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NETSYNCConsultant Enterprise Networking and Wireless
Mar. 2023HoustonPost sales Installation Engineer and customer consultant for LAN and WLAN implementations. • LAN (wired) installed Cisco 9500 and 9300/9200 stack at access layer. • WLAN projects consist of upgrades to older APs or AireOS WLCs to IOS-XE Cisco 9800 WLCs and Cisco latest APs such as 9167. Mesh networks
• upgraded or replaced Catalyst with Meraki. Setup templates on Meraki dashboard for switches and APs.
• Deployed DNAC for wired and wireless network. Integrated with fabric and ISE
• Deployed Cisco Spaces using a Spaces Connector.
• Ekahau Certified to conduct wireless site assessments using site floor plans. determine where to place new Access Points, how many and where to mount for best attenuation, ideal channels and RSSI to achieve no interference based on type of number of endpoints • Work closely with customer to develop project plans
• Close out each project with testing on site or a review of the Meraki dashboards to verify installation using the information from Ekahau along with SOW and Bill of Materials I create Network Diagrams and detailed design documents that included features of new hardware, how equipment will be installed, and why any configuration or settings appear different than existing config. Details in documents show test results, physical network ports, IP Addressing, routing, SSIDs and security, AAA, SNMP and other logging, and training is provided to customers.
Golden Nugget Lake CharlesNetwork Engineer
Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2023Lake Charles, Louisiana, United StatesManaged and standardize five casino networks with one other network admin. Manage network security and connectivity for employees, guests, IOT devices in guest room, Wi-Fi, casino games, slot machines, and remote access on a segmented network.
Used VLAN ACLs, VRFs, Firewalls for default gateway
• Network consisted of a Nexus core with separate The access layer, consisting of gaming networks including physical devices and gaming servers in the onsite DC , thousands of cameras and hundreds stacked access switches providing POE, wireless access layer for resort guests, separate wired and wireless network for corporate users, internal shared resources etwork application servers, and highly segmented shared external resources network
commission, business partners such a concert ticket vendor, PCI components, and Internet access. • Installed or configured new and replacement network hardware. Updated network security, and wireless components as needed. This includes LAN, WAN, WLAN, hardware and setup IPSec Tunnels on firewalls to Cisco Azure environment (Express route). Cisco ASA 5508x, 5520x, and 5545X replaced with FTP 4215 and 4245 and added to FTM console • Mainained compliancany with gaming industry. • Managed the 2fa system, DUO and Cisco Call Manager.
Macquarie GroupContractor
Apr. 2021 - Aug. 2021Houston, Texas, United StatesPrimary goal was to access existing Cisco firewalls and routers and convert them to Palo Alto Virtual firewalls for new datacenter migration and hardware upgrade. Cutover to new data center required coordination with many teams and ISPs. • Followed strict change control procedures to maintain compliance with finical regulations from many countries. High stress environment to adhere to banking industry standards and complete projects on time. This left no room for errors and failing back was not an option. • I was assigned to a team that consisted of three full-time Network Engineers for the migration/upgrade project. Project was nearly 2 years behind schedule due to COVID.
NocserVSr Systems Engineer
Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2022Houston, Texas, United StatesHelped a colleague start his business by working nights doing installs and upgrades and when possible, accompany him as engineer on sales calls. Performed simple network closet clean ups. • Upgraded Fortinet Fortiswitch and FortiGate 100F and 60F and FortiWLM 100D to patch vulnerabilities and implement ssh and SNMPv2 for 10 store restaurant chain. • Managed Office 365 for nonprofit (child cancer research). Organization became the target of social engineering through phone and email. Configured SPAM filtering using SPF, DCIM and DMARC • Provided on day of onsite training and then work for free monitor and advising Office365/Email issue
Camden Property TrustSenior Network Engineer
Aug. 2015 - Mar. 2021Houston, Texas Area• I worked as the Senior Network Engineer managing corporate office a couple Data Centers.
• Network Security environment including Cisco AMP, Palo Alto and Cisco Firewall/IPS/IDS, and Cisco ISE with DNAC at office a data centers. Corporate office also had wireless network that used certificate-based authentication as long as the computer was on he domain
• A DMVPN with Websense web filter network needed to be replaced. Panorama managed small PA at remote site. Core at the DCs at the 200 Apartment remote leasing office • Installed pair of F5 BigIP 5050 load balancers. Extensive experience managing the LTM module and GTM/DNS module was provided by AWS Route53. Attended F5 training in NYC. Managed LTM and GTM/DNS modules • While working Part time with NocServ, Fortinet was selected to replace the Palo alto hub and spoke network. An POC for a year to compare throughput with competitor hardware, Fortigate was also chosen as SDWAN provider for remote sites a using Netgear 4G routers as secondary path to the Internet. Provided KPI report each month. Data Center Nexus, Cisco ASA/VPN, Palo Alto for NFGW and VPN, F5
Cisco ISE (v1, v2, v3), AMP for endpoionra, Stealthwatch, DNA, Umbrella, AnyConnect, NX-OS, iOS, IOS-XE
SolarWinds NPM and NCM
Managed projects, budget, and hardware selection each year.
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountyManager of Network and Server Services
Feb. 2008 - Aug. 2015Houston, TXManage a team of 6 Network Engineers as well as maintain and monitor the LAN, WAN, Wireless and network security appliances that connect our 60 sites together. METRO has over 1000 network assets many security devices protecting the network edge and internal networks. I also work within the IT department to develop capital and operating budgets and help assist with career development for my group.
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountySr Communication Specialist/Network Support Level IV
Feb. 2008 - Feb. 2010Houston, Texas AreaMaintain and monitored all networking and communication equipment in and between 15 story main office, 11 remote offices, 27 remote sites, and Disaster Recovery center.
Network consisted of 178 switches, 131 routers, 652 access points controlled by 36 wireless controllers, 75 security devices including 58 firewalls, NAC servers, IPS/IDS systems, Palo Alto 7050 and 5050 firewalls, 34 Cisco CPT chassis, and McAfee EPO with 2k+ monitored endpoints.
Developed documentation for entire network including Visio diagrams for logical network flows and physical network connections. Also created individual diagrams to show independent systems physical and logical connections and spreadsheets to document device inventory
FNC Inc.Network Engineer II
May. 2003 - Feb. 2008Oxford, MS• Managed switching, routing, firewall, and VPN environment in production and corporate locations for over 250 employees and several hundred servers and desktops
Tupelo Public School DistrictNetwork Technician
May. 1997 - Aug. 1999Tupelo, MSWhen Al Gore invented the Internet (HA), I had an opportunity to physically wire up the entire public school district thanks to grant money from the government. The spark my interest in network communication so I went on to college to study it and it worked out pretty good.
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