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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Current position duties include the managing of a team of pre-sales Solutions Engineers\Architects working on high level application and infrastructure designs to provide the best solution to the customer based on key business drivers.

Analyzed and optimized network management solutions.Designed VLAN networksSupport customer needs on daily processesConfiguration and Implementation of a 20 node multi-VLAN switched network with use of 6500 and 4500switchesDesigned, configured and installed a 200+ node network consisting of many different types of Cisco equipment and routing protocols such as BGP4 and OSPF.Design and installation of a large 173 node MPLS network using Cisco 6500 class switches for a large public education network.Technical support of multiple customer accounts

It is my responsibility to ensure that our customers are provided with solutions that are cost-effective, scalable, reliable, manageable and secure. Our team focuses on identifying the underlying business issues faced by key executives and stakeholders and provide solutions that are designed to address those issues. We strive to help our customers champion advanced technologies within their organizations and provide them with the arsenal that they need to gain an advantage over their competitorsComplete Bill of materials based on customer business needsWrite SoW and install pricing based on service needed for a turnkey installation for the customer.

Provided design, implementation and management of corporate LAN/WAN infrastructure.Evaluated design and migration plan for the proposed switched backbone. Full-scale network performance audit and architectural review. Coordinated with the onsite technical group for specified requirements of the hardware and software. Migrated remote offices to frame relay network. The project required providing customers with new routers, redesigning TCP/IP subnets to better accommodate network/host ratio and new ISDN line to provide back up.Designed and integrated VPN, encryption and remote access.Designed and implemented Network Address Translation.

Designed, implemented LAN/WAN topology.Upgraded, maintained and troubleshoot network and the components.Redesigned the customer nation wide IP-based network scheme and managed troubleshooting support for the network.Developed IOS upgrade plan for all Cisco and Nortel routers and Catalyst and Nortel ATM switches.Developed routing plan to limit erroneous static routes from being propagated beyond original area by implementing OSPFProvided network engineer services, responding to troubleshoot tickets escalated by help desk staff.Implemented Y2k support.Coordinated efforts to troubleshoot access between center, remote sites and backbone network.Troubleshoot server and network problemsConfigured and Maintained a 14 node ATM LANE backboneContacted carriers to report and resolve connectivity issues

Repairing desk top and laptop computers along with printers