Network and Telecommunication Engineer with eighteen years of experience and a strong technical background working in large, multiple location, corporate settings. Responsibilities include designing, installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining telephony, networking, and all VoIP/Data related equipment.Strong skills in network design, documentation of topographies in MS Visio and creation of End- user manuals. Networking experience includes installing and maintaining Cisco switches and routers, HP switches and Sonicwall and Cisco Firewalls. Support of LAN/WAN environments (including remote user access), IKE Policies with PKI, TCP/IP, and VoIP. Trained in Layer 3 routing protocols (RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, BGP, EIGRP and OSPF), Layer 2 switching (VPN, VTP, pruning and spanning tree), and wireless access points (802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11n). Currently attending Forest Park Community College in pursuit of Applied Sciences Degreein Computing.Telecomm experience includes Avaya PBX’s, Intuity Audix, CMS, and NICE recording solution. This includes testing, design, installation, programming, support, upgrading and decommissioning of most Avaya communications equipment product line.Additional experience includes project management of small, medium to large projects including developing and maintaining budgets, timelines, action plans, task lists, and resource identification and allocation, creating all network and project documentation, and providing support. Additional experience includes researching, evaluating and recommending future telecomm, systems and networking technologies.Excellent communication skills to all levels of users, non-technical and management. Motivated, self-starter with the ability to work with minimal direction, able to effectively interact with team members, clients and customers. Able to work individually or as part of a team and able to easily adapt to new environments and challenging technologiesSpecialties: Avaya Definity Enterprise switch programming and hardware installation. Cisco switch and router programming and VOIP. Sonicwall and Cisco ASA Firewalls