, configuration changes, and port status using Nagios network monitoring software, Cacti and MRTG.
• Built, racked and configured Windows and Linux servers in accordance to guidelines specified by manager. In depth knowledge of configuring automated installs of both Windows and Linux environments.
• Deployed a SAN using four Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Arrays to consolidate storage into a highly redundant and fault tolerant environment. Configured and maintained iSCSI connections from both Windows and Linux servers to.

• Assist students with applying theoretical knowledge to device configuration labs for CCENT/CCNA courses including routing, switching, security configuration and troubleshooting demonstrations.
• Implemented new design for Cisco device rack including setting up new rack and cabling devices to provide easier access to students for in class demonstrations. Provided a more organized appearance to the physical.
• Optimized network traffic flow by replacing out of date HP switch with Cisco 3550. Planned and executed task to ensure minimal downtime for users.

Network Engineering, Cisco Networking

High School Diploma