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Prosper, TX, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Lead a team of 4 engineers responsible for all network infrastructure.
• Utilize platforms including Terraform, Python, Meraki, Panorama, and DCNM and cloud environments: Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Strong background in data center architecture, network design and infrastructure planning.
• Design and plan data center layouts including server racks, networking equipment, PDU, and cooling systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that data center designs meet business requirements and.
• Design, implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate network provisioning and configuration.
• Develop Terraform modules network for reusfable network components, ensuring consistency and efficiency across deployments. Monitor and maintain Terraform state files, ensuring integrity and consistency across.

London, GB

• Designed, configured and implemented multiple office builds, reductions and decommissions.
• Managed Green Field multisite offices from design to handover, including equipment procurement, vendor management, implementation, documentation, and necessary training needed.
• Participated in a stringent Change Management process built on ITIL foundation in ServiceNow. This included peer review, technical CAB, and business CAB. Required detailed implementation, rollback, business case.
• Performed remote builds for global office sites which included 30% travel when required.
• Provided operational support during downtime between builds.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Led a team of 4 engineers responsible for all network infrastructure.
• Oversaw design, deployment and support for 40+ remote sites and two data centers in Dallas, TX and Lowell, AR. Key responsibilities include network design, integration and seamless migration of legacy infrastructure to.
• Successfully executed two data center migrations to Nexus infrastructure and fork lifting out legacy 6500 Core. Implemented Nexus R/S including 9K, 7K, 5K,3K and 2K series.
• Integrated PaloAlto firewalls removing legacy ASA and Fortinet firewalls providing greater visibility into traffic flowing thru the network. PaloAlto VPN tunnels to multiple Cisco ASA, IOS, NXOS devices along with AWS.
• Deployed SD-WAN using Silverpeak’s SD-WAN solution to 40+ remote sites and dual datacenter head ends.
• Implementation of Cisco WLAN controllers with 70+ APs consisting of 3800 and 3700 series models. This included security by Cisco ISE.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Primarily responsible for all network infrastructure including 3 data centers and 4 remote sites. Managed network consisted of 16 6509-E switches and 8 7206s, 8 6504s with FWSM acting as edge firewalls and various.
• Converted 16 6500s from CATOS to IOS with 720 SUPs, including forklift of chassis, design, and implementation.
• Configured MPLS connectivity between datacenters using our own dark fiber; implemented VRFs for outside vendor connectivity. Vendors were brought in by one of 3 MPLS providers.
• Managed ASA VPN redesign including SSL VPN, IPSEC VPN, and firewall load-sharing with Cisco ACE

Dallas, Texas, US

• Network Engineer Responsible for ASA firewall security, BGP connectivity, entire corporate edge, all outside vendor connectivity.
• Managed full data center and corporate office move. Included 400+ servers and all new core infrastructure. Move required zero downtime for users, offices were connected with 4 gig links. Routing changed from EIGRP to.
• Designed infrastructure QOS to support Tandberg full HD video conferencing. Tandberg solution included TMS server to manage the 20 endpoints located in international and domestic locations.

Dallas, Texas, US

Flower Mound, TX, US

Belcamp, MD, US

Bachelors, Mis

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