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Clarksburg, Md, Us

College Park, Maryland, United States

Network Engineering for NOAA National Ice Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

 Configured, and deployed Cradlepoint, Cisco/Meraki and Extreme wireless access points. Conducted Wireless Surveys using AirMagnet to optimize and troubleshoot wireless coverage throughout small and medium businesses. Used Cradlepoint Cloud Manager to troubleshoot various sites. Configured Zebra scanners and phones and worked with Zebra to ensure equipment was working properly. Worked alongside corporate network teams to troubleshoot problems to existing customer sites. Traveled to various sites to complete new or upgrade existing sites. Used Salesforce to complete reports, and service requests.  Completed Certified Cradlepoint Network certification. Completed Certified Cisco SMB Product and Positioning. Working towards new CCNA route switch; with wireless focus.

Dulles Virginia

 Prepared Network diagrams for upcoming Airport Network Modernization project. Monitored Nagios for network outages, acknowledged alarms, and used ServiceNow to open, close, modify change requests. Scheduled Network outages when necessary and performed maintenance functions to include new installs, moves, and changes. Used IPPlan, Cacti, Visio, Techworks, IT-Datacenter for administration and tracking of resources across the enterprise. Part of a three member shift covering day shift to maintain over 1200 acres, and between 400-500 network closets, working with wireless, copper, and fiber networks Worked with both legacy Cisco Catalyst 6500’s, 4500’s, 3650’s, 3750 stackables 2960’s switches. Worked with Nexus 5k, 7k’s. Worked with Cisco 5500 Wireless Lan Controllers, and hundreds of Cisco 3702, Cisco AIR-LAP1242AG wireless Access Points,  Used wireless applications to determine signal strength, throughput and provide the best wireless experience for public customers.

Reston, Va

 Traveled to OCONUS sites to deploy Satellite and Network solutions. As part of a five man team responsible for conducting site surveys for all physical connectivity and electrical requirements for remote sites. Responsible for conducting Site Surveys, creating patch cables, discerning electrical requirements, determining SATCOM coverage and site layout to determine the best setup. Used SATCOM test equipment to determine strength, declination, wave amplitude, frequency of an incoming / outgoing signal. Configured, Installed and tested MICROSAT, SATCOM Antennas, modems and other related equipment. Pre-Determined cable requirements and Ran cable on site and when time allowed created cable to exact length to ensure a clean install. Configured the most recent approved Windows Servers, Windows Laptops and ensured they were patched with latest security patches. Rack Mounted and tested Dell Servers, Load Balancers, routers and switches in preparation for shipping. Worked on Cisco Routers and Switches via the CLI (Command Line Interface), working with design engineers to scrub initial configs. Tested Network configs in virtual network environments that would replicate a remote site install. Set-up configuration on Cisco ASA’s, routers, and switches and load balancers and monitoring equipment. Ran Back-ups for in house and remote servers. Trained Field Engineers and Site leads on operations of network, systems and satellite communications.

Reston, Va

ASRC Federal, Tier 3 Network Engineering and Operations Responsible for Recap efforts on routers and switches, to include Design, Peer reviews, Engineering boards and Operational review boards. Reviewed co-worker’s drawings and designs to ensure standards were being met per the standards of the customer networks. Created Designs based on customer needs, gathered requirements and created design for new deployments. Tested and Deployed routers and switches after writing scripts; and mitigated any shortcomings on Network Equipment. Worked on Cisco ASA’s, routers and switches to ensure standards were being maintained. Resolved network tickets that could not be fixed at lower levels. Determined hosts, subnets to maximize use of IP Space. Tested equipment, terminated cables, racked and stacked equipment; pre-staged configuration scripts in preparation for deployments or outages. Worked on Tier 2-3 tickets when they could not be resolved at a lower level. Configured and troubleshot OSPF, MPLS, IPSEC, TACACS, IPSEC and ACL’s on Routers, Switches and Security devices. Configured Solar Winds and Cisco Works and created reports to forward on for analysis.  Worked primarily with IPV4 with knowledge of IPV6. Worked with the Change Management process and worked on taskings, either created through the SCRUM process or generated by trouble-ticketing. Worked with virtual clients troubleshooting connections issues across the network. Tested and troubleshot SATCOM equipment in house and in the field

Chantilly, Va

 Responsible for RMX, DMA, Resource Manager configuration and updates. Managed over 75 different endpoints HDX and Portable systems Troubleshot distant end problems with connectivity Coordinated outage times to update server resources. Researched and presented solutions to improve streaming video and audio.  Presented solutions to the customer to help improve communications across the domain Chaired and attended meetings with customer and technical providers. Created documentation to present to customer to increase efficiency of Video Conferences. Pushed out updates and Address books from Resource Manager and remotely built conferences on the bridge and endpoints. Worked with procurement and engineering to ensure the Video Conference Domain had a sound design.

