Network Architect / VoIP (UC) Architect / Network Team Technical Lead
Summary:
* Architect and implementer of highly resilient digital transmission infrastructures and technical teams.
* Broad and deep understanding of multiple technologies (VoIP, WAN, LAN, Data Center, IaaS), enterprise-scale implementations influencing the strategic and operational direction of the organization.
* Communicates technical matters and benefits to non-technical C-Level decision maker using verbal and written and multi-media presentations to explain the CAPEX, OPEX and TCO benefits of technology initiatives.
* Contributes to profit growth, customer retention and acquisition of new market share using VOIP, SIP (UC), SIP trunks, infrastructure streamlining, social media, social mining, new technology identification.
* Drives technology transformations in the areas of crisis aversion through high
availability designs, process re-engineering, troubleshooting, problem solving, and multi-vendor negotiations.
* Business case definition, technical analysis, project planning, experience with global scale technical project deployments, integrating business with technology goals, and providing metrics to measure final success.
* Expertise in bridging the gap between different business units, vendors and Information Technology teams.
Core Competencies:
* Network Architecture
* VoIP and IP Telephony
* Technical Team Lead
* Global Scale Project Facilitation
* Enterprise-Wide Implementation
* QoS on WAN - LAN - VPN
* Project Costing and Definition
* Multiple Vendor Liaison
* Network Optimization
* Oral and Written Presentation Skills
* Team Mentoring
Skills:
* Network Architecture (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2011)
* VoIP (UC) Infrastructure Architecture (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2011)
* Hosted VoIP (Advanced, 5 years experience, Last Used 2011)
* IP PBX (Advanced, 14 years experience, Last Used 2011)
* SIP (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2011 )
* SIP Trunking (Advanced, 5 years experience, Last Used 2011 )
* IP Network Address Design (Advanced, 20 years experience, Last Used 2011 )
* Global Scale Implementations (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* Technical Project Leadership (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* CoS / QoS (TOS & DSCP) (Advanced, 12 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Cisco Routers (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* Cisco Switches (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches (Intermediate, 2 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* IP Routing (Advanced, 19 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* BGP (Advanced, 10 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* OSPF (Intermediate, 10 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* EIGRP (Advanced, 10 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* Cisco VSS (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* STP & MST (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* H3C / HP-A-Series Switches (Beginner, 1 year experience, Last Used 2012 )
* H3C / HP A-Series Routers (Beginner, < 1 year experience, Last Used 2012 )
* MPLS & MPLS VPN (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012 )
* VPN (IPSEC, SSL, PKI) (Advanced, 10 years, Last Used 2012
* Service Provider Routing (VRF) (Beginner, 3 years, Last Used 2012 )
* Route Summarization & Route Maps (Intermediate, 10 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* LACP (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* HSRP (Advanced, 10 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* WAN Provisioning (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* ATM OCxx (Advanced, 20 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Cisco IOS (Advanced, 15 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* H3C Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) (Beginner, < 1 year experience, Last Used 2012)
* Telephony Circuit Trouble Shooting (Advanced, 20 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Information Security Policy (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* PCI DSS (Intermediate, 2 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Bluecoat (Beginner, 3 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Websense (Beginner, 3 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* RSA SecurID (Intermediate, 7 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Fortinet (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Netscreen (Intermediate, 5 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* F5 BigIP (Beginner, 2 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Juniper SRX (3400, 1400 & 650) (Beginner, 2 years experience, Last Used 2012)
* Extreme Networks (Intermediate, 7 years experience, Last Used 2012)
Employment Experience:
Contract Sr. Network Engineer
Confidential Major Service Provider and Equipment Manufacturer 06 / 2011 - Present
Transitioning providers’ network of data centers built upon Cisco Systems network equipment to newly re-engineered next generation architecture which provides clients a massively scalable always available infrastructure.
Dissecting existing Cisco equipment configurations to develop transformation templates, testing configurations, filing change control documentation and deploying production configurations to HP A-series equipment in data centers purchased in an acquisition and covered in the project scope of work.
Addressing interoperability constraints by deploying multiple IEEE and IETF standards to facilitate multiple vendor hybrid network during transformation operations including (802.1ad, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.1s, MST, LLDP, PVST+, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, QoS, VRF, IRF, ISSU, MPLS, MPLS VPN).
Coordinating with cross-organizational engineering, technical and management teams to implement, mandated solutions meeting and exceeding present and future client requirements and specifications.
Contract Sr. Network Engineer & VoIP (UC) Architect
American Achievement Corp. 10 / 2010 - 06 / 2011
Design cohesive VoIP Unified Communications proposal presented to the CIO and
executive board members . Solution includes VoIP (UC) Infrastructure, Customer Call Center features and WAN upgrade to QoS enabled MPLS.
Development of business case definitions, technical analysis of enterprise IT
implementations, and project planning; able to deploy global scale technical project implementations, integration goals, and metrics for intermediate and final success.
Communicate with the executive teams to business justify proposed projects, written and oral presentation of arguments and recommendations including, CAPEX, OPEX and TCO evaluations for technology refreshes and IT proposals.
Coordinate with cross-functional technical teams to identify and build effective solutions to proprietary business requirements and specifications
Sr. VoIP / SIP_X Engineer
American Airlines 06 / 2010 - 10 / 2010
Participated in design reviews with American Airline’s Senior Voice Archite...
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