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Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

New York, New York, US

• Design, implement, configure, support and monitor the network infrastructure (LANs, MANs, and WANs) to support multi-day meetings and events.
• Manage a team of Network Engineers as well as other outsourced resources to complete network related projects.
• Plan and manage time according to schedules, and provide status updates to project managers and clients as required.
• Provide technical assistance and supervision to clients, project managers, and engineers during network installs and breakdowns.
• Analyze existing network infrastructure and policies to identify opportunities to enhance security, reliability, and functionality.
• Design, install, configure and maintain Cisco Catalyst switches (3500 series), routers (2900 series) and firewalls (Fortinet) using the following technologies: IP, NAT, Access-lists, DHCP/DNS, VLANs, VPN, Spanning.

US

• Provided first and second level support as a member of the Network Operations team.
• Worked with various support teams (Engineering, Desktop, etc.) to ensure network issues were resolved.
• Assisted in the migration from Nortel Switches (BPS2000, 5500, 8600) to Cisco Switches (4500s).
• Performed knowledge transfer with Network Operations team as switches were migrated from Nortel to Cisco.
• Updated support documentation and technical drawings of the enterprise network infrastructure.
• Used Fluke network toots to patch and troubleshoot cabling.

Worked on several Windows 7 Migration and Deployment Projects for companies including UBS and Bloomberg.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Designed and implemented Network Operations SharePoint 2007/2010-based documentation management system to restore service to normal as quickly as possible while minimizing impact to users in the financial services.
• Implemented SharePoint best practices to design sites, document libraries, lists, workflows, content types and templates to facilitate collaboration among technical and business groups.
• Created and implemented a knowledgebase to reduce time to repair large-scale enterprise network topologies (Juniper, Ciena, Adva, multicast, high-speed, low latency optical networks, load blancers, DNS, Market Data.
• Assisted a number of Technology and Business groups to translate the business requirements of users into features and capabilities of SharePoint to build Document Management Systems with less headaches, effort and time.
• Conducted on-site/remote training sessions on SharePoint 2007/2010, Excel, Word, Visio, and Document Management for 25+ IT staff and management in both US and European offices.
• Worked closely with Network Operations Management to drive continued improvement on incident, change and problem management processes across geographically dispersed operations teams.

• SoHo Consulting Services, Inc. is a provider of secure, reliable, high performance network solutions customized for small and medium sized businesses.
• Designed technology solutions for small-to-medium sized clients in the legal,education and entertainment industries to support desktop deployments/upgrades,provide user training, and improve network.
• Provided technical consulting services including remote monitoring, project management, disaster recovery planning, technology procurement, vendor relationship management, and security assessments.
• Deployed and upgraded desktop (PCs and MACs) and networking Infrastructure, including comprehensive security solutions involving host-based AntiVirus security and Firewalls with VPNs.
• Acted as technical advisor between clients and vendors on systems/network infrastructure issues.
• Researched, evaluated and recommended technology products and services to meet business objectives for a diverse client base.

New York, NY, US

• Implemented and supported Avaya VoIP PBXs and Cisco LAN/WAN Infrastructure in 12 sites (1000+ users) across the United States.
• Performed network assessment to determine network changes (CoS/QoS, traffic shaping/policing) to support Avaya VoIP rollout.
• Worked with outside contractors to replace and/or upgrade older Avaya PBX phone systems to meet business needs and reduce costs.
• Assisted in monitoring and troubleshooting Avaya networking & infrastructure (S8XXX, G3/TDM PBXs).
• Designed, installed, configured and maintained Cisco Catalyst switches (29xx, 35xx,37xx, 45xx, 65xx series) and routers (Multi- layer Feature Switch Feature Card(MSFC), 2600, 3800 ISRs) using the following.
• Configured and maintained Checkpoint NG/NGX firewalls running on Nokia IPSO platform.

New York, NY, US

• Worked with IT project manager to coordinate and ensure completion of all aspects of projects,including but not limited to requirements gathering, design, development, testing, training, installation, and validation.
• Worked as Technical Lead on various network related projects.
• Evaluated,developed,and recommended specific network technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective solutions that met business and technology requirements.
• Designed, installed, configured and maintained HP ProCurve and Cisco Catalyst switches (29xx,35xx,4xxx,5xxx, 6xxx series) and routers (Multi-layer Switch Module,Multi-layer Feature Card,3600, 4000,7000 series) using.
• Implemented,configured and maintained Checkpoint NG/NGX firewalls running on Nokia IPSO and SPLAT platforms.
• Designed and implemented Riverbed WAN accelerators to support remote data replication, IT consolidation and improve WAN network performance.

New York, New York, US

• Designed, installed, configured and maintained Cisco Catalyst switches (29xx,35xx,4xxx,5xxx,6xxx series) and routers (Multi-layer Switch Module, Multi-layer Feature Card,3600,4000,7000 series) using the following.
• Worked as Technical Lead on various network related projects.
• Worked with project manager to coordinate and ensure completion of all aspects of projects, including but not limited to requirements gathering,design,development,testing, training,installation,and validation.
• Upgraded business units from shared Ethernet and Fast Ethernet to switched Fast/Gigabit Ethernet to increase performance and reduce costs.
• Used Visio, Word, Excel, and Project to design and document projects and procedures.
• Designed and implemented monitoring and alerting system (SiteScope, HP Openview) to monitor network performance and alert support staff automatically (page,phone,email) of outages.

New York, NY, US

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, DE

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Computer Engineering