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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Performed nationwide site surveys to evaluate, test, recommend, and implement site specific network solutions.• Created comprehensive AutoCAD and MS Visio drawings, detailing both the physical and logical layout of each site’s network topology.• Drafted and submitted required engineering documentation, to include Bill of Materials (BOM) required for site specific needs, for solution deployment.• Configured and installed Cisco 9540, 6807, 3850, and 2960X switches. • Configured and installed Cisco ASA 5515X firewalls.• As sole engineer on site, troubleshot and resolved high level network issues to ensure minimal impact on customer operations.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

• Configured, installed and maintained Cisco 3825, and 2811 routers across multiple security enclaves in an enterprise WAN topology.• Configured, installed, and maintained Cisco 4503, 3750, and 2960 switches in a multi-layered LAN topology.• Configured, installed, and maintained a Microsoft centric VMWare environment utilizing Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, with NetApp based storage solutions.• Imaged, configured, and secured client machines in a Windows 7 environment.• Trusted with the accountability, maintenance, and proper utilization of over 2.1 million dollars of communications equipment. • Secured network access by developing and enforcing access policies in accordance with DoD standards.• Managed, supervised, and provided training to twenty team members.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

• Configured, installed and maintained Cisco 3825, and 2811 routers across multiple security enclaves in an enterprise WAN topology.• Configured, installed, and maintained Cisco 4503, 3750, and 2960 switches in a multi-layered LAN topology.• Configured, installed, and maintained a Microsoft centric VMWare environment utilizing Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, with NetApp based storage solutions.• Imaged, configured, and secured client machines in a Windows 7 environment.• Optimized network performance by conducting routine network analysis, using Orion SolarWinds NPM tools.• Secured network access by developing and enforcing access policies in accordance with DoD standards.