Lead system administrator and technical lead for a $284M enterprise network designed to support the collection, production, and dissemination of weather products to military and civilian authorities throughout the world. Managed the sustainment of a $4M Brocade-based communications infrastructure comprised of 7 routers and 57 switches. Responsible for engineering Domain Name System solution residing on HP server platform deployed with RHEL operating system. Performed analysis of bandwidth utilization, collision trends, and network deficiencies to develop configuration management plans to ensure network optimization and rapid data flow to a global customer base. Conducted recurring network testing and market research to ensure current software products are being utilized and ensure operability, efficiency, and compliance with established Department of Defense and industry standards. Provided 24/7 support and resolution of complex network and system failures; performed board level swaps on infrastructure components, and hardware maintenance on system assets to ensure continual data flow and peak performance of network infrastructure.