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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Lead a team of six, split between two geographic regionsOversee a complex 24/7 network of four Data Centers and hundreds of remote locationsInteract with stakeholders, provide expert advice, translate business to technical requirementsEvaluate current team dynamics, provide insights to senior management on improving the team and the business unitProvide expert advice to team membersAssist with RFP composition and evaluationPart of a Change Management overhaul teamEvaluate all processes of the team, find inefficiencies and outline roadmap for improvementsEvaluate skill inventory, identify gapsDevelop documentation frameworkDevelop talent roadmap: coach team members on future goals; write job descriptions and conduct interviewsWork with Project Managers to raise quality of work by holding team members and external contractors to higher standardsResponsible for technical and administrative decisionsWork with infosec team to remediate vulnerabilities, manage risk with businessWork with application teams to assist in deploying new applicationsRegular technical interaction with Oracle and Azure cloud, Palo Alto firewalls, F5 load balancers, Cisco routers and switchesCore firewall implementation: migrated multiple datacentres from Cisco core routers to Palo Alto firewalls. Designed the architecture, created detailed diagrams and documentation, MOPs; worked with stakeholders with the help of Project Manager to manage outages, pre- and post-implementation testingInternal BGP overhaul (iBGP + eBGP over WAN): technical design, documentation, and implementationOracle Cloud: technical design, implementation of security appliances, advise and oversee third-party contractors

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Performed audit of core network. Created comprehensive multi-layer Visio network diagrams of all DataCentres. Evaluated network devices for best practice improvements to increase network stability and security. Flagged security and availability risks, created remediation plans; working on implementations.Evaluated complex routing environment with many remote locations running eBGP over MPLS, compiled a list of improvements for stability and redundancy, oversaw implementation of first items.Automated statistics and configuration gathering and deployment using PythonOversaw a core replacement project for all four DataCentres; created comprehensive documentation such as MOPs and diagrams, future configurations, roll-back plansOversee a network segmentation project: architecture and security design, documentation; detailed implementation plans; vendor and stakeholder management; implementationProvide expert advice and implementation assistance on various projects such as Oracle Cloud, Azure security enhancements, etcWork with technologies such as Palo Alto, F5, Gigamon, Forescout, Cisco, Azure, BGPProvide expert advice to senior network engineersParticipate in candidate selection and interviews for full time positionsSupport and coach junior and intermediate team members

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Performed audit of core network. Presented best practice and security improvements on existing systems and planned projectsCreated comprehensive architectural diagrams for Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the datacenter networkCreated documentation framework; organized existing documentationWorked in PCI and non-PCI environmentsPart of team-oriented, collaborative environmentDesigned and implemented system improvements as part of a Firewall teamDeployed ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity to Azure public and private cloudRegular interaction with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama, Juniper, Cisco Nexus 7k, 9k and Catalyst, F5 Load BalancersNetwork problem resolution, including PCAP(Packet Capture) and log analysisOversaw complex network with Multi-VRF iBGP/eBGP, OSPF, static routes, MPLSWorked with Architecture team on new and existing projectsProjects included deploying new DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) solution, replacing aging Juniper firewalls with Palo Alto with help of Expedition and custom Python scriptsEvaluated new solutions, gathered requirements and interacted with vendorsSupport and coach junior team members

Toronto, On, Ca

Tasks include: Evaluate new technologies: compiling requirements, designing evaluation criteria and testing plans; conduct evaluations, document findings, recommend solutions Interact with vendors for systems support, procurement, and tender evaluation Produce detailed documentation pre and post system implementation Provide budget and time estimates to management; always delivered projects within allocated budgets Identify risks, create roll-back plans Oversee complex projects, coordinate work between employees and contractors Provide expert advice as part of architecture team Provide technical assistance to other team members Work with application developers to assist with deployments and troubleshoot issues Evaluate systems security, leverage industry recommendations to implement security enhancements while considering unique organizational requirements Provide on-call 24/7 infrastructure support Manage contractors’ tasks and prioritiesProjects and experience: Implemented new fully redundant collapsed core Cisco Nexus network solution: Performed a full physical secondary datacenter move to new colocation facility Implemented wireless Ruckus solution Various scripting with PowerShell for systems such as Exchange, Active Directory Python programming for Cisco Nexus communication, API processing, etc. Angular programming – centralized dashboard Regular technical interaction with technologies such as: OSPF, BGP, static routing, ACLs HSRP, VRRP, Spanning Tree, LACP VPC, VDC, VRF HA, GSLB iSCSI, SMB DNS (Microsoft and Bind), Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange HA, SQL Clustering, NPS VMWare vSphere, Virtual Centre Checkpoint, Palo Alto firewalls, TippingPoint IPS, Qualys Equallogic, Nimble storage arrays Cisco Catalyst and Nexus, Brocade, Extreme Networks, Ruckus Wireless LAMP, deployment of various tools such as DocuWiki, NextCloud, etc Visio, Excel for detailed documentation

