Edward Ferguson, Jr. Email & Phone Number

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Herndon, Virginia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Sr. Engineer for the Engineering Services department. I am responsible for working with customers and IT service owners to identify new technology solutions and the support of development efforts. Key accomplishments and responsibilities include:- Lead engineer for AARP's virtualization strategy project. - Subject matter expert for project to migrate web services to Amazon Web Services cloud.- Lead engineer in the testing and design of our enterprise disaster planning efforts.- Lead the development of a multicast capable video streaming solution for delivery of live events to 2,500 employees while minimizing network load.- Managed development and test Linux servers in the engineering tech lab, including building, configuration management, and troubleshooting with developers. - Performed quality assurance testing for all updates and configuration changes to firewall and remote access systems.- Lead in the quality assurance testing of enterprise applications.As Manager of our Polycom video conferencing and collaboration infrastructure, my key accomplishments and responsibilities include:- Enhanced our telework efficiency by implementing mobile video conferencing.- Integrated conferencing appliance servers into our VMWare infrastructure to provide greater redundancy and scalability.- Configured, maintained, and upgraded all video conferencing and streaming infrastructure.- Managed customer relationships and service level agreements in the delivery of the conferencing service to over 2,500 users.- Technical advisor on high profile live events, working closely with broadcast, internal communications and IT personnel.

Herndon, Va

Provided pre and post sales consulting for a range of security products and services, including the installation and configuration of firewalls and remote access systems. Provided on-site training to client IT staff. Performed network vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, collecting and analyzing the results data and briefing our customers about state of their network security. Technical lead on a project for AARP to integrate a remote access system into their infrastructure.

Alexandria, Va

Performed security assessments of classified data networks and physical spaces for Coast Guard District, Area, and Homeland Security offices. Used security analysis tools to identify possible vulnerabilities on network connected systems and further analyzed the data to minimize false positives. Worked with Information Systems Security Officers at each site to create and update the required documentation for the Department of Defense and provided guidance and testing of new operating system builds to be used on the classified network.

Alexandria, Va

Managed HP-UX and Solaris infrastructure for the American Forces Information Service (AFIS) Headquarters office. Responsible for the hiring and supervising of Unix support staff. Built and managed a redundant multi-site firewall and VPN solution. Integrated Unix and Windows technology to provide a work-flow solution for the processing of digital imagery into the digital asset management, freeing up processing bottlenecks. Built and managed an intrusion detection system. Provided documentation for DoD security compliance.

Arlington, Va

Contracted by FDIC's Division of Information Resources Management, Corporate Applications Branch, and Division of Finance (DOF) to provide independent verification and validation support for their DOF Financial Systems Year 2000 Project, reviewing source code and making technical recommendations for renovation and replacement of systems. I served as a liaison to FDIC Managers and technical staff at the project level. I developed a solution for the migration of DOF Correspondence Tracking Systems data.

Washington D.C.

Responsible for Unix system administration and the support of multiple Oracle databases. Was a member of the Coast Guard Standard Workstation transition team, chartered to migrate 2,000 headquarters workstations from the Burroughs CTOS architecture to Windows NT. Migrated users data from legacy applications into the new infrastructure. Provided support for National Response Center (NRC) Unix and telephone systems. Collected and compiled logs from multiple systems to help identify call center trends and plan staffing changes.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science, 3.62

BS Computer Science

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Interdisciplinary Studies