Ashburn, Va

- Responsible for configuring Cisco Unified Communications Ver 9. tools for phone and voicemail setup.- Monitor Wireless and Network Data-ports across the WAN / LAN, using remote and onsite administration.- Configured and troubleshot Cisco and Polycom VTC equipment, Created Audio Cascading and VTC support.- Responsible for troubleshooting QOS, PRI, Data ports to ensure video conferencing and voice are not effected.- Assisted with network installations including routers, switches, port management, cabling etc.- Interfaced with customers, vendors, and other technical staff to analyze business and technical requirements relating to the PCAOB network and systems infrastructure.- Oversaw the day-to-day health of the enterprise network infrastructure, with a focus on assuring network stability, capacity and organizational productivity. The network is a converged IP network carrying voice, video and data.- Cooperatively setup OpManager and configured to monitor Network resources.- Responsible for assisting in documenting engineering standards and proposals and support the development of network architecture/engineering designs, changes, and configuration management.- Worked with Polycom RMX 4000 management software to remotely add audio or video participants and troubleshoot issues throughout the domain.- Logged into Cisco 2921, 2951, 3800, Voice routers to troubleshoot and find how traffic was traversing across the domain for both voice and video.- Responsible for 9 different VTC sites across the United States with no less than 30 different conference rooms or endpoints. - Worked with a mix of Polycom and Cisco equipment to include EX90’s, HDX7000, HDX8000, and Group Series 500- Worked with deployment of Cisco 7940, 7960, 7962 Ip Phones.- Used outside ATT bridges and RMX bridging to bring seamless VTC conferences to customer community to include PVX software for laptop users.

Chantilly, Va

• Used Solar Winds to find problems with various sites and circuit.• Responsible for ordering, configuring, and deploying Cisco routers and switches to offsites.• Updated switches and routers with a suitable IOS to ensure they remained cross compatibility with newer technologies. • Presented configuration via NETviz and IOS scripts to board for final approval before deployment. • Configured and deployed network switches to various off-sites.• Prepared, deployed, and configured VOIP telephones workstations and other peripherals.• Prepared VTC equipment for deployment and integrated equipment into a VTC management suite.• Monitored WAN circuits and reported and troubleshot WAN to bring circuits up.• Worked as Alternate Material Custodian over a major account. • Prepared secure material equipment for deployment and performed monthly maintenance.• Familiar with Cisco’s configuration tool to procure needed network equipment.• Created PPT Slides to include Network drawings, test plans, and trip documentation and pricing.• Attended meetings with the client to present solutions and proposals for configuration changes.

Springfield, Virginia

• Used Netviz to locate and remotely login to systems across LAN / WAN.• Monitor Video Feeds for packet loss or stream degradations.• Responsible for monitoring encryption equipment across multiple networks.• Conduct and take part in multiple meetings to resolve issues across the LAN and WAN.• Made Configuration changes according to NGA Policy.• Use multiple tools to identify network problems before they can be seen by the user community.• Cursory knowledge of ATM, Signaling, Marconi equipment Across the WAN.• Worked with Juniper, Encryption equipment, Cisco, BMC Monitoring, HP Openview, GEM, GIMX.• Intermediate Knowledge of Cisco across WAN and LAN• Used Enterprise Service Center, BMC and Remedy to open and close incidents.• Familiar with OSPF, MPLS, and tunneling protocols.• Made account changes via TACACS to add, change and delete user accounts.

Bethesda, Md

• Responsible for deploying, testing and making systems changes to Pilot Vista workstations.• Tracked VLAN and Port usage via Microsoft Active Directory and kept customers and management aware of systems usage.• Coordinated between Government and Contractor to manage and complete Infrastructure Change Requests.• Conducted surveys to determine the requirements for successful integration of equipment.• Recommended, tested and wrote documentation for testing of new personnel on edge devices and backbone equipment.• Made configuration changes to ATM, Ethernet / Fiber based switches and routers.• Wrote daily reports and analyzed daily work load to complete projects well before deadlines.

Bethesda, Md

• Ensured that Senior Leadership maintained connectivity on-site via direct connection to several different networks.• Troubleshot problems off-site either via telephone or a visit to the off-site locations. • Recommended, tested and wrote documentation for new hardware and software to be approved for use on the LAN/WAN. • Standby as a part of a six member travel team for deployment and setup of communication at remote sites. • Imaged, tested and administered laptops, tablets, Blackberries and Cell telephones• Conducted on and off-site training.• Performed administration of Exchange, Blackberry, and Server shares.• Deployed CAC cards readers and conducted training.

Andrews Afb

• Ensured that systems supporting senior leadership communications maintained 98 percent up time using HP Openview and Cisco IOS to monitor network WAN resources.• Provided testing of network resources and made configuration changes as needed to bring WAN network from Test to Production.• Consulted Aircraft technicians and radio operators at primary and alternate sites to resolve network issues across the WAN/LAN.• Conducted monthly maintenance, rekey and backups of Fast Switched Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet.• Downloaded and upgraded Cisco IOS and Operating Systems as necessary to keep switches and routers at optimal performance.• Worked as a member of 4-man team to propose and design a scalable network solution for other aircraft throughout the DOD. • Trained Air Force personnel on use of TFTP, Cisco IOS, HP Openview, and other network monitoring tools. • Provided weekly system backups of Cisco IOS, and DNS servers using TFTP.• Provided patches for Dell DNS server and troubleshot existing problems to increase DNS server reliability.• Used Traps in Cisco and HP Openview to monitor network bandwidth and usage.

Rockville, Md

• Spearheaded daily monitoring of Celera’s Key systems, Genome Browser, and the Celera Discovery System Portal. • Wrote standard operating procedures and manuals on Spectrum, Topaz, Big Brother, and BMC Patrol to monitor the network and Celera’s Portal. • Monitored Network of 50 UNIX Servers and 25 NT Servers using Spectrum, Netcool, and Compaq Insight Manager. • Configured and Setup laptops using Windows 2000 to be used to VPN into Celera’s network.

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