North York, On, Ca

Evaluated competing technologies and provided technical requirements for procurementsRegularly interacted with vendors and procurement officers; collected quotes, wrote business cases. Deep involvement in procurement process of equipment, software and servicesProvided technical expertise to help create, review and maintain guidelines, policies and procedures to be followed by IT personnel and general workforceDeveloped disaster recovery proceduresProvided support to application developers; assisted with troubleshooting and deployments; communicated environment changes to ensure that all potentially affected applications are tested before and after change implementationLed multiple system implementation and upgrade projects: designed supporting infrastructure; performed implementation tasksIdentified risks, created roadmap to improve systems availabilityDocumented network environment; outlined potential security vulnerabilities and inefficiencies; recommended and implemented improvementsPerformed day-to-day operational support of network infrastructure such as switches and firewalls, Exchange, SQL, IIS farmPerformed backup/restore system re-designCreated detailed Disaster Recovery Plan. Successfully completed first annual Disaster Recovery exercise.Created user-friendly PowerShell-based apps and scripts to offload administration and reporting tasks to operational staff and non-technical personnelHeld training sessions and one-on-one meetings for IT staff on topics such as Security, PowerShell etc.Assist Help Desk staff with issues outside of their expertiseOn-call infrastructure support

Toronto, On, Ca

Roles included:• E-mail Infrastructure AdministratorDesigned and performed a highly-available Microsoft Exchange migration of 250 mailboxes from 2007 to 2010 in geo-cluster configurationPerform regular maintenance; set up reporting, alerts and custom tasks using PowerShell• Storage Area Network AdministratorConfigured an iSCSI SAN infrastructure based on Equallogic arrays with replication between sitesManaged EMC Fiber SAN• Server Infrastructure Primary AdministratorConfigured and maintained blade and rack systemsHardware troubleshooting and RMA processingCreated custom Windows 2008/2008 R2 images for physical and virtual serversCreated custom Group Policies for users and serversSet up and configured a test environment of Windows 2012 to mimic production network in preparation for migration to Windows Server 2012; configured components included: AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, DFS, NPS, CA, WDS, WSUSMonitored services using WhatsUp Gold and custom scripts• Network Infrastructure Secondary AdministratorRe-designed a sister-company network of 600 users spanning five floors using available hardware to maximize availabilityPlanned and executed a physical move of a hot Disaster Recovery datacenter with five racks to a different location, including network design and implementationPerformed hardware refreshesExperience with Cisco, Brocade and Extreme Networks equipment, including comprehensive knowledge of CLIRegular interaction with technologies such as RSTP, VRRP, OSPF, DNS• Virtualization Secondary AdministratorUpgraded VMWare infrastructure from ESX 3.5 to ESX 4 in a Highly Available environmentImplemented vSphere 5.5 environmentManaged vSphere infrastructure across two physical sites• SQL Secondary AdministratorPerformed SQL infrastructure migration from 2005 to 2008 R2 in clustered environment with replication to secondary site

Ancaster, Ontario, Ca

• Infrastructure support for a large client base• Experience with wide range of technologies, including wireless, VoIP, VPN, network security, server backup, data recovery, image rollouts• Designed and implemented new solutions to customers’ specifications in a minimal time frame• Provided technical advice to sales staff to supply customers with best solutions for their needs• Quickly adapted to unfamiliar environments• Provided documentation, training and knowledge transfer to customers’ technical staff after completion of projects