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- Assist customers in designing and building out their global cloud networking strategy and help to maximize efficiencies across multiple cloud platforms.- Increased gross MRR by over $1.3 million over 4 quarters working with dedicated Sales Executives.- Assist customers in developing Terraform and API driven Python code to implement Infrastructure as a Service deployments on a global scale.- Leverage tools and user experience to diagnose network problems and to identify scope of impact. - Vast experience using a wide variety of network monitoring tools that provide the information needed to securely manage customer environments. - Apply extensive experience in network analysis and monitoring tools to diagnose and advise solutions.- Obtained expert level skills in deploying cloud networking in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.- Help troubleshoot BGP and routing issues inside of customer networks, and serve as senior level technical escalation for the customer support team.- Work closely with developers and engineers to identify customer problems and develop solutions.- Use extensive knowledge of networking subject matter to lead training sessions with both internal and external participants to help build brand and product awareness.- Maintain current and in-depth understanding of business processes, needs and objectives.

San Antonio, Texas Area

In charge of Architecting the Networks for all of the Cloud Database offerings at Rackspace. This includes environments inside of Rackspace Data Centers, environments inside other Colo facilities, and inside of other 3rd party cloud environments.- Served as senior level technical escalation for Network Operations and Network Engineering issues.- Identified and implemented cost savings strategies that resulted in approximately $1 million OpEx savings per year.- Lead Architect for design and execution of all integration tasks involved in merging two global networks into a single global backbone.- Heavily involved in design, planning and budgeting.- Spearheaded multiple major network install and upgrade projects.- Facilitated cross team relations and discussed current state, ticket review, & projects. Supported the technical training of employees and guided them on how to optimize technical solutions.

San Antonio

- Ground floor, founding member of a team of over fifteen Network Engineers, handling projects across multiple continents and network technologies.- Developed multiple automation tools that helped pull production configurations and then push new standardized configurations to streamline maintenances.- Senior escalation point for many issues throughout the company.- Oversaw the company's entire network and related policies covering use, maintenance and infrastructure.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Obtained skills in configuring and troubleshooting IPSec VPNs, SSL (Cisco AnyConnect) VPNs, Cisco ASA- and PIX firewalls, DNS, and F5 Big IP LTM Load Balancers.- Promoted from entry level technician to lead engineer in less than two years.- Duties in addition to supporting customers: Coordinated and led training sessions for all administrators

Bakersfield, California Area

Managed a project to implement a secure wireless network in multiple field offices in the San Joaquin Valley on California. Additionally, assisted with various day-to-day tasks.

Telecommunications Engineering Technology, Telecommunications Engineering

Hs Diploma