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Orlando, Florida Area

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl

• As a project technical support lead, on the United Launch Alliance account, led a team of senior engineers responsible for operations and maintenance, engineering design implementation, and enterprise-wide network sustainment. • Successful projects include the upgrade/design data center core distribution systems using Nexus based L2/L3 switching systems. Certified Nexus Administrator with hands-on experience with 7k,9k, 5k, 2k series platforms. • Provide engineering support and administration of Juniper series firewalls, Juniper MAG series VPN servers, Bluecoat Firewall Proxy Servers, Palo Alto Next Generation Security platforms. F5 BIP-IP 2Ks and 5Ks.• Implemented an enterprise wide Cisco based Video Content Distribution system. • Implemented an enterprise wide Cisco VoIP solution consisting of 3000 end-points. Reduced projected implementation costs by 45% overall.• Perform cost analyses and vendor comparisons to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations; measures feasibility of various approaches, and make recommendations to senior leadership as appropriate.• Provide leadership, teamwork, technical support, and guidance on network design and sustainment issues to senior engineers. Supervise problem resolution of complex issues.• Proven project management, presentation, and planning skills.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl

• Led and coordinated the operation and maintenance of complex data, voice or video network hardware and systems; investigated and resolved complex network and hardware matters of significance; researched, analyzed, isolated and resolved errors; assessed and evaluated current and future systems.• Provided complex data center design engineering support to include: environmental and electrical, distributed infrastructures, rack elevations, and equipment architectural requirements.• Extensive experience in the installation, operations and administration of Cisco switches, routers, and VoIP system devices. Designed, implemented, and maintained more complex secure LAN/WAN systems in accordance with specified Statement of Work and Technical Support Document requirements.• Developed methodologies, processes, and procedures for new technologies to ensure performance.

Titusville, Fl

• Provided information technology systems design, development, analysis, testing, and integration encompassing a number of information technology disciplines. • Analyzed end user telecommunication and network system requirements; design, evaluate, build, and enhance company telecommunications network (voice, video, and data) systems and components.• Provided delivery systems design integration and production readiness and support; problem management and resolution through tactical strategic technology insertions utilizing current best practices.• Exercised a broad latitude in determining technical solutions and supported the development of engineering processes, methods and tools. • Conducted trade studies, developed designs and specifications, performed system evaluations and ensured compliance with requirements.• Designed and implemented an advanced high capacity, long duration distributed backup power system to support multiple large scale core switches.• Designed and implemented an advanced high capacity distributed, high availability core switching network system to support a diverse user community.

Master’S Degree, Management Information Systems

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Information Systems/Management