Michael Ferran Email & Phone Number

Killeen, TX, US

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

• Subject Matter Expert and go-to person for Tier-III support of Project Manager Tactical Network (PM TN) Tactical Network Transport (TNT) equipment under the Product Manager (PdM) Mission Network (MN), PdM Network.
• Led New Equipment Fieldlings (NEF), Node Function Checks (NFC), and Configuration, Verification, and Testing (CVT) events for transmission systems including the Scalable Network Node (SNN) in its four variants.
• Organized and led multiple Government Witness Testing (GWT) events for NITE and SNN, serving as the final engineering acceptance test in direct representation of the PM and the government.
• Played a pivotal role in the Verification & Validation (V&V) event for the system, ensuring comprehensive testing of interoperability, functionality, and performance for the new enduring solution. I also led the.
• Provided engineering guidance, training, and support to fellow engineers and CECOM Logistics Assistance Representatives (LARs) worldwide, as well as to COMPO 1, 2, and 3 units during major training and non-training.

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

• Performed as the senior network and systems administrator (NA/SA) for the organization and technical advisor for network operations (NetOps) to executive officers within the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Five.
• Planned, engineered, implemented, operated, maintained, installed, and managed the organization’s tactical network infrastructure comprised of 1,100 Layer 2 and 3 devices from vendors such as Cisco and Brocade.
• Deployed, operated, maintained, and managed over 1000 virtual machines through VMware vSphere 6.7 and 7.0 hosted in enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisors such as Elastic Sky-X Integrated (ESXi) running on Cisco Unified.
• Oversaw the operation, management, monitoring, and network health of 162 mobile communication kits during major worldwide DoD exercises, rotations, and deployments thanks to tools such as SolarWinds NetFlow Analyzer.
• Provided remote and on-site tier-2 and tier-3 network and systems support for over 160 Tactical Network Transport (TNT) mobile communication kits comprised of Cisco routers, Cisco and Brocade switches, Dell PowerEdge.
• Provided 300+ hours of on-demand technical training to over 500 technical and non-technical personnel in a comprehensible manner, all while in classroom or field environments

Fort Hood, Texas, United States / Baghdad, Iraq

• Developed a master Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) book for network operations that describes all the relevant tasks, duties, activities, and guidelines necessary to ensure an efficient operation within the section.
• Created an on-the-job (OTJ) training program using software such as Master Reference Terminal (MRT) and GNS3 virtual machines, that added to a Quad-Band Satellite Simulator (QBSS) infrastructure and a Global Agile.
• Coordinated with project managers, contractors, and developers, through cross-functional teams and technical working groups, the testing of new equipment and software, providing feedback, improvements, and identifying.
• Implemented a preventative maintenance plan, disaster recovery plan, and backup (full and incremental) schedule of network equipment, servers, and their respective configurations
• Supervised the operation, training, welfare, and development of twelve personnel while providing monthly and quarterly performance and productivity reports, coaching, and mentoring
• Selected for a Senior Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) Technician position during four international military exercises of high visibility; provided on-site and remote tier-2 and tier-3 network (voice and.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Network Engineering And Security

In progress.

Associate Of Science - As, Information Technology

Graduated Cum Laude.

Network And System Administration/Administrator

Completed the CCNA R&S: Introduction to Networks course.

Network And System Administration/Administrator

Completed the CCNA R&S: Routing and Switching Essentials course.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

Completed the Linux Unhatched Course.

Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Completed the Get Connected course.

Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism

Completed the Cloud Security course.

Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism

Completed the Introduction to Cybersecurity course.

Information Technology

Completed the Introduction to the Internet of Things course.