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Arlington, Va, Us

Secure data networking is a foundation of application delivery. At Konekti, we are experts in addressing the complex routing requirements of the modern enterprise. With workloads running on-premises, co-location facilities, and in one or more public clouds, you need experienced, cloud-savvy network engineers to design seamless, resilient, and secure network architecture. Organizations benefit when developers can focus on innovative applications rather than the network infrastructure. We encourage our client to embrace the infrastructure-as-code model. To this end, we develop infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation to create repeatable and agile infrastructure that minimizes the risk of human error during deployments.Recent projects include: • AWS PrivateLink design and implementation for SaaS company• VPC infrastructure best practices and security audit• Terraform automation for a client's entire AWS footprint• Network design for a client's hybrid IT environment that included hundreds of branches

Leesburg, Us

I formed an independent consulting firm in January 2009. I help clients optimize IP infrastructure to enable their service portfolio, to simplify the network, and to reduce the network cost structure. I specialize in network automation. My clients include Clearwire, Cobham Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent, and T-Mobile USA.Recent projects include:• Enhancement of test automation for certifying new releases of a vendor's WAN controller software• Test and operationalize the use of BGP labeled unicast to converge multiple networks at a major telco to a common IP/MPLS backbone• Development of ansible playbooks for automating network changes and performing validation following the changes in a distributed enterprise network• Development of automation to serve as a proof-of-concept for using a knowledge-based inference engine to automate network break/fix activities

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Responsible for the capacity management of the XOHM IP Core network. Hired to bring my knowledge of the SprintLink design simplicity and ISP best practices to the new organization.- Started my portion of the IP Engineering group from scratch- hired four engineers and defined processes for engineering functions on the network- Served as liaison to XOHM and Clearwire Technology Development groups to speak for IP Engineering in the discussions to design the post-merger architecture and to select vendors- Successfully transitioned Engineering duties from core Sprint to the XOHM business unit in preparation for the Sprint/Clearwire merger

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Responsible for the design and testing of the core IP and transport network, the three year backbone strategy, and the integration of new technology into the existing core IP network.- Led the implementation of 40Gb/s IP over DWDM on SprintLink, a new simplified approach to long-haul DWDM that integrates transponder functionality into the routers- Successfully integrated IP and transport design teams into a single organization, a significant restructuring that recognized the need for the transport network to be optimized for IP carriage- Regularly presented Sprint's IP Core Roadmap to prospective Fortune 500 customers at Sprint's Executive Briefing Center

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Held principal engineer position in Sprint's IP Core Infrastructure group. Primary focus was creating service descriptions and architecture for Sprint’s MPLS/VPN and Layer 2 VPN services.- Managed vendor delivery of new products and features for the IP/MPLS network- Spearheaded the successful migration of Sprint's Next Generation Voice Network to the IP/MPLS network ($75M savings over five years)- Defined and maintained the software roadmap for Sprint's IP networks

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Began career at Sprint as a NOC technician. Experience gained here was invaluable from both customer interaction and IP networking perspectives. Promoted to group that served as highest tier escalation point for all issues on the IP network.- Optimized ISIS and BGP for best possible convergence times- Developed software tools for network performance metric collection, configuration management, and change tracking- Managed vendory delivery of software patches for operational defects on the network- Actively involved in settlement-free peering discussions with other providers

Ba, Computer Science

Mba, Business