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Plano, TX

· Designed, deployed and maintained complete network and telecommunications solutions for Edge Communications customers.· Highest level of support for all customer IP and VoIP issues. · Designed, deployed and maintained Linux based intrusion detection system.· Designed, deployed and maintained Linux based vulnerability scanner. Researched found issues and.

· Designed, deployed and maintained Linux based intrusion detection system. · Designed, deployed and maintained Linux based vulnerability scanner. Researched found issues and pursued issues until resolved. · Designed, deployed and maintained Linux based network and systems monitoring system for use by IT. · Designed and deployed Linux based secure internal.

· Designed security processes and procedures for all Prodea users and customers including systems access, application access, physical access, logging, and best practices. · Helped Prodea successfully deploy, monitor and maintain Linux based server deployments around the globe. · Mapped out Linux database interactions and insured that all communications.

(Short Term Contract) · Troubleshot and resolved BGP, OSPF, MPLS & ISIS routing problems on and off our network. · Maintained ACLs for Level 3 and its customers. · Responded to DoS attacks on Level 3 and its customers helping minimize the impact of the attacks and tracking them back to the origination points. · Upgraded/replaced hardware on routers and.

· Troubleshot and resolved OSPF, BGP & MPLS routing problems on and off our network. · Maintained ACLs for Time Warner and its customers. · Responded to DoS attacks on Time Warner and its customers helping minimize the impact of the attacks and tracking them back to the origination points. · Upgraded OS on routers (Cisco & Juniper). · Upgraded hardware on.

· Founded and developed IT consulting company. · Installed networks ranging from small office systems with limited server and desktop usage up to and including National Intranets. · Installed and supported Cisco networks and intranets using RIP, OSPF and BGP. · Installed and supported Wireless networks. · Built and supported electronic filing system. ·.

· Managed a team of 20 NOC Technicians, 4 Team Leads & 5 Security Technicians. · Mentored 80+ NOC technicians and very large numbers of customer support technicians. · Designed tested and implemented monitoring system rules to improve response rate and reduce false alerts. · Designed and implemented a postmortem procedure that allowed for analysis of.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

· Built and maintained Cisco based network from ground up. · Configured and deployed Cisco Routers, Switches. · Setup Multiple T1 Muxed configuration to backbone provider. · Built and maintained all servers including both Linux based and Windows NT based servers, Web, E-mail, Usenet News server, Login and general office server. · Installed customer T1s and.