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Waxahachie, Texas, United States

• Lead a team of Systems Administrators and Network Engineers to build out new services for the NOC, SOC, and our clients.• Analyze hardware and software manufacturers to update our bundle of services that will give our clients the best ROI with the fewest outages• Build and configure FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiVoice, FortiAuthenticator, and Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone Controller• Gather client requirements and design solutions for their networks and servers.• Rebuilt the network for a client in software development that was acquired by a PE firm. The PE firm then acquired multiple additional companies and we rebuilt each network and developed an SDWAN multi-point VPN solution using FortiGate firewalls for full site to site connectivity.• Built a new datacenter for a pharmacy services company. I extended their VLANs between the existing datacenter and the new datacenter using nested FortiGate firewalls and vxlan extensions so that servers migrated seamlessly and once completely migrated, moved the client’s public IP address block to the new datacenter.• Rebuilt a banking client’s two datacenter networks with new FortiSwitches and two pairs of HA FortiGate firewalls. Migrated each datacenter over 2 different weekends without negatively impacting their financial clients. We also migrated 5 branch and office locations to FortiGate Firewalls, FortiSwitches, and FortiAPs. We defined an SDWAN using their primary and secondary internet circuits at each location to utilize the best paths and have a fully redundant intranet between sites.• Designed a standard network configuration for a chain of pharmacies and migrated them from the old service provider to our new solution. We created a dynamic multipoint VPN solution and a datacenter for this client using a complete Fortinet stack. We managed the environment with the FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. We utilized the FortiAuth for MFA and RADIUS for wireless authentication.

• Analyzed current network infrastructure and made recommendations to increase the security of the network design• Trained IT staff on the importance of proper network design for a secure environment• Analyzed firewall rules and made recommendations to reduce the attack surface• Analyzed FortiAnalyzer IPS reports and recommended changes to the firewall to block malicious networks• Analyzed FortiAnalyzer Application reports to identify malicious activity on the network and recommend proper remediation• Analyzed Network traffic to identify systems infected with malicious software and recommend proper remediation• Analyzed outbound firewall policies and recommended future methods to further secure the network

Plano, Texas

• Monitored Snorby and Nessus for security concerns• Designed network infrastructure for a customer’s nationwide IOT offering and presented security best practices to the client• Managed the Fortigate Firewalls at 30 locations connected by IPSec VPNs.• Developed training for Junior Engineers and Systems Administrators• Documented the processes required to manage customer networks to maintain consistency at all locations• Documented Ruckus, Zebra and Aerohive Wireless controllers• Developed standard configuration for Ruckus Wireless installations• Consulted with Sales Engineers to plan wireless designs for Clients in the US and Bahamas• Created Visio diagrams of the corporate network and client sites• Developed a new system of bonding interfaces on Centos to ensure full fault tolerance for network connectivity and presented to Executive leadership

Dallas, Texas

• Managed the LAN infrastructure for all LSG SkyChefs locations in the USA• Coordinated WAN and BGP changes with the MPLS provider• Developed the migration plan for upgrading the LAN infrastructure at all customer sites• Gathered customer requirements and identified hardware to meet current and future needs• Researched and evaluated LAN hardware and made recommendations for purchase• Worked with colleagues in Germany to plan out a nationwide IP migration to standardize IP network assignments• Developed standards for firewall rules and provided training to the rest of the team to maintain consistency• Coordinated implementation of new IP Networks with the MPLS provider• Planned the detailed device migration to the new networks• Assisted the Windows team with advanced Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and communications issues• Assisted the Windows team with physical to virtual machine migrations using VMware hosts• Developed tools in Visual Basic to automatically correct issues with the print spooler, which saved time troubleshooting and reduced downtime from approximately 4 hours to an average of 6 seconds• Developed tools in Visual Basic to inventory the network and gather details about devices connected to the network

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Managed the firewalls, routers and switches for over 50 clients. These included Cisco PIX and ASA, SonicWall and Fortinet firewalls, Cisco Routers and Cisco, Dell and HP switches• Managed the IT infrastructure for 13 Clients and interfaced directly with the users and executives• Researched, evaluated, recommended and installed networking and server equipment• Migrated servers to new hardware and upgraded to new operating systems• Consolidated an Exchange environment for one client from 3 servers running exchange 5.5 to 1 server running Exchange 2010• Developed templates for device configurations and set standards for client’s infrastructure• Virtualized servers using VMWare ESX• Configured load balanced clusters of terminal servers

Cedar Hill, Texas

• Defined corporate standards for hardware and software• Managed the roll out of standard desktops and servers to both locations• Upgraded network at both locations• Installed a site to site VPN • Implemented proper encryption to secure user data stored on our systems• Upgraded firewalls and hardened perimeter networks

Fort Worth, Texas

• Provided direction for the level 2 network technicians supporting the Textron account• Each of my techs supported 5000+ users each as well as managed the level 1 technicians in their areas • Managed Bell Helicopter’s 300+ Cisco switches and 150+ Cisco wireless access points using standards and processes developed with North American Level 2 Network Technicians• Upgraded OS levels and managed the cabling vendor for new/updated IDF and MDF deployments• Worked closely with the project management team to set expectations and schedules for deployment along with developing the project plans following the CSC project management standards

Dallas, Texas

• Worked with the Executive Management to develop security policies and was responsible for writing the Acceptable Use Policy• Hardened internal network vulnerabilities• Responsible for establishing project plans and presenting them to our C-level management to get approval for budgeting• Standardized the network infrastructure and rebuilt the datacenter• Extended the corporate network to remote sites via a site-to-site VPN and implemented a DR site for offsite duplication of data

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Met with clients and gathered requirements• Trained the client while installing Netbackup and required agents• Trained client on proper configuration of the server and agents• Assisted sales representatives during pre-sales engagements to provide clients possible solutions for their disaster recovery requirements utilizing Netbackup

Plano Texas

• Developed the template for EDS's Fibre Channel SAN later implemented for all EDS Sites utilizing the Enterprise Backup and Restore solution my team developed• Led the teams hardware discovery and testing to determine the necessary equipment required to implement a fault tolerant SAN • During the design and testing phase a serious issue was discovered in Fibre Channel and I developed what was later named LUN Mapping• The original design was expected to handle 9 TB of data daily, the last time I spoke with someone there, the same infrastructure was moving 27 TB of data daily and growing• Trained team members on Fiber Channel and how we implemented FCP and FCIP on the same network.• Developed a standard for documentation during ISO 9000 certification