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SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT

available to travel or relocate to any location
Senior Network Engineer / Network Architect
Senior Network Security Administrator / Network Security Analyst

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Network Engineer and Network Security Administrator highly qualified to design, install, and manage enterprise networks and their requisite security infrastructure. Skilled at configuring and troubleshooting an extensive range of network and security equipment: routers and switches, firewalls, UNIX and Windows servers, network management applications, routing protocols, WAN and wireless technologies, IP telephony. Consistently seeking and implementing new and more efficient processes to improve the company LAN, WAN and security architecture. Team player and an innovator who is willing to go the extra mile to achieve company objectives. Self-motivated and a quick learner, constantly studying and training to keep abreast of new technologies. Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Cisco certified, Microsoft certified, Sun certified, security certified. Masters degree in Spanish. Fluent in Spanish with excellent communication skills. Have the flexibility and experience to travel or relocate as a company requires.

• ROUTING: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, MPLS, GRE tunnels for VPN
• WAN: Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, T1, DS3, DSL, SNA, DLSW+, CSU / DSU
• SECURITY: PIX and Check Point firewall, intrusion detection, RADIUS, TACACS+, VPN, IPSec, SSL, RSA SecurID, digital certificates
• SYSTEM ADMIN: Windows 2000, UNIX, IIS / Netscape Web server, DNS, Exchange server, UNIX shell scripting
• NETWORKING: Voice Over IP, IP Telephony, Cisco AVVID, content delivery, wireless
• NETWORK MANAGEMENT: CiscoWorks 2000, syslog, SNMP, packet analyzer, LDAP, Visio

Passed CCIE written exam Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert
preparing for CCIE lab exam
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP
Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP
Certified Cisco Security Specialist CSS1
Check Point Certified Security Administrator CCSA
Sun Certified Network Administrator SCNA
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet MCSE+I

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

CISCO CERTIFIED TRAINING: Completed the following 5-day courses with Global Knowledge

• Advanced Network Expertise Workshop I and II
• Advanced Cisco Router Configuration
• Building Cisco Switched Networks
• CiscoWorks 2000
• Voice Over Frame Relay, ATM, IP
• ATM Internetworking
• Cisco IP Telephony
• OSPF and BGP Routing

Western Oregon University - Monmouth, OR
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science 1999

University Of Northern Iowa Spanish Institute - Soria, Spain
Master of Arts, Spanish 1995

Western Oregon University - Monmouth, OR
Post Baccalaureate Program in Mathematics 1992

Baylor University - Waco, Texas / Sevilla, Spain
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish 1990

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Designed, built, and maintained the backbone network for the IRS Electronic Federal Tax Payment System EFTPS , which allows any business to pay taxes online. Responsible for the configuration and management of 15 Cisco routers, 12 Catalyst switches, 2 Content Services Switches, 4 VPN routers. Assisted in the management of 12 firewalls: PIX, Check Point, Netscreen. Provided 24x7 support, resulting in above 99 percent uptime for the tax payment system. Coordinated efforts with the Network Security Department to design and implement an ultra secure network in order to pass the IRS security audits. Played an active roll in projects to redesign network segments, increase Web server performance, create network and equipment redundancy, encrypt all traffic for site-to-site communication. Configured and supported WANs consisting of T1s, DS3s, frame relay, ISDN.

• Participated in the creation of a backup disaster recovery site in Omaha, NE to provide redundancy for the IRS tax payment systems.
• Per IRS requirements, created a VPN / IPSec Intranet between the central office and three branch offices in order to protect taxpayer data.
• Enabled connectivity to IBM mainframes via SNA and DLSW+, which provided terminal access to operators at three branch offices.
• Converted networks with multiple routing protocols RIP, IGRP, EIGRP into a single OSPF domain, thus providing for future network scalability.

Designed and implemented network and security solutions for new customers and successfully maintained existing customer accounts.

• Implemented Virtual Private Networks VPNs using Cisco routers, PIX firewalls, Check Point firewalls, and Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrators. Enabled RSA SecurID with Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator. Reduced customer costs 50 percent by replacing leased circuits with VPN solutions.
• Analyzed and audited customer networks for security breaches. Implemented low-cost security upgrades for small networks by installing and configuring the Cisco firewall feature set on routers.
• Installed UNIX DNS servers and firewalls to protect them.
• Installed and configured routers for T1, ISDN, and frame relay connectivity. Worked with Qwest to install circuits and provide customers with the most cost-effective and appropriate bandwidth.

ITM operates the largest global network for Voice Over IP VOIP on the Internet, and is the leading provider of Internet telephony with points-of-presence in more than 65 countries.

Responsible for the installation, configuration and management of a broad range of network equipment: Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, Cisco access servers, Local Directors, PIX Firewalls, F5 BigIPs, terminal servers, CSU / DSUs, and Windows 2000 servers. Administered networks composed of Voice Over IP VOIP gateways, VLANs, VPNs, point-to-point T1s, Web and DNS servers. Initiated and analyzed ISDN traces to resolve T1 connectivity errors. Prepared documentation and Visio diagrams that described in detail the network infrastructure - used to enhance the productivity of the Network Operations Center NOC .

• Designed and installed networks in Oregon, California, New Jersey, England, and Korea. These networks consisted of Cisco routers, Catalyst 6509 switches, PIX firewalls, terminal servers.
• Created a site-to-site VPN Intranet locations listed above using PIX firewalls, thus greatly reducing the cost to administer remote data center sites. Implemented security features using RealSecure intrusion detection software, SSL on Web servers, Verisign digital certificates, access control lists.
• Deployed networks with redundancy and fault tolerance using Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP , failover devices, paired switches, and dual-port network cards.
• Migrated UNIX DNS servers to Windows 2000 DNS.

Participated in the management of various network segments for the State Department of Transportation. Monitored and troubleshot routing protocols: OSPF and BGP running over frame relay and ATM. Monitored servers with WhatsUp, Enterprise Monitor, and HP TopTools-created the network topology maps to use with these tools. Used Visio to design new network segments. Utilized Systems Management Server SMS to remotely manage servers, including registry changes, bug fixes, software upgrades, and patches. Maintained and configured the DHCP servers and scopes for 15 subnets.

• Participated in the Oregon Department of Transportation year 2000 server upgrade project: completed year 2000 bug testing and performed hardware, software, and BIOS upgrades on 25 critical servers.
• Configured and deployed Windows 2000 servers for the state upgrade project - server types: print, DHCP, RAS, Web, Exchange.
• Migrated three Token Ring LANs to Ethernet using Catalyst 5500 switches with Route Switch Modules.

Helped maintain the Computer Science Department Sun Solaris servers: Web server, DNS server, file server, software archive server. Performed hardware, software, and server upgrades. Wrote shell scripts to automate regular system administration tasks. Set up and maintained student terminals and student accounts. Analyzed servers for security holes; instructed students on the "acceptable use policy". Taught courses in computer business applications, hardware design, and beginning programming.

• Wrote CGI and Java scripts for the campus directory Web server application.
• Upgraded four UNIX servers to Solaris 7.0.
• Acted as a Windows 2000 Beta Tester for all releases from 1998-2000.
• Installed various types of Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers: Exchange 5.5, IIS 4.0, SQL 7.0, print servers, file servers.