Managing a small team of Network Engineers, assimilating mergers and acquisitions.

• Mergers & Acquisitions - Standardized networks of various organizations and centralized them into one corporatenetwork• Converted 20+ sites from MPLS to Silverpeak SDWAN resulting in significant cost savings• Added fault tolerance to WAN connectivity utilizing diverse paths and vendors, reducing outages• Managed 500+ network devices (switches, routers, firewalls, APs, etc.)• Created a scalable network design that can accommodate new acquisitions as needed• Upgraded, centralized, and standardized wireless infrastructure with Aruba Central• Member of Change Advisory Board – scheduled and approved network changes• Divestiture - Built redundant systems in parallel to prepare for a smooth transition• Conducted site surveys to determine allocations of resources with regard to maintenance, repairs, and upgrades• Created and maintained network diagrams at local and high levels• Resolved tier 3 tickets and emergency network outages for multiple sites across the US and abroad – conductedroot cause analysis• Maintained third-party vendor relationships and contracts, kept inventory lists, selected hardware, tracked ticketsand bug fixes• Some tools used: Aruba Clearpass for TACACS, UXI sensors, Nectus for monitoring and IPAM, SolarWindsCatTools for config backups and automation, Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama, ServiceNow for ticketing andscheduling

• Deploy 10+ government networks of various classifications and purposes• Manage 200+ switches across several buildings• Modify networks for constantly changing environments and audiences• Built high availability VMware server clusters• Built NTP clock clusters at Stratum 0 that serve multiple Army Posts• Network rehabilitation, floor-to-ceiling overhaul of main communications

• Hierarchical network design, implementation, rehabilitation, maintenance, security • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server • VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi • Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange • Building internal system tools using open source software at no extra cost to client or company • Maintaining simulations platforms such as CPOF (Command Post of the Future), JLCCTC (Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability), JBC-P (Joint Battle Command Platform), JDLM (Joint Deployment Logistics Model), MRF (Multi-Resolution Federation), WARSIM (Warfighter Simulation), DXTRS (Division Exercise Training and Review System)

 Provided award-winning customer service with:o DSL, Fiber-to-the-home, long range wifi, satellite, ISDN, dialup, DHCP.o LAN and WAN connectivity, building networks.o Domain registration, DNS, hosting, SSL, SMTP, POP, IMAP, PoE, NTP, FTP, SFTP,TFTP, PPPoE, SSH/Telnet, Unix/Linux shell, VPN.o Analog voice service, call routing, LNPs, internal and external wiring.