Network automation programming via python for audit and resiliency purposes

Designed, configured, and maintained nationwide Cisco based voice/data network which consisted ofremote sites in 10 states and 3 data centers, all with redundant connectivity provided via ATM, PoS andmetro-Ethernet backbonesMaintained Symantec Enterprise Firewall and WebSense content filtering software

Deployed a pilot of over 200 7920 and 7960 VoIP phones utilizing Cisco Call Manager v4 to manage them and Cisco 3745s as PBX gatewaysDeployed wireless network consisting of over 400 Cisco 1200 series access points to provide complete coverage of three major hospital campuses, the primary data center and several remote campuses. Used Cisco's Wireless LANSolution Engine (WLSE) to manage AP firmware and configuration distribution and BlueSocket appliances tocontrol accessMaintained the Alliance's statewide Cisco-based data network which includes three major hospitals, separate main data center and off site disaster recovery locations, and several regional health care providers connected via a mixture of frame relay, full and fractional T1, ATM and POS. This involved both design and installation workManaged Cisco 3000 series VPN to provides secure remote access for employees, off-site doctors, and outside vendorsManaged PIX 520 firewall and N2H2 web filtering softwareWorked with Ciscoworks 2000 to facilitate network management and mappingMaintained several Linux servers for miscellaneous purposes (logging, DNS, DHCP etc.)Intermediate level Perl scripting for automated network utilities