Principal Network Analyst
Manage and direct Network/Voice team; perform as lead network specialist. Oversee the build, maintain, and automate infrastructure to ensure security, reliability, and scalability. Prepare and implement infrastructure planning and budgeting. Manage successful relationships with vendors driving down costs. Administer infrastructure changes boosting performance. Responsible for network equipment and Data Center.- Exceptional multitasking skills usually working on 4 to 5 projects at the same time. - Managing, mentoring, and training 4 network administrators for the company.- Managing project and budget to design, deploy, and maintain the entire WAN infrastructure including 61 remote sites.- Responsible for 30,000+ node network; including monitoring, maintaining, and budgeting. - Managed IT project to deploy 130 controller based wireless access points.- Managed IT project to deploy 60 autonomous wireless access points- Managed IT project to replace firewall and VPN infrastructures for the company- Designed and deployed COS/QOS configuration on routers and switches- Configured and deploy Cisco WAN acceleration (WAAS)- Over 10 years managing the IT networking budget for company- Deployed and maintain centralized job scheduling server for company- Designed and deployed completely redundant WAN design with primary MPLS and backup IPSEC VPN configuration- Every time the company acquires another company – I manage the merging and integration of the two networks (I have done this through 5 acquisitions now)- Coordination of all IT network resources to ensure all responsibilities are being met- Actively monitor Solarwinds for network issues and take appropriate action as per policies and procedures.- Cisco ISE deployment and support- Wrote all of the network Policies and Procedures for the company.- Management of IT Staff, budgeting, growth planning, and telecommunication.