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Minneapolis, MN, US

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Monitored and maintained the Department of Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN), a large scale MPLS network consisting of VPRN and VPLS services spread throughout the country
• Created different Method of Procedures (MOPs) and a Make, Add, Change, and Delete (MACD) process that greatly improved team operations
• Lead the planning and engineering of new sites to ensure proper requirements were met to include proper bandwidth, QoS, and all other configurations within the Lumen backbone
• Troubleshoot network outages and degradation tickets while following Lumen SLA requirements

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Operates within a small team of technically proficient network engineers as a liaison/advocate for a diverse collection of geographically widespread RTD&E HPC customers utilizing an ultra high bandwidth network carried.
• Manages the day to day maintenance/monitoring/configuration of currently deployed network equipment at customer premises and coordinates the implementation of newer locations in a rapidly growing next generation IPv6.
• Assists CNDSP in the identification of threats to the DoDIN and implementation of countermeasures in compliance with DoD MSSP, SSP, NSP, and the established policies of the DOD, DSS, NISPOM per the day to day INFOCON.

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

• Acquired the essential skills and information needed to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and operating systems.
• Gained further understanding in how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuring a LAN switch, configuring an IP router, connecting to a WAN, and identifying basic.
• Obtained experience in how to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot a small enterprise network, as well as understanding Wide Area Network technologies, device management and Cisco licensing.
• Install and Configure Windows Server 2012, Describe AD DS, as well as gained knowledge in Automate Active Directory administration, Implement IPv4, Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Implement Domain.

Fort Hood

• Worked with both LAN and WAN connectivity including satellite communications that resulted in successful mission completions.
• Maintained networks consisting of more than 100 network nodes.
• Analyzed and oversaw construction and operation of networks varying in sizes while maintaining satellite communications multiple times in different regions of the world.
• Supervised security for over $1 million dollars of highly sensitive equipment resulting in zero loss in a 4-year period.
• Helped troubleshoot network connectivity across international WAN connections.
• Provided leadership of 15 personnel ensuring proper training and professional development resulting in promotions and successful support operations.

Associate’S Degree, General Studies, 3.3 Gpa

Looking to further education and achieve Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.

High School