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Justin, Tx, Us

Justin, Tx, Us

Provide multi-tier network support and design. Network lead with team consisting of Network Security Engineer and two Jr. Network Engineers. Design, implement, maintain district MAN, LANs and primary/secondary data center utilizing Cisco Nexus 9396 and 9372 VPC, Nexus 7000, and Catalyst 4500-x VSS as core route/switch components utilizing EIGRP ECMP P2P. Familiar with various optics including Twin-Ax, 10G SFPs both BiDi and dual fiber LR, ER, ZR, as well as CWDM for multi-wavelength connectivity over dark fiber. Design, install and configure all new district schools from 2015 to present, one each elementary, middle, and high schools. Re-design/segmentation of campus LANs including Cisco access switch installation and reconfigure of existing Juniper to include dual partition, spanning-tree, and BPDU guard. Maintain and manage district wireless solution consisting of a Cisco 8540 HA pair with backup 8540 HA pair with over 2000 APs across 33 and counting locations utilizing ISE for 802.1x auth. Ongoing wireless network improvement to include a 2 SSID solution from 7 SSIDs and high density AP deployment and re-position. Utilize Cisco Prime 3.4 for wireless heat maps and switch and router management including SWIM upgrades. Utilize Solar Winds Orion for network operations monitoring and management for multi-vender environment including Cisco, Juniper, and Extreme. Utilize Bridgewave and/or Ubiquiti transceivers for P2P communication to remote sites and/or as backhaul for Motorola based security radio subnet where fiber connectivity is unavailable. Implemented phpIPAM for IP management. Work with outside vendor to implement SSL decryption solution utilizing BigIP F5 for SSL intercept and Cisco WSA for content filtering. Complete and very detailed documentation of entire district network utilizing MS Visio. Utilize Bluebeam Revu eXtreme for floorplan editing and modification.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provide multi-tier network support and design at both local and enterprise level. Technical and team lead for the design, implementation of enterprise wireless solution. Lead the migration of over 100 localized wireless control devices and over 1500 wireless access points to centralized enterprise WLAN wireless system. Technical lead for the design and implementation of multiple campus LANs to include the data circuit provisioning, equipment recommendation, configuration, install, and documentation of routing and switching components and connectivity to the enterprise WAN. Provide switch and router maintenance at enterprise and local levels to include adds, moves, and changes. Provide remote and onsite expertise for the installation and configuration of networking equipment at new and rebuild locations. Compile network documentation for the university LAN and WAN using MS Visio and publish on colleague SharePoint site.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Maintained routers and local area networks in the university’s Mid-West region and reported directly to the Regional IT Director. Provided support to IT staff at all campuses in region as well as support other region’s personnel. Designed and segmented local and regional LANs utilizing VLAN’s, layer 3 switching. tested, recommended, and was lead in the implementation of new Bluesocket wireless solution throughout the university. Wrote installation and troubleshooting documentation for the wireless system and distributed throughout the university. Managed and maintained numerous PC’s and notebooks, Bluesocket wireless devices, Active Directory administration. Provided levels 1 and 2 support of Cisco IPT phone and voice mail systems.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Continued duties previously assigned as the Network Administrator and assumed supervisory role over the Help Desk Manager and indirect supervisory role of 7-9 student employees. Create and maintain PC and network systems installation and troubleshooting documentation. Oversaw the day to day operations of the Irving campus IT department and Help Desk operations and assumed direct role in the purchasing of PC hardware and software and network equipment.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Managed and maintained over 500 workstations including over 200 student lab PCs and notebooks and over 200 faculty and staff PCs and notebooks. Configured and managed Cisco switches and routers. Recommended and purchased all aspects of instructional and network hardware and software. Built and maintained Novell Netware file servers, Groupwise email, Windows NT file server, Citrix application server, and Com Vault data backup server. Supported lab manager and director of IT with hardware and software integration as well as helpdesk duties. Provided recommendations for purchase of PCs, software, hardware, and network equipment. Install new and troubleshoot existing data drops from the patch panel to the workstation. Build workstation images including the installation and integration of academic software such as Orcad PSpice, MS Office, Mathlab, RSLogix, Xilinx, Electronics Workbench, CompuGuard, and Driveshield.

Maintain various WAN/LAN equipment in Point of Presence locationsProvide on site desktop and server support to customers

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Maintained 5 educational labs with 320 PC’s and various electronics test equipment, PC hardware and software integration, upgrades, and training support for faculty, staff, and studentsInstall and maintain all software and hardware associated with the academic environment of the labs

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Systems Help Desk and Lab Assistant, Student EmployeeInstall and maintain hardware and software for over 540 lab, faculty, and administrative PC’sBuilt the first Windows 95 computer image for the migration from Windows 3.11

Communications Equipment RepairerAchieved rank of Sergeant E-5Texas Army National Guard Soldier of the Year 1993

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Radio RepairerAchieved rank of Specialist E-4

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

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